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8. Count Outs Are Lame

Most of the audience either fire up their phones for a quick whinge on Twitter or feel deeply unsatisfied whenever WWE matches end via count out. The age-old finish lacks drama whenever the company deploy it, but things don't need to be that way at all.

Watch 2019's G1 Climax tournament in New Japan for proof.

There, following a short six-minute bout, Zack Sabre Jr and Bad Luck Fale brawled their way up into the stands amongst fans. Just as it looked like Zack might take the big guy down with a picture-perfect submission, he noticed that the referee was already up to a 15 count (it's 20, not 10, in NJPW). Panicked, he released the hold and sprinted back towards the ring.

Sabre Jr got there just in the nick of time. Fale didn't, and was counted out as the crowd popped big and admired Zack's smarts. This easy drama is something WWE regularly miss out on by overlooking the beauty of a count out finish.