Tyler Meisinger | The Bader Show (Ep. 493)

FloWrestling's Tyler Meisinger joins the show to talk about growing up in southern California, getting into wrestling, how he developed his passion for video and growth as a wrestler at the University of Michigan. 00:00 - Arm wrestling 03:25 - Growing up by the beach 04:48 - Finding wrestling 06:53 - The first practice & shark bait 10:13 - Taekwondo helped with wrestling 13:25 - Going all-in on wrestling 17:58 - Growing up in the YouTube era 24:41 - High school success and setbacks 28:26 - The driver's license goal: Winning a CIF title to earn his license 32:16 - The senior year breakthrough: Placing at the California state tournament. 37:11 - The road to Division 1, Michigan 40:43 - Freshman year at Michigan - sink or swim 43:46 - Developing video skills at Michigan 49:54 - Inspiration from the NCAA floor 51:11 - Earning the starting spot at Michigan 57:24 - The 2020 Big Ten Tournament 1:04:14 - The COVID-19 shutdown 1:08:43 - Post-college career, pre Flo 1:12:22 - The Michigan documentary 1:15:20 - Joining FloWrestling 1:21:55 - Favorite projects at Flo 1:28:49 - How Tyler uses AI for video editing, his all-time favorite wrestler, and his biggest "wins and whoopins." #TheBaderShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices