The USA Wrestling Weekly broadcast for Friday, July 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=jQHBxJSUM1k

This week’s show included the following feature segments:
• Coverage of the Women’s Non-Olympic World Team Trials from the USOTC in Colorado Springs, Colo.
• Coverage of the FILA Junior Special Wrestle-off in Greco-Roman at 66 kg, won by Ellis Coleman
• Coverage of the Junior Pan American Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Coverage of the Kids Freestyle and Greco-Roman Nationals in Farmington, Utah
• Coverage of the Pre-Junior Canada Cup in Guelph, Canada
• U.S. Grappling Trials set for Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, Nev., Aug. 5-7
• Justin Lester vs. Jordan Burroughs grudge match at the U.S. Olympic Training Center
• ASICS Girls High School All-American Team named
• TheMat.tv video portal is launched
• Interview with Olympic champion Henry Cejudo
• And much more

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.
• The Fight Now USA cable network
• 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: InterMatWrestle.com; Takedown Media. Com; Tech-Fall.com, USA Wrestling – Tennessee, The Open Mat, USA Wrestling – Kansas, Lighthouse Wrestling, Maryland USA Wrestling, NYwrestling.com, BTSusa.org, and BTSgear.com.

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