The 3-Point Takedown: Friend or Foe?

[flyingcement]

1 minute ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

When will you have this plot ready?

not before this one

[ClawRidesAgain]

Scoring inflation.

[1032004]

11 hours ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

The number of times a match entered overtime tied at 0, or 1 in 2022 and 2023 was 57 (50%).

The number of times a match entered overtime tied at 0, 1, 2 in 2024 and 2025 was 93 (73%).

 

I think this is probably the best data point to indicate the 3 pt takedown may have resulted in less action.  Thanks

[Lipdrag]

i am  surprised anyone is surprised at this consequence.  It was blindingly obvious that raising the cost of giving up a counter take down would lower the risky activity of taking shots and also over-rewarding the first take down would lead to 3rd period stallfests.  Don't people who know wrestling, wrestlers, and the mind-set of those at the top of the sport make the rules and also comment on these pages?  

Edited yesterday at 03:00 AM by Lipdrag

[BruceyB]

3 hours ago, Lipdrag said:

i am  surprised anyone is surprised at this consequence.  It was blindingly obvious that raising the cost of giving up a counter take down would lower the risky activity of taking shots and also over-rewarding the first take down would lead to 3rd period stallfests.  Don't people who know wrestling, wrestlers, and the mind-set of those at the top of the sport make the rules and also comment on these pages?  

 I am admittedly someone that was in full support of the three point takedown when it was announced. That being said, I never once heard anyone argue that the extra point for a takedown was going to result in an excess of third period stalling. The argument that almost everyone made was that it took away from mat wrestling. You no longer "had" to take bottom, and a riding point didn't cancel out a first period takedown like in the past. Maybe you were ahead of the curve, but I didn't hear any push back about how much extra stalling a wrestler could do in the third prior to the 3pt takedowns implementation. But that has been probably the most notable result.