Bo Bassett reacts as Jax Forrest defeats Vito Arujau to seal Team USA spot for World Wrestling Championships

Bo Bassett expressed his thoughts as Jax Forrest confirmed his spot in Team USA's squad for the upcoming World Wrestling Championships in Zagreb. Forrest defeated Vito Arujau in a best-of-three series with a score of 4-3, 7-2 in North Dakota to become the youngest wrestler to represent Team USA at the World Championships in 51 years.

The match between Jax Forrest and Vito Arujau raised great anticipation among fans and was supposed to be held on June 14, 2025. However, the head-to-head battle between the two wrestlers was postponed after Arujau requested a postponement due to medical reasons, adhering to the official rule set by USA Wrestling.

The highly anticipated match between the two wrestlers was held on Monday, July 14, in Fargo, North Dakota, with Forrest emerging victorious in the 61kg division to clinch the title in a best-of-three series. As soon as the match was over, fans and other fellow wrestlers rushed to social media to congratulate the 18-year-old. Bo Bassett was present at the venue and cheered on Forrest while he competed for a spot in Team USA for the upcoming World Wrestling Championships.

Bo Bassett reposted a couple of pictures from the event and penned a short congratulatory message for Jax Forrest.

"Unbelieveable. Champion. Congratulations@jaxforrest_" he wrote.

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When Jax Forrest opened up about competing with Vito Arujau

Jax Forrest opened up about competing with Vito Arujau in an interview with Flo Wrestling. The American wrestler reflected on his performance at the US Open and shared that he had to put forward a stronger performance against Arujau to qualify for the World Wrestling Championship.

Moreover, Forrest expressed that, according to him, he did not wrestle to the best of his abilities at the US Open and hoped to work on his shortcomings before returning to the mat.

"So I kind of like I put in my Instagram caption like, 'I'm just gonna surrender the outcome', and you know, I, that's just literally what it was you know, during the match, and then even after the match. You know, I was telling myself, you know, the first thing I was telling myself was I really didn't. I don't think I wrestled to the best of my ability. Like, my immediate thought was I'm gonna wrestle better [than] Vito to beat Vito," Forrest said. [10:15 onwards]

With Forrest's victory against Vito Arujau, he will join Spencer Lee, PJ Duke, Zahid Valencia, Kyle Snyder, and other Team USA Wrestlers at the World Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, in September this year.

Edited by Adityan Pillai