The Bader Show

Jordan Burroughs- Past, Present & Future | The Bader Show (Ep. 500)

7x World/Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs joins the show to talk about his illustrious career, where is it at today and what the future may hold. 1:00 - Real American F

James Green: NEB-->VT-->USAW-->NEB-->VT | The Bader Show (Ep. 499)

James is now an 8x World Team member and will wrestle in his 8th World Championships later this month. He also recently took a coaching job on staff at Virginia Tech. 1:

Chance Marsteller Beats World Champion | The Bader Show (Ep. 498)

Chance Marsteller just beat returning World Champion Georgio Kougioumtsidis at RAF, awakening him from what he called a "slumber". 0:30 - Real American Freestyle 2:40 -

Yianni Diakomihalis | The Bader Show (Ep. 497)

Yianni won 4 NCAA titles at Cornell and a Senior World silver to go along with his two cadet golds. He's recently joined the staff at Cornell as an assistant coach. 0:45

Aeoden Sinclair | The Bader Show (Ep. 496)

Aeoden Sinclair recently won a U20 World Title, after finishing 3rd at the NCAAs as a freshman. 0:30 - Becoming a world champ 1:10 - Believing he could be a world champ

Aaron Seidel | The Bader Show (Ep. 495)

Aaron Seidel was third at NCAAs as a true freshman for Virginia Tech and recently won a U20 World Championship in dominant fashion. 0:30 - Savage Seidel 2:00 - Making a

Jason Nolf Interest Level In 2028 Olympic Run | The Bader Show (Ep. 494)

Nolf recently beat Evan Wick at RAF, avenging a loss from a year ago. We dig in about a potential Olympic run but I wouldn't hold your breathe. He's coaching a wrestling

Tyler Meisinger | The Bader Show (Ep. 493)

FloWrestling's Tyler Meisinger joins the show to talk about growing up in southern California, getting into wrestling, how he developed his passion for video and growth a

Drake Ayala From Iowa To Iowa State | The Bader Show (Ep. 492)

Drake Ayala was a 2x NCAA finalist and 3x NCAA All-American for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He recently accepted an assistant coaching position at Iowa State. 1:00 - How healthy

Meyer Shapiro From Cornell To Nebraska | The Bader Show (Ep. 491)

Meyer Shapiro is transferring from Cornell to Nebraska after becoming a 3x All-American for Cornell. He joins the show to talk about his physical health, mental health an

Amit Elor | The Bader Show (Ep. 490)

In May of 2025 Amit Elor wrestled in and won the World Team Trials while she was unknowingly pregnant. She stayed active and worked out the entire pregnancy. In May of 20

Trent Hidlay: Final X. Wedding. World Championships. | The Bader Show (Ep. 489)

Defending World Champion Trent Hidlay joins the show after a special Final X wrestle-off against his good friend Mike Macchiavello. Now Trent has his sights set on chasin

Wyatt Hendrickson | The Bader Show (Ep. 488)

Wyatt Hendrickson beat World Bronze medalist Mason Parris in two straight matches at Final X to make his second straight World Team. He will represent Team USA at the Wor

Jon Kozak | The Bader Show (Ep. 487)

Get to know the story behind FloWrestling's international guru, Jon Kozak. 0:50 - Backstory, sports nut & wrestling 7:00 - Relationship with dad and wrestling 9:45 - Wre

Enock Francois & Kevin Jack | The Bader Show (Ep. 486)

IMG Academy is one of the most prestigious schools in the country and specializes in sports. They have started a wrestling program and Director of wrestling, Enock Franco

Mike Macchiavello | The Bader Show (Ep. 485)

Mike Macchiavello won his third US Open title and is headed back to Final X for the second time. He will face returning World Champion and friend, Trent Hidlay, whose wed

What Happened At Tarleton State? Grant Leeth | The Bader Show (Ep. 484)

Grant Leeth helped start the club wrestling program at Tarleton State in Stephenville, TX with the understanding they would be working toward becoming division 1. This we

Bo Bassett | The Bader Show (Ep. 483)

Bo Bassett just won the US Open at 65kg in both the U20 and senior divisions. He is already on the U23 world team and looks to make it on the U20 and senior teams as well

Ben Askren & Donny Pritzlaff | The Bader Show (Ep. 482)

Ben Askren and Donny Pritzlaff had a contentious rivalry back in 2007 and 2008. The two have gone on to become successful coaches, Askren with his AWA academies and Pritz

Pac 12 Realignment | The Bader Show (Ep. 481)

Recent college wrestling conference realignment has seen a rebirth of the Pac 12 as several teams leave the Big 12 to join the Pac 12. Chris Pendleton and Neil Erisman, h