Chairshot to the head? That's a finin'...
 

From PWInsider:

A report by the Hartford Courtant revealed that World Wrestling Entertainment officially banned chair shots to the head at the onset of 2010.

The article stemmed from the ongoing political warfare in Connecticut stemming from Linda McMahon's campaign to become Senator. One of McMahon's political rivals, Rob Simmons, who has been taking shots at McMahon's campaign being based around her background running World Wrestling Entertainment, questioned whether McMahon would testify at a local education committee about preventing and treating concussions among High School athletes.

In researching the article, writer Daniela Altimari received the following email from WWE spokesperson Robert Zimmerman:

"In January 2010, WWE amended its Talent Wellness Program, specifically regarding the ImPACT™ Concussion Management Program originally instituted in 2008, eliminating the use of folding chairs or props to "strike" an opponent in the head. Prior to this policy change, The Tables, Ladders and Chairs event in question took place on December 13, 2009. "Incidentally, no performer suffered a concussion during the TLC event."

The company's concussion program features annual examinations of talents as well as evaluations of whether they can return to active competition following head trauma.

The verbiage involving chair shots reads as follows:

*The WWE has eliminated using folding metal chairs to "strike" an opponent in the head.

*The WWE penalizes through fine and/or suspension the following:

-The intentional use of a folding metal chair to "strike" an opponent in the head.

-Any blow to the head that is deemed an INTENTIONAL act.

*The fine and/or suspension will be directed by the EVP of Talent Relations.

What a fucking joke. WWE just gets worse and worse, fuck linda.

I actually don't have a problem with banning straight chairshots to the head as it CAN be dangerous. However, protected shots should be allowed.

and they are. Protected chairshots are chairshots to the Arm.

The thing is, whats next to go then? The list could go on and on till the whole point of whats good about wrestling is lost.

the use of the ladder will be next

especially in a ladder match, thats just too dangerous!

man,how long until the senate thing is over so linda can lose?

I fucking hate politics.

Oh, this isn't Senate-related. WWE has been afraid of the concussions since Benoit. This was inevitable. It's the wellness policy in general, which was in place before Linda got all political.

Again, I have no problem with things that prolong the wrestlers' lives and careers and prevents injury.

There's alot worse things that can do more damage in wwe than a bloody chair shot to the head.

Like?

Watch any match involving stuff like chairs, ladders etc and you get your answer, its just aload of bollocks imo, this decision.

Souce: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_B...er_and_suicide

Do we really need them?

Any other cases in wrestling other than Benoit, though?

WWE: That report is bullshit.

WWE: Get the kids on the phone, we got some shit to talk about.

Yeah, Nowinski.

Wont somebody please think of the children!

<font color=goldenrod>lol the second Linda announced she was running I knew the only thing her opponents would campaign about was WWE. Not even the fact that she has zero previous political experience.</font>

Yeah! That's the only reason for safer wrestling!

...Linda was running for Senate back when piledrivers and the like we banned, right?

That isn't the only reason i hate politics, but seeing it mentioned when invovled with wrestling gets to me.

Cheers.

Breaking news: The WWE has banned the wrestling ring because someone may fall out and get a bruise.

At first, I accidentally misread the article as saying that one of Linda's political rivals was Ron Simmons.

Or maybe they just had enough of incidents such as this \/:
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:shifty:

Damn you Dixie Carter!

Chokelams, back body drops etc

Anything that causes your head to whiplash back when you land.

lol @ Mackem

It's about time. Good for WWE for finally getting on board the "let's stop giving our guys brain damage" train. Took them long enough.

Stop giving wwe ideas.:foc:

WWE Just went from PG to G

So no more chair shots in politics? Aww, I wanted too see Macho Man come out on C-SPAN and hit governor Schwarzenegger from behind with a chair :shifty:

Way to miss the point.

What's the point? That they're banning moves in the interest of safety? Bastards.

You are a monster. This is a good thing.

The point is when does the banning stop? Bit funny they are having all these high risk matches every ppv now yet banning chair shots to the head.

I'll say they're inconsistent, but chair shots are an immediate danger. You take an unprotected chair shot to the head and there's a pretty high chance of injury.