“The rivalry is so heated because of the fans. Every time we go to App State, the last 3-4 years, the conference tournament is always there, so when we go we try to pick and choose with the fans’ Twitter accounts and troll the App State Twitter. A lot of things are more about the fans. We have to make sure we don’t disappoint our fans. I don’t really have any disagreements with [the Appalachian State fans]. They really don’t like me because last time I pinned the kid and waved to the fans; they all booed me.
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While trying to exploit his competitive side, Ghadiali found what he thought was another reason to rule out Sartorio as a rival. For Ghadiali, there are the conventional reasons to get comfortable when considering a position against his foe App State, that of recent success and there are also the word of mouth rumors that have made their way to Ghadiali.
“This kid, I heard he had a picture of me on his locker after I beat him,” Ghadiali said with a laugh. “We had a transfer and he told me everything.”
