5 Reasons why WWE should introduce VAR

#1 Injured referees are a thing of the past

Back in the Attitude Era, it was not uncommon for several matches on a single show to involve a referee bump. That would then allow Superstars, usually heels, to take advantage by illegally attacking the babyface, and the referee would recover from his ‘injury’ just in time to count the 1-2-3.

Nowadays, this kind of finish is almost unheard of on RAW, SmackDown and PPVs. Referees are no longer needed to tell the story of the finish to a match, which means they would almost always be able to check a monitor at ringside to make important VAR calls.

Also, let’s be honest, referees have been booked to be appalling at their jobs since the beginning of time in WWE. A man with 24 years of experience as a referee, Charles Robinson, should know by now that when someone is distracting him at ringside, it probably means something illegal is happening behind him.

But, sports entertainment being sports entertainment, Robinson acts unaware and he will turn around to count a 1-2-3 when everybody except him knows what just happened.

If VAR is used in WWE, the 'clueless referee' gimmick will be a thing of the past.

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