GA's Hoke Poe-Hogan and Florida's Matthew Jimenez - Freakshow Elite Champs

Freakshow is one of the premier regional events on the West Coast with wrestlers from California, Arizona, etc. coming to Las Vegas for two days of action. The Southeast isn’t typically very well represented at the event (in terms of numbers), but we always a few hammers head west to see the West Coast competition. 2021 is no different - and two SE hammers return with a freakshow singlet after winning their weight.

Georgia’s Hoke Poe-Hogan won 5 matches to claim the 182 lb. title in the 18U Elite division. Poe-Hogan downed Brian Thorpe 5-0 to claim the title. He has a fall, a major decision, and 2 other decisions to take home the title.

Florida’s Matthew Jimenez claimed the 285 lb. title with relative ease - beating the top seed Izaya Jackson 3-1 for the title. He also had a forfeit and 2 major decisions on the weekend.

The Southeast also put two others on the podium - Poe-Hogan’s Jefferson teammate David Dendy finished 6th at 145 and Florida’s Jewell Williams was 6th at 138. The SE had others wrestle in the age-group weights, but no other high school elites made the podium from the SE.