Recent News

Wrestling Prodigy Ono Takes Big Strides, With Family's Support
Ben Askren calls Japan's Masanosuke Ono the 'best wrestler on the planet.' Jordan Burroughs invited him as a special guest to his academy. Kids are lining up to take his autograph. Wrestling social media pages have numerous highlights of him.

January National Girls High School Team Rankings Released
Wyoming Seminary (Pennsylvania) remains No. 1 while Bixby High School (Oklahoma) moves up to No. 2 and Olentangy Orange High School (Ohio) slips to No. 3 in the latest National Girls High School Team Rankings by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, USA Wrestling and FloWrestling.

Museum Closed for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day
Happy New Year to you and your loved ones.
In observance of New Year’s, the museum will be closed on Tuesday, December 31 and Wednesday, January 1.
We will resume our normal business hours on Thursday, January 2.

Bishop McCort Wins 2024 Dual Classic
Caleb Rodriguez’s pin of August Moser at heavyweight gave Bishop McCort High School (Johnstown, Pennsylvania) a 37-28 win over Delbarton School (Morristown, New Jersey) in the championship match of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dual Classic.

2024 Museum Holiday Hours
Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones.
In observance of Christmas, the National Wrestling Hall of Fame will be closed on Tuesday, December 24 and Wednesday, December 25.
In observance of New Year’s, the museum will be closed on Tuesday, December 31 and Wednesday, January 1.

Dual Classic Day 1 Results, Day 2 Matchups
Alessio Perentin beat Liam Carlin, 11-2, to help Delbarton School defeat Greens Farms Academy, 53-8, during the first day of action on Friday in the Third-Annual National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dual Classic presented by Cliff Keen Athletic and Territory Resources in association with U.S. Army Recruiting Stillwater and Visit Stillwater.
(Photo by Mike Malinconico)

2025 National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships Tickets Now On Sale
Tickets for the 2025 National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships, the annual national championships for NCAA women’s wrestling programs, are now on sale. The 2025 NCWWC will be held at the Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa on March 7 – 8, 2025.

Outstanding American Honoree James Leach Passes Away
James Leach, who was honored as an Outstanding American by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum’s Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, at the age of 82.
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