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Interesting summary of history behind full nelson being banned under some rule sets.

https://twitter.com/i/moments/1004041782651310080

Two interesting notes on the technical issue:

2a) it was specifically the Full Nelson pin that was the danger. Come this way it's like a crucifix neck crank / full stocks, plus the opponent's body weight working against them with gravity, plus your own force and weight.

2b) The full nelson just as a submission is nowhere near as dangerous and like any other submission with care can be used in competition without the opponent being compromised.

Looks like we have a new indy pro wrestling promotion up in Washington state by the name of "Without A Cause". First event will be in Everett on October 21. Not sure who is connected with this one but they just started announcing the card and the first person they announced is Thunder Rosa aka Kobra Moon from Lucha Underground. Which is sort of interesting because she normally works down in Texas and the SW in general. Makes one wonder if they are bringing in out of area talent, are they running with similar resources to Defy NW ? Defy apparently has ties to Impact Wrestling.

"Without A Cause" is posting event information on Twitter and Instagram if anyone wants to check them out.

I didn't really feel like putting this up as a match request but I do have this Wednesday and / or Thursday evening available if anyone local is interested in wrestling ie some reasonable commute distance of Seattle.

FWIW, I was digging around in the brownpapertickets site and noticed that the WCWC wrestling school is listed an an available venue. I had heard it was available to rent but didn't know it was listed publicly.

https://www.brownpapertickets.com/venue/212456

I finally ran across something that handles two things with one item: 1) How do you store and transport 2 x 2 puzzle mats and 2) How do you transport them without carrying them by hand.

Turns out the folks who do commercial exhibits figured this out a while ago because they use 2 x 2 carpet tiles in displays. Go look up "Portable Foam Tile Case For Trade Show Floors & Event Flooring" on Amazon.com. That should point you to a wheeled rectangular duffle that is sized to hold 25 5/8 thick carpet tiles. Reasonable heavy fabric - it will take a beating if you check it as baggage a lot but I'm guessing i should do okay for recreational use.

The current Amazon item comes from FoamTiles Inc/RubberFloorInc.