Jax Forrest Stunned as Penn State Sends Five Wrestlers to World Team – Complete Final X Results

The Final X came to an end on Friday, delivering plenty of action between the top wrestlers battling for spots on Team USA. While Penn State emerged as one of the most dominant teams at the event, Oklahoma State’s Jax Forrest endured a setback.

The event took place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Penn State wrestlers ruled the event, securing five spots on the 2026 US Senior World team, highlighted by Marcus Blaze’s thrilling 2-1 series victory over reigning NCAA champion Forrest at 61 kg.

Another dominant performance came from four-time world champion Kyle Dake, who reclaimed his world spot after prevailing over Zahid Valencia in the 86 kg category. The Nittany Lion overcame a round-one loss to secure the victory. Along with Blaze and Dake, the other Penn State wrestlers who claimed world spots are Kyle Snyder at 97 kg, Levi Haines at 79 kg, and Zain Retherford at 70 kg.

The 65 kg bout between Bo Bassett and Real Woods was postponed due to the latter’s severe antibiotic-resistant knee infection. Since Woods is a 2025 senior bronze medalist, he was permitted to formally request and receive a medical exemption after providing doctor documentation of his hospitalization. The official date and location for the rescheduled showdown have not yet been decided by USA Wrestling.

Let’s have a look at the complete results from the competition.

Complete results of Final X 2026

Here’s a look at the Final X Wrestling 2026 results:

Men’s Freestyle 

57 kg – Luke Lilledahl vs. Spencer Lee

1. Round 1 – Spencer Lee over Luke Lilledahl (Dec 7-1)
2. Round 2 – Spencer Lee over Luke Lilledahl (Dec 8-4)
3. Series winner – Spencer Lee (Hawkeye Wrestling Club) wins series 2-0

61 kg – Marcus Blaze vs. Jax Forrest

1. Round 1 – Marcus Blaze over Jax Forrest (Dec 2-2)
2. Round 2 – Jax Forrest over Marcus Blaze (Dec 6-1)
3. Round 3 –  Marcus Blaze over Jax Forrest (Dec 5-2)
4. Series winner – Marcus Blaze (Penn State Nittany Lions) wins series 2-1

70 kg – Ridge Lovett vs. Zain Retherford

1. Round 1 – Zain Retherford over Ridge Lovett (Dec 2-1)
2. Round 2 – Zain Retherford over Ridge Lovett (Dec 8-2)
3. Series winner – Zain Retherford (Penn State Nittany Lions) wins series 2-0

74 kg – James Green vs. David Carr

1. Round 1- James Green over David Carr (Dec 6-3)
2. Round 2- David Carr over James Green (Dec 6-5)
3. Round 3- James Green over David Carr (Dec 4-1)
4. Series winner- James Green (Nebraska Cornhuskers) wins series 2-1

79 kg – Levi Haines vs. Chance Marsteller

1. Round 1- Levi Haines over Chance Marsteller (Dec 6-1)
2. Round 2- Levi Haines over Chance Marsteller (Dec 6-3)
3. Series winner – Levi Haines (Penn State Nittany Lions) wins series 2-0

86 kg – Zahid Valencia vs. Kyle Dake

1. Round 1 – Zahid Valencia over Kyle Dake (Dec 3-2)
2. Round 2 – Kyle Dake over Zahid Valencia (Dec 4-1)
3. Round 3 –  Kyle Dake over Zahid Valencia (Dec 4-0)
4. Series winner – Kyle Dake (Penn State Nittany Lions) wins series 2-1

92 kg – Trent Hidlay vs. Michael Macchiavello

1. Round 1 –  Trent Hidlay over Michael Macchiavello (Dec 2-1)
2. Round 2 – Trent Hidlay over Michael Macchiavello (Dec 8-3)
3. Series winner – Trent Hidlay (Wolfpack and Titan Mercury Wrestling Clubs) wins series 2-0

97 kg – Stephen Buchanan vs. Kyle Snyder

1. Round 1- Kyle Snyder over Stephen Buchanan (Dec 5-2)
2. Round 2 –  Stephen Buchanan over Kyle Snyder (Dec 5-5)
3. Round 3 –  Kyle Snyder over Stephen Buchanan (Dec 9-3)
4. Series winner – Kyle Snyder (Penn State Nittany Lions) wins series 2-1

125 kg – Wyatt Hendrickson vs. Mason Parris

1. Round 1 – Wyatt Hendrickson over Mason Parris (Dec 9-5)
2. Round 2 – Wyatt Hendrickson over Mason Parris (Dec 7-1)
3. Series winner – Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma State) wins series 2-0

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