USA’s 3x World Wrestling Champion Casually Parades His Prized Possessions to Fans in a Humorous Post

The age of social media has connected sportspersons with their fans. While this allows fans to get a closer look at their favorite stars, it also allows sportspersons to engage with their fans in a fun way. A US wrestling world champion recently made full use of this privilege to interact with his fans in a humorous way. 

David Taylor is a 3x World Champion wrestler who recently earned his third gold medal at Belgrade. The wrestling superstar found himself in the mood for some shenanigans and took to social media to find his escape. Taylor casually paraded his prized possessions to fans via a humorous post that made everyone chuckle.

David Taylor cracks a funny spring-cleaning joke

David Taylor is one of America’s guaranteed gold medalists who dominates the 86kg weight class. The US wrestling giant triumphs over his opponents by making it very difficult for them to score points against him. His ability to hold off opponents without letting them score made him the reigning Olympic champion in Tokyo. The American recently got in the mood for some mischief and uploaded a hilarious story for his fans on Instagram.

Taylor possesses four world championship medals, which include three golds and a silver. The wrestling champ clicked a picture of his medals and uploaded them with the caption, “Cleaning out some drawers and found these ole things.” Taylor intelligently flaunted his world championship exploits to his fans while playing innocent and treating everything the medals like storeroom antiques. While the story may project David Taylor as a haughty man, he is actually very humble. In fact, the US wrestler dedicated his most recent triumph at Belgrade to the man he faced in the finals.

Taylor dedicates world wrestling championship medal to eternal rival

David Taylor had once hit a terrible low and was considering retiring from the sport. The 32-year-old faced several injuries, including a swollen knee, and wanted to be done with everything. However, Iranian wrestler Hassan Yazdani flipped a switch inside Taylor who, despite intensely wanting to quit, chose to remain afloat.

While Taylor thought that the sport didn’t have much to offer him after his Olympic win, Yazdani beat him at the 2021 World Championships and proved him wrong. Yazdani avenged his loss to Taylor at the Olympics, and seeing his resilience, Taylor decided to stand up and fight as well. 

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The duo have faced each other four times now, and Taylor leads the head-to-head count with a score of 3-1. The US wrestler beat Yazdani a third time in the 2023 world finals at Belgrade. However, in a heartwarming display of sportsmanship, he dedicated his gold medal to Yazdani. Taylor revealed that the Iranians forced him to keep pushing forward.

In fact, he said that Yazdani can easily turn the tide if Taylor allows him some room. The eternal rivals will now face off once again at the grand stage of Paris. Will Taylor defeat Yazdani in the finals once again to claim a back-to-back Olympic triumph?

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