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David Taylor, nicknamed the Magic Man, is an American freestyle wrestler who currently resides and trains in State College, Pennsylvania. Taylor was crowned the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Champion at 86 kg after defeating Iran's Yazdani in the finals. Other career accolades include 2018 World Champion in Budapest, 2021 World Silver medalist in Oslo, three-time Pan-American Champion, Ivan Yarygin Champion, two-time NCAA champion at Penn State, two-time Dan Hodge award winner, and four-time Ohio State Champion. At Penn State, Taylor won four Big 10 titles from 2011-14, with his first at 157 and the other three at 165. He reached the finals of NCAA's four times as well, but only won in his sophomore and senior seasons.
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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10/16 | L | FOR 0-0 | N. Perez | Hughson | RMN Events - Freakshow | 2nd Place | 175 lbs | |
10/16 | W | DEC 5-0 | I. Ahmed | Warrior Trained | RMN Events - Freakshow | 3rd Place | 175 lbs | |
10/16 | W | F 11-2 3:35 | C. Wilson | Tyrants | RMN Events - Freakshow | Consi-Semis | 175 lbs | |
10/16 | L | DEC 3-2 | M. Ontiveros | Vasky Bros | RMN Events - Freakshow | Semi-Finals | 175 lbs | |
10/16 | W | DEC 9-2 | J. Lougen | Camas WC | RMN Events - Freakshow | Quarter-Finals | 175 lbs | |
10/15 | W | DEC 4-3 | J. Seamons | All In Wr Acd | RMN Events - Freakshow | Round of 16 | 175 lbs |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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10/17 | L | DEC 4-2 | M. Gazda | Valiant College Prep | 2022 Freak Show | 2nd Place | 175 lbs | |
10/17 | W | DEC 4-1 | C. Mazzrillo | Golden Bears WC | 2022 Freak Show | 3rd Place | 175 lbs | |
10/17 | W | DEC 5-0 | P. Bojicic | La Costa Canyon HS | 2022 Freak Show | Consi-Semis | 175 lbs | |
10/17 | L | DEC 7-5 | A. Munoz | Peterson Grapplers | 2022 Freak Show | Semi-Finals | 175 lbs | |
10/16 | W | FOR | I. Sheeren | Spring Klein WC | 2022 Freak Show | Quarter-Finals | 175 lbs | |
10/16 | W | DEC 4-3 | J. Barajas | Sunkist Kids/Monster Garage | 2022 Freak Show | Round of 16 | 175 lbs | |
10/16 | W | M FOR | I. Orrock | Murray HS | 2022 Freak Show | Round of 32 | 175 lbs | |
10/15 | W | F 10-3 3:27 | I. Villalobos | Bakersfield Drillers Wrestling | 2022 Freak Show | Round of 64 | 175 lbs |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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10/17 | L | F 4-0 3:29 | G. Taylor | Poway Elite | 2021 Freak Show | Consi of 4 | 182 lbs | |
10/17 | W | MD 15-4 | L. Hull | Green Canyon | 2021 Freak Show | Consi of 8 #2 | 182 lbs | |
10/17 | L | F 2-0 0:46 | L. Shurtleff | Payson | 2021 Freak Show | Quarter-Finals | 182 lbs | |
10/17 | W | MD 9-0 | C. Erickson | Spring Hills WC | 2021 Freak Show | Round of 16 | 182 lbs | |
10/16 | W | F 10-2 2:28 | E. Flores | ETHS Chargers | 2021 Freak Show | Round of 32 | 182 lbs |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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10/10 | W | F 2-0 1:52 | E. Kemper | Burns | Freakshow 2020 | 5th Place | 172 lbs | |
10/10 | L | F 3-0 2:24 | D. Morales | CVBJJ | Freakshow 2020 | Consi-Semis | 172 lbs | |
10/10 | W | F 6-2 3:25 | K. Smith | Cobra All Stars | Freakshow 2020 | Consi of 4 | 172 lbs | |
10/10 | L | F 13-1 3:57 | M. Walsh | Carlsbad Legacy | Freakshow 2020 | Quarter-Finals | 172 lbs | |
10/10 | W | F 4-0 2:09 | C. Fowler | Norcal All Stars | Freakshow 2020 | Round of 16 | 172 lbs |