When the movie “300” came out, many didn’t realize just how wide-reaching its influence would be. The movie was so big that it even became a theme in one of comedian Katt Williams’ most famous stand-up specials, which is particularly interesting considering Williams’ stature.

Now the movie is inspiring a young wrestler who took the time to talk about it with the Columbia Daily Tribune. Blake Toppmeyer of the Columbia Daily Tribune covers this in a recent article titled “J'den Cox reflects on beating Iowa by discussing the movie ‘300.’” Toppmeyer writes, “As you can imagine, most of the crowd of 6,846 was pro-Iowa. Iowa wrestling fans aren't used to their team losing, and they weren't real thrilled to see Missouri win the championship in their house. Cox discussed how the Tigers figured they better celebrate quickly and then get the heck out of Dodge. I'll let J'den take it away from here: ‘It’s like, ‘OK, yeah, we won. Let’s hurry up and leave, because everyone hates us. There’s a lot of people here, and there’s only, what, 30 of us?' Because it got rowdy, you know? I remember talking to Willie Miklus, and Willie was like, ‘If we would’ve got in a fight with the Iowa wrestling team, we would’ve been fighting the whole entire arena.’ And then my friend Ty Prazma decided to say, ‘Well, it’d be like the movie “300.”’ And I was like, ‘You know how that movie ended, right?’ He’s like, ‘Yeah, but they came back with reinforcements.’’ Then Willie is like, ‘No, no, no. One person made it to get reinforcements. The rest died. You don’t get to see that part.’ ‘It was funny. We were all like kind of on the same page. ‘Yeah, we won. Let’s go. Let’s go.’”

If you’re looking for some “300” style inspiration, the Spear of Sparta 300 Spear from Armory Replicas is the perfect item for you. At a colossal 83 inches overall in length, this spear has a suede leather wrapped handle for a strong and secure grip. It features a two-piece construction for easy transport. Also, the spear separates into two pieces at the handle exposing the solid wood core encased within a cast metal shell. Its ridiculously sharp pointed tip is exactly what you would expect from a fearsome Spartan weapon of war. If you’re a “300” fan, this is a must for your collection.

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