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Breaking Down the 2025 World Championships; Basch & The Brain Live Sep 22, 2025

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We're back to our regularly scheduled Monday morning programming with a full breakdown of the 2025 World Championships!

0:00 - Intro & Willie’s Travel Nightmares
05:50 - Overview of the Performance
10:15 - 57kg - Spencer Lee, Stock up RBY
13:30 - Is Change Needed for Spencer Lee?
27:13 - 61kg, Jax Impresses
41:00 - 65kg Real Woods is The Real Deal
49:30 - 70kg PJ Duke, Austin Gomez
58:00 - Gomez training in Michigan
01:01:00 - 74kg, Buying Carr Stock
01:08:20 - 79kg, Levi is a Hoss
01:11:00 - 86kg, is Zahid Wrestling
01:15:15 - 92kg, Trent Hidlay’s Comeback
01:21:00 - Weights Added to the Olympics in Other Sports
01:25:10 - The Issues with Greco Continue
01:32:00 - Kyle Snyder Back on Top of the World at 97kg
01:39:20: Wyatt Went 0-1 at 125kg
01:46:00 - Coach of the Year?
01:52:00 - Women’s Freestyle

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Bassetts Visit Nebraska, New Commitments, Senior Worlds Talk! Sep 10, 2025

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We're back with a new Basch & The Brain a few days ahead of the 2025 World Championships!

0:00 - Intro / Start of Show
05:50 - Gable Game
09:00 - Intermat Releases Preseason Rankings
11:20 - National Duals Seeding Notes
19:00 - Oklahoma State to CKLV?
21:30 - Updated Commitment List
24:15 - Bassett Crew Visits Nebraska
37:00 - June 15th Date Pushed Back?
45:00 - Nebraska’s Runner-Up Rings
50:45 - RAF 2 Updates
55:00 - CLAW Lineups
57:35 - World Championships Seeds
01:15:00 - World Championships Expectations

RAF 01: Full Recap, Breakdown & Takeaways; Basch & The Brain Sep 01, 2025

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RAF 01 is officially in the books & today, we'll dive into it all!

0:00 - Start of Show
02:30 - NCAA Eligibility
05:40 - Overall Takeaways from RAF 01
11:15 - Adding The Belts Was The Right Call
14:00 - Rewarding The Athletes Who Bought In
18:30 - What Happened to the Seth Gross Match?
22:00 - Holly Holm’s Presence on the Card
29:15 - Recapping the Full Card
38:30 - Gomez is the Heel RAF Needs
44:50 - Wick/Nolf Was Match of the Night
56:30 - Three 2:00 Periods
01:13:55 - Bo Nickal is Back
01:17:55 - Wyatt vs Mason Will be Great

Real American Freestyle 01 Full Preview & Picks! + Rademacher Being Poached?! Aug 26, 2025

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Episode 329 of Baschamania, a fun Basch & The Brain covering:

0:00 - It’s “RAF01 Fight Week”
03:30 - Gable Game
13:00 - Justin Rademacher Being Poached?
20:22 - Junior Pan Ams & U20 Cleanup
22:50 - Jordan Williams in and Going 157
25:30 - Who’s #1 Headed to Iowa
30:55 - Bo Bassett Recruiting Update?
33:30 - NIL Collectives
40:00 - Portland St vs Tarleton St
47:00 - Real American Freestyle
50:25 - RAF Card Preview - First Half of Card
01:02:30 - Second Half of Card
01:10:45 - Our Official RAF01 Picks
01:19:00 - RAF Q’s from the Chat
01:23:28 - Gable Out of CJI, Making MMA Debut

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U20 Men Win 5 Golds, 8 Medals at Worlds! + Aaron Pico vs. PJ Duke Debate Aug 21, 2025

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Episode 328! Time to catch up on a few more days of U20/Junior World Championships action and talk about the Pico vs Duke debate that started.

