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