Join us on June 19 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., as we set Team USA for the 2026 World Championships. Event-only tickets for 2026 Final X, presented by Kerberos Capital Management, are now available on Ticketmaster to the general public. Tickets to the exclusive access to the Beat the Streets New York Annual Benefit after party are available at btsny.org.
57 kg – Luke Lilledahl (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Spencer Lee (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC)
61 kg – Marcus Blaze (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Jax Forrest (Johnstown, Pa./Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
65 kg – Real Woods (Ann Arbor, Mich./Cliff Keen WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Bo Bassett (Windber, Pa./Titan Mercury WC)
70 kg – Ridge Lovett (Post Falls, Idaho/Nebraska WTC/Training Mercury WC) vs. Zain Retherford (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)
74 kg – James Green (Lincoln, Neb./Nebraska WTC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. David Carr (Ames, Iowa/Cyclone RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
79 kg – Levi Haines (Bellefonte, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Chance Marsteller (Reading, Pa./New Jersey RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
86 kg – Zahid Valencia (Stillwater, Okla./Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Kyle Dake (Port Matilda, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)
92 kg – Trent Hidlay (Raleigh, N.C./Wolfpack WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Michael Macchiavello (Northampton, Pa./Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC/Titan Mercury WC)**
97 kg – Kyle Snyder (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Stephen Buchanan (Coralville, Iowa/Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC)
125 kg – Wyatt Hendrickson (Stillwater, Okla./Cowboy RTC/Air Force WCAP) vs. Mason Parris (Ann Arbor, Mich./Cliff Keen 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.
50 kg – Katie Gomez (Van Nuys, Calif./Titan Mercury WC) vs. Morgan Turner (Chicago, Ill./All I See Is Gold Academy/ Titan Mercury WC)
53 kg – Cristelle Rodriguez (Crete, Neb./Tiger WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Elena Ivaldi (Rocklin, Calif.)
55 kg – Everest Leydecker (Phoenix, Ariz./Thorobred WC/New York AC) vs. Areana Villaescusa (Fountain, Colo./Army WCAP)
57 kg – Helen Maroulis (Scottsdale, Ariz./Titan Mercury WC) vs. Amanda Martinez (Riverside, Ill./Cardinal WC/Titan Mercury WC)
59 kg – Abigail Nette (Colorado Springs, Colo./Army WCAP) vs. Alexis Janiak (Plainfield, Ill./Titan Mercury WC)
62 kg – Adaugo Nwachukwu (Colorado Springs, Colo./Army WCAP) vs. Macey Kilty (North Liberty, Iowa/Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)
65 kg – Kayla Miracle (Phoenix, Ariz./Titan Mercury WC) vs. Jennifer Page (Bellefonte, Pa./Titan Mercury WC)
68 kg – Kennedy Blades (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Isabella Mir (Naperville, Ill./Cardinal WC)
72 kg – Alexandria Glaude (Menlo Park, Calif./Titan Mercury WC) vs. Amit Elor (Walnut Creek, Calif./New York City RTC/Titan Mercury WC)*
76 kg – Kylie Welker (Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa Women's WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Dymond Guilford (Colorado Springs, Colo./USOPTC/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.
61 kg – Austin DeSanto (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Benjamin Davino (South Elgin, Ill./Ohio RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
65 kg – Joey McKenna (Stillwater, Okla./Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Beau Bartlett (Hoboken, N.J./New York City RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
70 kg – Landon Robideau (Stillwater, Okla./Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Caleb Henson (Cartersville, Ga./Southeast RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
79 kg – Evan Wick (Madison, Wis./Titan Mercury WC) vs. Patrick Kennedy (West Concord, Minn./Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC)
86 kg – Parker Keckeisen (Glendale, Wis./Panther WC-RTC) vs. Aeoden Sinclair (Columbia, Mo./Tiger Style RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
92 kg – Dustin Plott (Tuttle, Okla./Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Seth Shumate (Dublin, Ohio/Ohio RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
50 kg – Felicity Taylor (Coralville, Iowa/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Samara Chavez (Arlington, Texas/Army WCAP)
57 kg – Alex Hedrick (Pollock Pines, Calif./Titan Mercury WC) vs. Amani Jones (Jonesboro, Ga./Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
65 kg – Emma Bruntil (Vernon, Ill./Titan Mercury WC) vs. Reese Larramendy (Reno, Nev./Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)
68 kg – Latifah McBryde (Buffalo, N.Y./Cobra Wrestling Academy) vs. Jasmine Robinson (Allen, Texas/Army WCAP)
2024 Olympic silver medalist Kennedy Blades and two-time age-group World Team member Isabella Mir are slated to square off at 68 kg in a battle of 2026 NCAA champions at 2026 Final X, presented by Kerberos Capital Management. The 2026 World Team spot w...
