Takedown Report

Medical Forfeits/Load Management/Ducking and All the Usual Suspects

After a week (plus) that included three large tournaments, it’s time for our yearly referendum on medical forfeits/load management, and other related issues. These have already been topics on social media over the past few days, and I only see that increasing this week.
In the past, a lot of the grumbling was done by fans/ex-wrestlers significantly removed from competition. I thought it was interesting that one of the tweets from the weekend came from Trent Hidlay. The recent world champion is less than two years removed from an extremely decorated career at NC State. I thought that comments coming from a wrestler of his stature and being a recent college graduate would hold much more weight than in years past. You don’t get to call Hidlay an “old man yelling at clouds” and talking about the “good ol’ days” when he was a part of this world less than two years ago. … more at … https://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/medical-forfeitsload-managementducking-and-all-the-usual-suspects-r100738/

January 26, 2026 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized