Kansas Wrestling Forums General Discussion High School Most Exciting Wrestlers

I don't think Taylor Sibala should be even mentioned in this post. Not to bash on him, he has probably improved since I wrestled him, but he's not one of the most exciting my any means.

One of the most exciting wrestlers I liked to watch was Madison King last year. Him and Wes barret had a very explosive match, and I enjoyed all his matches at state last year.

I was there for the Hardy-Metzger match and truly suprised with the outcome. I thought it would have come down to points in the 3rd period. Both are great competitors. Can't wait to see their next match! Another great match from last weekend was Mahan and Carr @145lbs. Double OT. Both fought hard!

Big Head, where are you on this one! hahah! That was Brian Scott from Wichita South. I will never forget that match as I was preparing to win my state championship and watched that take place. I remember a lump in my throat and I becare very very nervous.

Big Head.... I am waiting for your comment here since you were that victim that day. However, you did follow that year up with a 36-0 record and a State Championship..... Not too mention you only lost 4 times in high school and three times as a freshman!

Jeremy Long was one of my favorites to watch.

I also think mention of Annon because of his elasticity should get some mention.

Earl Jones also deserves mention...he's amazing to watch and always perplexes me just how good he is.

i remember watching elliot and beard go at many a times in kids. and am hoping to see it again a few times now that they are in high school. just for some future upcoming exciting wrestling to watch

per·plex vt
1. puzzle somebody: to puzzle or confuse somebody, especially causing doubt

2. complicate something: to make something overly complicated or intricate

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When I have had the privilege of watching Earl wrestle I have never been "perplexed" but rather filled with a deep sense of admiration for the young mans determination and drive to be successful.

Richie: thanks for helping us out with word associations. I bet you're one helluva scrabble player.

As for wrestling, I think the creativity of Earl Jones is as perplexing as a Picasso painting. I think the same thing about Ben Askren. I watch Ben drill and he doesn't drill any common moves. He says, "I already know a single, double, hc, etc...why would I waste time doing those moves?" He works on moves that have no names. He puts his drilling partners into situations that he gets into in matches and he works his particular style from there. Some people unable to grasp how fundamentally sound Ben is call it "funk". But that actually cheapens his accomplishments. But I do understand why at first glance people find real innovation perplexing. I think the feeling of admiration about which you write comes later.

Mike is the announcer at the FHSU home dual meets. He gets every opportunity to watch Phil Hart wrestle.

I think it's very fair to put Taylor Sibala in this group. He is am amazing athlete who gets into/outof some amazing situations. Again this post is for exciting to watch. Everyone will have the drawn down 2-1 match, he has those as well, but he is fun to watch and pretty high action most of the time.

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I must question if you have ever witnessed Earl Jones wrestle, as he is hardly creative. Earl is fundamentally sound, mentally as tough as they come, and due to physical limitations can not dominate on his feet. Earl is dominate as a mat wrestler.

Ah yeah, I've seen him wrestle and that's why I think he's creative. Finding a way to win the way he does with the limitations he has requires all kinds of creativity an compensation for balance. Think of how long it took Rulon to learn how to overcome the loss of a toe.

Have you ever wrestled?

Richard, you are not hating on gutwrench1, are you? After viewing the bio that you have produced for him, which is quite impressive I must admit, I can only say, the nerve of you. Once again, you are just calling a spade a spade, I guess, right.

Richie, would you please let WSEWC know that the term "calling a spade a spade" is a racist term. I'm sure WSEWC does not know that and is not a racist but simply ignorant.

"calling a spade a spade" harkens back to Civil War America, when a person's freedom turned on whether or not the establishment considered one Black or not.

Calling a spade a spade is not a racist term, that is ignorant. Where you from boy, Missouri.
It means calling it like it is, calling it like you see it, "pulling no punches". It always has been. Surely with all of your knowledge, you knew that, but you just wanted to perplex us. Being gay may be homosexual to you, but to me, it is still just happy. I guess that I can't play cards anymore or dig in my flower garden because I would not want to call a spade a spade, even if it was one.

Thanks, BinPin22. I didn't know the historical reference. The term is often misused.

Hey oldfan are you talking about Garcia of Newton (Dad) or I guess it must be Cody since you said Hutch. Or Knox as in Chas (dad) from WW. How old are you oldfan cause I seen their daddys go at it (not against each other) they were a treat to watch also.

Coach Peterman

From : http://www.word-detective.com
it's called Google, people. Why don't you use it before you spout off looking for racism where it doesn't exist...you go, WSEWC!

The mistaken notion that the phrase had its origins in confusion over what to call a digging implement. I don't think the phrase is quite that innocent. My understanding is that in fact "calling a spade a spade" harkens back to Civil War America, when a person's freedom turned on whether or not the establishment considered one Black or not. Inter-racial liaisons were not uncommon, and so mulatto children were reasonably common. The White establishment was loathe to allow itself to be "diluted" with "impure blood," and so they took to "calling a 'spade' [pejorative for a Black person] a 'spade'". Is there any truth in this? -- Michael Raynor.

In a word, no. Although the English language, and particularly American English, contains many examples of the influence of racism on popular speech, in this particular case there is ample evidence to prove the defendant phrase not guilty. "To call a spade a spade" not only predates slavery in North America by quite a bit but harks all the way back to the Ancient Greeks, occurring in the work of, among others, the playwright Aristophanes, and is still commonly heard in modern Greek. The original phrase seems to have been "to call a fig a fig; to call a kneading trough a kneading trough," applied to someone who spoke exceedingly frankly. Evidently, when the phrase was first translated from Greek in the Renaissance, the Greek word for "trough" was confused with the Greek for "spade," and thus the modern version was born. The "spade" referred to in the phrase, incidentally, was the digging implement, and not the black character on playing cards that underlies the racial epithet.

I had no idea the topic of the most exciting wrestler to watch could possibly lead to such an intellectually stimulating conversation!