Olympians, National Champions Join Hulk Hogan's Real American Freestyle

Real American Freestyle announced nan additions of a fistful of superstar champion wrestlers to its roster connected Thursday pinch nan first arena only months away.

David Carr, Kyle Dake, Trent Hidlay, Kyle Snyder and Aaron Brooks will participate successful nan unscripted wrestling series. The 5 men participate nan convention via SuckerPunch Entertainment, a sports guidance agency that specializes successful combat sports.

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Aug. 9, 2024; Paris, France; Aaron Brooks (USA) celebrates aft defeating Javrail Shapiev (UZB) successful a men's freestyle 86kg bronze badge lucifer during nan Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games astatine Champ-de-Mars Arena. (John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports)

"David, Kyle, Aaron, Trent, and Kyle correspond nan champion of nan best, and that’s who we’re targeting for Real American Freestyle," pro wrestling fable Hulk Hogan, nan commissioner of Real American Freestyle, said successful a news release. "Our extremity is to springiness these athletes an opportunity to proceed their careers, create a level for greatness, and animate a bequest that lasts

Carr was a two-time nationalist champion astatine Iowa State arsenic good arsenic an under-20 world champion. Dake won a bronze badge astatine nan Tokyo and Paris Olympics arsenic good arsenic a four-time nationalist champion astatine Cornell.

Brooks was a four-time nationalist champion astatine Penn State and won a bronze badge astatine nan Paris Olympics. Hidlay was a four-time All-American but was ne'er capable to triumph nan nationalist title astatine N.C. State. He won nan ACC title 4 times.

April 20, 2024; State College, Pennsylvania, USA; Kyle Dake (left) wrestles Jason Nolf (right) successful nan 74-kilogram Freestyle Championship Final during time 2 of nan U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials astatine Bryce Jordan Center astatine Penn State.  (Matthew O'Haren-USA TODAY Sports)

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Snyder is known arsenic "Captain America." The erstwhile Ohio State prima was nan youngest-ever jock to triumph a world, NCAA and Olympic title successful nan aforesaid year. He was besides nan first Olympic golden medalist to return to college. He served connected nan President’s Council connected Sports, Fitness and Nutrition during President Donald Trump’s first term.

Ben Askren, Kennedy Blades, Zahid Valencia were announced arsenic nan first wrestlers to subordinate Real American Freestyle upon its launch.

Hogan and Eric Bischoff explained to Fox News Digital past period they are trying to make freestyle wrestling mainstream.

"It’s a wholly underserved sport, meaning there’s nary master convention that allows these amateurs to germinate for illustration they would successful immoderate different sports and it’s specified an underserved market, and I know, having spent a small spot of clip successful amateur wrestling arsenic a kid, these are unsocial athletes," Bischoff said.

Aug. 11, 2024; Paris, France; Kyle Snyder (USA) wrestles during his nonaccomplishment to Amirali Azarpira (IRI) successful a menís freestyle 97kg bronze badge lucifer during nan Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games astatine Champ-de-Mars Arena.  (Grace Hollars-USA Today Sports)

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"Every jock is committed, they person to beryllium disciplined, but there’s thing astir individual sports, particularly, wrestling, it’s conscionable a different benignant of grind, and you person to beryllium wired a small otherwise to beryllium successful astatine it."

The first group of matches is group for Aug. 30.

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