Match of the Day: Ben Provisor and Joe Rau put up 24 points in the 2018 U.S. Open final
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Ben Provisor and Joe Rau are two of the most established U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers. Provisor is a two-time Olympian and a 2017 World Team member and Rau is a two-time World Team member (2014, 2019) and the 2016 Olympic Team Trials champion.
For most of their careers, the pair competed at different weight classes. However, starting in 2017, both wrestlers began competing at 85 kg and then eventually at 87 kg. The pair have clashed in two World Team Trials finals, with Provisor defeating Rau for the spot in 2017 and Rau defeating Provisor in 2019.
With Rau sitting in the 87 kg Olympic Team Trials finals after qualifying the weight class for the Games and Provisor stating that he is moving down to 77 kg, it’s likely we will never see these two wrestle again.
In honor of their rivalry, watch their high-scoring battle in the 2018 U.S. Open finals below:
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