Nate DaMac
Fuck erbody but me
Ridiculous? Absolutely, but after a few instances with these rogue referees changing the rules on a whim, I feel it's something we could talk about. Twice now we have witnessed The Miz defeat John Cena for the WWE Championship and it would have stuck if we were to abide by the rules we have all come to know over the years. However, both times the call was overturned after the bell by the referee on nothing more than a gut feeling. When he defeated Cena on Raw, Riley dropped the belt or Miz dropped it(can't remember) and the referee just put 2 and 2 together and overturned the decision. Then at Over The Limit, a very similar occurrence took place, albeit in an I Quit match and a cell phone replaced the belt but the general idea still stands. The ref didn't check the Titan Tron or converse with the other officials, he just overturned it out of assumption. I'm thinking that if they're going to start allowing the refs to go all Outlaw on us, there should at least be some kind of regulations to it. So with that in mind, here's what I've come up with.
This is just a basic premise to the idea. There are other things I've kicked around as well. If the review shows that the winner used the ropes to win or pulled the tights, the match should just be restarted. But if he used a tactic that would result in a DQ, (i.e. weapons, outside interference) then the winner should be disqualified. Or storyline potentials, like a ref who refuses to review or a Superstar who refuses to challenge/works toward banning the movement, using the same bullshit terms that detractors in the NFL use( It takes away from the game hurp durp I'm an idiot.)
I'm not saying a system like this should be implemented, I just think it's something worth talking about. I fully expect a lot of people to just shit all over it, and feel free to do so. There are some glaring flaws in this just waiting to be honed in on. I'm also sure that there are those who think that something like this could work. If so, tell me what kind of rules you think should go into it or how you would improve on the ones I have before you.
The floor is yours.
- Official Review or Superstar Challenge Kind of similar to the NFL, if the ref has a reason to think something is amidst, he reserves the right to review the finish. One the flip side, the losing Superstar could have, say, 30 seconds to challenge the finish.
- One Challenge Per Match Because it's still Professional Wrestling, the heels should still cheat to win. Say the review shows that the winner had his feet on the rope, the match is restarted. But then he's free to do whatever he wants(provided the referee doesn't see it) and whatever tactic he uses is non reviewable.
This is just a basic premise to the idea. There are other things I've kicked around as well. If the review shows that the winner used the ropes to win or pulled the tights, the match should just be restarted. But if he used a tactic that would result in a DQ, (i.e. weapons, outside interference) then the winner should be disqualified. Or storyline potentials, like a ref who refuses to review or a Superstar who refuses to challenge/works toward banning the movement, using the same bullshit terms that detractors in the NFL use( It takes away from the game hurp durp I'm an idiot.)
I'm not saying a system like this should be implemented, I just think it's something worth talking about. I fully expect a lot of people to just shit all over it, and feel free to do so. There are some glaring flaws in this just waiting to be honed in on. I'm also sure that there are those who think that something like this could work. If so, tell me what kind of rules you think should go into it or how you would improve on the ones I have before you.
The floor is yours.