Before there was social media, there was Joe Melchiore.

Long before today's national rankings and viral highlights, Joe Melchiore became one of the most feared wrestlers New Jersey had ever produced.

A 3-time New Jersey State Champion, South Jersey's first 100-match winner, 4-time NCAA All-American, and NCAA finalist under Dan Gable at Iowa, Joe's career helped define an era of New Jersey wrestling.

In this episode of New Jersey Mat Chat, Joe shares incredible stories from one of the greatest wrestling careers in state history, including:

🏆 Building Highland into a national powerhouse

🏆 Winning three New Jersey state championships

🏆 Wrestling internationally as a teenager

🏆 Why he left Oklahoma to wrestle for Dan Gable at Iowa

🏆 Rooming with NFL legend Brian Bosworth

🏆 Wrestling John Smi ...