Johny Hendricks vs. Ryan Churella: 2006 NCAA title match at 165 pounds 

Some very questionable reffing here. On several occasions.

Hendricks celebrating a lot considering he was flat out pinned w/ the cradle lol

So in this match, Hendricks was pinned at 4:58 of the match, Churella should have gotten 3 instead of 2 back points, no takedown in the 3rd period for Hendricks at :40 seconds left. Kessel should have never been allowed to ref NCAAs again

Wrestling has gotten so much better overall

Imagine being the best individual wrestle in the nation. That feeling has to be amazing.

Robbery

With replay like they have today - the record books would have been re-written

Suspect win to this day but you can’t deny Johnny fought to the end

Great match. The pin could've just been that camara angle but that 1 takedown wasn't even close. Why didn't the other ref say anything?

when is the ncaa going to put up Gregor Gillespie vs. Josh Churella from '07? That match has never been available.

Calls were very questionable, that was out of the wrestlers hands, but Johnny kept wrestling!

hendricks was as stuck as stuck can be lmao.

Churella decked him and even after he should have won by 3.

Looked clearly stuck to me

2:52

woah

I'm so glad that there are challenge bricks now

I’m a Johnny fanboy but I think he flat out got pinned and I was laughing so hard when the refs did not call the pin 📌.

Hendricks was pinned!

These refs should’ve been smacked

9:15 that was no two and those refs knew it. Thank God for video replay.

Im absolutely in awe just shocked at what the fuck I just watched.

I’m admittedly new to wrestling but that looked very much like a pin.

Really bad calls against Churella. That young man won this match.

Yikes....Oh how did the ref’s miss that It was pin.

Hendricks got to Churellas legs almost 10 times in a single match. That's really bad if you're Churella and are leading by 4 points in the final period. Even if some of the takedowns were questionable how can he let someone get to his legs so often when you're leading. Also failed to get to Hendricks legs more than once..

6:45 Jony Hendricks was pinned

Funny Hendricks is awarded 2 around the ankle on the edge yet Jordan Oliver wasn’t. How can you even consider awarding a takedown while the opponents are facing each other??? Terrible officiating!!

Worst officiated match of all time. Hendricks was pinned, plain and simple.

At 9:29 that is not a take down. Man I would’ve been hot

Churella is the 2006 Champion in reality, just not on paper. He pinned Hendricks. End of story.

I love it I honestly think it was 50/50 if he was pinned the key factor was time, 1 more second he was stuck but the bell saved him. gotta give hendricks credit he fought back valiently and was the more aggressive wrestler. I love the cheers and boos, makes wrestling exciting. Boom

I saw this back in 06. His second to last takedown, I dunno man. He is very lucky time ran out and it wasn't called a pin. Took balls to cut him with 29 seconds left. Great performer. He lost at the end the next time around against Mark Perry. Another exciting match. I've seen all his UFC fights, seems like a good dude.

hendricks was pinned, they gave churella an out of bounds call when hendricks was about to escape its all really sketchy

This ref is terrible

Is this Johnny from UFC?

Hendricks clearly dominated the match and yes very questionable takedown call but even though to me Hendricks was the better wrestler, his ass did get stuck. I hope they took that referees license away lol

Bro was pinned and was given 4 points

6:20 Churella cradle

Hope Ryan knows he was the better wrestler that day at heart and should of won🙏

Can't win if you can't stop takedown, Hendricks was clearly the better wrestler he got takedown after takedown he cut churella with 29 seconds left because he knew he was going to get easy takedown and he did

Johnny Hendricks is best

As someone who is pretty new to wrestling this looks like a pin but as a buckeye fan I can’t say I feel bad. Pretty sure Michigan fans would same the same if this was a buckeye

In fairness to Hendricks, Churella would have been hit with multiple stalling calls for fleeing the mat under attack. I'm so glad that's a rule nowadays.... i hated the era when guys would hug the edge and run out of bounds ten times a match.

The ref is Gary Kessel from NJ. He was. NJ State Champion in the late 70's. He was a bouncer at a bar I would go to in the early 80's. He was not to be fucked with. He blew a few calls on this match. I'm pretty sure he retired after this.

wow.... I like Johnny... but what a screw job... He was pinned... and that second to last takedown wasn't a legit takedown

5:01

6:21

If they ever needed challenges and reviews it was this match. Hendricks first two was two when he had both legs and they hit out of bounds. Ryan did a great job of scrambling right out but in my opinion he had enough to give him a quick two when they hit the ref waited which made it look suspect. Ryan def had three backs u can see the clock hit five seconds after he rolled through the cradle and the two in the third out of bounds was very very questionable! That last two with three seconds left was a definite takedown. This was Churrellas match to win after the cradle. Hendricks went Iowa style third period and just kept hitting snag singles and working to finish at the edge, he was relentless and went after it and even cut him to go for the win. He’s not the ref u have to respect the drive and it’s easy to say Ryan got robbed but he has to defend and not put himself in those compromising situations. Easier said than done with a beast like Johnny but I felt like that last takedown iced it, you have to fight for your life there regardless of officiating!

18 years ago and this is some of the worst officiating I have ever seen.

Johnny was pinned. 3 near fall minimum

“He doesn’t have the greatest shot” As Hendricks gets in on Churella several times

Thank you for posting these!

Pins a pin, wasn’t called. NF and 2 questionable takedowns mattered! All went against Churella. If any one goes for Ryan he wins pretty easily. But props Johnny was attacking all the way.

Had 3 nearfall been awarded instead of 2 and the penultimate takedown not been awarded, the score would have been, and all other scoring remained unchanged, the score would have been 8-7 Churella. Some very questionable calls, in addition to the pin not being called for Churella, which influenced the outcome of the match heavily.

Clearly cradled and pinned.

How he not get at least 3 swipes

Yea having watched this again thought he was flat for the second needed and should have lost. He could of lost on points as well because Ryan should of gotten 3 near fall and there’s no way that was a takedown. No way!

Ryan won that match

Man this was a great match, the pin call was close but Johnny did still have a hold of his upper leg and when the ref got down was when he first went flat with about a second left, ovr really good match

big robbery for churella

Shouldve been 3 nf

I mean it should of been a pin Having said that he just ran out of gas And he could not sprawl

definitely should have reviewed at least one of those take downs in the 3rd period

Hands down the two best college announcers We love Jim too, but these two just have something a bit more that makes it so special for our family to watch

Present day Johny Hendricks ate this one.

why didn’t he get the pin??? It was 6 seconds shouldn’t he have at least gotten 3?

9:15 Takedown? If you say so. You're the ref. But really? Not.