The USA Wrestling Weekly broadcast for Friday, April 8 has been posted for fans to enjoy.

USA Wrestling Weekly is a new half-hour news broadcast which will be produced on a weekly basis. Presented in a news format, it provides updated information on USA Wrestling activities, as well as a variety of feature segments.

To see this week’s episode, visit the following link: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OGY76Iafx4&feature=channel_video_title

This week’s show included the following feature segments:
• Complete coverage of the USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals in Cedar Falls, Iowa
• Preview of the U.S. Open
• Interview with U.S. men’s freestyle star Shawn Bunch
• Interview with U.S. women’s freestyle star Adeline Gray
• Anthony Robles to speak at Colorado Night of Champions in May
• Expansion of USA Wrestling Weekly television network
• And much more.

The Wrestling Greats segment features Dremiel Byers, a 2002 Greco-Roman World Champion and three-time World medalist. Byers is among the stars competing this weekend at the U.S. Open. He was a member of the 2008 U.S. World Team, and has won a World Military gold medal. He has won eight career U.S. Open titles.

The USA Wrestling Weekly Photo of the Week contest winner was Teri Young, with a picture of Ohio youth wrestler Dylan Woods in action.

There is a new embeddable video player on TheMat.com which allows fans and media to view the most recent episode of USA Wrestling Weekly, and cycle through past episodes. This player can be embedded in websites, blogs and other online media outlets.

The show is moderated by veteran wrestling broadcaster Scott Casber and is scheduled for distribution each Friday on TheMat.com.

Each episode will also be posted on USA Wrestling’s YouTube Channel. In addition, USA Wrestling Weekly will be offered to a variety of websites, and will also be available to television networks across the nation.

USA Wrestling Weekly is now aired on television by:
• Mediacom Cable, with distribution in six Midwestern states, bringing USA Wrestling news to one of the biggest wrestling hotbeds in the nation.
• Long Lines Cable, with distribution in Eastern Nebraska, Western Iowa and SW South Dakota.
• CATV Service, which has served the Central Susquehanna Valley in Pennsylvania for over 55 years.

Current USA Wrestling Weekly website partners: USA Wrestling – Tennessee, The Open Mat, USA Wrestling – Kansas, Lighthouse Wrestling, Maryland USA Wrestling.

USA Wrestling staff participates extensively in creating the content for the show. The production of USA Wrestling Weekly is handled by Takedown Wrestling Media, which produces a variety of other wrestling broadcast products. The Lead Producer for the show is Shawn Van Leeuwen of Takedown Wrestling Media. Feedback is encouraged, and should be sent to Gary Abbott of USA Wrestling at gabbott@usawrestling.org.

Websites interested in adding USA Wrestling Weekly should contact Jason Bryant of USA Wrestling at jbryant@usawrestling.org