A bookish teenager entertains hopes of bringing together the members of his fractured family. In order to bring his brother back, he joins his school's wrestling team, hoping that the connection to his late father, who was a wrestling champion, is enough to bring his brother home.
After being bullied, book-smart (but not street-wise) teenager Cal Chetley (Devon Graye), joins his Oklahoma high school's wrestling team, seeing it also as a way to reunite with his estranged and wayward brother, Mike (John Cena), who has been away in prison for more than 10 years.