Chris Bono and Adam Tirapelle to go On the Mat this week This week’s edition of "On the Mat" is Wednesday, January 18 with South Dakota State head wrestling coach Chris Bono and 2001 NCAA wrestling champion Adam Tirapelle. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the show is available on mattalk...
Jan 19, 2017•52 min
Carter Isley and Bob Siddens to go ‘On the Mat’ this week This week’s edition of “On the Mat” is Wednesday, January 11 with host Jeff Bradley and the Panter Wrestling Club Edition. Joining Jeff is UNI redshirt freshman Carter Isley and legendary coach Bob Siddens. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A p...
Jan 12, 2017•53 min
Nick Purler and Mark Manning to go ‘On the Mat’ this week This week’s edition of “On the Mat” is Wednesday, January 4 with Nick Purler of Purler Wrestling Academy and Nebraska head wrestling coach Mark Manning. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the show is available on mattalkonline.com E...
Jan 04, 2017•52 min
This week’s edition of “On the Mat” is Wednesday, December 28 with three-time National Wrestling writer and broadcaster of the year Jason Bryant of Mat Talk Online. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the show is available on mattalkonline.com E-mail dgmstaff@nwhof.org with any questions or...
Dec 29, 2016•52 min
Logan Stieber and Alli Ragan to go ‘On the Mat’ this week This week’s edition of “On the Mat” is Wednesday, December 21 with 2016 World silver medalist Alli Ragan and 2016 World champion Logan Stieber. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the show is available on mattalkonline.com E-mail dgm...
Dec 22, 2016•52 min
Steve Hartle and Doug Schwab to go ‘On the Mat’ this week Jeff Bradley will host this week’s edition of “On the Mat” on Wednesday, December 14. His guests are Steve Hartle, All-American for the University of Northern Iowa in 1991 and 1993, and current Northern Iowa head wrestling coach Doug Schwab. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p....
Dec 14, 2016•51 min
Mark Ironside and Zeke Jones to go ‘On the Mat’ this week This week’s edition of “On the Mat” is Wednesday, December 7 with Mark Ironside, two-time NCAA champion for the University of Iowa, and Arizona State head wrestling coach Larry "Zeke" Jones. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the sh...
Dec 08, 2016•52 min
Wartburg's Eric Keller and Missouri's Brian Smith go On The Mat This week’s edition of “On the Mat” is Wednesday, November 30 with Wartburg head wrestling coach and Missouri head wrestling coach Brian Smith. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the show is available on mattalkonline.com E-ma...
Dec 01, 2016•52 min
Mike Finn, Scott Goodale & Afsoon Johnston go On The Mat This week’s edition of “On the Mat” is Wednesday, November 23 with Mike Finn, editor of Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine, Scott Goodale, head wrestling coach at Rutgers and Afsoon Johnston, the first female from the United States to medal at the women’s World Championships. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Nor...
Nov 24, 2016•52 min
Craig Sesker, Jeff Byers to go ‘On the Mat’ this week This week’s edition of “On the Mat” is Wednesday, November 16 with Craig Sesker, author of the new book “Wrestle Like a Girl” and Jeff Byers, the voice of Penn State wrestling. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the...
Nov 17, 2016•52 min
Sean Stender and Rudy Yates to go ‘On the Mat’ this week Jeff Bradley will host this week’s edition of “On the Mat” on Wednesday, November 9. His guests are Sean Stender, a three-time All-American and NCAA tournament finalist for Northern Iowa, and current Panther freshman wrestler Rudy Yates. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Ce...
Nov 10, 2016•52 min
Pete Bush, Heath Grimm go On The Mat this week This week’s edition of “On the Mat” is Wednesday, November 2 with Pete Bush, 1982 NCAA wrestling champion for Iowa and current head wrestling coach at Davenport Assumption and Heath Grimm, head wrestling coach at Upper Iowa University. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM ...
Nov 02, 2016•52 min
Dwight Hinson goes On The Mat this week This week’s edition of “On the Mat” is Thursday, October 27 with Dwight Hinson, four-time All-American (1995-98) and NCAA tournament finalist (1996) for Iowa State. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall o...
Oct 27, 2016•52 min
Eric Akin goes On The Mat this week This week’s edition of “On the Mat” is Wednesday, October 19 with Eric Akin, four-time All-American for Iowa State and the owner of East Kansas Wrestling Club. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Da...
Oct 20, 2016•53 min
Doug Schwab goes 'On The Mat' Jeff Bradley will host this week’s edition of “On the Mat” on Wednesday, October 12. His guest is current Northern Iowa head wrestling coach and 2008 Olympian Doug Schwab. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of F...
Oct 13, 2016•52 min
Jody Strittmatter goes 'On The Mat' This week’s edition of “On the Mat” is Wednesday, October 5 with Jody Strittmatter, the head coach of the powerful and successful Pennsylvania wrestling club, Young Guns. Strittmatter was a two-time Division I All-American at Iowa, finishing third in 2000 and second in 2001. Prior to coming to Iowa, he was a two-time Division II champion at Pitt-Johnstown. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be h...
