To clarify, I did not say to the ref that the PV wrestler pulled on the headgear for him to make this call. The ref saw it on his own and made the call. All involved could verify this. When the PV wrestler pulled on the headgear, the asst. referee saw it and immediately held his hands in a T to indicate a Technical Violation. He explained to the head referee what he saw and that it occurred before the PV takedown and would thus nullify that score.

I am very sorry the match had to end this way. But there is a rule that addresses this and the PV wrestler did pull on the headgear (the ear piece, not the skull cap)....was it intentional or not? I have no idea, probably not. But the referee saw it and made a call.

It was a very good match by both wrestlers.

Regards,
Kit Harris