Before the first whistle blew in Fort Worth at this weekend's US Olympic Trials, USA Wrestling announced that two-time World champion and four-time World and Olympic medalist, J'den Cox had missed weight and would not be allowed to compete. Not surprisingly, this sent shock waves through the wrestling community, and for the entire weekend, that story remained at the top of many people's minds.

Two-time World champion J’den Cox is pursuing steps to get back into the Olympic Trials after being removed from the 97-kilogram bracket Friday morning when he did not make weight by the 8 a.m. deadline. 

The reigning two-time 92kg world gold medalist J'den Cox has been removed from the 97kg bracket at the Olympic Team Trials. 

Brandon Slay transformed from a seventh seed in the U.S. Open into an Olympic champion in a span of six months.  

Kyle Snyder and J'den Cox are two of the United States' most accomplished wrestlers, and if they square off at the Olympic Trials this weekend, it won't be for the first time. With respect to the rest of the 97 kg field, the nine World or Olympic medals, five of those gold, between Cox and Snyder makes this one of the most anticipated potential matchups of Saturday's Olympic Trials finals.

The 2021 US Olympic Trials go down this weekend. All the action will be streamed either through NBC Sports Network or NBC's Peackock streaming service. Meanwhile, we'll have a watch party live throughout the trials to keep wrestling fans in the loop. Before all the action goes down, check out the contenders and challengers for the 2021 Olympic Trials.