The Bader Show

7x World/Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs joins the show to talk about his illustrious career, where is it at today and what the future may hold. 1:00 - Real American Freestyle 8:10 - Coach Burroughs and All I See Is Gold Academy 10:50 - Advice for wrestling parents 15:20 - The coach/dad relationship with his kids 18:50 - Would JB consider the Iowa job when it opens up? 22:20 - Jordan watches his first ever Flo interview. What a difference! 28:40 - Jordan got that dawg in him. Great old story 30:30 - When was Jordan at his physical peak? 32:10 - Rio 2016 Olympics, a spiritual awakening 41:30 - Winning again in 2017 44:15 - 2024 Worlds, Jordan’s final Worlds 51:15 - Being the most recognizable face at Worlds vs 2011 53:30 - The next generation is successful so much sooner 55:55 - Bo Bassett and social media. Winning is not enough 1:00:00 - Fan Questions 1:06:50 - Jordan’s all-time favorite wrestlers 1:10:00 - Wins and whoopins #TheBaderShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James is now an 8x World Team member and will wrestle in his 8th World Championships later this month. He also recently took a coaching job on staff at Virginia Tech. 1:00 - James first experience at VT was during COVID 3:50 - James coached at USA Wrestling for a year 7:30 - Thinking “I still got it” after retirement 9:45 - Partial hip replacement 12:45 - Back to Nebraska and competing 15:15 - VT comes knocking 21:45 - James didn’t think he would make it at Nebraska initially 23:20 - VT is in a strong position today 25:15 - Bo Bassett, teammates and coach/athlete relationship 27:15 - Feeling much better at 74kg than 70kg and especially 65kg 31:40 - Mark Manning and Peyton Robb will be coaching and training partner for Worlds 32:40 - Changes in freestyle wrestling since 2015 35:10 - Experience is on his side going into 8th World Championships 37:50 - All-time favorite wrestler 39:00 - Great story of why JB is such a dawg 42:30 - Wins and whoopins #TheBaderShow #SeniorWorlds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chance Marsteller just beat returning World Champion Georgio Kougioumtsidis at RAF, awakening him from what he called a "slumber". 0:30 - Real American Freestyle 2:40 - Georgios Kougioumtsidis, World Champ, RAF opponent 9:45 - Getting into & out of a slumber. Enjo y it. 12:35 - When we enjoy it, gas tank goes up 15:00 - “You saved my life, Chance” 17:00 - The winning 4 pt move 19:20 - Split second decision making in matches 20:30 - Rib injury against Levi Haines 24:00 - Chance’s Golden Wolf RTC. Today, and the vision. 30:40 - The Treigning Lab 32:45 - Steller Trained 38:45 - Aaron Seidel, World Champ 43:00 - Real Woods vs Aaron Seidel 45:10 - Fan questions 52:10 - Chance’s all-time favorite wrestler #TheBaderShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yianni won 4 NCAA titles at Cornell and a Senior World silver to go along with his two cadet golds. He's recently joined the staff at Cornell as an assistant coach. 0:45 - Running his first clinic at VHS with a big brace 2:50 - Approach to coaching 4:10 - Being coached vs having a feel for positions 7:15 - Coaching vs being coached 10:45 - Working on the mental/emotional, relationship side 14:10 - Garage home practices as a kid 16:25 - Practices at Cornell 17:30 - Hip injury 20:10 - Might Yianni compete again? 27:30 - Reflecting on his career 30:00 - Has Yianni experienced burnout? 35:00 - NCAA vs World Championships - The experience 43:15 - Final X 2025 vs PJ Duke, health episode 53:00 - Coach chuzz 53:40 - The increasing number of young elite kids 56:25 - Real Woods vs Bo Bassett 58:50 - Fan questions 1:03:00 - Working with RTC and Vito 1:05:20 - Wins and whoopins #TheBaderShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aeoden Sinclair recently won a U20 World Title, after finishing 3rd at the NCAAs as a freshman. 0:30 - Becoming a world champ 1:10 - Believing he could be a world champ 2:50 - Comebacks were new for Aeoden at Worlds 4:30 - College wrestling is so hard, an advantage for hard matches 10:00 - Watching world semifinals and finals comebacks 20:30 - U20 Team Champions! 23:00 - Uniqueness of world championships 24:45 - Naked sauna, spa and the thai massage 34:00 - NCAA, RAF, USA, UWW 37:00 - Aeoden’s thoughts on his freshman year 38:00 - Aeoden considers NCAA loss to Ferrari as an upset 41:00 - Take time off the mat? Nah, just have fun 45:10 - Book reports for wrestling practice at AWA 55:00 - Fan questions #TheBaderShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Seidel was third at NCAAs as a true freshman for Virginia Tech and recently won a U20 World Championship in dominant fashion. 