jmachinder 71 Report post Posted January 15, 2021 I had heard there was a controversial match that Karelin won at the 1999 World Championships in Greece. Perhaps it was the semi final against Mureiko of Bulgaria in the semis which is listed as a 2-0 overtime win for Karelin on the UWW database. The story was to the effect hat Mureiko got his arm raised but then they reviewed the tape and gave the match to Karelin. Can anyone confirm this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THEMAN 8 Report post Posted June 14 The match was in 1999. Mureiko got his arm raised as he was awarded the match 1-0 (if I remember right). The Russian immediately challenged the result and after paying for the appeal, the match was rescored 2-0 in favour of Karelin. Karelin also challenged the match he lost to Rulson in the 2000 Games. In this case and given the world-wide coverage the appeal was not pursued. I am sorry that I cannot offer a reference for this story due to losing my database of results. However I have e-mailed UWW today for clarification. I suggest you and everyone on this forum do the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GockeS 550 Report post Posted June 14 it happened a lot back in those days Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nom 1,210 Report post Posted June 15 8 hours ago, THEMAN said: The match was in 1999. Mureiko got his arm raised as he was awarded the match 1-0 (if I remember right). The Russian immediately challenged the result and after paying for the appeal, the match was rescored 2-0 in favour of Karelin. Karelin also challenged the match he lost to Rulson in the 2000 Games. In this case and given the world-wide coverage the appeal was not pursued. I am sorry that I cannot offer a reference for this story due to losing my database of results. However I have e-mailed UWW today for clarification. I suggest you and everyone on this forum do the same. Rulson? What kind of dumb hick can’t get Rulon’s name right? Really? Go back to your tarp covered trailer! 1 flyingcement reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THEMAN 8 Report post Posted June 15 4 minutes ago, nom said: Rulson? What kind of dumb hick can’t get Rulon’s name right? Really? Go back to your tarp covered trailer! A typing error. When compared to your complete lack of wrestling history, general intelligence and complete ignorance - I clearly come out tops. 1 1 scribe and RajaThaiKnee reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scribe 1,848 Report post Posted June 15 Damn. We were so close to having something worth visiting the forums this summer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nhs67 2,139 Report post Posted June 15 19 hours ago, THEMAN said: A typing error. When compared to your complete lack of wrestling history, general intelligence and complete ignorance - I clearly come out tops. @nom meant that in jest, my man. Nom is good people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
