The USA Wrestling Weekly broadcast for Friday, April 6, 2012, 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=HpCZzmFd2UU This week’s show included the following feature segments: • Coverage of the U.S. Final Olympic Trials Qualifier in Cedar Falls, Iowa • Interviews from champions from Final Qualifier: Mike Poeta, Cary Kolat, Chris Pendleton, Zach Sanders, John Helgerson, Tyrel Todd, Drew Headlee, Isaiah Varona, Lee Wildes, Aaron Briggs, Robbie Smith, Travis Rutt, Chad Vandiver, Ravaughn Perkins, Sharon Jacobson, Othella Feroleto, Amanda Hendey, Candace Workman • Coverage from USA Wrestling Folkstyle National Championships in Cedar Falls, Iowa, with full reports from the Junior and Cadet finals • Interviews with Nkosi Moody, Adam Coon, Ronnie Bresser, Colton Adams, Aaron Pico, Cash Wilke • FILA Junior Nationals coming to Madison, Wis., April 13-15 • ASICS Fan Fest at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Iowa City • 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: • Oklahoma Cox Cable, which reaches viewers in the Oklahoma City/Norman and the Tulsa metropolitan areas. • 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. • Midco Sports Network, which services North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota 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