Shapeshifter Finals — Jeffrey A. Carver

When Hog Donovan joined the 57,463rd Games of IIMAWL, the IntraGalactic Interworld Multicultural Amateur Wrestling League, he knew he'd be facing tough, alien competition. But wrestling a shapeshifter? With Earth's honor at stake and his mother screaming from the stands, what's the young wrestler to do? Weighing in at 7800 words, “Shapeshifter Finals” originally appeared in Warriors of Blood and Dream, edited by Roger Zelazny.