Originally posted by Curtis Chenoweth:
Does that mean that after a wrestler gets his opponent in a tilt, and nf criteria is met, can the hands then be locked around the body?
Yes, but the hands can only be locked when the defensive wrestler is in near fall criteria. They couldn't be locked to "tilt" the wrestler into near fall criteria, or remain locked if the defensive wrestler came out of near fall criteria.
Rule 7-3-4...
"Interlocking or overlapping the hands, fingers or arms around the opponent's body (with or without arms included) or both legs by a wrestler in the advantage position, unless the opponent has all the weight supported entirely by the feet or has lifted the opponent off the mat,
or the opponent has met near-fall criteria, is a technical violation. (When bringing your opponent back to the mat, hands overlapping or interlocked beyond reaction time is a technical violation)."
