Gable Steveson vs. Greg Kerkvilet: 2022 NCAA wrestling championship semifinals (285 lb.)

[@marcussims2080]

I think Greg needs more conditioning, I don’t want to be a hypocrite and act like I can move with 265 gold medal material but he’s the only person I’ve seen consistently get to Gable’s legs. As the match went on he ran out of power to finish and chase.

[@marcussims2080]

I was hoping he would be able to take Gable down once

[@splifjackson842]

Ya he gassed. High elevation cardio would do him good.

[@bobklein1665]

Both these guys are from the state of Minnesota. Gable from Apple valley and Greg from simley which they did wrestle at least once that I know of that Gable won

[@lasvegasloner4621]

Pretty much spot on in my opinion. I couldn't explain it better. I see Greg as being a huge threat after Gable, not as dominant maybe (Steveson is the type that comes once in a long time) but man... Kerkvilet is getting better in every area. There will always be others but they seem to repair, improve, or cobble together one strength at a time while Greg is smooth with transitions everywhere.

[@paulenger4494]

Guys like that don't have a lot of top competition in practice

[@2Minihats]

That adjustment in the 3rd to get the takedown around 7:52 was incredible. Kerk through out 3 shots to force stall/ get a quick 2. Gable feints, baiting the shot and snaps through it for 2.

[@austinhensley6553]

it's still sad to see gable retire, he couldve been the next cael sanderson or jordan burroughs but I'm happy that i lived in a time where i got to see this guy wrestle. Never have i seen someone so dominant in any sport before where it didn't feel like he had 0 competition even at the world level. But I'm glad he got to end it on his terms unlike so many other athletes.

[@kevthegoat8774]

He did have competition with Anthony Cassar that beat him twice doe

[@bd7466]

dude isn't retiring bro he is finish his college career and is gonna go to wwe and when the olympics come back he will go back

[@bobklein1665]

Sanderson never won a world championship but yes he was 2004 Olympic champion. Far from Jordan Burroughs repertoire. Sanderson did lose quite a few international competitions.

[@DragunovWayne]

I'm from Brazil and Gable is responsible for my love for college wrestling, I followed his wrestles and even cheered for him at the Olympics and I hope to see him more in international wrestling

[@RichChristie]

@@bobklein1665Cael won 4 natties in college and never lost a match. Ended college career in 2002. Qualified the weight in 2023 & won the Olympics in 2024. He’s was like 24 then basically retired from wrestling and built PSU. He would have won plenty of WC if he wanted to wrestle till he was 38

[@pals4life921]

1:39 look at the guys at the table😂😂

[@scottwebster8756]

@Pals4life "We want to film a high speed car crash. Where should we set up the camera ?" "How about in the middle of the road so we can see the cars fly right over our heads ?"

[@johnhamilton7495]

Gabe can move and make it look easy......the sign of a champion

[@Trenki69]

Gable Stevenson is an icon, he grew up in my neighborhood before I was born, he went to my elementary school and to my high school, but he’s a lot older than me. He’s always been someone to look up to in my wrestling journey.

[@nelsonhonore4570]

Gable has beaten him 3 times, once in high school, last year and now, I believe

[@vincecapri1]

look for Greg to win it next year..

[@pocketssmith5933]

That road runs thru coltsn shultz

[@joppo6997]

@@pocketssmith5933 Hes strong and great upper body moves, but slow! Greg will attack the legs. Over!

[@mishpatpetra5955]

@@joppo6997 cohlton will chest wrap and unless Kirk puts on some muscle and weight, I think Cohlton can easily flip the situation. Gable was a good combo of speed, movement, strength and weight But I am excited to see that match for sure

[@mishpatpetra5955]

@@modernblue24 he needs to get that magic he had the year before because Kerk gave it to him this year

[@pocketssmith5933]

@@joppo6997 idk how your coming up with that? He's already got a win over him.

[@ericgranberg8893]

Those two men were just so tired, yet still were gracious to each other.

[@trevorregay9283]

Wow.....just a quick agile guy.....none of these other dudes have this gift....at least no like Steveson....

[@stixnpoles2564]

Gabe makes them all look like they are big for no reason. 🤣🤣🤣

[@BrendanSlob]

Yeah he's only 6'1 fighting and wrecking bigger dudes at every level. Can you imagine him in 8th grade fighting senior varsity wrestlers? His only loss in school came as an 8th grader in the state championship. Kinda like his college career..he needed that loss to Cassar to fuel his fire and take training serious because he would just steamroll through guys without putting in 100% effort.

[@zaynes5094]

@@BrendanSlob True. He was cruising through basically all the other guys and then Cassar, who was on a mission in 2019, beat him on a last second takedown. One of the few times Gable has ever faced someone of his own stature and athleticism.

[@googlegmail9888]

@@zaynes5094 he was also a true freshmen

[@vaderentertainment8879]

@@BrendanSlob gable is 6’0

[@BrendanSlob]

@@vaderentertainment8879 Dude..he's 6'1 and it's listed on all his bios.

[@joshstarr5536]

I agree with Geno Capri. Greg’s grip and upper body strength against Stevenson was honestly insane to watch. He’s gonna destroy next year no doubt

[@DragunovWayne]

He needs to come in with a good performance to beat Cohlton

[@Lykitysplit]

Rematch coming this year. Greg needs to work on extreme conditioning and finishing. He can beat gable but it will take everything he has.

[@wrestlingwithjay3770]

Flashback in the late March of 2022

[@ciaoamerica71]

Steveson was great no doubt, what Cassar did was more impressive to me considering his high school career and eligibility problems in college.

[@arcticmorning]

Yannis dad was a national champ in 1991... congrads to pops also

[@jakenangel]

He's back :o

[@Nappyal]

Great match

[@Garyson-b8b]

How does rise time work

[@noahpwsc9505]

You did not spell Kervliet wrong in the title

[@tanako98]

Negative ghost rider. Dude from Arizona will be number one as a heavy weight!!!!!

[@MrJeeOHH]

Both are in WWE now 🔥

[@jordandelmonico]

Its ridiculous how easy gable makes every match seem

[@adamjurrens1897]

LOVE TO SEE OUR MINNESOTA WRESTLERS KICKIN BUTT.

[@YuTubeAccount4]

Who's here before CJI?

[@GiovannaWolcott-d3m]

Carlos Spring

[@Sha_gualla5]

The wrestling 🐐 gable Stevenson BLM ✊🏾

[@alam-giovonni-donte-vincen3854]

I've wrestled Greg and he's actually terrible 😮

[@ShinySephiroth1]

The current NCAA HWT champ?

[@moskverKRPT]

This is hilariously boring to watch

[@jhamelbookerjr.2412]

Then dont watch it

[@samcooper4024]

This is great high level wrestling

[@Ajc99130]

You Definitely right about that

[@rickhammond2473]

The day Gable retires from work is the day he packs on the pounds he already has a belly,sheesh.

[@markschultz3791]

That’s why he’s a heavy weight bro

[@meetingoftheminds5926]

bro acting like it’s like an unseen thing for a heavyweight to have stomach fat

[@vadengriel2700]

@@rickhammond2473 bro he’s a smaller heavyweight compared to everyone else😭😭

[@hashbrownslayr5364]

@@rickhammond2473 Gable being 265 is such a stupid excuse for losing, theres nothing stopping other heavyweights from gaining weight/muscle, he’s in a different league, wrestling against the worlds best and not just college athletes

[@vadengriel2700]

@@rickhammond2473 then why is gable quicker and has better takedowns than kerk? And what’s stopping kerk from getting so big himself if it’s just a cheatcode to wrestling