"What a classless clown"- A.J. Ferrari hits back at Carter Starocci after 4x NCAA champion challenges him to put up $300,000 each to a wrestling match

A.J. Ferrari hit back at Carter Starocci after the latter challenged him to a 190 lbs wrestling match by calling him out on social media. Starocci challenged Ferrari to a wrestling match, where he proposed that each would put up $300,000, with the winner taking the entire prize purse.

Moreover, the 4x NCAA champion laid down a couple of clauses if wins and wanted Ferrari to have a tattoo and change his Instagram bio for 665 days. The direct call-out raised great anticipation among fans, and as they awaited Ferrari's reply, the 23-year-old took to Instagram to respond to the challenge.

Ferrari refused Starocci's clause to come down to 190 lbs for the match but instead wanted him to move up a weight class and compete at 197 lbs.

"Has everyone seen this little p**k kid named Carter’s post and caption ⁉️ It has me dead 🤣🤣🤣 What a classless clown 🤡 As seen recently in my respectful and simple call out, I warned🚫Carter not to come up to 197 pounds in ncaa wrestling this season; And as expected Carter had a mental breakdown and went to IG showing how much of a clown 🤡 he is.," he wrote.

"He wants the Youngest True Freshman National Champion 🏆at 197lbs to go down to 190lbs⁉️ Carter, I haven’t touched 190lbs since high school🤣At least you finally admitted it - you can’t handle this Italian 🇮🇹 horse power 🐎🐎🐎 at 197 pounds in wrestling," he added.

A.J. Ferrari agreed to go head-to-head in a 190 lbs MMA match and urged Carter Starocci to sign the contract for the ultimate battle.

"Put some Respect on my Name!If not - I’ll make you put some respect on my name. I’ll fight you in mma 🥊 down at 190lbs (so you don’t cry and have built in excuses) any day of the week - anytime - anywhere," he concluded.

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All about Carter Starocci's challenge to A.J. Ferrari

Carter Starocci at the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Wrestling Championship - Source: Getty

As the anticipation for the upcoming NCAA season is on the rise, Carter Starocci, who returned to Penn State for a fifth year, took to social media to share his goals, took a direct jab at A.J. Ferrari, and challenged him to a wrestling match. The Pennslyvania native wrote:

"I know you’re broke, desperate, and h***y. Lawyers are expensive so let’s put it all on the line. Winner takes the entire match purse. On top of that, we each put up 300k. Winner takes all. Loser goes back to talking shit on social media," he wrote.

Starocci further added more conditions for the loser of the proposed challenge:

"And finally when I win you must tattoo “Starocci is my NATTY DADDY” in bold font on your chest. Or post in your bio for 665 days “Sorry girls, please forgive me! I have changed.” 190lbs. You started it, I’ll finish it. Agree to my terms and I’ll smash your face in," he added.

Starocci further revealed that he will be returning to Penn State with the sole aim of winning his fifth consecutive NCAA title.