Zain Retherford vs. Lavion Mayes: 2017 NCAA wrestling championships (149 lb.)

[@jt519]

Easily one of the most dominant tournaments by an individual wrestler in recent history

[@terrykurtz795]

Mayes just got rag dolled

[@lexingtonconcord8751]

To get a tech fall in the championship match for the national title is rare and dominant!

[@KadenDressel]

Tf for Zain wasn’t rare but you are correct

[@tannerwestermann3552]

Zain and Taylor were two really good ones

[@realdetoxtherapperlee660]

Jason nolf was also monster. Bonus machine

[@Tfunrox]

People forget how dominant Zain was

[@jwin814]

who?

[@AWCTB]

@@jwin814 if you aren’t a wrestling fan piss off out of here

[@danthedon8764]

nobody forgot the zain train

[@ericdavis7949]

@@jwin814 Jared who?

[@joeygeez215]

No they don’t

[@klake721]

Coaching putting Mayes down in the 3rd was an… interesting decision. He gets the first takedown and was already giving up over a minute of RT without getting close to getting out, neutral seems like the obvious choice.

[@ericdavis7949]

I’m sure MIZ wanted a Reversal

[@lexingtonconcord8751]

It was his only real chance to still win. I respected it because they were playing to win.

[@brendan638]

I agree. Even the legendary Brent Metcalf said he wouldn't choose down against Retherford lol

[@crimsonchin142]

So happy to see y’all posting the 2017-2018 tournaments

[@momoelmeligi3478]

2014 - 2020/21 was best era of wrestling

[@pauldarling330]

Mayes, gets takedown. Zain, and I took that personally.

[@Kenneth-tz4sx]

He was something special. He lived, wrestled and won like a champion 🏆

[@gregorywilson9322]

Mayes chosing to go down in the 3rd period was beyond stupid.

[@brendan638]

It sure was lol

[@user-tv1tp2fr1u]

7:53 first turn 9:18 third turn

[@s_rush5092]

Probably Cael's easiest coaching job ever. A rock could have coached Zain to this championship

[@jimstephens7518]

🤣

[@pjp9840]

Or.. Cael's coaching is what made Zain the beast he is so the matches were easy.

[@rustymiller2855]

Benton pa is where Zain wrestled in high school and they have a dominant wrestling program till this day but I'm sure cael had a lot of influence on zain

[@DTS_I]

@@pjp9840 wrestling live with David Taylor in the PSU wrestling room must’ve had something to do with that too.

[@azbdizzy4176]

Lavion Mayes was a great tiger. I wonder what he is doing now.

[@jamescavanaugh9770]

He's an electrical engineer!

[@azbdizzy4176]

@@jamescavanaugh9770 Good for him. Glad to hear he took advantage of the college degree. Winner on the mat and winner in life.

[@lexingtonconcord8751]

@@jamescavanaugh9770 Good for him! That's great.

[@rocker-yt8mf]

That was a good year for Missouri

[@205._.DAVID19]

8:48 imagine a train whistle in the background 😂😂😂 (Zain Train is dangerous)

[@ebenezersureshworkaccount8947]

7:50 after hitting the granby roll? Zain is still on top of Mayes. During this time, he grabs his wrist and locks it onto his back, using his sternum to keep it in place 7:55, it is more clearly shown. It is now known that the top position is the most advantageous.

[@bricksquad3208]

I would lose my shit if I was coaching Mayes ! He didn’t even attempt to move his arm off of his back when zain released it before the bow and arrow

[@mikemcnut3204]

Your coaching wouldn’t have mattered!

[@HunterBash-kq2px]

Agreed, ref should’ve also gave him his nearfall as soon as he let go of the arm. What a joke.

[@StFidjnr]

I love tech Fall

[@JHank-yb4jv]

Zain just honey badgered him

[@lawsonransom8318]

I forgot about this match. I remember watching this and thinking Mizzou recruited the 40 year old janitor for the team just because he had we todd strength.

[@keyboard2758]

He still made the ncaa finals have some respect

[@lawsonransom8318]

@@keyboard2758 meaningless.

[@keyboard2758]

@@lawsonransom8318 ok ncaa champion

[@lawsonransom8318]

@@keyboard2758 again, meaningless

[@keyboard2758]

@@lawsonransom8318 your words begin and end in the worthless filth that you occupy

[@huntisbuntis8852]

3:17 what’s going on here? Isn’t this out of bounds? Both wrestlers have a limb out of bounds and Mayes isn’t being actively pinned… so confused

[@xzjayz7925]

As you saw it just got called out of bounds?? What are you talking about?

[@xzjayz7925]

If you were wondering BEFORE that. It was because they still had contact inside. Mayes fingers were still in bounds. Same thing happened here 3:52

[@carducci000]

The ref is pretty lame in this. Keeps breaking up anything Zain gets going. Ref is terrible.

[@geneferguson7408]

Bravo....I pick 1st...Zain! Now....who can cook?

[@blakkat4126]

Taking down Zain...bad idea.

[@rsmith2254]

The king of the eyepoke

[@lexingtonconcord8751]

Who? Nobody was poking eyes on this match.

[@carducci000]

❄

[@genghiskhan7041]

That was a pretty sweet move by Zain at about the 2 minute mark of the first period. What's that called? I'd call it an an outside single, but it has a duckunder element to it as well.