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WITH NICK GWIAZDOWSKI 🔥 “Come with us.” Nick recalls an unexpected dinner invitation—and a man with a machine gun standing in the doorway.

WITH NICK GWIAZDOWSKI 🔥 “I can’t walk. I can’t sleep.” Nick recalls needing two more wins for bronze on a high ankle sprain—and making the takedowns count.

WITH ERIC LARKIN 🔥 A tournament every weekend. Pressure before they’ve even grown into the sport. Eric weighs in on keeping kids in wrestling—and letting them enjoy it.

WITH ERIC LARKIN 🔥 The plan was to redshirt. Then a teammate got hurt. Eric recalls going straight into the lineup with barely any time to think about it.

Nick Gwiazdowski joins Full Tilt for Episode 36. 🔥 Big man. Big stories. Drops Thursday—don’t miss this one!

WITH ERIC LARKIN 🔥 “I remember not being able to hold my neck up.” Eric recalls Cody Sanderson’s relentless pressure—and the adjustment he had to make after that first college loss.

WITH ERIC LARKIN 🔥 Eric had the country’s No. 1-ranked wrestler on his team. He explains why he felt he had to leave to give his athletes the opportunities they needed.

WITH ERIC LARKIN 🔥 “What do you think about starting a school?” Eric recalls teaming up with Mike Douglas and Eric Pawlak to build Valiant Prep—and learning as they went.

WITH ERIC LARKIN 🔥 Eric recalls teching the No. 2-ranked wrestler at his first college tournament. Lee Roy Smith’s reaction? “You’re not redshirting. You’re competing.”

WITH ERIC LARKIN 🔥 Eric remembers going to the Yarygin in Krasnoyarsk and drawing a junior world champion. Two 1–0 periods later, his tournament came down to whether his opponent could keep winning.

WITH ERIC LARKIN 🔥 Four NCAA tournaments. Fourth, third, second, first. Someone asked Eric if he planned it that way. His answer: “I wanted to win every year.”

WITH ERIC LARKIN 🔥 Math. English. Science. Wrestling. Eric explains the Valiant Prep model—and recalls growing from 19 students to just shy of 100.

WITH ERIC LARKIN 🔥 Cody Sanderson gave Eric problems. Then Thom Ortiz started calling out his single before he even shot. Eric recalls looking over mid-match: “Stop.”

WITH ERIC LARKIN 🔥 Juniors. Seniors. National champs. Eric entered college without piling pressure on himself—and explains why letting it fly helped him become a freshman All-American.

WITH ERIC LARKIN 🔥 Eric’s freshman year: stuck behind a junior national finalist at 103, getting beat up in the room, and riding the JV bus. Then he won Fargo.

WITH ERIC LARKIN 🔥 High-tops. Board shorts. Two tech falls in about 30 seconds each. Eric recalls the tournament that kept him away from wrestling until seventh grade.

WITH ERIC LARKIN 🔥 One finals loss led to an invitation to Sunnyside practice. The next weekend? Eric beat the kid who had just beaten him.

WITH JIM RAVANNACK 🔥 “My dad loves you.” Jim recalls hearing those words from Daniel Cormier’s son—and the bond that goes far beyond wrestling.

WITH JIM RAVANNACK 🔥 “You got the news?” Jim recalls the phone call about wrestling’s Olympic future—and the relief in Buenos Aires when the fight to keep it paid off.

4X All-American. NCAA Champ. Hodge Trophy Winner. 🏆 ERIC LARKIN joins THE FULL TILT PODCAST for Episode 35—dropping THURSDAY. 🔥 What would YOU ask a wrestler with that résumé? Drop it below. 👇 #FullTiltPodcast #EricLarkin #MatClash #Wrestling