How do you shake the foundation of a sport built on dominance? Wyatt Hendrickson found a way. For 73 straight matches, Gable Steveson had been untouchable, a force of nature on the mat, a champion at every level, from NCAA to the Olympics. The Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia wasn’t just hosting another wrestling tournament; it was supposed to be the stage for his coronation, a triumphant return to the sport after a detour through the NFL. But then, with just 20 seconds left in the 285-pound final, everything changed: one takedown. It was the only Steveson had surrendered all season. The crowd erupted, the unthinkable unfolded, and Steveson’s reign ended in a way no one saw coming, and it is understandable that it became the talk of the town for days and will continue to do so! Now, Bo Nickal has offered his perspective…
Bo Nickal wasn’t inside the Wells Fargo Center when it happened, but he felt it. “We were watching on the iPad,” he said on the Home of Fight Podcast when asked about his perspective on the match. “The arena started shaking before I even saw the takedown. I knew something crazy happened.”
Gable Steveson, undefeated for years, had just been stunned by Wyatt Hendrickson. “Hats off to Wyatt, but man, I feel for Gable,” Nickal admitted. “All that pressure… everyone wanted to see him lose.”
The story is developing…
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