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The Bader Show

Mark Bader and friends interview the biggest names in the sport of wrestling. Hear from your favorite wrestlers and coaches about their experiences in life through the sport. Become inspired, entertained and amused by the wide variety of guests that come onto the show every week.

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49:14

Ben Davino | The Bader Show (Ep. 463)

The Bader Show ·

2025/11/19

Ohio State freshman Ben Davino had an impressive weekend at National Duals which included a win over 2x NCAA finalist Drake Ayala of Iowa in the finals which helped propel the Buckeyes over the Hawkeyes for first place.0:40 - Ben started wrestling at the age of 5-6 and cried a lot 2:45 - Consistency and always showing up 3:50 - Goals and state titles 4:55 - COVID and missing the 8th grade state championship 6:40 - Development during COVID and the barn tournament 9:10 - Going in on freestyle 10:00

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50:57

Trent Hidlay & Parker Keckeisen | The Bader Show (Ep....

The Bader Show ·

2025/11/19

Trent Hidlay and Parker Keckeisen have wrestled three times and gone back and forth. Their alma maters, NC State and UNI, will wrestle first round at National Duals. The two talk about their history on the mat and the upcoming first round dual. 1:10 - Parker was runner up at Bill Farrell over the weekend in NYC 2:35 - Trent got McDonalds breakfast last time he wrestled in NYC 4:00 - Trent says it’s not fun wrestling against Parker 6:30 - Parker on what it’s like to wrestle Trent 9:25 - Trent

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Zack Ryder | The Bader Show (Ep. 461)

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2025/11/05

Zack Ryder won four NY state titles who skipped his senior year of high school to train at M2 Training Center in PA. He went on to wrestle at Penn State for a year before transferring to Oklahoma State.1:00 - Three older sisters beat up Zack growing up 3:45 - Zack got hooked in 8th grade 4:45 - 7th grade Ryder sister changed the law 5:10 - Lost to Stevo in 7th grade state finals 6:20 - Zack met David Taylor and eventually moved to train at M2 his senior year 9:15 - Penn State was a no

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33:53

World Champion Kylie Welker | The Bader Show (Ep. 460)

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2025/11/05

Kylie Welker just won a U23 world title for Team USA. She also is the main character in the series HAWKEYES: The First Season With Iowa Women's Wrestling. 0:45 - Another world title 1:30 - Won her 2nd senior World Bronze, a little disappointed 2:55 - First international trip 5:00 - Kylie finally has her process down! 8:00 - Kylie can flip that switch and be mean 10:10 - Was very confident she would win U23 gold 11:00 - Watching her Gold medal match 14:40 - Kylie will take some time off the

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38:55

Ben Askren | The Bader Show (Ep. 459)

The Bader Show ·

2025/10/22

Ben Askren continues to make progress. He updates us on his recovery, talks building a club/business, National Duals, coaching philosophies and more.0:40 - Had a great workout and more good days than bad 3:00 - How sensitive is his chest/scar? 4:20 - Coaching from the chair 6:15 - AWA success, make the kids enjoy it 8:55 - Don’t cut any/much weight 10:00 - Don’t over compete 10:50 - LIttle to no 8th grade national success 12:15 - Mitchell Mesenbrink, take days off 13:20 - Making the wrestling room

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Wyatt Hendrickson's Wake Up Call After Worlds | The...

The Bader Show ·

2025/10/10

Wyatt Hendrickson won and NCAA title, won the Hodge Trophy and make the US World Team. He fell short and Worlds and learned a big lesson this summer which will take him far.1:00 - Dustin Plott bruised his face 1:30 - Reaction to FloFilm “The Year of Wyatt Hendrickson” 2:25 - Wrestling camps, hectic schedule, not ideal situation 4:00 - Subtle art of not giving a F#%K 5:00 - Not sleeping before Worlds, questioning himself and doubting 5:55 - Head pinch instead of go-behind 6:45 - Camps vs

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Trent Hidlay | The Bader Show (Ep. 457)

