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September 8, 2021 Jacob Kasper Just Made His WWE/NXT In-Ring Debut And It Was Awesome
One month before Covid wreaked havoc on the world, on February 18th, 2x NCAA All-American Jacob Kasper joined me on Episode 36 of BASCHAMANIA. We had planned on recording for an hour, as is typical, but ended up going an hour and 45 minutes. Why'd we go so long? A shared passion for the WWE. We talked at length about some of our favorite childhood memories, why he wanted to be a WWE superstar, and other random pro-wrestling related topics.
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July 9, 2021 Agencies, Commercials, & Local Biz; NIL Continues!
Right on cue, the Name, Image and Likeness activity is picking up, as we're exactly one week since NIL went into effect and it's getting better by the day. As I had said both in a previous article, and on the BASCHAMANIA Podcast, deals take time to execute. When you have negotiating taking places, attorneys reviewing contracts, compliance departments reviewing deals and content being created, among other sponsorship activities, things just take time!
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June 28, 2021 Ready or Not, NIL Is Happening Next Week
It’s happening. On July 1, many college wrestlers are going to be able to leverage their name, image, and likeness. But, until it rolls out (and probably even after), there are a lot of questions and speculations around the rollout. I’ve seen some of the guidelines for a few schools and there are components here that seem pretty universal, so I wanted to dive in and discuss at least those elements.
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March 18, 2021 Olympic Trials: An Exciting NCAA Storyline to Watch
The NCAA’s are happening and all the action starts today at 11am EST (info on how to stream every match here!) While there are so many storylines to focus on this weekend, one storyline I’ll be keeping an eye on this weekend is the Olympic Trials! The NCAA Champion at each weight will automatically qualify for the Olympic Trials on April 2nd and 3rd in Dallas, Texas.
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