In the end, it was a fitting end to the FloWrestling Night in the United States as the Japanese star, Masanosuke Ono, edged past the home favorite, Spencer Lee, in a thrilling bout. While Lee gave his all, the scars from his Olympic final defeat were still visible as he went down fighting 3-2 against his Japanese opponent. However, the exhibition bout between the two stars made quite a few headlines before the start due to all the wrong reasons. It looks like the controversy is settled now, as an insider cleared things up.Ahead of the tie, several reports were doing the rounds that both Lee and Ono hadn’t made the weight required for the exhibition faceoff. While the weight class for their tie was 59.5 kg, it was reported that Lee was 59.2 kg and Ono was 0.4 kg overweight. The reports further stated that it was an exhibition tie and didn’t matter much, but it showed that Lee had failed to make it to the required weight and could also potentially not make it to the 57 kg weight class ever.However, the content director of FloWrestling, Christian Pyles, cleared the air surrounding this controversy. After Ono defeated Spencer Lee, Pyles took to his official Twitter handle and said, “That is not true. Both made weight,” denoting that both the wrestlers had the requisite weight to fight in this class.That is not true. Both made weight. https://t.co/oQshuPt1cE— Christian Pyles (@CPyles8) February 27, 2025Meanwhile, it was a dream come true for the 21-year-old Ono, who defeated the Olympic silver medalist. Ahead of their tie, he expressed his desire to prevail over Lee, saying, “Yeah, I’m excited for Spencer’s match. But he’s very good, right? Yeah. Olympic silver medalist. He’s strong, but I want to win.” The world champion was able to live up to his dream as he got the better of his American opponent.Despite the controversy, Iowa wrestling great Spencer Lee’s fight in American was widely anticipated by the local fans. Fellow wrestler Bo Bassett explained how Lee inspired the next generation of wrestlers in his home country after the FloWrestling exhibition encounter.Bo Bassett explains the importance of Spencer Lee’s encounterWrestling is still at a nascent stage in the United States as compared to other sports like boxing or mixed martial arts. However, players like Lee are leading the revolution of the sport in the United States and his Olympic achievement is a strong testament to it. Additionally, Lee is also inspiring the next generation of stars, including Bo Bassett. During an interview, the latter explained Spencer Lee’s influence on the sport.He said, “I can still remember my first practice at Young Guns—guys like Spencer Lee… were in the room. I would have done anything to follow along with Spencer Lee[’s]… recruiting process.” Interestingly, Bassett was in attendance as Lee battled it out against Ono. However, it wasn’t the result that Lee would’ve wanted and he apologized to the fans for losing his battle against Ono.After their encounter, Lee revealed, “I hope there’s more of this to come. I apologize for being somewhat boring. I also apologize for losing… It was boring. And I apologize for that. I hope the next time that he and I wrestle, because I’m sure we’ll wrestle again, I hope it’s more fun.” While Spencer Lee assured the fans that the best is yet to come, it remains to be seen when Lee will be seen back in action again. However, for now, Ono will cherish the success of his massive win over Lee and return to his country with a hero’s welcome.The post Defeated Spencer Lee Controversy Settled by Wrestling Event Insider appeared first on EssentiallySports.