Episode Details

FloWrestling's Tyler Meisinger joins the show to talk about growing up in southern California, getting into wrestling, how he developed his passion for video and growth as a wrestler at the University of Michigan.

00:00 - Arm wrestling

03:25 - Growing up by the beach

04:48 - Finding wrestling

06:53 - The first practice & shark bait

10:13 - Taekwondo helped with wrestling

13:25 - Going all-in on wrestling

17:58 - Growing up in the YouTube era

24:41 - High school success and setbacks

28:26 - The driver's license goal: Winning a CIF title to earn his license

32:16 - The senior year breakthrough: Placing at the California state tournament.

37:11 - The road to Division 1, Michigan

40:43 - Freshman year at Michigan - sink or swim

43:46 - Developing video skills at Michigan

49:54 - Inspiration from the NCAA floor

51:11 - Earning the starting spot at Michigan

57:24 - The 2020 Big Ten Tournament

1:04:14 - The COVID-19 shutdown

1:08:43 - Post-college career, pre Flo

1:12:22 - The Michigan documentary

1:15:20 - Joining FloWrestling

1:21:55 - Favorite projects at Flo

1:28:49 - How Tyler uses AI for video editing, his all-time favorite wrestler, and his biggest "wins and whoopins."

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