Guys Going to Rome

[Crash 169]

1/2/20 is the last day to register for the Ranking series event in Rome in mid January.

I assume USAW knows by now, or will know very, very soon, who we are sending.

I also assume the guys who go to Rome will not go to the Yargin and the end of January.

Has anyone seen/heard any announcements from any of the guys that they are going to Rome?

The only one I saw was that JO said he was going to one of the two but did know which one yet.  He said that in his interview after winning the OTT qualifier event.

Any other guys comment? 

[TobusRex 2,016]

JO isn't going to wrestle, he's going for the babes.

[de4856 361]

I believe SnyderMan said that he is going. And this is a ranking event, so I have to expect we will send a lot of our number one guys. 

[Housebuye 2,230]

1 hour ago, de4856 said:

I believe SnyderMan said that he is going. And this is a ranking event, so I have to expect we will send a lot of our number one guys. 

Yup. I expect all of them, assuming they are healthy. 

[mistydawn 38]

I hope someone posts the entry list when registration is complete.  

[Grave 0]

On 12/29/2019 at 2:39 AM, Housebuye said:

Yup. I expect all of them, assuming they are healthy. 

Joe colon will be at 57kg

[Crash 169]

According to various reports, the following are going:

 

Colon

Fix

Gilman

Green

McKenna

Jo

Snyder

Downey

Zain

Bo

 

 

 

 

Edited January 3, 2020 by Crash

[spladle08 753]

12 minutes ago, Crash said:

According to Willie, reporting from Cell Block C, the following have confirmed they are going to Rome:

Colon (reported by @Grave) not WIllie.
Fix
Gilman
Green
McKenna
JO
Snynder (as reported by @de4856)

Good post, also love JO doing thangs..... too focused to lose!

[wrestlingnerd 2,779]

3 hours ago, Grave said:

Joe colon will be at 57kg

So he’s going to do the deed and make the cut. He may have the most brutal cut if anyone including Seth Gross. 

[Crash 169]

If any mods from USAW read this thread, I have a respectful suggestion to offer.

 

We just need a list of those registered. The deadline has passed. A press release can wait. Can we just get a list for now?

 

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[Crash 169]

The program for Rome shows that they are holding competition for non-Olympic weights.  Does this imply there definitely will be a Worlds later this year for these weights?  I don't see it on the UWW schedule.

[TBar1977 3,953]

Jason Nolf is also going to Rome. Good to see him back healthy, at least I assume he is healthy. 

[Scorenomore 65]

What weight is Bo going?

Edited January 4, 2020 by Scorenomore
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[Crash 169]

1 hour ago, TBar1977 said:

Jason Nolf is also going to Rome. Good to see him back healthy, at least I assume he is healthy. 

Cell Block Willie reporting that he isn't going.

[TBar1977 3,953]

15 minutes ago, Crash said:

Cell Block Willie reporting that he isn't going.

I saw a list saying he was going, I guess that changed. 

[pamela 1,334]

1 hour ago, TBar1977 said:

Jason Nolf is also going to Rome. Good to see him back healthy, at least I assume he is healthy. 

I bet Nolf isn’t totally healthy, or he would have been at Seniors not too long ago. Pellicone might be a safer opportunity to get the rust out and get back into it but he didn’t try for a top 5 finish at Sr Nationals which I think is telling about his recovery. I hope he’s close to 100% though and will be cheering for him.

[Crash 169]

4 minutes ago, pamela said:

I bet Nolf isn’t totally healthy, or he would have been at Seniors not too long ago. Pellicone might be a safer opportunity to get the rust out and get back into it but he didn’t try for a top 5 finish at Sr Nationals which I think is telling about his recovery. I hope he’s close to 100% though and will be cheering for him.

He's not going.

[TBar1977 3,953]

David Taylor's Insta post that he is back and will be competing soon. No mention of Rome. 

[AZ_wrestling 108]

8 minutes ago, TBar1977 said:

David Taylor's Insta post that he is back and will be competing soon. No mention of Rome. 

Very good news. He needs to shake off the rust before OTT. Rome is obviously the best option if he’s healthy, but Yarygin would be a good tournament as well. 

[treep2000 973]

30 minutes ago, AZ_wrestling said:

Very good news. He needs to shake off the rust before OTT. Rome is obviously the best option if he’s healthy, but Yarygin would be a good tournament as well. 

Yarygin may be tougher than OTT (sans Cox).  Probably not a good tourney to "knock rust off"... But hey... If he does well, then it would be a giant confidence boost related to his injury recovery.

[AZ_wrestling 108]

18 minutes ago, treep2000 said:

Yarygin may be tougher than OTT (sans Cox).  Probably not a good tourney to "knock rust off"... But hey... If he does well, then it would be a giant confidence boost related to his injury recovery.

I meant it in the sense of less to lose. At Yarygin he can get some experience against high level competition before OTTs. Nothing to lose except possible injury. OTTs may or may not be harder, but there’s far more on the line. 
 

I also think Yarygin will be less competitive overall this year because of how close it is to the Rome ranking event.

Edited January 5, 2020 by AZ_wrestling

[treep2000 973]

15 minutes ago, AZ_wrestling said:

I meant it in the sense of less to lose. At Yarygin he can get some experience against high level competition before OTTs. Nothing to lose except possible injury. OTTs may or may not be harder, but there’s far more on the line. 
 

I also think Yarygin will be less competitive overall this year because of how close it is to the Rome ranking event.

I see... I see... Yes... It's coming into focus.  Yup.  Got it.  I see your point.  ;-)

[calot 205]

12 hours ago, AZ_wrestling said:

I meant it in the sense of less to lose. At Yarygin he can get some experience against high level competition before OTTs. Nothing to lose except possible injury. OTTs may or may not be harder, but there’s far more on the line. 
 

I also think Yarygin will be less competitive overall this year because of how close it is to the Rome ranking event.

Grand Prix in France is mid Jan as well. Might be a good event for him to get Senior level competition.Most top guys will be in Rome during the Grand Prix

[Lurker 1,512]

UWW released a registration list. Bo at 97. Nolf and Dake at 74 (among others)

[klehner 447]

41 minutes ago, Lurker said:

UWW released a registration list. Bo at 97. Nolf and Dake at 74 (among others)

https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/matteo-pellicone-entries

On that page, they have a photo with this caption:  "Kyle DAKE (USA), the reigning two-time 79kg world champion, will be making his debut at the Olympic weight class of 74kg. "  Not quite true, is it?