Ultimate fan guide to USA Wrestling’s 2026 Final X, presented by Kerberos Capital Management

Best-of-three series will determine Team USA men’s and women’s freestyle athletes at the 2026 World Championships.

The road to the World Championships runs through Newark, N.J.

America’s elite freestyle wrestlers will take center stage in a highly anticipated showdown this week for Final X, presented by Kerberos Capital Management, at Prudential Center, where a spot on Team USA is on the line.

Featuring best-of-three championship series, Final X represents the last qualification process for 20 athletes – 10 in men’s freestyle and 10 in women’s freestyle. Final X champions will represent the U.S. at the 2026 Senior World Championships this October in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Additionally, Final X will once again serve as the Beat the Streets New York Annual Benefit, the 16th BTSNY Annual Benefit to date. These events help BTSNY raise about $1 million each year to support youth wrestling programs which empower young people in New York City. The BTSNY Annual Benefit after-party will follow the conclusion of Final X.

Whether you’re attending in person or following every match from home, this Ultimate Fan Guide has everything you need to get ready for USA Wrestling’s flagship Senior-level event, Final X, including schedules, matchup previews, FAQs and lead-up coverage. For more information, visit USA Wrestling’s Final X Event Hub.

Schedule

Thursday, June 18

11 a.m. – Women’s freestyle press conference

Noon – Men’s freestyle press conference

Friday, June 19

12:30 p.m. – U.S. National Team true-third matches

2 p.m. – Best-of-3 Series Round 1

4 p.m. – Beat the Streets New York exhibition matches

5 p.m. – Best-of-3 Series Round 2 (Round 3, if necessary)

*All times ET

Get Final X Tickets

Fans interested in watching Final X in person can still purchase a last-minute ticket on Ticketmaster. Moreover, there is a limited number of Beat the Streets Benefit ticket packages available at give.btsny.org/2026FinalX. Tickets provide premium seating at Final X and access to the exclusive after-party celebration. Proceeds from Benefit tickets and sponsorship packages directly help BTSNY serve more than 4,000 NYC youth through mentorship and wrestling.

Watch Final X on FloWrestling

FloWrestling is the broadcast partner for Final X. Fans unable to attend Final X can watch the full event card live at FloWrestling.com. A FloWrestling subscription is required to watch Final X.

Pre-Event Press Conference

Final X kicks off with star-studded press conference panels featuring 11 athletes. The men’s freestyle panel starts, followed by the women’s freestyle panel. FloWrestling will have a live, free broadcast for each panel.

Men’s Freestyle Athlete Panel

· Kyle Dake, 2x Olympic bronze medalist, 4x World champion

· Zahid Valencia, 2025 World champion, 2x World medalist

· Spencer Lee, 2024 Olympic silver medalist, 2025 World Team member

· James Green, 2x World medalist, 7x World Team member

· Jax Forrest, 2025 World Team member

Women’s Freestyle Athlete Panel

· Helen Maroulis, 2016 Olympic champion, 3x Olympic medalist, 4x World champion, 8x World medalist

· Amit Elor, 2024 Olympic champion, 2x World champion

· Kayla Miracle, 2x Olympian, 2x World medalist

· Macey Kilty, 2x World medalist

· Adaugo Nwachukwu, 2025 World Team member

· Amanda Martinez, 2026 U.S. Open champion, 2026 Pan American champion

Final X Match Order

Each style will have its own dedicated mat at Final X – two mats running simultaneously – for the duration of the event. The complete bout order for each style’s best-of-three series is listed below. U.S. National Team true-third matches will be wrestled prior to the best-of-three series.

Men’s Freestyle True-Third Matches

Match 1 - 70 kg – Landon Robideau (Stillwater, Okla./Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Caleb Henson (Cartersville, Ga./Southeast RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Match 2 - 79 kg – Evan Wick (Madison, Wis./Titan Mercury WC) vs. Patrick Kennedy (West Concord, Minn./Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Match 3 - 86 kg – Parker Keckeisen (Glendale, Wis./Panther WC-RTC) vs. Aeoden Sinclair (Columbia, Mo./Tiger Style RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Match 4 - 92 kg – Dustin Plott (Tuttle, Okla./Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Seth Shumate (Dublin, Ohio/Ohio RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Match 5 - 61 kg – Austin DeSanto (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Benjamin Davino (South Elgin, Ill./Ohio RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Match 6 - 65 kg – Joey McKenna (Stillwater, Okla./Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Beau Bartlett (Hoboken, N.J./New York City RTC/Titan Mercury WC)*

*The 65 kg true-third match will be wrestled on Mat B alongside the 61 kg true-third match.

