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These 25 Sensational Wrestling Photos Will Get You AMPED for the 2022 Season

These sensational wrestling photos are a surefire way to get excited for the upcoming NCAA season.

After seeing all of these shots, you’re going to be jumping up and down waiting for the upsets, close calls, and celebrations to return.

You can thank the hard-working wrestling photographers who took these sensational photos (see below for how you can support them).

25 Sensational Wrestling Photos

What photos are you expecting to see? Action photos? Celebration photos? Keep scrolling to see the best shots of the 2021 wrestling season from every single D1 conference.

The Warm Up

Before you dive into the action photos, you have to warm up a bit. And I have to ask, can anyone jump higher than Daton Fix? This man gets air born before he wrestles!

Fix jumps to the ceiling before his match
Fix jumps to the ceiling before his match (OK State Athletics)

Wrestling Action Photos

While there may have been an abbreviated wrestling schedule in 2021, that didn’t mean there was any less action. From January through March, wrestlers really brought the action to a whole new level!

Tariq Wilson launches his opponent
Tariq Wilson launches his opponent (Sam Janicki)
Big time! Valencia showed up to win against Shane Griffith
Big time! Valencia showed up to win against Shane Griffith (Tony Rotundo)
Cam Amine is mean in the Big Ten
Cam Amine is mean in the Big Ten (Michigan Athletics)
Lehigh's Lane goes for the pin against Pitt
Lehigh’s Lane goes for the pin against Pitt (Pitt Athletics)
Brands has heavy hips against Venz
Brands has heavy hips against Venz (Miller, Iowa Athletics)
ASU's Courtney sticks Iowa State
ASU’s Courtney sticks Iowa State (Tony Rotundo)
Campbell's Murphy puts his opponent to his back at SoCons
Campbell’s Murphy puts his opponent to his back at SoCons (Campbell Athletics)
Utah Valley goes up with a takedown on Wyoming
Utah Valley goes up with a takedown on Wyoming (UVU Athletics)
Jordan Wood dominates his opponent in the EIWA finals
Jordan Wood dominates his opponent in the EIWA finals (Sam Janicki)
Nick Lee and Jaydin Eierman are tied up. Who gets the takedown
Nick Lee and Jaydin Eierman are tied up. Who gets the takedown? (Sam Janicki)

Celebration Photos

What would wrestling be without the heart-felt, emotional celebrations after a thrilling victory? As a wrestling fan, anticipating a celebration is always fun too.

Certainly, every fan wanted to see Gable Steveson’s backflip after his NCAA finals win. And watching Ferrari’s flexes were always a treat.

But, what other celebrations will wrestlers bring to the upcoming season?

Nebraska's Lance is fired up after his win
Nebraska’s Lance is fired up after his win (Bruhn, Nebraska Athletics)
High fives all around after Buchanan defeats WVU opponent
High fives all around after Buchanan defeats WVU opponent (Wyoming Athletics)
Latona celebrates after clinching the dual for Tech (Hokie Athletics)
Ghadiali and Coach Sentes celebrate after a big win for campbell wrestling
Ghadiali and Coach Sentes celebrate (Campbell Athletics)
Trent Hidlay wins an ACC title in epic fashion
Trent Hidlay wins an ACC title in epic fashion (Sam Janicki)
CMU's Hildebrandt is thrilled to win his quarterfinals match at NCAAs
CMU’s Hildebrandt is thrilled to win his quarterfinals match (Tony Rotundo)
AJ Ferrari flexes on the crowd after semifinals
AJ Ferrari flexes on the crowd after semifinals (Tony Rotundo)
RBY can't believe he just won an NCAA title
RBY can’t believe he just won an NCAA title (John Sachs)
Rider coaches celebrate with Jesse Dellaveccha after semis win
Rider coaches celebrate with Jesse Dellaveccha after semis win (Sam Janicki)
O'Connor almost moved to tears after winning NCAA title
O’Connor almost moved to tears after winning NCAA title (Sam Janicki)
ISU's David Carr celebrates with Coach Metcalf
ISU’s David Carr celebrates with Coach Metcalf (Tony Rotundo)
Shane Griffith saves the Stanford Wrestling program after ncaa championships
Shane Griffith saves the Stanford Wrestling program (Sam Janicki)
Gable Steveson hits signature backflip after NCAA finals
Gable Steveson hits signature backflip after NCAA finals (Sam Janicki)

The Aftermath

At the end of the day, the aftermath of a wrestling match isn’t always pretty. Whether you win or lose, sometimes you come off the mat with a few battle scars.

Battle scars for Little Rock
Battle scars for Little Rock (Ed Sanchez)

Who are the Photographers?

Being in wrestling media, I understand that not every wrestling photographer gets credit for his or her work. So that’s why I wanted to share these 25 sensational wrestling photos.

In short, if you feel so compelled to support these photographers, you can donate directly to them. Or you even purchase full prints and posters on their individual websites. By donating, you are helping them to keep doing what they love. You can also contact them for your photography needs.

Below is a list of all of the wrestling photographers that I used for this article.