National Wrestling Hall of Fame Will Broadcast Honors Weekend Events On June 6

The National Wrestling Hall of Fame has announced that it will broadcast its Honors Weekend events for the Class of 2026 LIVE on the Hall of Fame’s Rokfin channel at rokfin.com/nwhof.

Title sponsors for Honors Weekend are Tom Graddy, the Hyman Family, Ed and Amy Gallegos, Resilite Sports Products Inc., and the Richison Family Foundation.

Rokfin is a subscription service and it is recommended that accounts be created in advance at rokfin.com.

Final X Series Between Hidlay and Macchiavello Moved to June 13 in Chantilly, Virginia

The 2026 Final X, presented by Kerberos Capital Management, men’s freestyle 92 kg best-of-three series between 2025 World champion Trent Hidlay and 2026 U.S. Open champion Michael Macchiavello will be wrestled on Saturday, June 13 at Freedom High School in Chantilly, Va.

Round one begins at noon (ET), followed by round two at 3 p.m. (ET). If a third match is necessary, it will be wrestled 30 minutes after the conclusion of match two. The winner of this series will represent the U.S. at the 2026 Senior World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, in October.

Upstate New York Chapter May 2026 Newsletter

Here is the May 2026 newsletter for the Upstate New York Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Wrestling Legend Gable, Comedian and Former Wrestler Warren Team Up for Night of Laughs Fundraiser

WATERLOO, Iowa – Iowa wrestling legend Dan Gable and acclaimed stand-up comedian and wrestling All-American Greg Warren are teaming up for a special, family-friendly evening of laughter on Monday, July 13, 2026, at the Isle Casino Hotel in Waterloo. 

Greg Warren Live: A Night of Laughs with Dan Gable is a fundraiser to benefit the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. There are only 300 tickets available at https://bit.ly/49BPPvk or by telephone at (319) 233-0745. 

The evening's festivities will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a social hour followed by Warren performing his comedy show, The Champ, at 7 p.m.

Janiak, Nette Will Meet at 2026 Final X, Presented by Kerberos Capital Management

The women’s freestyle 59 kg best-of-three series between Alexis Janiak, who was the Illinois winner of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award, and Abigail Nette is another intriguing experience-versus-youth matchup at 2026 Final X, presented by Kerberos Capital Management, on Friday, June 19 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

Final X will determine the 2026 U.S. World Team in two international disciplines—men’s freestyle and women’s freestyle. In total, 20 weight classes will be contested, 10 in each discipline. The top two U.S. athletes in each weight class will wrestle a best-of-three series at Final X to determine the U.S. representative at the 2026 Senior World Championships.

In addition to Janiak, the field includes Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award winners Everest Leydecker and Macey Kilty, and Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award winners Marcus Blaze, David Carr, Jax Forrest, Wyatt Hendrickson, Spencer Lee, Ridge Lovett, Chance Marsteller, Zain Retherford and Zahid Valencia.

10 Men’s Freestyle Champions Crowned at 2026 U23 Nationals

Ten U23 men’s freestyle champions were crowned on Sunday afternoon as the 2026 U23 Nationals & U20 World Team Trials wrapped up at SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio.

National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award winners who are champions are Bennett Berge, Matthew Singleton and Hayden Walters.

The 10 U23 division champions are in prime position to represent Team USA at the 2026 U23 World Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada, this October. The U23 World Team spot goes to the U23 national champion unless a higher-ranking, age-eligible Senior National Team member elects to take the roster spot.

Bommarito Claims Ninth Career Beach World Series Gold

POREC, Croatia - Three-time World champion Eliana Bommarito, who was the Michigan winner of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award in 2022, went 4-0 in a five-athlete round robin to win a gold medal at the women’s Over 70 kg weight class at the Beach World Series Porec, which concluded on Sunday at the Zelena Laguna Resort in Porec, Croatia.

Two other U.S. athletes completed their competition on Sunday, with Keenan Graef placing fifth in men’s 80 kg and Sadie Evans placing fifth in women’s Over 90 kg.

Steveson Dominates in RAF 09 Main Event, Snyder, Woods Earn Titles

Olympic champion Gable Steveson, who was the Minnesota winner of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award in 2018, returned to the wrestling mats on Saturday night at RAF 09 in the heart of The Lone Star State. His 10-0 technical fall over Alexandr Romanov in the evening’s main event was a not-so-subtle reminder that Steveson’s still got it.

Other winners included Ridge Lovett, who was the Idaho winner of the DSHSEA in 2019, and Zain Retherford, who was the Pennsylvania and National winner of the DSHSEA in 2013.