Originally published at: https://pistolsfiringblog.com/final-x-preview-jax-forrest-wyatt-hendrickson-in-search-of-world-team-spot/
This Friday will feature a Jax Forrest match that everyone wanted during the college season .. and we’ll get to see it at least twice. Final X, the finale of the United States’ World Team qualification process, happens Friday in New Jersey. The Cowboy RTC will be well-represented with Forrest, Wyatt Hendrickson and Zahid Valencia all seeking a spot on the World Team. Landon Robideau and Dustin Plott will also take part in the event, wrestling true-third matches to be a part of the national team. The finals will best-of-three series. The festivities get going at 11:30 a.m. Friday on Flo. Here’s a preview on what each Cowboy is up against. Jax Forrest vs. Marcus Blaze It’ll be Oklahoma State vs. Penn State at 61 kg. Forrest won the U.S. spot at this weight last season but didn’t have to beat Blaze, a U17 and U20 World Champion, to get there. Both guys were collegiate freshmen this past season. Forrest went 18-0 and won the 133-pound national title, while Blaze went 25-3 and finished fourth at the weight. But they didn’t hit at NCAAs either. To get to this point, Blaze won the U.S. Open but again didn’t wrestle Forrest…