The Bader Show ·

2025/10/02

Trent Hidlay just won a UWW World title at 92kg. He was a 2x NCAA runner-up and a 5x All-American for NC State.0:45 - Has it set in yet? 2:20 - Best seats in the house for WWE RAW 5:30 - Trent first wanting to be a world champ 8:20 - Age level world experience 10:40 - Always the bridesmaid, never quite first place 14:44 - Confidence and mental process 18:40 - Calm down before the match 21:20 - Princeton match where Trent learned about approach “messy, not perfect” 24:00 - Competition anxiety and

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World Champion Zahid Valencia | The Bader Show (Ep. 456)

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2025/09/25

Zahid Valencia is fresh off a world title where he dominated the field going unscored upon through the entire tournament.1:00 - Zahid vs Dean Heil 89lbs at Tulsa 2:30 - Feeling less pressure to be the best, doing it for himself 4:13 - High school freshman Zahid interview 6:10 - Consistency 9:00 - Prepping for Ghasempour 10:30 - Zahid breaks down World semifinal vs Ghasempour 20:15 - Zahid wants to wrestle a lot of matches this next year 21:30 - The Final Word #TheBaderShow Learn more about your

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40:53

What is CLAW Wrestling? | The Bader Show (Ep. 455)

The Bader Show ·

2025/09/18

What is this CLAW Wrestling League all about? Eric Brugel was an All-American at Penn State and is one of the founders of the professional wrestling league CLAW.0:45 - World Championships & Penn State talk 2:00 - How CLAW got started 3:45 - Modified rules 4:50 - Pylon on the mat 7:40 - Matches are four rounds, every point counts 9:00 - Match points and team points 12:35 - We call stalling FAST 14:20 - All dual meets, willing to explore new concepts “Half ton challenge” 19:00 - CLAW draft 19:40 -

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43:40

Max McEnelly | The Bader Show (Ep. 454)

The Bader Show ·

2025/09/18

Max McEnelly was 3rd at the NCAAs as a freshman this year for Minnesota. He recently won Gold at the UWW U20 World Championships at 86kg. He will start off the NCAA season ranked #1 at 184. 0:50 - Quit hockey to start wrestling 2:10 - Football was Max’s favorite sport 3:10 - Winning Fargo put wrestling at #1 4:45 - 7th & 8th grade state qualifier 6:15 - Huge jump in weight 7:35 - Freshman state champ 8:55 - Expectations going into college 9:40 - Minnesota all the way 12:00 - Carter Starocci 15:40

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U20 World Champ Luke Stanich | The Bader Show (Ep. 453)

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2025/08/29

Luke Stanich just won a U20 World title at 65kg. He was an All-American for Lehigh University and has three years of eligibility left.1:00 - Introduction to wrestling 5:00 - Taking wrestling to the next level 7:30 - Stages of goal setting 10:00 - Recruiting and going to Lehigh 13:05 - Really good at re-attacks 15:10 - Freestyle wrestling 16:55 - Stanich was confident he would make the team and win worlds 18:30 - Wrestling overseas 20:15 - Climbing a ski slope in Bulgaria 21:30 - Huge comeback from

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57:16

MMA Legend Mike Brown | The Bader Show (Ep. 452)

The Bader Show ·

2025/08/15

American Top Team's head MMA coach Mike Brown was a state champion in Maine, wrestled in college at Norwich University before beginning his MMA career where he became the WEC Featherweight Champion.1:10 - Mike Brown wrestled and LOVED it, hs state champ, college wrestler 3:55 - UFC tape brought Mike to college wrestling 6:20 - MMA training and his first fight 10:10 - Mike didn’t fight growing up, but was fascinated by it 12:10 - Becoming the champion 16:35 - After you’re not the champion

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MMA Legend Mike Brown | The Bader Show (Ep. 452)

The Bader Show ·

2025/08/15

American Top Team's head MMA coach Mike Brown was a state champion in Maine, wrestled in college at Norwich University before beginning his MMA career where he became the WEC Featherweight Champion. 1:10 - Mike Brown wrestled and LOVED it, hs state champ, college wrestler 3:55 - UFC tape brought Mike to college wrestling 6:20 - MMA training and his first fight 10:10 - Mike didn’t fight growing up, but was fascinated by it 12:10 - Becoming the champion 16:35 - After you’re not the champion

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Troy Nickerson | The Bader Show (Ep. 451)

