Guest JHawk Report post Posted June 7, 2003 1) No more count outs. The referee fucks them up anyway. EX: Rey vs Matt. Rey rolled into the ring on '9', and the referee did not continue to count Matt Hardy out. It's usually not the ref messing the count up, it's usually the Wrestlers messing them up. And a referee can't just finish the match on the spot, they need to make sure that the match continues (ie - monday Earl Hebner thought it wasn't the finish so he stopped counting. Okay, bad example but they can't just end the match unless it's the planned finish.). So you can see why on the example you gave why the ref didn't continue to count, if he did count on it would be "10" and Matt would have been counted out and the match would be over, it's easier to just stop counting as though Rey broke the count instead of counting ten and not ending the match. Actually, pretty much every promotion except WWE allows a referee to finish the ten count in that situation. Which is how it should be, because the crowd hasn't been given a real reason for the count to stop at 9. As far as new rules, if the referee's making a pin and has hit two, and a wrestler pulls the referee out of the ring, there are only two possible things that can happen: 1. Either there's an automatic disqualification for pulling the referee out of the ring, or 2. If the referee's hand hits the mat on his way out of the ring, which almost always happen, that would complete the three count and thus lead to an official pin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
