NEW YORK — The lights dimmed at Madison Square Garden. Sirens blared. Smoke billowed out of the fog machines. Flame shooters shot up in the air.

No, it wasn't an introduction for a New York Rangers or Knicks game. It was the NCAA wrestling tournament, which was held this past weekend at The World's Most Famous Arena, where all six sessions of the three-day tournament were sold out.

In the final match of the tournament, fans finally got to see one of the most anticipated matches in the history of the sport. North Carolina State's Nick Gwiazdowski, a two-time defending national champion at heavyweight and winner of 88 consecutive matches faced off against Ohio State's Kyle Snyder, the 20-year-old who became the youngest World Champion in USA wrestling history last summer and gold medal favorite for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Rio de Janiero.