Wrestling is fake? Noooooooo

[Kid]

Sorry if I've ruined it for anyone.

I was thinking last night about the times when I have clearly heard wrestlers (or referees) calling moves during a match. To me, even with all the cameras around ringside, calling moves too loudly is a cardinal sin. It is, however, a fun thing to look out for. Here are a few I've heard:

* Survivor Series 1991, opening match. Ted Dibiase has Bret Hart in the corner, and he calls "reverse, charge". Sure enough, as Ted goes to whip Bret across the ring, Bret reverses and then charges.

* Royal Rumble 1999. Towards the end, HHH says to Val Venis "if I throw you over can you hang on?" Can't remember if they actually do it, but it's clear to hear.

* Royal Rumble 2002. Matt Hardy is trying to eliminate the heel Undertaker. Referee Teddy Long (on the outside) leans in and says "get some heat". Sure enough, Taker fights back and gets some heat, dominating Hardy. The clock counts down and next out is... Jeff Hardy!

* Survivor Series 2002, opening match. Rico is perched on the top rope ready to do a moonsault (I think). Jeff Hardy is supposed to come in and break it up, but he forgets (probably because he was high on drugs at the time). Rico shouts out something like "come on Jeff for gods sake". Jeff finally wakes up and finishes the spot.

* Royal Rumble 2006. Rey has just eliminated Psicosis and both Rey and HHH are down. HHH leans towards Rey and calls "spinebuster". Both men get up, Rey runs at HHH... staright into a spinebuster.

Those are five I remember off the top of my head. Does anyone have any others?

[Jimmy The Bastard]

Thats hilarious. I've seen some pretty shitty calls in my wrestling fan career (more in WCW) but it was a while ago so i don't remember because i was like 7. I remmeber seeing them but don't remember what happened

[Juan Miguels]

I always notice wrestlers talking to each other when they're picking each other up off the ground and after a high flying move to the outside of the ring.

[iEdge]

This is hilarious. I'd laugh if they actually forgot to do a move, in a Championship match, and the wrong person won.

[Raiden]

^Vince wouldn't be happy about that

[Ben]

Raw, 2 years ago. Jericho v Edge. Jericho called "Kick to the gut and DDT"

It was clearly audible and JR called it as "Jericho talkin some smack right now HAHAHAHA

[Kid]

I always notice wrestlers talking to each other when they're picking each other up off the ground and after a high flying move to the outside of the ring.


I remeber when Kane and Snitsky went through a table or off the stage together and you could clearly hear Snitsky say "you alright".

[Ben]

And he was laughing as well. That was stupid.

Sabu v Angle, WWECW ON SCI FI. They called basically every move and you could see it all, couldn't really hear it but you could clearly see what they were mouthing IE: Counter, reversal etc etc.

[bawjustice]

the kane and snitsky thign was great. snitsky was laughin and kane was nudgin him in the side to stop.

also the 2002 survivor series when rico went for the moonsault jeff had just swantoned rosie through a table of an overhang at msg(i was there recently and its higher than it looks on the video) so he was pretty winded. rico then set up for his moonsault thing on the far side of the ring. if rico was paying attention he would of stalled more. he didnt stall untill he was ontop of the ropes wich is to late.

[Ben]

Yeah, Rico started wobbling before Jff got there. Rico should take part blame cause he made it look like he couldn't even balance let a long pull off a Moonsault :lol:

[bawjustice]

nah he shouldnt of been on the ropes yet. he knew hardy was supposed to shake him off so he should of looked for jeff, seen him thirten rows in the crowd and realized theres not enough time. instead he just jumped up on the ropesand then was like well sheet.

[iEdge]

I remember watching Unforgivin 06 and when Cena knocked down the second table...the ref said "set it back up" and then Cena turned around and put the second table back on...Later in the match Edge was FU'd through both tables.

[bawjustice]

also in the unforgiven tlc match when cena fud edge the ladder almost tiped over untill the ref grabbed it