Neutral danger, a rule they added a few years ago

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jofus13

Basically, if while it's neutral your back gets exposed to the mat for 3 seconds, it's a takedown. You'll see the ref counting with hand motions going up and down (as opposed to side to side for near fall) and if he gets a 3 count, it's a takedown.

Posted: 03/21/2026 at 11:47 AM ET

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Time for my yearly ignorant wrestling-viewer post where I need your help... -- hokiegal23 Mar 21, 2026 at 11:40 AM ET

hokiegal23 • 03/21/26 11:40 AM ET

Neutral danger, a rule they added a few years ago ◄ -- jofus13 Mar 21, 2026 at 11:47 AM ET

jofus13 • 03/21/26 11:47 AM ET

Thanks for all the answers... 2 follow-ups now... -- hokiegal23 Mar 21, 2026 at 12:12 PM ET

hokiegal23 • 03/21/26 12:12 PM ET

For 1 it looked correct but it was close enough to challenge -- donjfs3 Mar 21, 2026 at 04:18 PM ET

donjfs3 • 03/21/26 04:18 PM ET

For 1, it was hard to tell from the camera angle -- jofus13 Mar 21, 2026 at 12:24 PM ET

jofus13 • 03/21/26 12:24 PM ET

Hard to tell from the camera angle, the ref had been starting & restarting -- HokieToph Mar 21, 2026 at 12:15 PM ET

HokieToph • 03/21/26 12:15 PM ET

I think it was a neutral danger call** -- Hokiefan94 Mar 21, 2026 at 11:46 AM ET

Hokiefan94 • 03/21/26 11:46 AM ET

NCAA implemented a "neutral danger" count a few years ago to compensate for -- HokieToph Mar 21, 2026 at 11:46 AM ET

HokieToph • 03/21/26 11:46 AM ET

Gaj's back was <90 degrees for three seconds in neutral. -- Nafeikoh Mar 21, 2026 at 11:45 AM ET

Nafeikoh • 03/21/26 11:45 AM ET