PINFALLS COUNT(?)
by: David Barnes
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Vandalia, OH 45377-2239

DESCRIPTION: Sometimes pinning an opponent or making him submit doesn't always mean the end of a match. The assigned referee could confer with another referee over something as a wrestler using the ropes for leverage to gain a victory, causing the assigned referee to reverse his decision and order the match to continue. A wrestler being pinned could put his foot on the rope in an attempt to break the pin, but the referee may not see it until after the 3-count was registered, and again the match could be ordered to continue.

So, how can a wrestler know for sure whether or not the match is REALLY over? Have the wrestler being pinned use his RING rating and after rolling both dice, and refer to the chart below:


You placed a leg on the rope, but your opponent (or his manager or ringside ally, if he has one) pulled it off before the referee assigned to the match could see it. PINFALL COUNTS.
RING RATINGRESULT
ABC
2-32You place a leg on the rope, but the referee assigned to the match doesn't see it until after the 3-count. REFEREE ORDERS THE MATCH TO CONTINUE.
432Your opponent used the ropes for leverage, but the referee assigned to the match never saw it. PINFALL COUNTS.
5-64-53-6Your opponent uses the ropes for leverage, but the referee assigned to the match didn't see it. PINFALL COUNTS, BUT WHEN THE COMMISIONER SEES THE FOOTAGE OF THE MATCH, HE ORDERS AN IMMEDIATE REMATCH TO TAKE PLACE ON THE NEXT FIGHT CARD. IF THERE WAS A TITLE ON THE LINE, USE THE COMMISIONER CARD TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE TITLE WILL BE ON THE LINE AGAIN.
76-77-8The PIN was legitimate. PINFALL COUNTS.
8-989-10
10911-12The opponent used the ropes for leverage. After the 3-count is registered, another referee comes down to ringside and tells the referee assigned to the match about the infraction. The referee reverses his decision and orders the match to continue.
1110-11You placed a leg on the rope in an attempt to break the pin, but your opponent (or his manager or ringside ally, if any) removes it; however, the act was caught by the referee assigned to the match. OPPONENT ROLLS DISQUALIFICATION 5. If there is no disqualification, the referee orders the match to continue.
1212Your opponent uses the ropes for leverage, but the referee assigned to the match catches it. OPPONENT ROLLS DISQUALIFICATION 5. If there is no disqualification, the opponent breaks the PIN attempt and the referee orders the match to continue.