Why was it illegal during the earlier days of wrestling to clothesline someone over the top rope?
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Yes it was a rule up until the late 80's early 90's that putting an opponent over the top rope was an automatic DQ. This was of course before wrestlers could get hit in the head with a sledge hammer and stand back up 30 seconds later.    \n It was a common way for matches to end when they did not want a clear cut winner (for story line/rivalry issues).
571419
It's normal for wrestlers. Guys do that in my school all the time during wrestling season.
889397
1st of all, coaches have been doing this type of thing forever, he didnt hurt the kid, the kid nor his parents, nor anyone saw it as out of line that was involved. 2nd of all, you asked this question twice, and furthermore it has nothing to do with wrestling
800597
I believe it is merely an extension of the overall problem of lying that is prevalent in our society. The 90's encouraged people to lie any time they did something illegal. Examples would be, the Definition of (is), killing a former friend/attorney to shut him up, getting involved in subdivisions that required more than WHITE lies to cover their involvement. When people in influential positions use lies to cover up their illegal activities, and then are treated as hero's it encourages people to lie.
1019472
I watching wrestling since 1990 at the age of 4.  People can ask any question they want. There's never stupid question, but there are stupid answers and what you just said wasn't even  a question, it was comment and a very ignorant one too. However I do agree with the very last sentence of your comment.
449135
No, not in singles competition...Chyna was the only one to do that....They have pinned guys in mixed matches.
75056
Are you asking if it should be made illegal in public places? They tried something like that in the 1920's. It was called Prohibition. It didn't work then, and it won't work now.
759380
A wrestling singlet (or simply singlet) is a one-piece, tight-fitting, colored, lycra uniform used in amateur wrestling. The uniform is tight fitting so as not to get grasped accidentally by one's opponent, and allows the referee to see each wrestler's body clearly when awarding points or a pin. Unlike judo, it is illegal to grasp an opponent's clothing in all styles of amateur wrestling.\n\nThis, no doubt, influenced the outfits worn today by the Professional wrestlers.
511931
Why? Because, you huge wuss, the only way a real man wins a boxing match is to beat up the other guy until he can't stand up anymore. For a very long time, this was literally true. Prize fighting was simply hitting, biting, gouging, anything short of the use of weapons until the other guy gave up. The first rules were pub rules, and were put in place to lower the chances of a boxer getting killed. For instance, when a boxer was knocked down, his\nopponent had to stop hitting him. Each knockdown was called a 'round.' However, this rule was soon exploited by boxers taking a knee as soon as they got tired, at their leisure, and ending the round so they could catch their breath. \n\n\nIn 1743, Jack Broughton, the English champion, drew up a set of rules that became at least moderately accepted. Chief among these was the addition of "two Umpires, who shall absolutely decide all Disputes that may arise about the Battle." These disputes were not about who won or lost, which was still determined only by giving up, or a boxer not being able to return to the fight within 30 seconds of being knocked down, but about the new foul calls Broughton introduced, namely whether a boxer had "hit his Adversary when he is down or seize him by the ham, the breeches, or any part below the waist." You know, protect life first, the family jewels second.\n\n\nThe Broughton Rules were superseded by the London Prize Rules in 1838, but really these were only modifications and standardizations, such as ring dimensions, giving a boxer a little more time to "come up to scratch" at the beginning of the round, and making it the responsibility of the judges to determine if a man was truly knocked down to end a round, or if he had just taken a knee to gain his wind, which was considered a foul. Still,\nknockouts and crying uncle were the only ways, short of being kicked out by the judges, of losing a fight.\n\n\nIn 1867, the London Amateur Athletic Club drew up a new set of rules, including mandating boxers to wear gloves, limiting rounds to three minutes, disallowing any contact besides punches (i.e., wrestling holds), and declaring a boxer who could not stand within ten seconds of a knockdown the loser of the contest. The LAAC got their rules endorsed by John Sholto Douglas, the Marquess of Queensberry. These rules eventually won out over the London Prize\nRules for a couple of reasons, among them the celebrity endorsement by the Marquess, the appeal to the audience of the increased fight pace, and the use of gloves, which reduced the risk that a boxer would die in the ring.\n\n\nThe boxing community was slow to adopt a uniform set of rules. In 1889, John L. Sullivan defended the heavyweight title by KOing Jake Kilrain in 75 rounds under bare-knuckle rules, Ike Weir fought Frank Murphy to an 80 round draw in a featherweight tiltle fight, and Chappie Moran won a 10-round decision over Tommy Kelly for the first bantamweight title. Sullivan, weary from his fight, declared that, from then on, "The Marquess of Queensbury Rules\nmust govern [my fights], as I want fighting, not foot-racing." In 1890, London's Pelican Club, the quasi-official governing body of the boxing world, adopted rules similar to Queensberry's, with the modification that a fight could last no longer than 20 rounds, for the first time codifying the emerging practice of having the judges score fights in which there was no obvious winner. Significantly, the Moran-Kelly fight was in Brooklyn, under New\nYork laws which prohibited fights longer than 10 rounds, necessitating judges to determine a winner if neither fighter was knocked out. Eventually, this came to be thought of as an acceptable arrangement by other governing bodies of boxing, again, because boxers were more likely to survive the fights. From 1911-1920, New York fights, and pretty much all American fights, were fought under the "Frawley Law," which not only restricted
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Probably from years ago, when there were "blue laws", and many, or most businesses were closed.  Later, employees with labor unions wanted a confirmed day off, so it's likey that this is a covered issue in many union contracts.
365732
Free Right To Censorship.. Im sure its some shit like that. They did that angle in wwe a while back so its not like its anything new to wrestling.
733061
It is a combination of wrestler's personal initiative and creative input from managers and producers.  In the movie, "Beyond the Mat" an innovative move by a wrestler trying out caught everyone's attention and someone said he was taking it for his own.  This is very common and is said to be an honor.  Most of the signature moves are based on long running traditions.  Gimmicks are encouraged by the producers and creative team.  Sometime though as in the case of Rob Conway.... they have to come up with their own.
648303
i like it but it was better years ago when it wasnt all just an act. back when ricky steamboat and roddy roddy piper was in there. they had some real wrestling then. aaahhhh the good ol days
354263
Truth is when someone gets suspended in wrestling its not a suspension its cause of one of these few reasons but they make it look like a suspension.  \n\n1) injuries\n2) Family problems, like stone cold years ago,\n3) Movies - The Rock among other wrestlers\n4) Vacation \n5) Drug Problems - Many wrestlers\n6) Book writing - Mick Foley\n7) Surgery - Jim Ross\n8) Contract resigning\nMany other reasons -  Other than that they get Fired
797420
what does this have to do with wrestling
658240
They used to refer to Angle, but now, anyone who challenges the Wrestling Machine better be prepared to suck!
651643
Kurt Angle, Angle Lock if he is laying on the floor and Chris Benoit Crossface because it hella hurts. Also these two men were the only people to make Brock Lensar tag out. Kurt made Brock and Hogan tag out the first time in their careers.