 JayDe1 |
March 25th, 2013 03:00 GMT |
 
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Whats the story behind the No Jumping off the top rope signs that were posted on the top turn buckles? Was this just a Texas promotion rule? When was it started and how long did it last? I recall seeing pictures of this in either The Wrestler or Inside Wrestling magazines in the early 1970s!
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| fan70s |
March 25th, 2013 20:21 GMT |
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I never saw signs posted, but the rule was widespread, you could jump off, but not onto an opponent-not much point otherwise, in most promotions it was an immediate DQ if the Ref saw you (they were usually looking the other way when the heels did it). They had it in the Maritimes in the seventies, I don't know the time frame it started or stopped, the AWA still had it in the Eighties, they dropped it when Jimmy Snuka came in. Maybe in Houston the ring wasn't strong enough and you couldn't do it at all.
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| glaz |
March 29th, 2013 04:39 GMT |
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I go back as far as 1968 as a WWWF/WWF fan and I don't recall any such rule there. Jumping off the top rope, throwing opponent over the top rope, it was all perfectly legal. I remember seeing those signs in magazines too. I had no idea the rule was so widespread.
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Funny, I was just talking about the off the top and over the top rules with a friend earlier today.
For me, I liked the idea that promotions had rules like this to "protect" their wrestlers. IIRC some promotions, including AWA (?) had the rule that you couldn't jump off the top rope if your opponent was lying on the mat, if he was standing than it was okay. Of course, as pointed out earlier, wrestlers would do these moves but it was behind the refs back.
The over the top rule was great too. As I understand it the psychology behind the over the top rule was that you'd convince the audience that it was really dangerous to be tossed over the top, and then you'd bring a battle royal to town and the fans would think someone was going to be killed. Also, of course, it gave a possible (and eventually overused) excuse for a controversial DQ finish to title matches.
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Bill Watts adopted this rule for WCW in the 90s as well.
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