About this episode
Join us in episode 087 of the Athletor Podcast as we sit down with wrestling influencer Hayden Ancheta, who has built a dedicated following of over 39,000 on Instagram and 10,000 on YouTube while wrestling at San Francisco State University. In this episode, Hayden shares his origin story and what ignited his passion for wrestling. He reflects on the influence of his high school coach, Erik Duus, and the unique relationship Duus had with the legendary Dave Schultz. We also explore Japan’s impressive performance on the world stage and their distinctive approach to wrestling. Hayden opens up about his journey into content creation and discusses the challenges of balancing life as a student-athlete with his passion for producing engaging wrestling content.