WrestlingRasta

Excellent way to kick this off. I am a fan of combining different varieties of SBR, with some other stuff. But i think if i were to go just straight BBQ out of the bottle.......Stubbs might win that one. That's tough.

This is on here a whooooole lot. So maybe this will be fun. In this thread, call out anyone you want, and ask them any question you want. The person to be called out must answer. In order for this to work, we will all need to commit to two covenants. 1)If you are going to participate, you must answer if you are called out. 2)If you are going to participate, you must agree to ignore, for two weeks, anyone who participates...but fails to answer a question. Making any comment in this thread, with an open question to you, constitutes failing to answer a question. This is stupid, but to show good faith, I'll throw myself to the lambs first. Fire away.....

I said this to a friend earlier: This is not a discussion anymore. The GOAT discussion is over. From now on, everything else is: Who is the Lopez of this era. Or.....Who is the Lopez of that weight....or....Who is the Lopez of basketball. The man won his fourth Olympics, and didn't wrestle again until he won his fifth Olympics. No one actually scored on him in either one (I haven't gone back to look at scores for the first three). He could have 8-0 everyone in the field, but he didn't want to. He didn't want to humiliate anyone, he just wanted to 3-1 his way to the unquestionable greatest ever. Even Micheal Jordan took a break, came back......and got beat. (He didn't even make the finals).

It’s absolutely about control of the middle and not who’s the aggressor. The other thing it is, by putting the aggressor down first, you give him the second chance, to put his opponent down. Many of those matches are going to go to criteria, and by way of going down first, and top second, the aggressor wins the match with last point scored, whether it be 1-1, or 3-3. You won’t see that written in any officials handbook, but that’s part of what that’s about.

Three point….are you okay?

HDS coming through!! Got a package people!!!

When you're digging so hard, to lay in bed with (Russian) IBA. Did you see their attempt at saving face with that 'press conference'......it was entertaining.

I didn't see it was concentrating on Ark at that time cuz of what was going on over there. I see Makh up 7-0 then look back an 1-0...........wait what???!!! Damn.

Five minutes of what that just happened, Arkeseyan needs the late explosion to win it, and Makhmmudov gets a 7-0 lead wiped away and loses 3-1. Holy shit morning batman.

I don't think we will see him at 57 again.

Stay the F*** out.

That was a sarcastic joke. It's a dude from Egypt

Imane Khelif is in the semifinals. She is guaranteed a medal.

I’d have to go with the gymnast. They’ll do them one handed and let go and flip then catch hold again in between every other one.

Taylor 5 Yazdani 1 People want to talk about Taylor not making the team, Yazdani did not have what would be (most likely) 12 world titles including two Olympic champs to go through. Made the adjustments, made the team, and ran off three world titles and Olympic gold…all over Yazdani. Next topic…

Here we go again…

I can see now that the big miss is in not having any understanding how the IBA, and particularly in conjunction with the Russian federation, operates. And without that understanding, I can see why we would put our faith into what the Russian officials say, but do not show.

It’s interesting that supposedly failed the same test in 2022. Yet was able to compete in and keep the medals from 2022, 2023 continentals, enter the 2023 worlds and compete, only until she defeated a couple Russians. All that needs to be said has been said here. If you want to put that much weight into a known corrupt group of Russians, you are certainly entitled to. That’s the great thing we have here in the US. Enjoy the Games.

That’s an interesting statement there. But what I think is important is to differentiate is what is opinion and what is proven facts, as it relates to this situation. There are a lot of facts available. There are also a lot of opinions out there that doesn’t exactly square with the facts presented.

A corrupt individual who wouldn’t provide any documented results. People don’t understand, (or don’t want to understand depending on what kind of outcome they were hoping for), but when Bert Kreischer said “F that bitch, this is Russia”……that shit is real.

Appreciate the article, however there is nothing in there that hasn’t already been discussed in this thread. Not sure what you’re trying to hold on to.

You are correct in your last sentence, and I completely agree with you. Fortunately in this particular case, that is not happening. Now we can all relax and enjoy the Games!

In an interview with Italian daily Gazetta dello Sport published on Friday, Carini said she did not mean to stir up such heated controversy. "All this controversy certainly made me sad, and I also felt sorry for my opponent, she had nothing to do with it and like me was only here to fight," she said. "It was not intentional, in fact I apologize to her and to everyone. I was angry, because my Games had already gone up in smoke. I have nothing against Khelif and on the contrary if I happened to meet her again I would give her a hug."

Saw this when it happened and it’s an absolute farce. No way in the world this should be even considered in a combat or contact sport. (Not to say I’m for it in others, but this was ridiculous).