{"id":219,"date":"2005-01-19T06:30:14","date_gmt":"2005-01-19T12:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wrestlingpod.com\/wrestling-news\/?p=219"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T05:00:00","slug":"hendricks-beats-coachs-nephew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrestlingpod.com\/wrestling-news\/w219\/hendricks-beats-coachs-nephew\/","title":{"rendered":"Hendricks Beats Coach’s Nephew"},"content":{"rendered":"

Originally from the O’Collegian student paper at Oklahoma State<\/a><\/p>\n

Hendricks defeats coach’s nephew in matchup against No. 9 Iowa<\/p>\n

By Ben Elder Daily O’Collegian <\/p>\n

Stillwater, OK (U-WIRE) — Oklahoma State sophomore Johny Hendricks knew he had to get a big win Sunday, but there was something different about his match.<\/p>\n

No. 3 ranked Hendricks was set to wrestle No. 4 ranked Iowa freshman Mark Perry.<\/p>\n

It was not Perry’s first time to visit Gallagher-Iba Arena – Perry is actually a native of Stillwater.<\/p>\n

But even more important – he is also the nephew of OSU coach John Smith.<\/p>\n

With emotions set aside and the aide of almost 8,000 screaming fans, Hendricks rode out Perry for the entire third period and claimed the victory, 3-1.<\/p>\n

“I wanted to win really bad, “Hendricks said. “I also wanted to make sure that he knew I won the match fair and square.”<\/p>\n

Perry’s only point came off an illegal hold that Hendricks performed during the third period.<\/p>\n

After the illegal hold, Hendricks rode the freshman for a total of one minute and 33 seconds throughout the third period. <\/p>\n

The crowd also played a big role in the match, Hendricks bubbling personality had Gallagher-Iba on their feet throughout the whole match.<\/p>\n

“When you have 8,000 screaming fans behind you that helps, “Hendricks said. “It also makes the other wrestler think more and makes me push myself harder.”<\/p>\n

Perry thought the homecoming to Stillwater was nice, but was not any different than any other match.<\/p>\n

“I didn’t come in here making it bigger than any other match, “Perry said. “But obviously, it wasn’t fun for me.”<\/p>\n

Smith had no problem explaining which wrestler he was cheering for during the match.<\/p>\n

“I had no interest in visiting with Mark before or after the match, “Smith said. “I have a 165 pounder named Johny Hendricks that is wrestling to win.<\/p>\n

“Don’t get me wrong, he is still a nephew, but I am coaching the guy in orange.”<\/p>\n

Hendricks’ victory puts him at 15-1 in the season and marks his best start as a Cowboy wrestler.<\/p>\n

The victory also marks the second time Hendricks has beat Perry this season – in the last meeting, Hendricks won in overtime.<\/p>\n

“This time he couldn’t get to my legs and didn’t take me down once, “Hendricks said. “I kept my cool the whole time during the match.”<\/p>\n

After his second loss to the OSU wrestler this season, Perry agreed this victory belonged to the wrestler in orange.<\/p>\n

“I didn’t deserve to win, “Perry said. “The bottom line is that he out-wrestled me.”<\/p>\n

(C) 2004 Daily O’Collegian via U-WIRE <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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