The USA Wrestling Weekly broadcast for Friday, May 10, 2013, has been posted for fans to enjoy.

USA Wrestling Weekly is a half-hour news broadcast which is produced on a weekly basis, and debuted in January 2011. 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=Bj8sZR5qWDk

This week’s show included the following feature segments:
• World Wrestling Month in the United States to feature four international events
• Foreign lineups announced for Curby Cup in LaGrange, Ill. May 11, with interviews of Chicago natives Joe Betterman and Ellis Coleman
• U.S. lineups announced for The Rumble On The Rails in New York City on May 15, with interviews of Jordan Burroughs and Tervel Dlagnev
• U.S. lineups announced for United 4 Wrestling in Los Angeles on  May 19
• The fourth U.S. event in World Wrestling Month is the Junior Greco World Duals in Concord, Calif., May 23-26
• Olympic medalists Brandon Paulson and Matt Lindland to be inducted into Alan & Gloria Rice Greco-Roman Hall of Champions
• More updates from age-group competitions in Las Vegas, Nev. Alongside U.S. Open, including interviews with Hayden Tuma, Isaiah Varona, Geordan Speiller, Lucas Sheridan, Zahid Valencia, Matthew Schmitt, Teysha Alo, Kaylee Chevez, plus Veterans Jason Goldman and Kevin Pine
• CPOW update including Inside the Games online poll, Japan collects over 830,000 signatures supporting Olympic wrestling, and new FILA World rankings
• And Much More

The USA Wrestling Weekly Photo of the Week contest winner was Dolan Walsh, with a picture depicting Jack Walsh of Virginia scoring a pin with a stack at the Manchester Duals.

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 aired on television across the nation through the USA Wrestling Weekly Television Network. Partners include:
• Time Warner Cable SportsChannel, with viewers across upstate New York
• 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, with distribution in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
• 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
• Time Warner Sports Texas, with 1.1 million homes in Texas
• KWEM TV 31 – Sudden Link Cable in Stillwater, Okla.
• CCN in Danville, Pa.
• Western Reserve Cable 9 in Ohio
• Time Warner Sports in Kentucky, Source 16

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 Brad Johnson of Takedown Wrestling Media. Feedback is encouraged, and should be sent to Gary Abbott of USA Wrestling at gabbott@usawrestling.org.

Current USA Wrestling Weekly website partners: Colorado USA Wrestling;  Takedown Media. Com; USA Wrestling – Tennessee; USA Wrestling – Kansas; Maryland USA Wrestling

There is an 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.

Websites interested in adding USA Wrestling Weekly should contact Richard Immel of USA Wrestling at rimmel@usawrestling.org