Match of the Day: "Baddest Man on the Planet" Joe Warren wins 2006 World gold-medal finals

May 2, 2020, 3:31 PM (ET)

by USA Wrestling

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Want to know where the nickname "Baddest Man on the Planet" for Joe Warren came from? That is what he said to himself repeatedly before his 2006 World Championships 60 kg Greco-Roman gold medal match against David Bedinadze of Georgia in Guangzhou, China.

See that entire match, the last time a U.S. wrestler won a Senior World gold medal in Greco-Roman.

Match of the Day: "Baddest Man on the Planet" Joe Warren wins 2006 World gold-medal finals

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Match of the Day: "Baddest Man on the Planet" Joe Warren wins 2006 World gold-medal finals

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