
RAF NEXT GEN
Compete. Get ranked. Earn your place on the RAF main stage.
stling tournament series built for the next wave of athletes rising through the sport. Wrestlers compete at events tied directly to RAF weekends, build rankings over time and earn the opportunity to qualify for marquee championship events contested on the RAF main stage.
All RAF Next Generation athletes get 30% off RAF12 Tickets with a special promo code.
- Full bracketed competition
- Divisions:
- 8U (45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 75, 85, 100)
- 10U (55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 105, 120, 145)
- 12U - Boys (65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 110, 120, 130, 145, 170)
- 15U - Boys (75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 112, 120, 130, 140, 150, 175, 205, 225)
- 12U - Girls (70, 77, 84, 92, 100, 110, 120, 135, HWT)
- 15U - Girls (90, 98, 106, 115, 125, 135, 155, 180)
- Registration opens on 13 October on Smoothcomp
- Registration closes on 6 November. Please note that each weight category has 9 slots available for international participants, and registration for that specific weight category will close as soon as it reaches 9 registrations — independently of the other categories — whichever comes first.
- A window for weight adjustments only will open on 7 November.
- Registration closes finally on 8 November at 12:00 PM .
- Registration fee for participants: AED 150 per athlete.
- Full Schedule - August 22nd
6:30AM-7:30AM - Weigh Ins/Check-in all divisions | Athlete check-in for Satellite Groups
7:00AM-8:30AM - Warm Up Mats Open
8:45AM - Welcome/Introduction/Opening Ceremony
9:00AM-12:00PM - Session 1 8U-10U
10:00AM-10:30AM - Special Clinic activation with a RAF athlete for 12U and 15U
12:00PM - 2:00PM - RAF12 Fan Zone/Break
2:00PM-6:00PM - Session 2 12U-15U
3:00PM-3:30PM - Special Clinic activation with a RAF athlete for 8U and 10U
- Full Schedule - August 23rd
11:00AM-12:00PM Finalists Check-in
11:30AM - Warm Up mats open
12:00PM-1:00PM - RAF Clinic
2:00PM-6:00PM - Finals
Weigh-Ins – 6:30AM to 7:30PM
Weigh-in Location:
Cleveland Convention Center
300 Lakeside Ave E., Cleveland, OH 44113
Medical Information:
Athletes must be present in a COMPETITION UNIFORM and must submit to a skin disease screening prior to weigh-ins. The chief medical officer has full authority without appeal in determining the eligibility of an athlete to compete. In the event of injury or illness, no contestant will be permitted to continue the competition without approval of the Chief Medical Officer, whose decision is final and not subject to appeal.
- Available on USA Bracketing after weigh-ins



