"The thing is that wrestling is not a sport of brutality; it is a sport of balance, position, technique and heart."

Good point...

And sportsmanship....in high school sports, sportsmanship is emphasized.

Will's constant refrain that the sport, schools, and society are becoming softer or less manly or however you want to characterize it is absolutely correct. There are so many examples of that trend that it can't be denied. And that's exactly why each year new rules are being adopted that makes wrestling less of a "combat" sport. Football, too. Things that were perfectly legal a few years ago are now penalized. Rail against it if you will, but that's the way our society is trending.