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High School wrestler fakes handshake to sucker punch opponent (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 2023 OP
Teaching sportsmanship. Chainfire Apr 2023 #1
Put him off the team and any other team he might be part of. keithbvadu2 Apr 2023 #2
He's got a future in Turbineguy Apr 2023 #3
Donald tRump's "The Art of Sportsmanship" Blue Owl Apr 2023 #7
Poor sportsmanship is refusing to shake hands. rsdsharp Apr 2023 #4
yup... bahboo Apr 2023 #9
Wow, what a sore loser. DinahMoeHum Apr 2023 #5
What a thug. 3catwoman3 Apr 2023 #6
High School. Damn. It's supposed to be a game. LakeArenal Apr 2023 #8
criminal charges are appropriate here nt msongs Apr 2023 #10
cops are looking into it BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 2023 #18
Filed! True Dough Apr 2023 #19
We don't know the whole story. It certainly looks bad ... Auggie Apr 2023 #11
But, Did You? ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #12
Nope. But something snapped in that kid ... Auggie Apr 2023 #13
Quite Probable ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #14
14 - 2 tells me everything I need to know. NBachers Apr 2023 #15
Arrest for assault Rebl2 Apr 2023 #16
This is why True Dough Apr 2023 #17

rsdsharp

(10,131 posts)
4. Poor sportsmanship is refusing to shake hands.
Wed Apr 19, 2023, 05:15 PM
Apr 2023

This is straight up battery, and the little bastard should be in jail.

DinahMoeHum

(22,489 posts)
5. Wow, what a sore loser.
Wed Apr 19, 2023, 05:19 PM
Apr 2023

Fucker should be banned from HS varsity sports and the colleges he applies to (if any) should be notified and shown the tweet if he wants to compete in a sport. Hopefully they'll deny him an athletic scholarship based on this incident.


LakeArenal

(29,810 posts)
8. High School. Damn. It's supposed to be a game.
Wed Apr 19, 2023, 05:28 PM
Apr 2023

I know professionally sports are win win or out.

But High School should be about the game and participating.

Auggie

(31,802 posts)
11. We don't know the whole story. It certainly looks bad ...
Wed Apr 19, 2023, 06:17 PM
Apr 2023

but I'm not passing judgment. I've had things happen during wrestling matches where I've wanted to deck a guy too.

ProfessorGAC

(69,904 posts)
12. But, Did You?
Wed Apr 19, 2023, 06:24 PM
Apr 2023

I'm guessing not.
Come on, Auggie. Nothing that happened during the match could begin to justify that.
The other side of the story quit mattering the moment he threw that punch while still grasping the other kid's hand.

Auggie

(31,802 posts)
13. Nope. But something snapped in that kid ...
Wed Apr 19, 2023, 06:54 PM
Apr 2023

could have been happening for weeks or months. I'd want to know the history between these two.

ProfessorGAC

(69,904 posts)
14. Quite Probable
Wed Apr 19, 2023, 07:01 PM
Apr 2023

As in my post today about breaking up that fight, there has to be a backstory.
Given they're both juveniles, we aren't likely to learn it if there is.

True Dough

(20,308 posts)
17. This is why
Thu Apr 20, 2023, 06:14 AM
Apr 2023

professional wrestling is the superior form of entertainment -- it's fake!

Seriously, that kid needs to learn a lesson. The social media shame should rattle him too.

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