Here are the teams,
http://www.fila-official.com/images/...es_05_baku.pdf
Potential rematches for burroughs, goudarzi, aliyev and goudarzi, a burroughs vs aliyev match in baku could get crazy.
Russia not sending a strong team mostly their number 2s and below.
96 looks interesting- gazyumov, yazdani, sheikau, saidov, varner, gogshelidze.
Also America having metcalf wrestle at 66, so frayer will have zero experience wrestling the top international wrestlers going into the olympics.

russia - these are only preliminary entries. no way makhov, ktsoev or israpilov participate. the russian nationals will be held less than 2 weeks after the world cup, so nobody of the top wrestlers would cut weight or risk to get injured just before the nationals.

How do they choose which nations go to the world cup?

Originally Posted by JudoWrestler

How do they choose which nations go to the world cup?

Top 10 teams from 2011 World Championships in Istanbul

Looks like the list in general is wrong here is the american squad competing,
Men’s Freestyle Olympians travel to Azerbaijan for Freestyle World Cup, May 12-13 | TheMat.com - USA Wrestling
55 kg/121 lbs. – Sam Hazewinkel, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Nick Simmons, Corvallis, Ore. (Sunkist Kids)
60 kg/132 lbs. –Coleman Scott, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC)
60 kg/132 lbs. – Angel Escobedo, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Jared Frayer, Norman, Okla. (Gator WC)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Chase Pami, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
74 kg/163 lbs. – Jordan Burroughs, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids)
74 kg/163 lbs. – Kyle Dake, Ithaca, N.Y. (New York AC)
84 kg/185 lbs. – Keith Gavin, Bethlehem, Pa. (Lehigh Valley AC)
96 kg/211.5 lbs. –Jake Varner, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)
96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Dustin Kilgore, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
120 kg/264.5 lbs. – Tervel Dlagnev, Columbus, Ohio (Sunkist Kids)

Will anyone have video of this?

Metcalf? themat.com mentions Frayer.

Pretty excited to see Burroughs wrestle some top studs again. I guess Azarbayjan is the favorite, as they are bringing their #1's and Russia is not. Very excited to see Varner, Gayzumov, Gogchelidze, Yazdani go at it. Probably not a lot of scoring, but a lot of drama for sure.

Originally Posted by arm-spin

I guess Azarbayjan is the favorite, as they ...

... smell fruity. ))) At least Febreze thinks so.

I am gonna call it now... i pick Goudarzi to beat burroughs. Let the hype train end!

Gazyumov will lose to Yazdani.

I'm really looking forward to seeing Sharifov compete.