Final X (2026)

Final X
Promotion	USA Wrestling
Date	June 19, 2026
Venue	Prudential Center
City	Newark, New Jersey
Event chronology
Final X (2025) Final X

Final X was a freestyle wrestling event that took place on June 19, 2026, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

It will be the twelfth Final X event produced by USA Wrestling, and will air live on FloSports.

Background

Tickets for the event went on sale through Ticketmaster on February 17, 2026.

Finalists in each of the twenty weight classes will wrestle a best-of-three series, and the winners will represent Team USA at the 2026 World Wrestling Championships.

Eight finalists were awarded automatic bids for having won medals at the 2025 World Wrestling Championships: Helen Maroulis, Real Woods, Kennedy Blades, Kylie Welker, Levi Haines, Zahid Valencia, Trent Hidlay, and Kyle Snyder.

Twenty finalists qualified through winning their respective weight classes at the US Open in April 2026: Katie Gomez, Cristelle Rodriguez, Everest Leydecker, Amanda Martinez, Luke Lilledahl, Abigail Nette, Marcus Blaze, Adaugo Nwachukwu, Kayla Miracle, Bo Bassett, Bella Mir, Ridge Lovett, Alexandria Glaude, James Green, Dymond Guilford, Chance Marsteller, Kyle Dake, Michael Macchiavello, Stephen Buchanan, and Wyatt Hendrickson.

The remaining twelve finalists qualified through winning their respective weight classes at the 2026 World Team Trials tournament in May 2026: Morgan Turner, Elena Ivaldi, Areana Villaescusa, Alexis Janiak, Macey Kilty, Jennifer Page, Amit Elor, Spencer Lee, Jax Forrest, Zain Retherford, David Carr, and Mason Parris.

Amit Elor won her 72 kg series by forfeit after Alexandria Glaude withdrew from the event due to injury.

The 92 kg series between Trent Hidlay and Michael Macchiavello took place at Freedom High School on June 13, 2026.

Prior to the main card, True-Third Place matches in ten weight classes will occur. An additional ten members of Team USA will be decided in single-match bouts between these 2nd and 3rd-place runners-up from the 2026 World Team Trials tournament: Felicity Taylor, Samara Chavez, Alex Hedrick, Amani Jones, Austin DeSanto, Ben Davino, Emma Bruntil, Reese Larramendy, Joseph McKenna, Beau Bartlett, Latifah McBryde, Jasmine Robinson, Landon Robideau, Caleb Henson, Evan Wick, Patrick Kennedy, Parker Keckeisen, Aeoden Sinclair, Dustin Plott, and Seth Shumate.

Real Woods withdrew from the event on June 15, 2026 due to injury, and requested his 65 kg series with Bo Bassett be delayed. Kylie Welker also requested her 76 kg series with Dymond Guilford be delayed. Kennedy Blades also requested her 68 kg series with Bella Mir be delayed.

