In the Jeff Hardy/Undertaker ladder match...

[Guest Downhome]

What would have happend had Jeff Hardy climbed the ladder and just grabbed the Wold Title and pulled it down with him? Let's say he did it on purpose, and also let's say in another situation he did it on accident. What would WWE have done? Would they have allowed him to be champion, or would they have come up with some cheap out to keep that from being in the books? I know I'm a bit late on this, but I was just wondering "what if".

 

Sincerely,

...Downhome...

[Guest M Nyland]

if he would have just "no-sold" and grabbed it...we would be seeing Jeffrey in the NWA right now.

 

 

Vince's word is final...and breaking Vince's word gets you eternally damned to the "minors"...unless you have PULL!

[Guest chirs3]

I thought about that too. What if Jeff was up there, and in a brief flash of whatever-you-wanna-call-it, he says "Fuck this" and rips the title down.

 

My guess? Taker would legitimately beat his ass into the ground, and Jeff would soon be out of a job.

 

If it was accident, he'd probably drop it midair (if he had time), because I think the rule is you have to pull it down and have your feet hit the mat with the belt in your possession.

[Guest Downhome]

if he would have just "no-sold" and grabbed it...we would be seeing Jeffrey in the NWA right now.

 

 

Vince's word is final...and breaking Vince's word gets you eternally damned to the "minors"...unless you have PULL!

Ok, ok, ok, but what if he was doing a spot where he graps the belt and hangs on it, and it just came undone and he fell with it? The fans, ref, everyone sees him fall with the belt, and holding it in his arms on the mat. What other choice would they possibly have but to call him the champion, without coming up with some cheap out?

[Guest M Nyland]

he never grabs the BELT and hangs on...he grabs what it is hanging on....for THAT reason...

 

if he just said "fuck it" and grabbed it...well he would be in deep shit and would have to SQUASH-job to Angle (who was in line) and then Angle could have lost it back to Taker the next week or something...

 

Jeff might be stupid...but he isn't THAT stupid

[Guest chirs3]

Ok, ok, ok, but what if he was doing a spot where he graps the belt and hangs on it, and it just came undone and he fell with it? The fans, ref, everyone sees him fall with the belt, and holding it in his arms on the mat. What other choice would they possibly have but to call him the champion, without coming up with some cheap out?

 

I'm willing to bet they have emergency scenarios, just in case something goes wrong. That would be pretty funny, though.

 

(Pat Patterson runs in)

 

Pat: Vince!

 

(Vince gets up off Stacy)

 

Vince: What?!

 

Pat: Jeff Hardy accidentally pulled the title down!

 

Vince: Just use the backup plan.

 

Pat: We never made a backup plan. Hell, we didn't book the finish til Jeff's entrance!

 

Vince: ... oh shit.

[Guest HartFan86]

If it was accident, he'd probably drop it midair (if he had time), because I think the rule is you have to pull it down and have your feet hit the mat with the belt in your possession.

No...watch HHH @ Summerslam 98.

 

I think if Jeff did this, he would job the belt the next night, and then get fired. Most likely, Raw would go off the air early because you can't watch murders on TNN...you know, Taker would fucking kill him.

[Guest chirs3]

Well, I know the rules aren't enforced like that (Taker won without touching the mat), but when the announcers call it and when the ring announcers announce it, I'm pretty sure they say feet have to hit the mat. I may be wrong.

[Guest papacita]

Not that this is true or anything, but i always assumed that the wrestler had to have the belt in his hands for 3-5 seconds in order for the win to count, so if he accidentally pulled it down and just dropped it Undertaker could just pick it up and he'd be the winner.

 

If he pulled it down on purpose, the hottest new angle of the summer would be "Who shot Jeff Hardy?"

[Guest Anglesault]

If Jeff Hardy was world champion, I would boycott the WWF.

[Guest Nezbyte]

If Jeff Hardy was world champion, I would boycott the WWF.

Would you then boycott the WWE/F folder on this board? Because, if you're not watching - why talk about it just to bitch?

 

bah, you'd keep watching and if you didnt, no one would miss your one household.

[Guest DrEvil]

I see where you got this idea from, there was that spear spot in one of the TLC matches where Jeff was hanging from the belts - what if they went for a spot like that and the buckles released.

 

I think Chris3 hit the nail right on the head, they'd be totally fucked and wouldn't know what to do. My guess would be that after the clusterfuck of confusion, they'd have no choice but to name Jeff as the new champ, then Taker would immediately challenge him, Jeff accepts and is squashed in 3 seconds to get the belt back on Taker.

 

If it were an accident, the punishment would depend on the circumstances. If he did it on purpose and ran from the ring, then he would be squashed by Angle on Smackdown then fired, or would be stripped of the title, making it vacant, and then fired.

[Guest cynicalprofit]

Intresting query.

 

If jeff did it on purpose, his wwf career would be gone and he'd be blacklisted for life probably, but nwa would sign him anyways for his name draw, and im sure rf would get a real good shoot interview out of him for why he did it. After he got it, if he ran away with it, im sure the wwf would come up with some lame excuse as to why he was no longer champ, if he was fired, then he no showed so there would be a match to determine who gets the title.

 

If he stayed after he got it, im sure ut would have squashed him and pinned him and got the belt right back.

[Guest CoreyLazarus416]

From chirs3

If it was accident, he'd probably drop it midair (if he had time), because I think the rule is you have to pull it down and have your feet hit the mat with the belt in your possession.

 

That was actually similar to the finish I would've booked...like, Jeff grabs the belt and starts to un-do it, but 'Taker gives a Last Ride off of the ladder and the belt falls to the mat, not necessarily because of Hardy...and then 'Taker picks up the belt.

[Guest DrEvil]

That would have been an awesome finish.

[Guest M Nyland]

that would have been the a definite swerve to mark out over...