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He's a Cadet World Champion, a Junior National Champion, he's beaten Senior level Russians and d1 All Americans. He's only 17 and he already went pro. Wrestlers like Aaron Pico don't come along often, but when they do you make sure to pay attention. Go behind the scenes with one of the most talented and accomplished young wrestlers we've ever seen.

PICO (Episode 4)

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PICO: The Loss That Hurt The Most (Episode 4)

Jun 24, 2014

After losing an absolute war in the quarter finals against a game Turkish competitor, Aaron Pico is pulled back into the repechage when the Turkish wrestler makes the finals. In his next bout, Pico gets paired vs the Russian National Champ. Shockingly, he lost again. We had not seen Pico lose once to an international competitor, but in Turkey we saw him lose twice. In the final sequence of the episode, the final sequence of the series, we watch as Pico responds to this test. He responds like a man and vows to use the experience as a motivator to improve and re-focus.