The Bader Show ·

2025/08/08

Troy Nickerson was and NCAA Champion at Cornell then coached the Finger Lakes Wrestling Club in Ithaca. From there he went on to be an assistant at Iowa State before becoming the head coach at Northern Colorado. This summer he was announced as the new head coach at Army West Point.0:45 - Troy just moved in to his new house 1:30 - Co-head coach of Finger Lakes Club at Cornell 5:00 - Time and dedication it takes to be a good coach, 80-90 hours a week 6:25 - Differences between Cor nell and Iowa

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Izzy Martinez on RAF | The Bader Show (Ep. 450)

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2025/08/06

Izzy Martinez is working with Real American Freestyle to bring their first card to Cleveland, OH on August 30. 1:00 - RIP Hulk Hogan 3:00 - Izzy meets Hulk, then Chad Bronstein 10:40 - How can RAF avoid pitfalls of other pro leagues 14:30 - Showmanship 15:30 - Belt and champion system and match ups 19:20 - Two small freestyle rule changes 22:25 - Match bonuses 26:00 - Jordan Burroughs? 27:15 - Ben Askren 31:30 - Future RAF events 33:00 - Measuring success 38:45 - Main event 40:00 - Real American

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Zahid Valencia | The Bader Show (Ep. 449)

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2025/07/08

Zahid Valencia beat Kyle Dake at the US Open and then again in two straight matches at Final X and will wrestle for Team USA at the World Championships.1:25 - Simple life in Stillwater, OK and Cowboy RTC 3:30 - Deepest waters Zahid goes to in training 4:30 - DT, coaching and training partners 7:20 - The mental game and tactics 9:20 - Wrestling Dake in 2018 at Final X 12:00 - Keeping it light 15:30 - Zahid vs Dake at Final X 2025 23:45 - 2018 vs 2025 26:00 - Focus on wrestling at practice, but not

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Ben Askren Update | The Bader Show (Ep. 448)

The Bader Show ·

2025/06/24

Mark Bader gives an update on Ben's current situation from going into the hospital in Nevada, to getting transported back to Wisconsin and eventually getting on the transplant list.It's time for the wrestling community to rally around a man who has given so much to this sport. DONATE - https://t.co/IAfq4TwPM0 Rudis Shirts | All proceeds go to medical and transplant costs - https://t.co/CaYDn0Fkh7 0:55 - Going into the hospital in Nevada 8:00 - Transport flight 10:20 - Wisconsin

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Vito Arujau | The Bader Show (Ep. 447)

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2025/06/17

Vito Arujau won a world title in 2023 and was bronze in 2024 at 61kg. He will wrestle Jax Forrest in a delayed Final X wrestle-off on July 14 in Fargo, ND.1:00 - Vito’s reaction to Final X results 5:55 - Long layoff since 2024 World Championships 9:15 - Delaying Final X series with Jax Forrest 12:55 - Being the hunter vs hunted 16:10 - Preparing for Jax Forrest 18:50 - Training with Anthony Knox 20:00 - Masanosuke Ono 26:00 - Trying to win second NCAA title and now second World

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Jax Forrest | The Bader Show (Ep. 446)

The Bader Show ·

2025/06/10

Jax Forrest recently won the US Open in the men's senior division as just a junior in high school. He will wrestle Vito Arujau in a best of three series on July 14 with the winner to represent the United States at the World Championships this fall.0:30 - Started wrestling at 5 years old 1:40 - Jax called his own pin 2:40 - Relationship with dad hooked him on wrestling 5:30 - How does Jax develop so quickly? 7:30 - Wrestling at restaurants and odd places 8:30 - Bishop McCort 10:20 - College

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Trent Hidlay | The Bader Show (Ep. 445)

The Bader Show ·

2025/05/28

Trent Hidlay was a 2x NCAA runner-up for NC State. In April he won the US Open at 92kg and will be wrestling Josh Barr at Final X.1:30 - Becoming a wrestling commentator 5:10 - Being a wrestler vs being a fan of wrestling 6:45 - A lot more free time with wrestling freestyle full time 9:45 - Trent likes freestyle better 12:15 - You can’t just gas out the foreigners 13:45 - Wrestling with emotion 15:20 - It’s cool care so much you give your max effort 17:35 - Trent needs to lay off the intensity

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