Rob Van Dam revealed one of the things that annoys him most while watching modern wrestling.
Speaking on the latest edition of his 1 Of A Kind podcast, the WWE Hall of Famer spoke about being part of Team Austin at Survivor Series 2003. When discussing the match, RVD pointed out the match participants kicking out of nearfalls, and noted that many modern wrestlers simply use their legs to kick out of pinfall attempts instead of properly lifting their shoulders off the mat.
“You know what I hate now is when people don’t kick out. Every time I watch wrestling, I see it. They think just by kicking their feet they kick out, but their shoulders are still down and the person’s still on top of them. I hate that. It’s one of those things that annoys me when I watch wrestling. I want to tell them but I always tell whoever’s next to me. They just kick their feet; kicking your feet don’t do nothing.”
“They Haven’t Done A Credibility Check In Years” – Rob Van Dam On WWE Referees
Continuing, Rob Van Dam spoke about the need for a credibility check for WWE officials, saying they’re supposed to count the pinfall if someone doesn’t lift their shoulders off the mat during a kickout.
“And every once in a while — like, when I was in WWE — they would say, ‘Well, the referees need credibility. You count them down if they don’t kick out.’ They haven’t done that in a while and they need to because they haven’t done a credibility check in years. I guess it doesn’t matter anymore.”
h/t WrestlingInc