Aaron Seidel Named USA Wrestling Athlete Of The Week

Aaron Seidel (Schaefferstown, Pa./Southeast RTC/Titan Mercury WC) has been named USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week.

Seidel was the Pennsylvania winner of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award in 2025.

Seidel stormed to the U20 World Team Trials title, outscoring his opponents 52-1 across five matches. He was one of just two athletes to win the U20 Challenge Tournament and then win the best-of-three championship series at the U20 World Team Trials.

Haines, Marsteller Will Battle at Final X, presented by Kerberos Capital Management

Reigning World silver medalist Levi Haines and 2023 World Team member Chance Marsteller, who was the Pennsylvania and National winner of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award in 2014, are slated to square off at 79 kg in men’s freestyle at 2026 Final X, presented by Kerberos Capital Management, on June 19 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The best-of-three series winner will earn a spot on the 2026 Senior World Team.

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

Minnesota Chapter 2026 Members

2026 National Wrestling Hall of Fame Minnesota Chapter inductees. Front (L-R): Mike Langlais, Annette Olson, and Corey Olson. Middle (L-R): Jenny Wong, Steve Costanzo, and Russ Holland. Back: (L-R): Paul Vaith, Bill Benson, Matt Clark, and Bruce Moe.

Weekend Features Legendary Lineup

The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum invites fans to celebrate the legacy of professional wrestling at the 27th Annual George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Induction Weekend on July 9-11, primarily hosted at the Waterloo Convention Center. 

This year’s induction weekend honors an incredible class of trailblazers, icons, and historic wrestling families. Join us in celebrating Nic Nemeth, the Fuller/Welch Family, Jeff Jarrett, Josh Barnett, Jimmy Garvin, Jazz, Rodney Mack, James Beard, Ken Resnick, and Tony Richards. 

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.