After nearly four years of wrestling without any enforcement which led to dangerous moves and excessive blood, AEW has finally put a stop to all the madness with new directives, banning several moves.
First reported by Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select and PWInsider, the directive prohibits wrestlers from performing a number of moves “under any circumstances” due to their safety, the safety of the fans, crew, and other staff. The memo issued to everyone says that those who violate any of the rules will be fined.
Moves which are banned include unprotected shots to the head; shots to the back of the head; buckle bombs or blind moves backward into the turnbuckle; fencing response or seizure sells; spitting; blood in the crowd which includes no bleeding while in the crowd, no throwing bloody gear, tape, or other objects in the crowd; weapons or projectiles in the crowd; taking drinks or food from fans in the crowd; and physical contact with the crowd.
The company also listed several moves that have to be approved by the medical team and producers before performed.
These moves include spots and bumps on the ring apron and outside; table, ladder, and chair spots in and out of the ring; any elevated spots outside of the barricades; all piledriver/tombstone variations; high-risk dives or top rope moves including 450, 630, double moonsaults, shooting star press; intentional bleeding; throwing people into/through/over ring steps, commentary table, bell table, or guardrails/barricades; usage of chairs, pipes, kendo sticks, hammers, ring bells, bats, chains, title belts, thumbtacks, skewers, barbed wire, and other sharp/puncturing objects, powders, sprays, or liquids; throwing any weapons or objects; choking/strangling with hands or a weapon or hanging spots; injury spots or angles, whether or not medical is involved or called to the ring; any physicality in the crowd or crowd brawling; any physicality involving referees, managers, extras, celebrities, or special guests.
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