Attention all concerned wrestling supporters: A study has been completed comparing USA Wrestling’s expense budget to that of the new Olympic sport of rugby (USA Rugby). The year 2012 -2013 was picked and they have the best apples to apples comparison. Notice that both budgets are within a couple hundred dollars of each other. Percentages of spend are much different… […]

The IFW recognizes that the sport of competitive wrestling must be viewed like a business seeking to secure corporate sponsorships and mainstream media attention for not only its existence but for its long term survival. Wrestling must seek and secure major corporate sponsors if it is to exist in this current environment of big time sports like the NFL, NBA, […]

Is the International Fraternity of Wrestlers Just another Wrestling Organization asking for Money? And more importantly, how does it help wrestling? Most everyone I ask, “Do you have a Costco card?” The response is almost always, “Yes.” I then ask, “Why do you pay the annual $55 membership fee? ” The usual reply is “I like the benefits.” I get […]

Why is it important you join and support the International Fraternity of Wrestlers and its mission to gain more media for the sport of wrestling! Please read below and if you believe the IFW can help wrestling then join…. Here is the commercial value indicators of two Olympic athletes – 1 – Saina Nehwal – Badminton she has over 6 million Face Book […]

Former NCAA wrestling All-American and UFC title contender Chael Sonnen has been selected to appear on the upcoming season of NBC’s reality TV show, The Celebrity Apprentice. Sonnen was born in Oregon and began wrestling at a young age. He attended West Linn High School, where he was a state runner-up. In 1996, Sonnen began training in boxing, with the […]

Welcome to 2016: An Olympic Year Happy New Year from the International Fraternity of Wrestlers! This year the pinnacle of wrestling, an Olympic Gold Medal will be achieved by 18 members of the international wrestling world: 12 men and 6 women. How will the men and women of the United States fair? Will they meet your expectations? Will the media […]

By Mark Shalinsky While my background is eclectic there has been one constant. That constant has given me the strength and perseverance helping me build my diverse background and I feel lost when that constant is not constant in my daily life. That constant is grappling, be it freestyle wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling, judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, or sambo, all of which […]

Many sports fans tune into ESPN’s Mike & Mike show, where Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic cover the top news and stories in the sports world. The International Fraternity of Wrestlers has been working on trying to get Mike & Mike to cover the 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at Madison Square Garden, but it will take your help […]

Help support #usawrestling and participate in the #getyolked4rio challenge. Donate or nominate or both. Do it in the shower…….it'll make you feel good good good good………? @instasuelos @jonathanmtucker @frankgrillo1 @gelmanlive its on. A video posted by Kelly Ripa (@kellyripa) on Dec 5, 2015 at 12:02pm PST A great form of brand promotion is celebrity endorsements. Many commercials and ad campaigns […]

Oklahoma State Head Wrestling Coach John Smith has a message for parents regarding helping their sons and daughters become leaders, which he discusses in the above video. As we know, wrestling is a sport that tends to build great leaders — it is not uncommon to find that many successful business leaders as well as US presidents and government officials […]