Trent Hidlay | The Bader Show (Ep. 457)
Oct 2, 2025
Trent Hidlay just won a UWW World title at 92kg. He was a 2x NCAA runner-up and a 5x All-American for NC State.
0:45 - Has it set in yet?
2:20 - Best seats in the house for WWE RAW
5:30 - Trent first wanting to be a world champ
8:20 - Age level world experience
10:40 - Always the bridesmaid, never quite first place
14:44 - Confidence and mental process
18:40 - Calm down before the match
21:20 - Princeton match where Trent learned about approach “messy, not perfect”
24:00 - Competition anxiety and 2021 US Open
26:55 - The pressure of folkstyle and college wrestling
29:00 - Only brothers to be 5x NCAA All-Americans
29:50 - Ramping up for World Championships, being a leader
31:50 - Big fan, looking at brackets and the Worlds
34:50 - The gameplan for the finals
35:30 - Watching the World Gold medal match
50:50 - Reflecting on all the losses after the big win
52:25 - Not making results your identity
55:35 - The match represents Trent and his whole career
56:45 - Olympic weight for 2028
57:30 - What’s next and competition schedule
59:15 - Payday for winning Worlds!