Women’s Freestyle True-Third Matches

Match 1 - 50 kg – Felicity Taylor (Coralville, Iowa/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Samara Chavez (Arlington, Texas/Army WCAP)

Match 2 - 57 kg – Alex Hedrick (Pollock Pines, Calif./Titan Mercury WC) vs. Amani Jones (Jonesboro, Ga./Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Match 3 - 65 kg – Emma Bruntil (Vernon, Ill./Titan Mercury WC) vs. Reese Larramendy (Reno, Nev./Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Match 4 - 68 kg – Latifah McBryde (Buffalo, N.Y./Cobra Wrestling Academy) vs. Jasmine Robinson (Allen, Texas/Army WCAP)

Beat the Streets Exhibition Matches 

Brennan Sprague (Staten Island, N.Y.) vs. Tristan Levin (Staten Island, N.Y.)

Nicole Kremyanskiy (Brooklyn, N.Y.) vs. Alexandra Shuster (Staten Island, N.Y.)

Carolina Lockard (Brooklyn, N.Y.) vs. Kieshara Tulloch (Uniondale, N.Y.)

Oumar Tounkara (The Bronx, N.Y.) vs. Sulayman Bah (The Bronx, N.Y.) 

Men’s Freestyle Best-of-3 Series Match Order

Match 1 - 125 kg - Wyatt Hendrickson (Stillwater, Okla./Cowboy RTC/U.S. Air Force WCAP) vs. Mason Parris (Ann Arbor, Mich./Cliff Keen WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Match 2 - 70 kg - Ridge Lovett (Post Falls, Idaho/Nebraska WTC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Zain Retherford (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Match 3 - 79 kg - Levi Haines (Bellefonte, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Chance Marsteller (Reading, Pa./New Jersey RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Match 4 - 74 kg - James Green (Lincoln, Neb./Nebraska WTC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. David Carr (Ames, Iowa/Cyclone RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Match 5 - 97 kg - Kyle Snyder (Bellefonte, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Stephen Buchanan (Coralville, Iowa/Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Match 6 - 61 kg - Marcus Blaze (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Jax Forrest (Johnstown, Pa./Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Match 7 - 57 kg - Luke Lilledahl (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Spencer Lee (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Match 8 - 86 kg - Zahid Valencia (Stillwater, Okla./Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Kyle Dake (Port Matilda, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)

*The 92 kg men's freestyle series between Trent Hidlay and Michael Macchiavello has been moved to Friday, June 13, in Chantilly, Va., and will not be contested in Newark.

Women’s Freestyle Best-of-3 Series Match Order

Match 1 - 65 kg – Kayla Miracle (Phoenix, Ariz./Titan Mercury WC) vs. Jennifer Page (Bellefonte, Pa./Titan Mercury WC)

Match 2 - 55 kg – Everest Leydecker (Phoenix, Ariz./Thorobred WC/New York AC) vs. Areana Villaescusa (Fountain, Colo./Army WCAP)

Match 3 - 59 kg – Abigail Nette (Colorado Springs, Colo./Army WCAP) vs. Alexis Janiak (Plainfield, Ill./Titan Mercury WC)

Match 4 - 53 kg – Cristelle Rodriguez (Crete, Neb./Tiger WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Elena Ivaldi (Rocklin, Calif.)

Match 5 - 72 kg – Alexandria Glaude (Menlo Park, Calif./Titan Mercury WC) vs. Amit Elor (Walnut Creek, Calif./New York City RTC/Titan Mercury WC)*

Match 6 - 50 kg - Katie Gomez (Van Nuys, Calif./Titan Mercury WC) vs. Morgan Turner (Chicago, Ill./All I See Is Gold Academy/ Titan Mercury WC)

Match 7 - 62 kg – Adaugo Nwachukwu (Colorado Springs, Colo./Army WCAP) vs. Macey Kilty (North Liberty, Iowa/Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Match 8 - 57 kg - Helen Maroulis (Scottsdale, Ariz./Titan Mercury WC) vs. Amanda Martinez (Riverside, Ill./Cardinal WC/Titan Mercury WC)

*Alexandria Glaude has withdrawn from Final X due to injury. Amit Elor must complete the Final X process by making weight and receiving a forfeit on the mat in Newark.

Brackets and Fantasy Wrestling

Final X brackets and results will be available on USA Bracketing, USA Wrestling’s best-in-class event management software. Fans can also host their own fantasy wrestling competition on USA Bracketing for Final X.

To start your fantasy wrestling group, sign into USA Bracketing then select Final X from the events list. Once you have opened the event, select Fantasy, Add Group and set up your game. Once the rules of your game are set, USA Bracketing will do the rest.

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