By Cliff Brunt
Wyatt Hendrickson will face Egypt’s Mostafa Aly Elsayed Gabr Elders in Real American Freestyle wrestling’s main event on Aug. 30, the company announced Tuesday.
RAF01, the company’s inaugural event, will go on as planned at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland about a month after commissioner Hulk Hogan ‘s death. Chad Bronstein, Real American Freestyle’s CEO and co-founder, said that’s the way Hogan would have wanted it.
“From day one, he threw his weight behind this league,” Bronstein said of Hogan in a statement. “He met with athletes. He watched tape, shared stories and showed up like only he could. RAF was personal to him, something bigger than all of us. This league is part of his legacy, and we intend to honor it.”
Hendrickson beat Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson to win the 285-pound national title at the NCAA Division I wrestling championships in March. Hendrickson’s dramatic late takedown
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