As I say it really doesn't matter if they do or don't, my initial (brief) investigation yielded no evidence of satellites in the information available at hand, I conducted no personal interviews on the matter and frankly am not convinced that they do use them.
I have seen as much evidence that they do use satellites as I have that using satellites increases participation numbers, that is to say none. Using satellites introduces the taint of possible manipulation for advantage, that POSSIBLE taint, whether or not it actually occurs, should be eliminated in a "championship" event. It is simply the correct thing to do regardless of who else is doing what. I have lost no credibility as this issue is unaffected by whether or not other states do or don't have satellites. I never claimed to do any exhaustive research into the matter, honestly, it consisted of looking at the flyers, for the three states I mentioned, flyer for last year's tournament (which said nothing of satellites strangely) My premise was and is, again, as follows: Satellite weigh ins should not be used for a "championship" wrestling tournament as they introduce the POTENTIAL for cheating into the tournament, this POTENTIAL is able to be eliminated; and as such, should be, by the regulatory body, in an effort to maintain the competitive integrity of the proceedings. PERIOD. Any Questions?
