Six Of The Sickest Matches In NHSCA National Dual History
Six Of The Sickest Matches In NHSCA National Dual History
Check out six of our favorite matches from the recent past of the NHSCA Duals.
By Oliver Astone
The NHSCA Duals always manages to attract a crazy amount of talent to Virginia Beach, VA, for Memorial Day weekend. As we gear up for the event's 2018 edition, check out six of our favorite matches from recent NHSCA Duals history.
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2016: Kanen Storr vs. Sammy Sasso (138lb)
This fire matchup was a FloNationals finals rematch and is the first of two matches on this list coming from the Dark Knights and Team Kong's dual meet in 2016. In their first meeting at FloNationals, Sammy Sasso was able to get the rideout victory in overtime over Kanen Storr. This time around, with Sasso repping the Dark Knights and Storr wrestling for Team Kong, Storr was able to get redemption and pull out the win.
For his first score, Storr got the quick finish on a leg attack that’s necessary to score on a scrambler like Sasso. Then, in the third period, Storr was able to get a crucial reversal that ended up being the difference in the match. These types of matchups will be going on all weekend in Virginia Beach. Make sure you’re tuning into FloWrestling to watch.
2016: Adam Busiello vs. Patrick Gould (113lb)
The Dark Knights always bring a tough squad out to Virginia Beach for the National Duals and Patrick Gould definitely reminded us of this when he pulled off the upset against the then-#1 wrestler in the country, Adam Busiello. While Busiello was able to draw first blood when he scored with a takedown, Gould answered back with a big double leg that was a turning point in the match. Gould and Busiello traded scores back and forth for the rest of the match until the dust settled, with Gould coming out with the victory.
2017: Adam Busiello vs Colton Camacho (120lb)
In 2017, Busiello and Team Kong made their return to the finals at Virginia Beach in a big way. Team Kong faced off with a familiar foe, Young Guns. Busiello was up against Colton Camacho, a state runner-up out of Pennsylvania, and this time Busiello was back to himself and his winning ways.
Busiello was able to counter a leg attack from Camacho with that Jonesy tilt he loves to hit and went on to put Camacho on his back a couple more times before finally slipping in a head and a hook and whipping it over for the pin. Both of these guys will be in the lineup for their respective clubs this weekend, so watch to see if Young Guns and Camacho can get revenge over Busiello and Team Kong United.
2017: Luke Kemerer vs. Jordan Decatur (132lb)
Now, this isn’t the same Kemerer we first got used to seeing in a Young Guns singlet, but Luke Kemerer would have made his older cousin, Michael, proud with this big upset victory over Jordan Decatur.
The big moment of the match came early on when Decatur hit one of his lightning-quick leg attacks, but it was Kemerer who was able to get the score by hitting a nice funk roll and coming out on top. Decatur was able to get the big second-period rideout. However, he could not get the needed takedown to complete the comeback, and Kemerer was able to hold on for the victory.
2017: Cole Manley vs. Austin Gomez (126lb)
This upset from Cole Manley is especially impressive now that Austin Gomez is in the headlines for beating Vito Arujau twice in a row to earn a spot on the world team. This wasn’t one of those upsets in which the underdog hits one big move that completely changes the match.
The unranked Cole Manley was able to wrestle with Gomez the entire match and when it mattered most, Gomez just didn’t have an answer for the underhook of Manley. which resulted in two clutch takedowns for Manley. As you can see from this list, there's something about this tournament that inspired underdogs to take out big-name stars.
2016: Dominick Demas vs. Jarod Verkleeren (145lb)
Dominick Demas came out and went up against highly ranked Cadet world champion Jarod Verkleeren of Young Guns. Team Kong United’s Demas hit Verkleeren with a ridiculous chin whip that put Verkleeren to his back.
Demas wasn’t able to get any back points for the chin whip, but Demas didn’t mind and put Verkleeren to his back a few more times, coming close to getting the pin. However, Verkleeren would get his revenge the next year when these two met again in the National Dual finals.