The Covid-19 era of sports has lead to ingenuity and growth from the American wrestling community. With very few events being hosted by global or national governing bodies, it was up to the Regional Training Centers and Wrestling Clubs to create opportunities to compete and make a living.
FloWrestling, Beat the Streets Chicago, Beat the Streets New York, the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club, and now the Hawkeye Wrestling Club have all held pro events in lieu of World and Olympic competition.
2016 Olympic champion Vladimer Khinchegashvili made his return to competition against two-time NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis at the Beat the Streets exhibition, winning a tight match full of close-call scrambles.