7 Wrestling Rules That WWE Forgets Exist

7. The Closed Fist

The use of a closed fist is not permitted. A referee is authorized to disqualify a wrestler for the use of a closed fist after appropriate warnings.

What's The "Wrestling Reason" For This Rule Existing?

There are a number of reasons that the closed fist was made illegal in wrestling. The kayfabe explanation is that a closed fist completely goes against the idea that a wrestling match is supposed to be just that: a wrestling match, not a fight. There isn't any punching in amateur wrestling and the notion that you can just haul off and punch someone in the face is completely unsportsmanlike and has no place in a professional setting.

What's The Real Reason?

Punching in wrestling completely takes fans out of the match. If you have ever been in a fight before, you know that a direct punch to the face is a fairly devastating blow and causes massive amounts of damage to the recipient. If someone the size of Hulk Hogan were to smack someone in the face as hard as he could, that poor soul would be eating soft foods for the rest of his life.

The ban of the punch was to protect the business from looking too fake. Take, for example, the ten punches in the corner. A spot designed to get the crowd involved, the babyface rains ten right fists down on his hapless foe in the corner, striking a blow for the working men and women in the audience. However, when the wrestler steps back from his opponent, there isn't one mark on the heel's face, not one trickle of blood, no black eye, no nothing. This is 2018. We're in an era where MMA is on every channel on television and we now know that ten punches to the face would not only end a fight but would put most men in a coma.