Wrestle MATNESS is a bracket competition experience created by / for wrestlers to share and spread the fun

Wrestle MATNESS

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• CLAW Wrestling "MATNESS" events are LIVE!

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We are grateful to have Nick aboard. He will be offering his unique opinions and insights to the Wrestle MATNESS Blog and beyond!

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Final Wrestle MATNESS Leaderboard is posted. Thanks to all who competed and congrats to the winners of the Defense Soap best seller box!

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Thanks to Defense Soap for providing prizes for winners of the Wrestle MATNESS Olympic Team Trials bracket competition!

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Jake Herbert , US Olympian

What Fans Say…

"Thankful for Wrestle MATNESS putting this together and being able to be a part of it the past few years. Wrestling was such a huge part of my childhood. Being able to have a vested interest in it again while having fun has been amazing."

–Bill Marshall
“This is a long time coming and an absolute must for any legitimate fan of the “Real” winter sport. Get involved, you can thank me later!”

–Shane Mihalko
"Can’t say enough about MATNESS. What these guys have put together makes this one of the most enjoyable events of the year. Come March, this is your go-to for filling out your brackets!"

–Bryan Harbin
“I lost track of wrestling for 20 years, but what brought me back to this great sport is competing with my friends in MATNESS! Now I regularly keep track of college wrestling so I can be ready to win the brackets come March.”

–Brandon Shafer
"Wrestle MATNESS is a time machine. It will take you back to those heated days of competition. 'MATNESS' doesn’t just grow the sport of wrestling; it helps to advance the entire wrestling Community/Family. A family without blood ties, just shared cauliflower ears, sweat, scars and a love for the most demanding, and humbling sport on earth. So, Thank You, Wrestle MATNESS for stoking the fire and helping to rebuild the bridge."

–T.J. Albright