Match card

Match 3 (FloSports)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
62 kg	Adaugo Nwachukwu	def.	Macey Kilty	Decision (4-3)	2	3:00
50 kg	Morgan Turner	def.	Katie Gomez	Decision (8-2)	2	3:00
86 kg	Kyle Dake	def.	Zahid Valencia	Decision (4-0)	2	3:00
61 kg	Marcus Blaze	def.	Jax Forrest	Decision (5-2)	2	3:00
97 kg	Kyle Snyder	def.	Stephen Buchanan	Decision (9-3)	2	3:00
74 kg	James Green	def.	David Carr	Decision (4-1)	2	3:00
Match 2 (FloSports)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
76 kg	Kylie Welker	vs.	Dymond Guilford
68 kg	Kennedy Blades	vs.	Bella Mir
57 kg	Helen Maroulis	def.	Amanda Martinez	Decision (8-0)	2	3:00
62 kg	Macey Kilty	def.	Adaugo Nwachukwu	4-0	2	3:00
50 kg	Katie Gomez	def.	Morgan Turner	Decision (3-2)	2	3:00
72 kg	Amit Elor	def.	Alexandria Glaude	Forfeit
53 kg	Cristelle Rodriguez	vs.	Elena Ivaldi	Decision (9-0)	2	3:00
59 kg	Abigail Nette	def.	Alexis Janiak	Technical Fall (10-0)	1	2:05
55 kg	Everest Leydecker	def.	Areana Villaescusa	Decision (3-1)	2	3:00
65 kg	Kayla Miracle	def.	Jennifer Page	Decision (5-1)	2	3:00
65 kg	Real Woods	vs.	Bo Bassett
86 kg	Kyle Dake	def.	Zahid Valencia	Decision (4-1)	2	3:00
57 kg	Spencer Lee	def.	Luke Lilledahl	Decision (8-4)	2	3:00
61 kg	Jax Forrest	def.	Marcus Blaze	Decision (6-1)	2	3:00
97 kg	Stephen Buchanan	def.	Kyle Snyder	Decision (5-5)	2	3:00
74 kg	David Carr	def.	James Green	Decision (6-5)	2	3:00
79 kg	Levi Haines	def.	Chance Marsteller	Decision (6-5)	2	3:00
70 kg	Zain Retherford	def.	Ridge Lovett	Decision (8-2)	2	3:00
125 kg	Wyatt Hendrickson	def.	Mason Parris	Decision (7-1)	2	3:00
92 kg	Trent Hidlay	def.	Michael Macchiavello	Decision (8–3)	2	3:00
Match 1 (FloSports)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
76 kg	Kylie Welker	vs.	Dymond Guilford
68 kg	Kennedy Blades	vs.	Bella Mir
57 kg	Helen Maroulis	def.	Amanda Martinez	Decision (8-1)	2	3:00
62 kg	Adaugo Nwachukwu	def.	Macey Kilty	Fall	1	3:00
50 kg	Morgan Turner	def.	Katie Gomez	Decision (7-2)	2	3:00
72 kg	Amit Elor	def.	Alexandria Glaude	Forfeit
53 kg	Cristelle Rodriguez	def.	Elena Ivaldi	Technical Fall (10-0)	2	2:07
59 kg	Abigail Nette	def.	Alexis Janiak	Fall	1	1:41
55 kg	Everest Leydecker	def.	Areana Villaescusa	Decision (2-1)	2	3:00
65 kg	Kayla Miracle	def.	Jennifer Page	Decision (7-2)	2	3:00
65 kg	Real Woods	vs.	Bo Bassett
86 kg	Zahid Valencia	def.	Kyle Dake	Decision (3-2)	2	3:00
57 kg	Spencer Lee	def.	Luke Lilledahl	Decision (7-1)	2	3:00
61 kg	Marcus Blaze	def.	Jax Forrest	Decision (2-2)	2	3:00
97 kg	Kyle Snyder	def.	Stephen Buchanan	Decision (5-2)	2	3:00
74 kg	James Green	def.	David Carr	Decision (6-3)	2	3:00
79 kg	Levi Haines	def.	Chance Marsteller	Decision (6-1)	2	3:00
70 kg	Zain Retherford	def.	Ridge Lovett	Decision (2-1)	2	3:00
125 kg	Wyatt Hendrickson	def.	Mason Parris	Decision (9-5)	2	3:00
92 kg	Trent Hidlay	def.	Michael Macchiavello	Decision (2–1)	2	3:00
True-Third Place (FloSports)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
68 kg	Latifah McBryde	def.	Jasmine Robinson	Decision (8-2)	2	3:00
65 kg	Reese Larramendy	def.	Emma Bruntil	Forfeit
57 kg	Alex Hedrick	def.	Amani Jones	Decision (5-3)	2	3:00
50 kg	Samara Chavez	def.	Felicity Taylor	Technical Fall (10-0)	1	1:44
92 kg	Dustin Plott	def.	Seth Shumate	Technical Fall (10-0)	1	2:25
86 kg	Parker Keckeisen	def.	Aeoden Sinclair	Decision (5-5)	2	3:00
79 kg	Evan Wick	def.	Patrick Kennedy	Decision (8-4)	2	3:00
70 kg	Landon Robideau	def.	Caleb Henson	Forfeit
65 kg	Beau Bartlett	def.	Joseph McKenna	Forfeit
61 kg	Austin DeSanto	def.	Ben Davino	Forfeit

External links

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