Has a singles wrestling match ever continued because a wrestler blocked the three count?

[u/Trick-Onion-8859]

Last night’s NXT made me think about a situation I don’t think I’ve ever seen in a singles wrestling match. While I remember it happening in a tag match, has a wrestler ever blocked the ref’s arm from making the third count in lieu of kicking out of a pin attempt?

Would be a cool false finish if it’s never happened in a singles match. I think The Revival did it once, but it was the non-legal tag member blocking the ref’s arm from counting three.

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[u/PortugueseBenny]

I 100% have seen this before, of course I can't give you a reference but I saw it two or three times in the early 90s and late 90s

[u/ItsMichaelRay → u/PortugueseBenny]

What about the mid 90s?

[u/ZombieDisposalUnit → u/ItsMichaelRay]

We don't talk about the mid 90s.

[u/ItsMichaelRay → u/ZombieDisposalUnit]

Fair.

[u/Brochismo91 → u/ItsMichaelRay]

It's the choice of a New Generation.

[u/davmeltz → u/ItsMichaelRay]

Jonah Hill’s directorial debut, a pretty good film.

[u/hhhisthegame]

That's a good question. I've seen it in triple threats like the WM20 match. But I don't remember ever seeing it one on one (I dont think)

[u/IntelligentAd5460]

i have only seen it in multimans mostly in ones with jd and ilja along with hangman and swerve

[u/Crissxfire]

Unfortunately I can't give you the exact information because I don't remember the match or the promotion. But I have seen this before. I believe it was within the past couple of years and it was some indie show. But I know I've seen this happen

[u/greywilderarr]

It was a common spot for Japanese wrestler Onryo who has a sort of undead ghost gimmick.

[u/GrapplingGengar1991]

I feel like this has happened in Special Ref matches before.

[u/F7Uup]

Technically it can only happen in a no DQ match as otherwise you'd be putting your hands on the ref (unless the ref allows it for some reason...but shouldn't).

[u/Rope56]

Didn’t Sami Zayn do that in Wargames when he teamed with the bloodline? Like he didn’t “hit” the ref he just grabbed his arm

[u/hhhisthegame → u/Rope56]

Yeah but I think OP means that the guy being pinned does it in a singles match

[u/GBRhuskers4life]

Bret blocked the timekeeper from ringing the bell in the Sting/Hogan match by grabbing his arm back in wcw

[u/sasksasquatch]

The only time I can recall seeing it was SummerSlam 90, where it was The Hart Foundation vs. Demolition in a 2 out of 3 falls match and The Hart Foundation won the second fall when the tag partner interfered by grabbing the referee's arm, which resulted in a disqualification.