Former WWE referee Jimmy Korderas discussed the possibility of Edge overturning Roman Reigns’ victory over him at WrestleMania since he was on top of Daniel Bryan in a new Wrestling Inc. Podcast interview.
“Now, here’s the question, you’re going to make me have to go back and look at this, were Edge’s shoulders anywhere near the ground or was he just on top of Daniel Bryan? If Edge was on top but his shoulders were on the ground, then he technically was pinned as well. BUT if he was on top of Daniel Bryan, then maybe he does have a gripe because he technically wasn’t pinned. He was in direct contact with Daniel Bryan too, so that may be an out as well.”
Korderas said Edge should bring up in kayfabe that he wasn’t pinned.
“Absolutely, because yes, he’s not initiating the pin, but then again, he is in direct contact and on top of the person who is being pinned. In theory, he does have a gripe, and it’s an unusual situation, which I’ve never encountered before. It’d be interesting to hear other referees’ perspectives on this as well.
You can institute instant replay. That I have done before. I don’t know if I’m the only one, but I believe I was the first referee to ever institute instant replay in a wrestling match. It was Batista vs. Undertaker in a cage match on SmackDown, where they both exited the cage on opposite sides, and we had to go back to the replay to see if they landed at the same time.” You can listen to the full interview at Wrestling Inc.