0:30 - Savage Seidel 2:00 - Making a big jump this year 3:20 - Intro to wrestling and getting hooked 5:15 - Being from PA and getting good on top 7:00 - Never won states before high school 9:20 - Chasing Jax Forrest going for his fourth state title 11:20 - Chance Marsteller, being intimidated 15:15 - Deciding to wrestle in college and Virginia Tech 18:30 - Broken hand before first college competition 25:00 - Wrecking everyone at Midlands, his first competition 28:20 - Jax Forrest and NCAAs 31:30 - Watching and attending NCAAs 35:00 - Enjoying 3rd place and freestyle season 36:30 - Winning U20 World Championship 40:45 - Bo Bassett, now a teammate 42:30 - James Green, coach and competitor 43:30 - Fan questions 46:10 - All-time favorite wrestler 47:00 - Wins and whoopins #TheBaderShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nolf recently beat Evan Wick at RAF, avenging a loss from a year ago. We dig in about a potential Olympic run but I wouldn't hold your breathe. He's coaching a wrestling club and using that experience to fuel and shape his business, Athlete's Ocean. 1:00 - Putting jiu jitsu to the side 6:00 - Wrestling in RAF 1 with 3 days of training 11:00 - Bo Nickal and timing 13:30 - Training evolution for RAF 18:40 - Nolf’s unique entrances at RAF 21:15 - Rematch vs Wick 27:30 - Any chance at Olympic run? 34:45 - The older you get, the less you train 38:55 - Texas wrestling culture vs Pennsylvania 42:45 - Nolf Wrestling Academy 44:15 - Ocean Team Spaces 46:40 - Building his product around his needs 48:00 - Questions from friends 50:15 - Nolf tore his knee in match 1 against Dake in Olympic Trials 1:00:00 - How does Nolf use AI? #TheBaderShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FloWrestling's Tyler Meisinger joins the show to talk about growing up in southern California, getting into wrestling, how he developed his passion for video and growth as a wrestler at the University of Michigan. 00:00 - Arm wrestling 03:25 - Growing up by the beach 04:48 - Finding wrestling 06:53 - The first practice & shark bait 10:13 - Taekwondo helped with wrestling 13:25 - Going all-in on wrestling 17:58 - Growing up in the YouTube era 24:41 - High school success and setbacks 28:26 - The driver's license goal: Winning a CIF title to earn his license 32:16 - The senior year breakthrough: Placing at the California state tournament. 37:11 - The road to Division 1, Michigan 40:43 - Freshman year at Michigan - sink or swim 43:46 - Developing video skills at Michigan 49:54 - Inspiration from the NCAA floor 51:11 - Earning the starting spot at Michigan 57:24 - The 2020 Big Ten Tournament 1:04:14 - The COVID-19 shutdown 1:08:43 - Post-college career, pre Flo 1:12:22 - The Michigan documentary 1:15:20 - Joining FloWrestling 1:21:55 - Favorite projects at Flo 1:28:49 - How Tyler uses AI for video editing, his all-time favorite wrestler, and his biggest "wins and whoopins." #TheBaderShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drake Ayala was a 2x NCAA finalist and 3x NCAA All-American for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He recently accepted an assistant coaching position at Iowa State. 1:00 - How healthy was Drake this season? 2:00 - The Freshman Fab Four (Jax, Davino, Blaze, Seidel) 4:10 - Last year wasn’t completely smooth for Drake and Hawkeyes 8:00 - Drake’s 2026 NCAAs11:00 - Iowa’s 2026 NCAAs13:30 - View of Iowa State as a Hawkeye 15:00 - Iowa - Iowa State rivalry 19:50 - Dealing with a tough year 22:50 - What were his plans for after graduation? 24:45 - How did Iowa State come about? 29:00 - Reactions from Iowa fans 31:45 - Being integrated at Iowa State 32:30 - Difference or similarities between Iowa and Iowa State 36:00 - Learning as a coach 40:20 - Questions from fans 44:30 - How does Drake use AI? 45:45 - Drake’s All-time favorite wrestler 47:20 - Wins and whoopins #TheBaderShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meyer Shapiro is transferring from Cornell to Nebraska after becoming a 3x All-American for Cornell. He joins the show to talk about his physical health, mental health and new home with the Huskers. 0:30 - Meyer is home in Maryland 1:35 - Health update 2:35 - Sitting out first semester 5:50 - 3 years and still no NCAA title 8:00 - The 2025 health scare 11:25 - Hurt neck, time off the mat 14:15 - Back on the mat 17:55 - Finishing 8th place at NCAAs 20:30 - Confidence & pressure 23:30 - Leaving Cornell for Nebraska 27:20 - Taking a Redshirt 30:20 - Open tournaments, freestyle? 33:30 - What will Meyer miss about Cornell? 35:45 - 157lbs and 74kg 37:00 - Questions from fans 39:20 - Build your own character 45:15 - Thinking about wrestling 48:20 - Wrestling Antrell Taylor 51:25 - Artificial intelligence 53:20 - Touring Meyer Farms, sauna and wrestling room #TheBaderShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices