Buckeye Jesse Mendez, 2024 NCAA Champ, Hungry For More | BASCHAMANIA 236

Great having 2024 NCAA Champ Jesse Mendez of Ohio State on the podcast today ahead of his match next week at Beat The Streets with 2023 NCAA Champ Andrew Alirez! We covered a ton, including:
- Making the Jump from AA (6th) to NCAA Champ
- Rivalry with Beau Bartlett
- NCAA Finals Finish
- Excitement for Next Season
- Mindset Late in the Matches
- Sammy Sasso
- Tom Ryan
- Olympic Trials Experience
- Wrestling Andrew Alirez
- Headlining Beat The Streets
- Indiana is 141U
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[@averygaming8707]

Great interview! OH

[@billgrubb2799]

Jesse, we're all ready for that second, and third and future, NCAA championship. Go Jesse! 🤼‍♂️

[@michaelmiller4777]

Mendez is tuff

[@ejnewton9953]

Even more of a fan of him after this interview

[@Ohio98]

You heard it here first. This naturally composed stud will be multiple world champ & olympic champ and have ADs making him DI coaching offers.

[@ricocantera3160]

Jesse...you gotta help get Bo Bassett, Jak Forrest to Ohio State.... 125 Jak Forrest 133 Nik Bouzakis 141 Jesse Mendez 149 Bo Bassett... That starting 4 would be absolutely insane!!! And Team Ncaa champs!!

[@LincolnFrazee]

219 baby

[@Wrestleknowitall197]

What’s Justin’s wrestling connection? Did he just happen into the community or what?
He made it seem like he doesn’t know wrestling when he talked about “not being a technique guy.” Maybe I read it wrong, no hate regardless!

[@JustinBasch]

No hate taken! I've talked about it a bit on various shows, but I started with working with Cael, Varner, Burroughs and others back in 2010-2012 at my marketing agency and started following the sport more and more. I wrestled in high school, but was never a high level wrestler or coach so don't touch on the technique/rule side of the sport that much.

[@PinFall89]

Ohio State and Iowa, most likely, will finish 2nd and 3rd. You pick

[@JustinBasch]

where does Oklahoma State finish?

[@xEvolutionx-ui5bn]

@@JustinBasch 3rd of 4th