It looks like the wrestling world is witnessing moments one after the other. Moments that don’t just sum up with any major win or a tough loss, but the ones that end up creating historical significance! With Carter Starocci taking away his fifth title for Penn State in the NCAA Division 1 championship while others fought tooth and nail for a place in the finals, the collegiate-level wrestlers have done their job—with all grit and glory!
Well, if Penn State gets to add another milestone to their legacy, how can the Cowboys stop themselves from following suit? Wyatt Hendrickson made the impossible possible with only the final 10 seconds left on the clock! Who would have thought that it’d take less than just a few seconds to flip the table on months of preparation, handwork, and training, all focused on this very moment? In the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships, Hendrickson defeated the big guy—the most untouchable figure in the wrestling world—Gable Steveson!
The Olympic Gold Medalist represented the Minnesota Gophers on the mat as always. Steveson hyped himself up as a formidable force to be reckoned with, and we had no doubts. But then, there is a reason why David Taylor is known as the magic man. Taylor had prepared his boys for the best and for the worse. When you beat someone of such a big caliber, at such a level of championships, the glory comes with an upset mark.
After all, it creates a game-changing moment in the wrestling world, and that’s what Kurt Angle called it in his X post. “Wyatt Hendrickson of Oklahoma State for doing the impossible…. by beating Olympic Gold Medalist Gable Stevenson of the U of Minnesota at the 2025 NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Championships in Philadelphia,” he described.
Congrats to Wyatt Hendrickson of Oklahoma State for doing the impossible…. by beating Olympic Gold Medalist Gable Stevenson of the U of Minnesota at the 2025 NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Championships in Philadelphia. This could very well be the biggest upset since Dan Gable lost…
— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) March 23, 2025
And the achievement was louder than a lion. In Katy Perry’s words, you could hear Hendrickson ‘roar‘ literally, after the win. With Daniel Cormier, stating, “Shut up! That was the craziest endings in NCAA wrestling history. What a moment. I’m so lucky to say I was here,” to Ben Askren, exclaiming, “Most shocking final I can remember .” The wrestling world calls for more such histories to be created and appreciated!
This is a developing story. Stay Tuned…
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