Watching Kennedy Blades at this year's Final X, I'm of the strong opinion that she is battling weight. She came out fast in both matches and took down Gray fairly easily. Then she visibly faded in both matches and looked totally gassed. I don't recall seeing her do that in other matches over the years.
She is at the highest weight class for women (76kg) and seems to be having trouble keeping that weight - or at least her wrestling is consistent with that problem. She can't go to a higher weight class. She certainly is not carrying a lot of excess weight. I'm thinking that as more women wrestle at a younger age and with the general trend of people getting bigger through better nutrition, etc. that the weight classes are too bunched up at the lower end (50, 53, 55, 59, 62) and end too early (76). It's time to spread out the lower end (so 50-62 cover four weight classes instead of five - 50, 54, 58 and 62) and add an 80kg class.
Btw, never get tickets over the wrestlers' entrance area like we did for Final X this year. We got blasted with fog 2 times for each weight class and eventually decided to move to another area.
She is at the highest weight class for women (76kg) and seems to be having trouble keeping that weight - or at least her wrestling is consistent with that problem. She can't go to a higher weight class. She certainly is not carrying a lot of excess weight. I'm thinking that as more women wrestle at a younger age and with the general trend of people getting bigger through better nutrition, etc. that the weight classes are too bunched up at the lower end (50, 53, 55, 59, 62) and end too early (76). It's time to spread out the lower end (so 50-62 cover four weight classes instead of five - 50, 54, 58 and 62) and add an 80kg class.
Btw, never get tickets over the wrestlers' entrance area like we did for Final X this year. We got blasted with fog 2 times for each weight class and eventually decided to move to another area.