Over the weekend at the Who’s #1 event put on by FloWrestling, which saw a pair of future Huskers compete, news was announced that Flo was pitting Jordan Burroughs against Zahid Valencia in a big-time matchup on Nov. 14.
Now, to the casual fan or even the casual observer, that name Zahid Valencia doesn’t ring much of a bell. He went to Arizona State, so he never really tangled with the Huskers much outside of an occasional tournament. But trust me, as a wrestling fan, my initial reaction to the news (which was being billed as “Zahid Valencia will wrestle on Nov.