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Look: West Virginia Wrestler ‘Empties the Clip’ On Opponent After Win

By Joe Tillery

Posted on January 20, 2025 at 2:18 pm

America’s sport: Big 12 wrestling.

Well, maybe not. But that didn’t stop one wrestler from West Virginia from going viral on social media for celebrating a win over a member of the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

What a celebration 🫣pic.twitter.com/Tb58pBDI81
— WrestlersGrind (@_wrestlersgrind) January 19, 2025

The viral celebration, labeled “emptying the clip,” has had a polarizing effect in the eyes of social media. The clip generated some backlash for the celebration, which was first popularized by Texas A&M’s Dylan Stewart after sacking Ole Miss’ Jackson Dart.

Here are some of the best reactions to the situation on social media.

Dumb. Do better. https://t.co/XA4wDYTIkQ
— Justin Basch (@JustinJBasch) January 19, 2025

Rule number one: make ppl have an opinion of you. Good or bad. That gets people talking. That gets people arguing. When people argue and have opinions, that creates drama. Drama spreads our sport. Of course there is a line, but this celebration does not cross it. Well done. https://t.co/0lcgBmA1Lc
— Johnni DiJulius (@johnnidijulius) January 20, 2025

This is absolutely fantastic https://t.co/0lcgBmA1Lc
— Johnni DiJulius (@johnnidijulius) January 20, 2025

15 yard personal foul https://t.co/Kf3P0CuBko
— Nick Pauls (@billlumbergh90) January 19, 2025

Rich Rod gets hired and WVU has never been more back https://t.co/JLihcvkxki
— #FireNealBrown (@tydier) January 20, 2025

People compare this to Ok States various different pistols celebration. Shooting bands and the double pistols in the air is different than aiming it at someone and emptying a clip. https://t.co/PoyYDL5pKX
— 🐐 (@TheGOATFollower) January 20, 2025

Disgusting. Half their team AND coaching staff were rude and unsportsmanlike. I don’t even know how people support that behavior. https://t.co/9n1K3LRBFD
— emily ! (@EmilyLovesOSU) January 20, 2025

This doesn’t bother me. Kid won a top 5 match and celebrated. Probably shouldn’t mimic shooting a gun but it’s fine because Spratley has something for him in B12 tourney https://t.co/ftagdoLGtq
— CowboySportsFan (@pokesguy) January 20, 2025