Guest Report post Posted April 23, 2002 He counted slower than anyone I've ever seen. He also botched the end when he went down to count before Taker even pinned Austin, then checked to make sure Austin's foot was on the rope. Stick to wrestling, Ric. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest muswp1 Report post Posted April 23, 2002 He's not the worst. I can easily think of two or three others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted April 23, 2002 Well he was pretty bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted April 23, 2002 Well did you stop to think that perhaps he was doing a bad job on purpose to further the Austin/Flair storyline? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Caliban Report post Posted April 23, 2002 Steph was much worse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted April 23, 2002 Yeah, Steph was worse. At least Flair wasn't screaming the whole match. No, I don't think Flair was doing it on purpose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Great Wesuke Report post Posted April 23, 2002 Just wanted to throw in my say for worst ref ever. Though Flair was indeed bad the worst I ever saw was Kimberly Page. I think she was reffing a match between DDP and Buff on Nitro. Anyway, she wore big high heel shoes so she could barely move around in the first place, then for three counts she would kinda squat and tap the mat. Then she was supposed to get nailed by Buff while he was posing but missed her cue so she ran across the ring and banged herself against Buff's arm. It was the stupidest thing Ive ever seen. Anyway, Flair wasn't that bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Caliban Report post Posted April 23, 2002 I remember Piper was a pretty bad ref also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted April 23, 2002 Just wanted to throw in my say for worst ref ever. Though Flair was indeed bad the worst I ever saw was Kimberly Page. I think she was reffing a match between DDP and Buff on Nitro. Anyway, she wore big high heel shoes so she could barely move around in the first place, then for three counts she would kinda squat and tap the mat. Then she was supposed to get nailed by Buff while he was posing but missed her cue so she ran across the ring and banged herself against Buff's arm. It was the stupidest thing Ive ever seen. Anyway, Flair wasn't that bad. Yes, but Flair is not as hot as Kimberly, so we must be tougher on him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dr. Wrestlingphysics Report post Posted April 23, 2002 I'm sure I've seen Flair referee before, and he was bad then too. The Austin/Mean Mark match was already going to be rubbish, and when Flair announced himself as ref, I knew it would detract from the match rather than add anything to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest dreamer420 Report post Posted April 23, 2002 I haven't watched Backlash yet but when Flair was the ref for a match on Raw awhile back he was horrible there too. Shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted April 23, 2002 What makes a horrible ref? WhaT? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Flyboy Report post Posted April 23, 2002 True... he was a horrible ref, but I really think he did it to further the storyline. I mean in the Jericho-RVD match, I think Ric was a lot better. So I figure it was on purpose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted April 25, 2002 Ole Anderson was pretty damn bad too... (Mick Foley gives a great and humorous description of a time when Anderson ref'ed his match)I don't know what it is with wrestlers being terrible referees. You would think after being in the business for so long, that they could easily adapt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest evenflowDDT Report post Posted April 25, 2002 Since I've never had the pleasure of seeing Kimberly or Ole Anderson referee, I'll have to concur. Flair's refereeing sucked, I mean he counted slow and STILL didn't do one of those cool big slaps on the mat that real referees do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AlwaysPissedOff Report post Posted April 25, 2002 Speaking of Kim Page, let's not forget Lita's retched ref work at Vengeance in the Matt/Jeff match. I had to physically stop myself from laughing out loud while eating at Hooters when I saw that match. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Redhawk Report post Posted April 25, 2002 Kimberly Page, Lita, and Stephanie were all horrible. So was Chyna. Something about women trying to referee men's matches, I don't know. The only decent one is Jackie. As far as celebrities go, I remember Buster Douglas was supposed to be the guest ref on a SNME one time, but I never saw it. How was he? And Mike Tyson actually had potential to be a good ref. Flair was bad, which is surprising because he's been working in wrestling rings for like 30 years. The best guest ref, though? The old fat guy in Beyond the Mat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mystery Eskimo Report post Posted April 25, 2002 Arghh, Stephanie was *awful*. Flair wasn't doing it on purpose, he's probably very rusty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
