What can Tony Hager not do? He saved the lives of perfect strangers, he has hair that would make Tom Selleck in his prime jealous, and he came up with the concept for this very fun article. It's taken me entirely too long to put this together, but I'll do my best to put in the appropriate thought and energy to best answer the question; what is the cocktail equivalent for each world team member? For the sake of not making this too long, I'm going to limit this to the Men's Freestyle team, at least for this installment.

57 Kg - Thomas Gilman

The immediate proposal for this was Wild Turkey, from Mr. Baranoski himself. Makes sense to me. We've been exposed to Thomas for quite some time now, and he's certainly wild to say the least. He's slammed Alan Waters, talks like a crazy person in interviews, and has crazy eyes that make you believe that he's capable of anything! You know who are crazy and capable of anything? Russians, or at least seemingly crazy and capable of anything, and for that matter, I'm making Thomas Gilman a White Russian. It's a small cocktail, but it packs a lot of heft, calories, and quite a punch. Before you know it, you are in a bathrobe trying to figure out how you're going to get your rug back. It really tied the room together.

61 Kg - Nashon Garrett

Congratulations to Nashon for making the world team. The sentiment was practically universal when he finally made it. This is the Nashon that we've been waiting to see. After so many years of some combination of mental mistakes, cutting too much weight, and poor execution at key moments, he was finally able to put it all together and make the team. Like Gilman, we all have know about Nashon for so long, as he's been on the scene for several years, but finally got his spot. Nashon's offense is what has really been impressive. He certainly has the blast double, and strong leg attacks, but he's also able to go upper body with the best of them, and isn't afraid to. Sure, it's gotten him in trouble before, but sometimes when you mix that much together, trouble happens. Which is why Nashon is Long Island Iced Tea. Delicious, comes at you from all sorts of angles, and quickly leads to questionable decisions.

65 Kg - Logan Stieber

4x NCAA Champ and World Champion Logan Stieber deserves a special cocktail right? I mean, he's been so good for so long. Sure, he's shown some growing pains as he has literally grown, but we all know he's still world class, and can score with the best. I still remember the first time I saw him compete, in the Junior World Championships, where he took silver. I was bummed to learn he was going to Ohio State, but he was so much fun to watch, that I didn't really care. It reminds me of a Bloody Mary. I always remember where I was when I had the best Bloody Mary, but there are times when you order them, and they are absolutely horrible, and don't quite reach the potential you know was there. There are times that a good Bloody Mary is the best drink in the world, just like Logan Stieber.

70 Kg - James Green

James Green. The easy thing to do here would be to just say a Mint Julep, or some Irish Coffee, or something like that, because of the last name Green. I'm not going to do that, because I promised that I would put the appropriate time and energy into this. James Green is explosive, dangerous, and has an established history of being world class. We can't just pick some cheap drink because of green! We need to think of something that spans the globe, is explosive, and has a long standing and established tradition as one of the top cocktails on the planet. It just so happens that many Margarita's are green, but that's just a coincidence. Don't for a second tell me that you haven't made it this far into this piece, and haven't also experienced the immediate urge to order a margarita when you walk into a Mexican restaurant. It's a thing that happens to people, and if you didn't have that feeling before, you will now. Tell the waitress, I'll have a pitcher of the James Green.

74 Kg - Jordan Burroughs

This is the man. Own shoes, running and wrestling, more gold medals than I have children, and a swagger that makes Nick Young look extremely humble (for those who don't get that reference, Nick Young nicknamed himself Swaggy P). This was an easy one for me. Jordan has been on the scene for a long time, and has consistently produced. You could credit him for a lot of the team success that we've had. Sometimes it takes one person, or franchise, to take off for the rest of the team, or industry, to catch up. For that reason, Jordan Burroughs, is the James Bond series (JB and JB... hmmm... I doubt that's a coincidence). With that being said, it's clear that Jordan is the Vodka Martini, that B is so well known to have ordered. Throughout the years, both Jordan and Bond have adapted their styles and looks to help them have continued success, and long illustrious careers. I have to say this, Moonraker in the Bond series was basically 2016 for Burroughs, but they have both made triumphant comebacks since, and continue to impress and set the gold standard. Shaken, not stirred.