0:00 - Intro & Gable Game
8:30 - USA U20 Recap
11:50 - Stanich Wins Gold & Our Trials Process
14:20 - J’Den’s Role in Winning Team Titles
19:00 - Will a College Poach J’Den
21:15 - Henckel Drops Finals, Wins Silver
25:30 - Blaze & McEnelly Win Gold
27:30 - 2 Sport Athletes, Max Excelling
33:00 - Leydecker Finals Live Reaction
40:00 - PJ Duke vs Aaron Pico Debate
48:00 - Beshada Joins for the Duke/Pico

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Penn State's PJ Duke on U20 World Title Run! | 327 Aug 20, 2025

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Fresh off a U20 World Title, PJ Duke joins the show to talk about his journey from bronze last year to gold this year, what it means to be part of Team USA and Penn State’s powerhouse lineup, and how he’s balancing juniors with eyes on senior-level goals.

We cover the wild Iranian match finish, the KD coaching influence, making the transition to Penn State, and whether he’ll redshirt. Plus, fan Q&A and fun hypotheticals like who wins: Aaron Pico of 2015 or PJ Duke of 2025.

0:00 - Winning a U20 World Title
01:50 - Bronze Last Year to Gold This Year
03:00 - Being A Part Of This Team
03:45 - The Penn State Team
05:25 - The Iranian Match Finish
06:50 - Focusing on Juniors & Being Present
07:30 - The KD Coaching Perspective
10:00 - Transitioning Focus to Senior Worlds
10:50 - Final X Series with Yianni
15:00 - Representing New York
16:15 - Making the Transition to Penn State
18:30 - Will PJ Redshirt?
19:45 - Taking out NCAA Champions
23:00 - Who Wins: Pico of 2015/PJ of 2025
25:00 - Fan Q&A
35:30 - Being a Part of the Class of 2025

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U20 Worlds Reactions & Recap! Basch & The Brain | 326 Aug 18, 2025

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After two fun days of U20 Worlds action, it's time to dive into it!

0:00 - Intro & Gable Game
04:15 - Aaron Pico’s Fight
15:45 - It's U20 World's Week!
16:30 - PJ Duke is a World Champ
25:00 - Dee Lockett Eliminated
35:00 - Luke Stanich is a DAWG
39:15 - Justin Rademacher Is a World Champ!
51:45 - Cole Mirasola Bounces Back for Bronze
55:00 - Anthony Knox Eliminated at 57kg
01:01:30 - Henckel Going for Gold
01:11:20 - Mirasola Going for Bronze

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Mason Parris is Back, RAF is Finalized & It's Junior Worlds Week! | 325 Aug 11, 2025

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Starting the week off with another edition of Basch & The Brain Live!

0:00 - Intro & Gable Game
05:00 - Jayden James Interview
08:30 - Real American Freestyle Is Set
12:20 - Final Real American Freestyle Card on August 30th
15:30 - Mason Parris is Back
20:15 - Penn State Hosting Big 10’s
23:00 - Lennox Wolak Added Asst Coach, Coaching
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27:00 - UFC/PPV News - Paramus Plus
31:10 - U20/Junior World Championships Week! (Kinda)
39:00 - State Titles Don’t’ Mean As Much
50:00 - Willie Doesn’t Like Flo’s All Century Team

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Jayden James on Becoming a U17 World Champ & Where His Hunger Is Now | 324 Aug 08, 2025

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Fresh off winning the U17 World Championship, Jayden James joins the BASCHAMANIA Podcast to break down his incredible run in Turkey. We talk semifinal and finals moments, training with Khaled Dassan, balancing club and high school coaching, and his dominant 43-0 high school season. Jayden also opens up about flipping his commitment from Virginia Tech to Penn State, reuniting with Duke and Welsh in Happy Valley, and being part of the loaded Class of 2026. From goals for next year to the mindset behind staying hungry, this conversation gives an inside look at one of wrestling’s brightest young stars.