077: Joey Monticello

Second in New Jersey isn't good enough for Joey Monticello.

The Hanover Park senior came within one match of an NJ State Championship last season.

Now he's coming back with bigger expectations.

Joey joins New Jersey Mat Chat to talk about growing up in one of North Jersey's traditional wrestling communities, his journey through high school wrestling, his state-final loss—and why his entire senior season is being built around finishing the job.

And Joey isn't hiding what he expects:

🏆 Win Beast of the East

🏆 Win Escape the Rock

🏆 Win an NJ State Championship

🔥 Go undefeated

In this episode, Joey talks about:

🤼 Starting wrestling at just four years old

💪 Why he's always been physically advanced for his age