Not that this directly relates to this subject but it seems to me that there was big discussion last year about taunting. I guess I could see where some people would take this view in light of the number of takedowns in this match. Guess there is a very fine line as to how you could interpret it. Don't fault the wrestler if that is how he is trained. Obviously he is very good at takedowns and can get some good scoring that way. I know when I wrestled 30 years ago the OK teams we wrestled would try to TF you as opposed to pinning, never understood that myself, but that was their style then. They got pretty upset when you pinned them though.

I will say that I don't think that pinning someone in 30 Sec is unsportsmanlike. Wrestling is a timed event with the goal to win the event before time runs out. There is nothing in the rules about it being unsportsmanlike to pin someone quickly. However, there is a rule about taunting.

This is just an armchair observation, you can debate it out how you like. Doesn't change a thing except make you think.

Troy Fowler


Fortune assists the daring.