WWE Refs No Longer In On Finishes At House Shows

mindy

Source: Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter

World Wrestling Entertainment implemented a new policy during the middle of last month of not informing their referees of the finishes of matches ahead of time on house show cards. Right now, it is still in the experimental stages, but the finishes of all matches scheduled before intermissions at house shows will indefinitely take place without the referees knowing the planned finish.

The new policy adds a new variable of realism to matches as it forces workers to listen to the referee’s instructions (such as breaking a hold before five) or kicking out of pin attempts before the three count. Since the wrestlers know that the referees are unaware of the finish, they must work in a more convincing fashion and have to pay attention to avoid false finishes.

After the first two weekends of the new policy, there were no incidents of unplanned finishes taking place. "It keeps everyone on their toes," said one WWE backstage source. "There has been nothing bad said about it by anyone so far."

CrasH - X

Remember the Spyda, dude ..

The Phantom

I really like that. Adding more realism into things definatly works for me. Hopefully this trial period goes great and it can be implemented on television next.

barfly467

That's a cool idea, next they shouldn't tell the refs about bumps they have to take, they should just be run over.

Yukito

This is a good idea. I don't see it happening on TV though, at least not in title matches. What would happen if Cena didn't kick out in time during a title defense against someone like Viscera? Would you want Viscera to be WWE Champion?

Danny Diamond

Founder/Admin

EXCELLENT idea.

You should watch this show.

Crockerinho

This is how Mickie James won the Womens Title on a Paris house showrecently, Victoria didnt kick out on time in atriple threat match, so I thinks its a really screwy idea