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Dean (djmcosmo{at}yahoo.com) writes:
> I noticed that in the recent Raw rematch between Triple H and Shelton
> Benjamin that the referee was very diligent in counting to 10. Shelton
> Benjamin won the match via count out. It's just my opinion, but to be
> somewhat believeable, shouldn't there be a count when wrestlers are
> out of the ring for EVERY match?

There is. They're lenient about it sometimes, but there is. That's why
wrestlers roll in and out of the ring to "break the count." I've seen it a
few times just recently (don't ask for specific matches, though, it's not
something I keep a detailed record of.)

> I KNEW that SB was going to win VIA
> COUNT OUT even before the match started!

How? Before the match started, there was no indication of whether or not
Earl Hebner would be "diligent" in his ten count.

And WWF/E has used a ten count for as long as I've been watching wrestling
(coming up on two decades, with a couple of breaks in the middle.) Other
organizations use the 20 count (New Japan comes to mind.)

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