Pittsburgh here I come!

I'm gonna look sharp for this tournament!

 Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I'd have the chance to wrestle for money and have sponsors.  But many years of work are paying off this weekend.  I may be a little outclassed in this star-studded tournament, but I have improved a decent amount this off-season.  I've been fortunate enough to be injury free since college, which has given me plenty of uninterrupted training.

I had my final practice yesterday evening, where I got a good drill in at my friends' house, where he has a nice mat in the basement.  Making weight has been pretty painless, and I'm feeling energetic, fast, and strong.  I'm about to leave to pick up my warmup partner and head to Pittsburgh for weigh-ins.  There will be a competitors' meeting and some interviews tonight, but I'll mostly be relaxing for the big day tomorrow!

The event, which starts at 12 noon EST tomorrow, will be streamed live.  You can check out Tour ACW or NSide Wrestling for more information.  Watch for me in the 135 pound class wearing the singlets shown above.  All competitors were required to affix patches with the Tour ACW logo on their competition apparel.  Since I don't remember a thing about sewing from home economics class in middle school, I have to say that my girlfriend sewed those patches on for me!

Again, I can't say how fortunate I am to have the opportunity to compete at this high of a level.  I'll be wrestling the best of the best in a fairly prestigious tournament.  To anyone who's helped me along the way, I owe you one.

Gonna do my best,
Jeff