Refs being told to break up counts...

**Xero** · 08-23-2010, 01:40 PM

A while back (maybe a year or two) I remember reports that WWE wanted the refs to "legitimately" ref the match, breaking up counts if their shoulders are legitimately off the ground and shit like that. I didn't think it was that big a deal back then, but there have been times when it kills the flow of a match, or fucks up the finish because, instead of counting the three, the ref forces them to reposition.

This kind of bugs me now and I wish they wouldn't bother with that kind of shit, especially when it comes to the finish of the match. Is it really a big enough deal to break up the final count because a shoulder is SLIGHTLY off the mat?

Discuss.

08-23-2010, 01:40 PM	#1
Xero He's Here Posts: 60,735	Refs being told to break up counts... A while back (maybe a year or two) I remember reports that WWE wanted the refs to "legitimately" ref the match, breaking up counts if their shoulders are legitimately off the ground and shit like that. I didn't think it was that big a deal back then, but there have been times when it kills the flow of a match, or fucks up the finish because, instead of counting the three, the ref forces them to reposition. This kind of bugs me now and I wish they wouldn't bother with that kind of shit, especially when it comes to the finish of the match. Is it really a big enough deal to break up the final count because a shoulder is SLIGHTLY off the mat? Discuss.