Pin of the Week: Nolan Baker headlocks his way through the U23 Nationals quarterfinals

Feb 12, 2021, 9:16 AM EST

by USA Wrestling

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Nolan Baker is known for being a prolific pinner. His ability was on full display at the U23 Nationals. In the quarterfinals. he executed a textbook headlock against Duncan Nelson to pick up a fall. Baker, a 2018 U23 World Team member and two-time Senior Nationals place winner, would go on to take third, while Nelson, a 2020 Senior Nationals eighth-place finisher, took eighth.

Watch Baker’s pin below:

Pin of the Week: Nolan Baker headlocks his way through the U23 Nationals quarterfinals

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Pin of the Week: Nolan Baker headlocks his way through the U23 Nationals quarterfinals

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