John Morrison: WWE Is Really Hellbent On Protecting Officials
John Morrison doesn’t want to talk too much about WWE, but he does have a comment about the officials.
Morrison was largely a heel during his second run with WWE as he was aligned with The Miz, but was turned on by The Miz, and thus turned babyface, at the end of his run. As a heel, Morrison enjoyed cheating behind the ref’s back to establish the heat and put sympathy on the babyface.
During an interview with The Comedy Store, Morrison commented on WWE refs have a little too much leeway in matches.
“Here’s one problem I have with WWE; this is the only thing I’ll say about them, they are really hellbent on protecting the officials. If you have five seconds to tag and you don’t get out, disqualification. Ten seconds out of the ring, disqualification. When has anyone bought a ticket to go watch a referee?” asked Morrison before joking that he would buy a ticket to see Danny Davis serve as a referee. “The ref is extremely important, but the ref’s role should be to facilitate the storytelling. Some of those refs, there are a couple in AEW that work hard cam better than the wrestlers. That’s enough about refs. You get the idea. If they don’t have any sort of control or power, then they are meaningless. You shouldn’t just bury the ref and do a bunch of crap that takes away all their power, but at the same time, you have to be able to cheat. It’s a show, people are going to see a show. You can do a lot more with leeway than you can with a strict ref.”
Morrison was released by WWE in November 2021.
Morrison will be part of multiple matches during WrestleMania weekend, including a bout against his wife Taya Valkyrie at WrestleCon SuperShow. You can learn more by clicking here.
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