Final_X:_Rutgers
Final X: Rutgers
Amateur wrestling event in 2019
Final X: Rutgers was an amateur wrestling event produced by USA Wrestling and FloSports held on June 7-8, 2019 at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway, New Jersey.
| Final X: Rutgers | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | USA Wrestling | |||
| Date | June 7-8, 2019 | |||
| Venue | Rutgers Athletic Center | |||
| City | Piscataway, New Jersey | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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This event was originally headlined by the returning World Champion David Taylor and US Open champion Pat Downey.[1] However, on late May, it was announced that Taylor had to withdraw from the series due to an injury suffered at Beat The Streets. This resulted on Downey earning the spot for the World Championships.[2]
After the original headline had fallen apart, it was replaced by the co-main event, a series between another returning World Champion in J'den Cox and another US Open champion Bo Nickal.[3]
The second (and ultimately last) match between Yianni Diakomihalis and Zain Retherford was very controversial due to its ruling and final result, as it was first thought that Diakomihalis had won the match 8 points to 6, leading to a third match. However, the match was ultimately ruled a 6-6 criteria decision win for Retherford.[4][5] Due to the controversy, a wrestle-off took place in a special event.[6]
| Second Session | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| MFS 92 kg | J'den Cox | def. | Bo Nickal | 4-2 5-0 |
2 2 |
6:00 6:00 |
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| MFS 65 kg | Zain Retherford | def. | Yianni Diakomihalis | 10-4 6-6 |
2 2 |
6:00 6:00 |
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| MFS 125 kg | Nick Gwiazdowski | def. | Gable Steveson | 4-4 3-3 |
2 2 |
6:00 6:00 |
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| WFS 50 kg | Whitney Conder | def. | Victoria Anthony | 7-4 Fall |
2 1 |
6:00 1:57 |
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| WFS 68 kg | Tamyra Mensah-Stock | def. | Alexandria Glaude | Fall TF 10-0 |
2 |
4:50 |
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| GR 77 kg | Pat Smith | def. | Kamal Bey | TF 2-11 2-1 6-3 |
2 2 2 |
3:51 6:00 6:00 |
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| WFS 65 kg | Forrest Molinari | def. | Maya Nelson | 3-5 TF 12-2 4-1 |
2 2 2 |
6:00 4:49 6:00 |
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| First Session | |||||||
| WFS 57 kg | Jenna Burkert | def. | Becka Leathers | 4-2 5-0 |
2 2 |
6:00 6:00 |
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| GR 67 kg | Ellis Coleman | def. | Jamel Johnson | Fall 6-0 |
2 2 |
4:05 6:00 |
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| GR 55 kg | Max Nowry | def. | Brady Koontz | 3-0 11-5 |
2 2 |
6:00 6:00 |
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| GR 82 kg | John Stefanowicz | def. | Kendrick Sanders | 8-5 3-2 |
2 2 |
6:00 6:00 |
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| WFS 72 kg | Victoria Francis | def. | Alyvia Fiske | 7-2 Fall |
2 2 |
6:00 3:30 |
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| GR 87 kg | Joe Rau | def. | Ben Provisor | 2-1 5-1 |
2 2 |
6:00 6:00 |
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- NJ.com, James Kratch | NJ Advance Media for (May 19, 2019). "Here's who will wrestle at Final X Rutgers to represent Team USA at world championships". nj. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- NJ.com, James Kratch | NJ Advance Media for (May 25, 2019). "World champion David Taylor withdraws from Final X-Rutgers; NJRTC's Pat Downey gets Team USA spot". nj. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- NJ.com, Bill Evans | NJ Advance Media for (June 9, 2019). "J'den Cox sweeps past Bo Nickal at Final X Rutgers, has chance to defend world title". nj. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- Collegian, Jake Aferiat | The Daily (August 15, 2019). "Arbitrator rules against former Penn State wrestler Zain Retherford in second Final X bout, orders re-wrestle". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- Gallo, Ed (June 14, 2019). "Zain Retherford vs. Yianni Diakomihalis Final X Analysis". MMASucka.com. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- Gallo, Ed (September 4, 2019). "Wrestling breakdown: Zain Retherford vs. Yianni Diakomihalis - Part 5". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved July 10, 2020.