PINFALLS COUNT(?)
by: David Barnes
340 Skyview Dr.
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 some-
thing as a wrestler using the ropes for leverage to
gain a victory, causing the assigned referee to re-
verse 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:
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RING RATING | RESULT
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A | B | C |
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2-3 | 2 | |You 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.
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4 | 3 | 2 |Your opponent used the ropes for
| | |leverage, but the referee assigned
| | |to the match never saw it. PINFALL
| | |COUNTS.
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5-6 | 4-5 | 3-6 |Your opponent uses the ropes for
| | |leverage, but the referee assigned
| | |to the match didn't see it. PIN-
| | |FALL COUNTS, BUT WHEN THE COMMI-
| | |SIONER SEES THE FOOTAGE OF THE
| | |MATCH, HE ORDERS AN IMMEDIATE RE-
| | |MATCH 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.
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7 | 6-7 | 7-8 |The PIN was legitimate. PINFALL
| | |COUNTS.
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8-9 | 8 | 9-10 |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.
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10 | 9 | 11-12 |The opponent used the ropes for
| | |leverage. After the 3-count is re-
| | |gistered, another referee comes
| | |down to ringside and tells the
| | |referee assigned to the match a-
| | |bout the infraction. The referee
| | |reverses his decision and orders
| | |the match to continue.
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11 | 10-11 | |You placed a leg on the rope in an
| | |attempt to break the pin, but your
| | |opponent (or his manager or ring-
| | |side ally, if any) removes it;
| | |however, the act was caught by the
| | |referee assigned to the match. OP-
| | |PONENT ROLLS DISQUALIFICATION 5.
| | |If there is no disqualification,
| | |the referee orders the match to
| | |continue.
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12 | 12 | |Your 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 oppo-
| | |breaks the PIN attempt and the
| | |referee orders the match to con-
| | |tinue.
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