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Can't wait to listen to this podcast later on, especially for the philosophies that go into people's fandom of the cage. Watching Balor vs. Joe at Takeover I just can't help but think that being able to escape via the door is way too cheap and breaks up the action too much. I think Joe trying to walk out did more to disrupt the flow off the match than the constant referee checks during their Dallas match.
I'm also somewhat quizzical about pinfalls and even submissions in a cage. You might as well have a Hell in a Cell in those scenarios. I'd keep the Cage Match to either escape over the top or, maybe, beating your opponent up so bad that the referee needs to stop the match and award it to the aggressor. A "climb or crumble" stipulation. Submissions inside the cage I guess I am okay with, as they add a "you made it to the big fight and you threw in the towel" level of drama, but psychology wise, I don't get why you wouldn't just get your opponent in a submission in the ropes and refuse to break it until they have to give up.
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