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Real American Freestyle announced the additions of a handful of superstar breakers to his list on Thursday with the first event only months away.
David Carr, Kyle Doke, Trent Hidlay, Kyle Cheat and Aaron Brooks participate in the unwritten wrestling series. The five men enter the league via Suckerpunch Entertainment, a sports management agency that specializes in martial arts.
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August 9, 2024; Paris, France; Aaron Brooks (USA) celebrates after defeating Javrail Shapiev (UZB) in a men’s freestyle 86 kg bronze medal in Paris 2024 Olympic summer matches at the Champ-De-Mars Arena. (John David Mercer -usa Today Sports)
“David, Kyle, Aaron, Trent and Kyle represent the best of the best, and that is the one we target to Real American Freestyle,” said Pro Wrestling Legend Hulk Hogan, the Real American Freestyle Commissioner in a news message. “Our goal is to give these athletes an opportunity to continue their careers, create a platform for greatness and inspire an inheritance that lasts
Carr was a two-time national champion in Iowa State as well as an under-20 world champion. Doke won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics and Paris as well as a four-time national champion in Cornell.
Brooks was a four-time national champion of Penn State and won a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics. Hidlay was a four-time Allamerican, but was never able to win the National Championship in NC State. He won the ACC title four times.
April 20, 2024; State College, Pennsylvania, USA; Kyle Dake (left) Jason Nolf (right) fights in 74 kg of freestyle championship final during the day two of the American Olympic Wrestling team trials at Bryce Jordan Center in Penn State. (Matthew O’Haren-usa Today Sports)
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Cheater is known as “Captain America.” The former Ohio State star was the youngest athlete ever to win a world, NCAA and Olympic Championship that year. He was also the first Olympic gold medal to return to college. He served in the President’s Council for Sport, Fitness and Nutrition during President Donald Trump’s first period.
Ben Askren, Kennedy Blades, Zahid Valencia was announced as the first wrestlers to attend Real American Freestyle at the launch.
Hogan and Eric Bischoff explained Pakinomist Digital last month that they are trying to make freestyle wrestling mainstream.
“It is a completely underrated sport, which means that there is no professional league that allows these amateurs to develop as they would in any other sport, and it is such a underrated market, and I know to have spent some time in amateur breaking as a child, these are unique athletes,” Bischoff said.
August 11, 2024; Paris, France; Kyle cheats (USA) fights during his loss to Amirali Azarpira (IRI) in a Menís Freestyle 97 kg Bronze Medal in Paris 2024 Olympic summer matches at the Champ-De-Mars Arena. (Grace Hollars-has Today Sports)
“Each athlete is engaged, they have to be disciplined, but there is something about individual sports, especially wrestling, it’s just a different kind of grinding and you have to be wired a little differently to succeed.”
The first set of matches is set to August 30.
