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://youtu.be/OXTx40uL9l4 This week’s show included the following feature segments: • NWCA All-Star Classic coverage from Washington, D.C., including featured win by Kyle Dake of Cornell over David Taylor • Interviews with NWCA All-Star Classic winners Kyke Dake, Matt Wilps, Josh Asper, Robert Hamlin, Nico Megaludis, Keldric Maple, Dom Bradley, Jason Chamberlain, A.J. Schopp • Surprise testimonial dinner given for former Blair coach Jeff Buxton, who was recently named head coach of the Lehigh Valley Athletic Club • Cliff Keen Preseason Nationals coverage from Cedar Falls, Iowa, including interview with Outstanding Wrestler Bo Nickal, and highlights from each of the high school championship matches and some featured Middle School finals. • Hargobind International update from Burnaby Mountain, Canada, with six men’s freestyle and one women’s freestyle champions from the United States • Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs and National Coach Zeke Jones makes Olympic Wrestling Team Thanks America Tour appearance in Florida, along with Maximized Living appearance • Indiana State Wrestling Association donates $8,000 to Indiana college wrestling programs • And Much More The USA Wrestling Weekly Photo of the Week contest winner was Katrina Johnson, depicting Nathan Johnson of Cornelius, Oregon scoring points with a leg cradle. 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: Colorado USA Wrestling; 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 Chad Kriz 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 Gary Abbott of USA Wrestling at gabbott@usawrestling.org