Glenbard North graduate Austin Gomez displays his gold medal earned in wrestling at the Pan-American Championships in May. A 2024 Olympian representing Mexico, Gomez will wrestle in the Aug. 30 debut of Real American Freestyle in Cleveland. Courtesy of Jair Diaz

Austin Gomez has been running his meat wallet.

That means talking trash, according to Lance Palmer, Gomez’s upcoming opponent in Real American Freestyle, a nonscripted wrestling league that debuts Aug. 30 at Cleveland’s Wolstein Center.

Gomez — a three-time state champion at Glenbard North, two-time All-American at Michigan, and a 2024 Paris Olympian representing Mexico — will face Palmer, 11 years older at 38, in the 155-pound match of the 10-match card.

Gomez called Palmer on his own social media game.

“He’s been talking a

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