Triple H is not a ref

[RAW IS GWAR]

He was the special referee for the Cena V. Bryan match but after that bell rings he is no longer a ref he had no right to count that fall... oh well screw it

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

He still had the stripey shirt on, didn't he? Apparently that's all you need to be a sanctioned WWE referee at any time.

[Larryhausen]

He's a WWE executive, who obviously has matchmaking powers, as well as the power to appoint himself as a ref on a whim.

It actually does make sense in canon.

[RAW IS GWAR]

I was just hoping Bryan could call Bullish*t on Raw tomorrow but I doubt it

[Oh Cry Me a Screwball]

You know another PPV that used this exact referring logic?

Starrcade 1997.

[Chip]

Wouldn't this apply to every ref though and make every MITB cash-in false?

[RAW IS GWAR]

Aug 19, 2013 5:24:05 GMT -5 Chip said:

Wouldn't this apply to every ref though and make every MITB cash-in false?

They were actually referees not just a special guest referee for one match that already ended

[miffy]

If Heyman could count the finish to RVD-Cena that time, HHH could do it here. Or anyone working in Foot Locker. Or any nearby Newcastle fans.

[RAW IS GWAR]

Aug 19, 2013 5:26:16 GMT -5 miffy said:

If Heyman could count the finish to RVD-Cena that time, HHH could do it here. Or anyone working in Foot Locker. Or any nearby Newcastle fans.

It's the Anarchy Era

[DZ: WF Legacy]

I named Sting the WWE Champion from my living room, while wearing a ref shirt, when I decided to DQ Cena earlier this year for "talking loudly" at ringside. I stripped him of the title right then and there. My stripes, my rules.

[Larryhausen]

Aug 19, 2013 5:26:16 GMT -5 miffy said:

If Heyman could count the finish to RVD-Cena that time, HHH could do it here. Or anyone working in Foot Locker. Or any nearby Newcastle fans.

That actually makes sense too, since it happened at an ECW show, and Heyman was in charge of it.

[Bo Rida]

I believe the official WWE rule book states that the title holder must be on his feet at the start of a MitB cash-in too, surely changing a rule as significant as that has to go through a corporate approval process and not just change depending on HHH's whims.

[Larryhausen]

Aug 19, 2013 6:16:53 GMT -5 Bo Rida said:

I believe the official WWE rule book states that the title holder must be on his feet at the start of a MitB cash-in too, surely changing a rule as significant as that has to go through a corporate approval process and not just change depending on HHH's whims.

Bryan cashed in the same way.

[doinkmark]

I thought the same thing. In the Attitude Era, a babyface authority figure would point this error out on Raw and that evil Mister McMahon wouldn't get away with his shenanigans. The problem here is that there is no face authority figure to call them on the BS. Triple H turned, Vince is a heel, Maddox is a heel, Vickie is SmackDown GM....Daniel Bryan's only hope is that Stephanie stays face or Linda comes back. *shudder*

[Oh Cry Me a Screwball]

Aug 19, 2013 6:25:52 GMT -5 Larryhausen said:

Aug 19, 2013 6:16:53 GMT -5 Bo Rida said:

I believe the official WWE rule book states that the title holder must be on his feet at the start of a MitB cash-in too, surely changing a rule as significant as that has to go through a corporate approval process and not just change depending on HHH's whims.

Bryan cashed in the same way.

So did Del Rio.

[Sparvid]

Aug 19, 2013 5:26:16 GMT -5 miffy said:

If Heyman could count the finish to RVD-Cena that time, HHH could do it here. Or anyone working in Foot Locker. Or any nearby Newcastle fans.

The next time WWE is in England Alan Shearer will turn heel and help Sandow cash in.

[miffy]

Anything that keep him off the kickoff analysis panel, I'm fine with.