Real American Freestyle Wrestling League Signs Olympic Medalists
By Cliff Brunt
Associated Press
Olympic medalists Kyle Snyder, Kyle Dake and Aaron Brooks headline the newest additions to the Real American Freestyle wrestling league.
The announcement of the signings Thursday comes off the heels of the Tampa, Florida-based company’s launch last week. The league, with pro wrestling icon Hulk Hogan as the commissioner, will hold its first event Aug. 30 in Cleveland.
Snyder earned gold at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and silver in Tokyo in 2021. He’s a three-time world champion who won three national titles at Ohio State.
Dake is a four-time world champion and two-time Olympic bronze medalist. He was a four-time national champion at Cornell. Brooks, a four-time national champion at Penn State, earned bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
David Carr and Trent Hidlay also have signed. Carr was a two-time national champion at Iowa State. He was an under-20 world champion, and bronze medalist at the under-17 world championships. Hidlay was a two-time national runner-up at North Carolina State.
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