Was MN out of challenge bricks for the Hwt match?

[Fletcher]

Gable had about 25 seconds left in the match after Wyatt's TD, but was belly down on the mat. If MN threw the brick to challenge the takedown, they would of lost the challenge (of course) but Gable would've gotten a re-start from the referee's position, where he'd have a better chance of getting an escape.

So was MN out of bricks? Were they too ethical to abuse the rules this way? Or did they just not think of this?

[Wrestleknownothing]

1 minute ago, Fletcher said:

Gable had about 25 seconds left in the match after Wyatt's TD, but was belly down on the mat. If MN threw the brick to challenge the takedown, they would of lost the challenge (of course) but Gable would've gotten a re-start from the referee's position, where he'd have a better chance of getting an escape.

So was MN out of bricks? Were they too ethical to abuse the rules this way? Or did they just not think of this?

Didn't you hear? Shadowy Vegas influences paid Steveson off to take a dive. They must have gotten to the coaches too. I think I saw someone in a fedora sneaking away with the challenge brick in a bag with a bid dollar sign on it.

[Fletcher]

10 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

Didn't you hear? Shadowy Vegas influences paid Steveson off to take a dive. They must have gotten to the coaches too. I think I saw someone in a fedora sneaking away with the challenge brick in a bag with a bid dollar sign on it.

Tucked into Elon's shirt and hidden between his rolls of fat.

[BarSeries]

Well, wasn't there a guy doing stunts with ladders during the break.......and Linda McMahon was there.......so put two and two together........

 

[Caveira]

22 minutes ago, Fletcher said:

Gable had about 25 seconds left in the match after Wyatt's TD, but was belly down on the mat. If MN threw the brick to challenge the takedown, they would of lost the challenge (of course) but Gable would've gotten a re-start from the referee's position, where he'd have a better chance of getting an escape.

So was MN out of bricks? Were they too ethical to abuse the rules this way? Or did they just not think of this?

Possibly the dirtiest brick ever if thrown?

[Piper]

I don't know if they were out of bricks but Gable really needed that lunger brick at the end of the second. He knew he didn't score.

[ionel]

53 minutes ago, Fletcher said:

Gable had about 25 seconds left in the match after Wyatt's TD, but was belly down on the mat. If MN threw the brick to challenge the takedown, they would of lost the challenge (of course) but Gable would've gotten a re-start from the referee's position, where he'd have a better chance of getting an escape.

So was MN out of bricks? Were they too ethical to abuse the rules this way? Or did they just not think of this?

Or maybe some coaches have class.  

[Pin Head]

1 hour ago, ionel said:

Or maybe some coaches have class.  

True, and integrity. But sooner or later this scenario will be repeated the other way. Sad.

[flyingcement]

1 hour ago, ionel said:

Or maybe some coaches have class.  

are you talking about whether or not they chew bubble gum during press conferences?

[ionel]

1 minute ago, flyingcement said:

are you talking about whether or not they chew bubble gum during press conferences?

certainly

[ionel]

7 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

are you talking about whether or not they chew bubble gum during press conferences?

We probably should have a bubble gum reaction ... where is @BobDole ?

[ionel]

2 hours ago, Fletcher said:

Gable had about 25 seconds left in the match after Wyatt's TD, but was belly down on the mat. If MN threw the brick to challenge the takedown, they would of lost the challenge (of course) but Gable would've gotten a re-start from the referee's position, where he'd have a better chance of getting an escape.

So was MN out of bricks? Were they too ethical to abuse the rules this way? Or did they just not think of this?

But hopefully if said brick was thrown the ref would've let the 25 seconds play out before stopping to review.

 

BTW: Iowa would've thrown a brick and if they were out of bricks then Tom would've thrown Terry onto the mat.  

[Fletcher]

2 hours ago, ionel said:

Or maybe some coaches have class.  

Yeah - I guess you're right. Nobody would do that to help their guy win a national title.

[ionel]

2 minutes ago, Fletcher said:

Yeah - I guess you're right. Nobody would do that to help their guy win a national title.

Wrestling is supposed to be about two athletes competing head to head on the mat not about who has the most devious brick throwing coach.  

[Boring]

What would there be to challenge? It was a clear takedown. The ref probably should just ignore the brick in that situation. 

[Caveira]

17 minutes ago, Fletcher said:

Yeah - I guess you're right. Nobody would do that to help their guy win a national title.

It would be the most morally reprehensible brick in the history of the sport.  

[Perry]

If that happened a smart official should just let action continue and review the sequence when concluded. 

[Pin Head]

Is the ref obligated to stop the match when the brick is thrown?

Most seem to be thrown after they go out of bounds or there is a stoppage.

[Fletcher]

49 minutes ago, Caveira said:

It would be the most morally reprehensible brick in the history of the sport.  

Hey, leave Coach Manning out of this.

[Fletcher]

27 minutes ago, Pin Head said:

Is the ref obligated to stop the match when the brick is thrown?

Most seem to be thrown after they go out of bounds or there is a stoppage.

I don't know if they're obligated, but at least from what I've witnessed they always stop the action. It's especially problematic when they call a TD and the guy stops crawling up the body because he already has the TD - only to have it reversed when he could have completed the TD had it not been called at TD earlier.

[Fletcher]

56 minutes ago, Boring said:

What would there be to challenge? It was a clear takedown. The ref probably should just ignore the brick in that situation. 

You're missing the point. There's nothing to challenge, but the brick gets Gable a re-start.

Are refs allowed to ignore the brick? I doubt it or they would have when Manning used it for a lung timeout.

[okokzach]

It may have been worth a shot, but there were 23 seconds left when Wyatt got the takedown. Gable had plenty of time to get up. He even got to his feet but was brought back down. 

[Boring]

9 hours ago, okokzach said:

It may have been worth a shot, but there were 23 seconds left when Wyatt got the takedown. Gable had plenty of time to get up. He even got to his feet but was brought back down. 

He didn't look like he was making much effort to get up for much of that 23 seconds either. 

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

10 hours ago, Fletcher said:

You're missing the point. There's nothing to challenge, but the brick gets Gable a re-start.

Are refs allowed to ignore the brick? I doubt it or they would have when Manning used it for a lung timeout.

Phantom headgear pull, singlet grab, kneepad grab, eyepoke... there is always something to challenge.

[Pin Head]

Locked hands seem to be getting more looks too