Alex,
Most officials are only right 50% of the time with tough calls. One coach agrees, the other doesn't. Amazing how it's always the coach that gets the points that agrees!
I don't agree that having a whizzer/wizard in means that there is no control. The reason officiating wrestling is so hard is because we have to use a lot of judgement. Arbitrary "control" rules messes with what's right and wrong too often. Having a hand draped over a guys shoulder while setting on his butt doesn't constitute a wizard in my opinion. I know it sure isn't how I taught it or was taught to apply it.
I think that was probably a slam, due to the wrestler leaving his feet. I also think it was a tough call, but I would have given two for a takedown on the edge most likely.
Reaction time is tough. I've seen a lot of guys hit a nice takedown and try to switch off too fast, losing control in an instant. Why should that negate the takedown? Tommy Edgmon had Ben Ashmore in the air, doublelegged, returned him to the mat, flat on his belly. Ben exploded up and out, and no points were given. Somehow, his explosiveness super-seeded the fact that he was returned to the mat, flat, if only for an instant. But hey, I'm over it. Maybe.
Merry Christmas every one
