American Wrestler: The Wizard Page #6

He was at the match,

he watched you.

He's home right now,

practicing how to break you.

- You should be doing the same.

- Okay.

Can we just not talk about

the wrestling for one night?

What did that scout

have to say?

He said he's gonna

watch me at state

and if I win,

i get a full ride.

Yeah, that's right,

if you win.

Yeah. Okay, go. Go, go have fun

with your friends.

I promised Jane

i would take her to dinner.

You know, I couldn't have done

this without you, uncle.

Okay, okay, enough

with the mushy stuff.

- Go, go have fun.

- Okay, see you.

Hey, hafez!

You ready?

Uncle!

I received a call today

from immigration

and naturalization services.

U.S. regulation

is very strict

when a minor

loses his sponsor.

Yeah. Meaning what?

Meaning, as of now,

Ali is an illegal alien.

Does he need a sponsor or

something? I'll, I'll take him.

The ins guy said

if it's not a family member

the screening process

could take months

during which time,

Ali would have

to stay

at a juvenile facility.

Well, there's gotta

be something we can do.

Special dispensation

is sometimes made

but not without intervention

at the state level.

They're expecting Ali

at the ins office

in sacramento

by this Friday at 9:00 A.M.

Whoa, whoa, this Friday?

- This Friday is state.

- I know.

Th-that boy wins, he's-he's

guaranteed a scholarship, Bob.

He's full-ride.

He can't miss

this opportunity.

We can't disobey

the law, Dan.

'Where does it all go?'

into storage, I guess.

You could leave some stuff

with me

when you get back.

Maybe one thing.

No. No, you keep it.

No, they're gonna take it

from me when I go back anyway.

- You're not going back.

- Stop.

I'll be happy knowing wherever

i am that you have it.

I'm ready to wake up

at 7:
00 A.M. tomorrow

so you can go to sacramento.

I'm going to state.

Ali, you don't wanna piss off

the ins, they'll deport you.

They're gonna deport me anyway.

How can you even think

about wrestling

when you have all this

other stuff to worry about?

How can I not?

He would want me to go.

He expects me to win.

You know, you're still saying

that though.

You're a bad tutor.

Hm-mm.

- Check in?

- Name?

Ali jahani.

- You're all set.

- Ali?

- Pac Gordon.

- Oh, hi, yes, I remember.

Look forward to seeing

you in action today.

Well, you won't be

disappointed.

Ready? Alright.

Good evening,

ladies and gentlemen.

Welcome to the 1980

California state high school

'wrestling championships. '

'Come on, ladies and gentlemen,

get to your v'

'and let's hear it

for wrestling. '

'Winner at 126 pounds'

'Ali jahani. '

Boo.

Oh!

Hey, that's not cool.

Blood.

Look at me,

look at me.

If he wants to fight dirty,

you fight better.

Ladies and gentlemen,

wrestling for the championship

'at a 126 pounds,

47 and 0 on this season'

two-time defending champion

'from windsor high school,

Roman Knox. '

His opponent, he came into

this tournament unseeded.

He's wrestled his way

to the finals

from east petaluma,

Ali jahani.

- Come on, Ali.

- Come on, let's go.

Come on, jahani.

Alright, heads up.

Come on, look me in the eye.

Come on, come on.

Remember where you come from

and what it took to get here.

Why everyone in this place..

'... is watching you. '

it's because..

...they like fighters.

You fought for your life

once already and won.

Go do it again.

Just do it again.

Ali, the key.

- Thanks, coach.

- You're welcome.

I'll see you later. Okay.

'Shake hands, man. '

ready!

Here we go.

Alright, here we go.

Push weight,

push weight.

Move, move.

Take down. Breathe.

One, two.

Put a leg in.

Ride him.

'Yeah. '

- fight, come on. Fight out.

- 'One, two, three. '

'Time. '

Two, near fall, green.

'Let's go, second period. '

green choice.

Green down.

'Bring it on. '

'set. '

That's a foul.

Blood time. Grace.

'One point green. '

Ali, Ali.

Alright, alright,

alright, alright.

Hey, he thinks he can't

make a mistake but he can.

'Use his strength against him. '

Alright. Here we go.

'One... Two'

three.

Four. Time.

Two, green! Near fall.

'Times up. '

Red, red choice.

Red, red's going down.

Now, sit the way

i told you to.

'Okay, red sit.

Green on.

Get him down!

Get him down!

'Out of bounds. '

Ali, Ali.

Remember your uncle's move

that-that crazy, crazy move.

He said don't do it,

it's too advanced.

Go do it.

You can do it.

Yeah!

You can be a champion.

You can be the best.

- Hey Ali, great job tonight.

- Thank you.

How would you feel

about wrestling for Iowa?

I would love to

but there's actually

a problem with my immigration-

I know, I know.

A friend of yours explained

the whole situation to me

and I think we've come up

with a plan

to get out of this mess.

You see, senator Wilson's

an Iowa alumni

and a personal friend

of your principal's.

'Apparently, they served

together in world war ii. '

so, all it took

was a phone call.

Now, I understand you need

someone at the state level

to give a special dispensation.

I- i-i don't know

what to say. Thank you.

Thank you so much.

I can stay.

Over 70,000 iranian boys

walked to their deaths

in the Iraqi minefields.

They were told that their

only worth was to die

so that others could live

and a better world waited

for them on the other side

of the battlefield.

About that part,

they were right.

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