“You Got Beat by a GIRL!!” – David Rientjes’s Wrestling Career Exposed After Humiliating Defeat
A wrestling match from the 2000s between Rosemary Hernandez and David Rientjes produced an unsportsmanlike conduct.
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Rosemary Hernandez vs David Rientjes
In an unexpected turn of events, a California wrestling match witnessed a young wrestler walk off the mat trying to avoid acknowledging his girl opponent’s victory after losing to her. The poor sportsmanship was clear enough that the girls’ team felt disrespected and decided to highlight the moment on the Internet.
The scene occurred in a wrestling competition at Belmont High School in the early 2000’s and has since gone viral. Belmont High School and James Monroe High School were matched up in a wrestling competition in Los Angeles.
As per the video shot by Rosemary Hernandez’s friends, one can see David Rientjes suffering a fast first period defeat to the female wrestler in the said competition after trying to intimidate her. As per reports, Rientjes belonged to Belmont High School while Rosemary Hernandez belonged to James Monroe High.
Unfortunately, things took a disturbing spin right after the match. Right after David’s loss, he decided to try leaving the wrestling mat in a way to avoid acknowledging his opponent’s victory over him. The referee had to bring David back to the match as his teammates and coaches laughed.
Rientjes had other plans, to try to diminish Rosemary’s win by not shaking hands. However, he was forced front and center to shake her hand in front of the cheering crowd. The female wrestler’s friends were filming the match and intended to post it online afterwards.
Rosemary Hernandez reacts to going viral
The footage has since gone viral all over social media. This match happened in a time when it was very rare for girls to wrestle boys, so Rientjes’s loss to Rosemary made headlines. Viewers and spectators found matches like this to be landmark moments in the evolution of girls’ high school wrestling.
According to Sisterhood of Wrestlers, Rosemary has since enjoyed the prospect of the video going viral and viewers commenting on David’s loss.
I am very proud of this match and thrilled to see that it will be online forever to show the contrast between me and him for the entire world to see. While you don’t need to be a wrestler to understand perseverance, dedication, and hard work, I certainly think that these lessons can inspire the next generation of girl athletes
Rosemary Hernandez via Sisterhood of Wrestlers
Social media has now taken matters into their own hands, spreading the video on many different platforms including YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. It is constantly reuploaded on different sites. Thousands of comments have been made about the poor sportsmanship and Rientjes’s humiliating defeat. They celebrate Rosemary as a trailblazer and a pioneer in the sport.
Social media reacts to the viral aftermath of the wrestling match
As Rosemary Hernandez mentioned above, she is happy that there has been increased popularity in girls wrestling. Usually, men’s wrestling grab majority of the headlines, but women’s wrestling has certainly evovled. In the United States, Amit Elor and Sarah Hildebrandt comes to mind when thinking about female wrestlers. After all, they won gold medals in the Paris Olympics.
Sportsmanship is what everyone should strive for, no matter the end result. As expected, it didn’t take critics and wrestling fans to voice their disdain toward the loser of the match on social media.
David Rientjes has garnered quite the heat online after his wrongdoing. So much so that the backlash now follows him throughout social media and in his future endeavors. One fan even said, “He’ll wake up every day for the rest of his life knowing he was the laughingstock of Youtube.” Another fan said, “You got beat by a girl homie! Your humiliation will live forever on YouTube.” It appears even after many years, the sentiment surrounding the Rientjes has yet to change.
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