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NCHSAA State Champions
Three individual state titles in the 2026 season.
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The room, mid‑practice
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Drilling takedowns
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A full room, every age
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Squared up
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After a hard one
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College staffs come through
The schedule
Five nights a week
| Monday | 6:00 – 8:00 PM |
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| Tuesday | 6:00 – 8:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 6:00 – 8:00 PM |
| Thursday | 6:00 – 8:00 PM |
| Sunday | 1:00 – 3:00 PM |
Where
2790 W Mountain StKernersville, NC 27284 Open in Maps →
All levels train together. Bring shorts, a t-shirt, and wrestling shoes if you have them — socks are fine for a first night.
Getting here
Middle of the Triad
The room is on West Mountain Street in Kernersville, about fifteen minutes from downtown Winston‑Salem and twenty‑five from Greensboro, with High Point a short run down 68. If you are anywhere in the Triad, this is a weeknight drive.
Wrestlers come from across Forsyth, Guilford, Davidson and Davie counties — including:
- Kernersville
- Winston-Salem
- Greensboro
- High Point
- Clemmons
- Lewisville
- Walkertown
- Rural Hall
- Pfafftown
- King
- Oak Ridge
- Summerfield
- Stokesdale
- Colfax
- Jamestown
- Pleasant Garden
- Thomasville
- Archdale
- Wallburg
- Midway
- Mocksville
- Advance
- Bermuda Run
Who trains here
Elementary first‑timers on the same mat as state champions
Raw West is one room and one practice. Kids taking their first stance train alongside high schoolers chasing a state title and athletes already committed to wrestle in college. Boys and girls, beginners through post‑grad.
Nobody gets sorted out. The younger athletes learn by being in the room, and the older ones get better by teaching what they know.
The record
What the room has produced
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College commitment
A Raw West athlete signed to wrestle at VMI.
2026
Reno World Championships
Athletes on the mat at one of the country's deepest tournaments.
The room
2790 W Mountain St
A full competition mat, padded walls, college banners, and a clock that does not care how tired you are. It is not a gym with a mat in the corner. It is a wrestling room.
See the room →Coaching
Nathan Furman
Head Coach
Raw West runs under head coach Nathan Furman, with visiting coaches and college athletes regularly stepping in to work with the room.
Success is never owned. Success is only rented, and the rent is due every day.
How to join
Two cards, then the mat
Everyone who steps on the mat needs a USA Wrestling membership and a Raw West registration. Do them in this order.
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Step 1
Get a USA Wrestling membership
An athlete membership with USA Wrestling is required before you can practice. Sign in to the membership portal, or create an account if this is your first one, and keep your membership number handy — you will need it in step two.
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Step 2
Register with Raw West
Registration runs through WrestlingIQ. You will need your USA Wrestling membership number from step one to complete it.
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Step 3
Show up
Monday through Thursday at 6:00 PM, or Sunday at 1:00 PM. Shorts, a t‑shirt, and wrestling shoes if you have them. Come a few minutes early on your first night.
See the full schedule →
Questions before you register? Message us on Instagram.
Part of RAW
Raleigh Area Wrestling
Raw West is the Triad home of RAW — Raleigh Area Wrestling. Same standard, same motto, three rooms across North Carolina working on the same thing: growing the sport in this state.
Iron sharpens iron
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