79 Kg - Kyle Dake

I'm really excited for this one. Kyle Dake has been so good for so long, and has finally made his world team that he's battled for. I love getting more exposure to Kid Dynamite with more interviews, and all that stuff. Him walking around with his one button on his shirt, big glasses, Billy Madisoning the campers in Slam Ball. He's kind of goofy, but in a fun way. I also hear he doesn't lift weights, just does functional movement workouts, which I don't understand because I didn't go to Cornell. Anyway, I'm assigning him a cocktail that you've probably not heard of... The Harvey Wallbanger. It's Vodka, Orange Juice, and Galliano. Basically I like all of those three things, and I can just imagine an alternate universe where Kyle Dake is named Harvey Wallbanger. The drink is kind of gold, and that's what I expect him to come home with from the World Championships.

86 Kg - David Taylor

Here we go again. Two weight classes in a row we have first time world team members who were stuck behind the human Vodka Martini. Though this is his first official world team, the Magic Man has wins over world and Olympic champions and medalists at this weight. Now that this is his shot, he needs to make the most of it. David's high octane and polished offense, to go along with his many credentials, has given him an equally sophisticated cocktail equivalent. The Manhattan seems like the right pick here. It's mostly just Rye Whiskey, but with some pomp and circumstance to make it flashier and tastier. The Magic Manhattan if you will. His offense is essentially crisp technique, executed with some pomp and circumstance, so make it a little more special, and stands out from the rest.

92 Kg - J'Den Cox

I thought this one was going to be easy. All I knew when going into this, was that it needed to be served on ice, so that the glass would build up condensation on the outside. Such a large sweaty man, needs a large sweaty drink to compliment him. At first I thought a Rum and Coke, but that didn't seem to have the qualities that I'm looking for. J'Den is a rare athlete, whose power and speed are virtually unmatched at his size. So I moved on. Then I thought Tequila Sunrise. It's powerful, exciting, and colorful, like J'Den's personality, but something wasn't quite right. I continued to scour the internet for the right choice, eventually ending up on the obvious choice. A Dark 'n' Stormy is a highball cocktail made with dark rum and ginger beer served over ice and garnished with a slice of lime. Lime juice is also frequently added. It's essentially a larger Moscow Mule, but larger and made with dark rum instead of Vodka. It has the condensation/perspiration build on the outside of the glass, it's rare, like J'Den's athletic ability, and adds the stormy feature, which anyone needs to be successful at this level. Not to mention, it comes with apostrophes where there would otherwise be letters.

97 Kg - Kyle Snyder

What drink to assign to Captain America? An Americano? No way. That drink is weird, so despite it's cool name, I'm moving on. Kyle Snyder was the youngest US World Champion in the history of the world. He's followed that up with several sequels that have been more impressive than the rest. On his way to 3 NCAA Titles, he's beaten Gwiz, who is now on the team as well, and Coon, who is on the Greco Team. Both guys are a weight above him. This dude is on an established track to become the Godfather of NCAA and International wrestling, therefore, the name of his drink is The Godfather. It's just blending Amaretto with Scotch Whiskey. Both of which are delicious, and you serve it in an Old Fashioned glass with ice. It's going to be tough to make a drink that serves such quality, that in my mind, delivers to the same standard that Snyder's wrestling does.

125 Kg - Nick Gwiazdowski

I'm very happy with the results here. Gwiz is a monster, and his ascension to the top spot on the world team has shown such progress and development. We all knew that he was a great athlete with uncommon ability for a heavyweight to attack the legs and score on the biggest dudes, but what he's shown since is the ability to learn from his losses, develop into a truly dangerous, and world champion caliber heavyweight. Originally I wanted to do a Tom Collins for him, but then I stumbled across a drink similar to the TC, but clearly more appropriate for someone with the name Gwiz. The Gin Fizz is too similar to Gwiz to leave it out. It's Club Soda, Gin, Simple Syrup, lemon juice, and 1 egg white. Seems a heavyweight would be able to handle a drink with the caloric value of this one. Frankly, when I realized that Gin Fizz was a choice, it was the clear choice.

This world team somehow got stronger than the world championship team from the year before, and when they win again this year, I hope they celebrate by consuming their cocktail equivalent. USA ALL THE WAY!!!