PJ Duke injury?
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I didn't see it, but it's been suggested that he got hit in "the nads". It's not an excuse, nor should it be, PJ won his semi-final match and someone found a reason or a way to steal it from him.
After a scramble in the quarterfinals PJ was slow back to center. After the match he was holding his groin area.
With that said, maybe PJ looked gassed because he had a match stolen from him by a horrible call by the ref. PJ was going to get either potentially dangerous, back points or a pin. The ref blew the whistle, stopped the match because he saw a TD. He should have let it play out longer.
With that said, maybe PJ looked gassed because he had a match stolen from him by a horrible call by the ref. PJ was going to get either potentially dangerous, back points or a pin. The ref blew the whistle, stopped the match because he saw a TD. He should have let it play out longer.
While watching his match, how and why did the ref 'not call stalling' on Okie State? I thought wrestling was more than locking hands and fingers - David Taylor should be hiding for teaching that system. Duke actually won without the Ref's late action.
Later in other matches - the Refs called stalling on PSU while controlling the action.
Later in other matches - the Refs called stalling on PSU while controlling the action.
He got stuffed on a blast double in that quarter final match where his head/neck took all of cannons weight just before they went OOB. I thought he was dazed from that. I just watched the replay and it looks pretty bad.
The same reason it wasn't called in the first match with Antrell Taylor. Fact of the matter is, stalling is totally subjective. Guys will continue to use these tactics to take matches into tie-breakers until something changes. I don't have an answer, but I think pushout points is a start.
I think it's been said before and repeated last night on the broadcast that the cut to 57 was challenging for him.
Whether or not it is the case, he needs to work on the gas tank.
He was certainly gassing mid-season. Didn’t know whether the staff were pushing him extra hard to prep for March. The pure hand fight from Robideau was good prep from Taylor/Kennedy. PJ could probably work a little on his top game. Maybe Marcus too. Being freestyle-focused might be a hindrance when they’re equally matched on their feet.
Actually, that type of call should either not be reviewable, or you must let the wrestler finish. There can be no gray area there. It was an absolute travesty. You just determined a match as a ref which should never be allowed. How it got overturned is an even bigger joke and disgrace.
Husker Willie just said it was the worst call that he can ever remember:
He’s in a cradle, his base knocked out, close to swipes, the ref stops it. What was the reason they gave for no takedown?
At least Willie and Mineo are bringing attention to this, I went to Flo to see if I could find a headline and not a peep. They don't want to lose 24/7 7 day a week access to DT.
Pyles was troubled by the call. Said even if you could argue not a TD at that time, 98% of time PJ would have had TD from that cradle so hard to make that call.