- See Less -There is no "type" of wrestler that Ben can be catagorized as. He has created a whole new genre that is unique with his rolling and pinning style.
Ben over the last two years of his college career was flawless. His first two years were not half bad either, each time going losing in the finals of the NCAA tournament. Ben Askren will mostly be remembered for the entertaining fashion he wrestled his matches. He always had fun and always put on a show for the fans.
In 2008 he won the U.S. Nationals and Olympic trials and competed in the Bejing games. Since then he has continued on as an volunteer wrestling coach and has begun training mma at American Top Team in Columbia, MO. His first fight is likely to be in early 2009.
People come out of the woodwork because they're fighters at heart, because they were meant to be good. Ben has that and he has years of training so when he shows up to that tournament, and when he wins that tournament, he makes that statement: If anyone cares to be the best in the world challenge me. If they don't, what else is there to say.