North Carolina State alums, 2025 World champion Trent Hidlay and three-time U.S. Open champion Michael Macchiavello, are set to battle in a Final X best-of-three series on Saturday, June 13, at Freedom High School in Chantilly, Va. Hidlay and Macchiave...
Kayla Miracle, a two-time Olympian and two-time World silver medalist, will face 2023 World bronze medalist Jennifer Page in the women’s freestyle 65 kg series at 2026 Final X, presented by Kerberos Capital Management. Miracle and Page will duel for a ...
A rematch of last year’s Final X series is on tap at 86 kg in a clash of titans with reigning World champion and two-time World medalist Zahid Valencia taking on two-time Olympic bronze medalist and four-time World champion Kyle Dake at 2026 Final X, p...
Adaugo Nwachukwu and Macey Kilty will revisit their rivalry in a clash of styles in the women’s freestyle 62 kg matchup at 2026 Final X, presented by Kerberos Capital Management. The winner between Nwachukwu and Kilty will earn the spot on the 2026 U.S...
Reigning World silver medalist Levi Haines and 2023 World Team member Chance Marsteller are slated to square off at 79 kg in men’s freestyle at 2026 Final X, presented by Kerberos Capital Management, on June 19 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The ...
The 2026 Final X, presented by Kerberos Capital Management, men’s freestyle 92 kg best-of-three series between 2025 World champion Trent Hidlay and 2026 U.S. Open champion Michael Macchiavello will be wrestled on Saturday, June 13 at Freedom High Schoo...
The women’s freestyle 59 kg best-of-three series between Abigail Nette and Alexis Janiak is another intriguing experience-versus-youth matchup at 2026 Final X, presented by Kerberos Capital Management, on Friday, June 19 at Prudential Center in Newark,...
Final X will determine the 2026 U.S. World Team in two international disciplines—men’s freestyle and women’s freestyle. In total, 20 weight classes will be contested, 10 in each discipline. The top two U.S. athletes in each weight class will wrestle a best-of-three series at Final X to determine the U.S. representative at the 2026 Senior World Championships in Manama, Bahrain.
Final X will be held in two sessions on Friday, June 19. Session I, which starts at 2 p.m. (ET), will feature round one in each best-of-three series. Session II, which starts at 5 p.m. (ET), will continue with round two and, if necessary, round three matches.
Final X will serve as the Beat the Streets New York Annual Benefit, the 16th BTSNY Annual Benefit to date. These unique electrifying events help BTSNY raise critical funds each year to support local youth wrestling programs, which empower young people in New York City. The BTSNY Annual Benefit after-party takes place at the conclusion of Final X.
Benefit tickets and sponsorship packages (Final X plus exclusive after party celebration access), that also provide the best wrestling-event seats, are available at btsny.org. Proceeds from Benefit tickets and sponsorship packages will directly help BTSNY serve NYC youth. For more information on ticket packages, email BTSNY Executive Director Bob Seidel at bseidel@btsny.org.
Event-only tickets for Final X without access to the BTSNY after-party celebration are available on Ticketmaster.
FloWrestling will serve as the host broadcast partner for Final X. Fans can watch the event live or on-demand at FloWrestling.com. A FloWrestling subscription is required to watch this event.
Results for Final X will be available online through USA Bracketing, USA Wrestling’s best-in-class event management software.
All journalists seeking credentials to 2026 Final X at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. will apply through usawmembership.com. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. (ET) on Monday, June 1. For any questions regarding the application process, please visit the USA Wrestling Media Center or email communications@usawrestling.org.