Oct 06, 2016•52 min
Dale Anderson and Damion Hahn go 'On The Mat' This week’s edition of “On the Mat” is Wednesday, September 28 with Dale Anderson, NCAA wrestling champion for Michigan State in 1967 and 1968, and Damion Hahn, NCAA wrestling champion for Minnesota at 197 pounds in 2003 and 2004. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, ...
Sep 28, 2016•50 min
Joe Gibbons goes 'On The Mat' This week’s edition of “On the Mat” is Wednesday, September 21 with Joe Gibbons, NCAA wrestling champion for Iowa State at 142 pounds in 1985 and a four-time Iowa high school state wrestling champion. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the...
Sep 22, 2016•52 min
Michelle Van Dorn and Brett Robbins go 'On The Mat' This week’s edition of “On the Mat” is Wednesday, September 14 with University of Northern Iowa Assistant A.D. for New Media Michelle Van Dorn and UNI assistant wrestling coach Brett Robbins. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. “On the Mat" is a presen...
Sep 17, 2016•52 min
Alex Dolly and Jason Bryant go On The Mat this week This week’s edition of “On the Mat” is Wednesday, September 7 with new Waterloo West High School head wrestling coach Alex Dolly and Jason Bryant of Mat Talk Online. Bryant fills in for J'den Cox, who was unable to join the program this week. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Ce...
Sep 08, 2016•52 min
Kyle Snyder and Helen Maroulis to go ‘On the Mat’ this week This week’s edition of “On the Mat” is Wednesday, August 31 with 2016 Olympic wrestling gold medalists Kyle Snyder (men’s freestyle at 213.5 pounds) and Helen Maroulis (women’s freestyle at 116.5 pounds). “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A p...
Sep 01, 2016•52 min
Dan Gable to go ‘On the Mat’ this week Dan Gable will “On the Mat” on Wednesday, August 17. It's the week of the Olympics and we'll get a take from legendary wrestling coach Gable on the Games.. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the show is available on mattalkonline.com E-mail dgmstaff@n...
Aug 17, 2016•51 min
Doug Schwab and JJ Everard to go ‘On the Mat’ this week Jeff Bradley will host this week’s edition of “On the Mat” on Wednesday, August 10. His guests are 2008 Olympian Doug Schwab and JJ Everard, a senior heavyweight at the University of Northern Iowa. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of t...
Aug 13, 2016•51 min
Andy Hamilton to go ‘On the Mat’ this week This week’s edition of “On the Mat” is Wednesday, August 3 with new Track Wrestling content manager Andy Hamilton. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the show is available on mattalkonline.com E-mail dgmstaff@nwhof.org with any questions or commen...
Aug 03, 2016•27 min
Mike Finn, Chris Campbell to go ‘On the Mat’ this week This week’s edition of “On the Mat” is Wednesday, July 27 with Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine editor Mike Finn and 1992 Olympic bronze medalist Chris Campbell. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the show is available on mattalkonline.c...
Jul 28, 2016•52 min
Gerald Brisco and WWE Superstar Big E to go ‘On the Mat’ this week This week’s edition of “On the Mat” is Wednesday, July 13 with Gerald Brisco, former wrestler at Oklahoma State and talent scout for WWE, and WWE Superstar Big E. Big E won a state wrestling championship in Florida before attending the University of Iowa where he was a defensive lineman for the Hawkeyes. He graduated from Iowa in 2009 and went on to set multiple power lifting records before joining WWE. “On the Mat" is a presenta...
Jul 21, 2016•52 min
Dave Meltzer, Troy Steiner to go ‘On the Mat’ this week This week’s edition of “On the Mat” is Wednesday, July 13 with Dave Meltzer, 2016 winner of the Jim Melby Award during the 2016 George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction, and new Fresno State head wrestling coach Troy Steiner. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednes...
Jul 14, 2016•52 min
Sandy Stevens, Rich Powers to go ‘On the Mat’ this week Jeff Bradley will host this week’s edition of “On the Mat” on Wednesday, July 6. His guests are wrestling announcer Sandy Stevens and Rich Powers, a three-time All-American in wrestling for the University of Northern Iowa (1990-92). Both are being inducted into the Northern Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 10. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Intern...
Jul 07, 2016•52 min
Bob Backlund and TJ Miller to go ‘On the Mat’ this week This week’s edition of “On the Mat” is Wednesday, June 29 with Bob Backlund, 2016 inductee into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, and TJ Miller, new head wrestling coach at Loras College. Jason Bryant of mattalkonline.com will serve as...
Jun 30, 2016•52 min
Bill Zadick to go ‘On the Mat’ this week This week’s edition of “On the Mat” is Wednesday, June 22 with Bill Zadick, the newly named National Freestyle Coach at USA Wrestling. Zadick was an NCAA champion for Iowa in 1996 before winning the World Championships in 2006. “On the Mat” is a presentation of...
Jun 23, 2016•52 min
