Final X is an annual series of

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events that determine the US Senior World/Olympic Team Members at each

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History

Final X was founded on January 16, 2018, after

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and

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partnered and launched the series. The first event took place at

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on June 8, 2018, and since then the events have been aired on FloWrestling. In the events of 2018, there were only two disciplines;

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and women's freestyle. In 2019,

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was also featured, presenting all of the three Olympic disciplines.

Overview

Final X events are separated into two different formats: * Regular events: Events that provide full cards and go as planned. * Wrestle-offs events: Events that provide only one match that had inconveniences in the past.

Function

Before 2018, the US World Team (one American wrestler per weight class competes at the

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) was defined in an event simply called "US World Team Trials". Since 2018, Final X has consisted on a

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that determines the representative of the

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at the

Events

References

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