Recommendations

I had the pleasure of meeting CorlL several times at Wrestlfest Canada – the second being an "Oh, you're here, too?" lunch with Wrestlewarrior at A&W (gotta go for the poutine). A guy attracts what he puts out on MeetFighters. CorlL's a magnet: kind, solid and all around genuine.

Our initial one on one turned into a four-man singles swap. The Town Inn suite teemed with late night sweat. It was such fun to watch him mix it up with scissor-wielding MDWisawesome and veteran muscle Canwrestle. When it was our turn, I introduced CorlL to quad-testing grapevines and my crossed-calves-self-choke pretzeler. But beyond all that, it was the conversation in that space that stood out. Wrestling is about confidence, confidence is beauty. And it's so incredible seeing guys emerge as their best selves.

Saturday night, even though we both were showing a little wear from match after match, CorlL came over after the LIVE show for our original "just us" time. He was prepping for his match vs. Kid Canuck, so I hauled out the arsenal. A quick study, CorlL took flight in my elevated crucifix, melted in an ab stretch in front of a long mirror, got spladled, split and surfboarded. He was on the receiving end of a spectrum of pins cemented by point blank go-for-the-kill stares. In no time, he found his own cold stare. He began scissoring, camel clutching and flexing his inner heel until you felt that rush of real intimidation underneath his frame in a schoolboy pin. I gifted him the yellow trunks he was wearing.

We talked, shared and laughed the match away. Yeah, CorlL's gold.

I had a great, sweaty wrestle with scrappingmatt. He was tough and was able to take and give a lot when we grappled. We also changed outfits during our scrap which added to the fun.

Met this young lad for a match. He was tough and could take plenty of ab abuse. Had a great time with him. Looking forward to doing it again with him. Absolute sweetheart.

fghter was a very gracious host who is seriously skilled and strong. We had a very good roll and a quick hangout afterwards. Definitely a serious BJJ practitioner who knows his stuff!

Rhys and I had a fun match. He bravely went after me but all his efforts were (graciously and safely) thwarted. Gave him a few good tips for future use.

I had a blast getting to meet and wrestle Maineagle93!
Super kind and funny in person and immensely strong on the mats. He taught me some moves and put me in a few holds.
I am definitely looking forward to another match!

I had a great time with Matrix, and definitely underestimated both his strength and skill when we met in Toronto! His killer body is also very distracting when trying to focus against such a technically skilled guy. Hope to meet him again soon, and in the meantime build up some skills so his recommendation note about me next time needs to drop the "jobber" tag ;)

Had a very last minute booking for a match with Dario in Toronto, and really enjoyed it! Definitely underestimated his technical skill and strength (which seemed to be the theme of the day, as I did this with his friend Matwix as well). He was a great competitor who knew how to gradually turn up the heat in the match for quite a spicy ending. Looking forward to meeting again soon :)

Can't believe this match actually happened with this stud! Crazy when you see how solid he is in person and knowing it's about to go DOWN!! Had a blast meeting up with him, and he sure is Tenacious!! I did have him nice and trapped at one point, but I let my guard down and that was it. haha This dude is a beast and we def needed more room. Already looking forward to Round 2!!

This guy is an absolute machine. We met on my trip to NYC and had a sub match for about an hour. He underestimated me so I got the first tap, but after that he was relentless. Very fun match, I’m still sore from the fight. Would fight him again in a heartbeat