[jreg]

You are correct that the type of timeout may be a critical factor, however in this case, the incident was in front of the injured wrestler's bench, and the nature of the contact, temple and shoulder, that it was immediate this wrestler was injured. In a flash, I motioned for the coach to come forward, he already was in the process, and we sorted through the issue. Wrestling rules, high school and college, require that a wrestler return an elevated wrestler to the mat safely. If in that return he is injured, whether the driving force was aggressive or not, a slam must be called. If the injury is feined, hence a good reason for a slow whistle, then there is no penalty.