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Tools of the Trade: The Ropes the Top 15 Heelers Will Use at the 2024 NFR
The weapons of choice for the Top 15 heelers at the 2024 NFR.
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When the Top 15 heelers in the world prepare to do battle inside the Thomas & Mack, what are their NFR heel rope choices?

There remains a common pick among the Top 15 heelers when it comes to their NFR ropes. Here are the ropes the Top 15 heelers will use at the 2024 NFR.

NFR heelers’ rope-choice analysis

  • The Powerline Lite will make nine trips each night inside the Thomas & Mack. 
  • Of the nine using the Powerline Lite, Jonathan Torres is the only one using an M, and Travis Graves will be the only one using a MH. Seven of the nine will use a HM.
  • Classic Ropes have won $1.5 million for the 12 men in the Top 15 who used them so far in (including the two Rattler men).
  • Cactus Ropes has three endorsees this year, and and their ropes have won $490,148.53 thus far in 2024.
  • Levi Lord, Jake Long and Logan Medlin are all Cactus Ropes endorsees but each using different ropes. Lord will use a Thrilla, Long chose a Mojo and Medlin will heel with the Future.
1Levi LordThrillaMHCactus
2Wesley ThorpNV4HMClassic
3Junior NogueiraPowerline LiteHMClassic
4Jake LongMojoHMCactus
5Logan MedlinFutureMHCactus
6Douglas RichPowerline LiteHMClassic
7Kaden ProfiliPowerline LiteHMClassic
8Kollin VonAhnPowerline LiteHMClassic
9Tanner BradenPowerline LiteHMClassic
10Coleby PayneGT4HMRattler
11Jonathan TorresPowerline LiteMClassic
12Buddy HawkinsPowerline LiteHMClassic
13Travis GravesPowerline LiteMHClassic
14Hunter KochGT4HMRattler
15Paul EavesPowerline LiteHMClassic
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