{"id":330509,"date":"2026-03-15T07:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T07:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/330509\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T07:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T07:41:09","slug":"wrestling-ref-kicked-out-of-the-way-by-performers-while-convulsing-in-the-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/330509\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrestling ref kicked out of the way by performers while convulsing in the ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe don\u2019t want to put this on camera. Our referee, Dallas Edwards, is having a medical situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"One of the performers appeared to try to kick the referee out of the way. Photo \/ OVW\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>One of the performers appeared to try to kick the referee out of the way. Photo \/ OVW<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">The broadcast soon came to an abrupt end.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">A statement by OVW the day after the event said the referee was doing \u201cmuch better\u201d and the promotion \u201ctakes the health and wellbeing of all our performers extremely seriously, and as a company we are all distraught to see an injury to one of our own\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">Showrunner Al Snow posted a separate statement about the incident on social media and said the referee took part in a \u201cplanned moment of physical contact\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Wrestling referee Dallas Edwards was struck by a performer jumping off the top rope. Photo \/ OVW\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Wrestling referee Dallas Edwards was struck by a performer jumping off the top rope. Photo \/ OVW<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cTraditionally, when an in-ring injury occurs, the referee is the central point of communication, assessment, and decision-making,\u201d Snow wrote.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"One of the wrestlers appeared to check on the referee just after he was hit. Photo \/ OVW\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>One of the wrestlers appeared to check on the referee just after he was hit. Photo \/ OVW<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIn this unprecedented situation, the person who would normally make that assessment was the one who needed assistance.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"One of the wrestlers attempted to drag referee Dallas Edwards in to the corner of the ring while he was convulsing. Photo \/ OVW\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>One of the wrestlers attempted to drag referee Dallas Edwards in to the corner of the ring while he was convulsing. Photo \/ OVW<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThat unforeseen breakdown in communication contributed to a delay in stopping the match and concluding the show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">Snow said existing procedures are being reviewed and several in-ring and ringside protocols will be updated, including expanded response measures to ensure similar situations are addressed as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">Edwards said he appreciated the support he had been offered and confirmed he had a concussion and a brain bleed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">The referee encouraged people to take on training to assist others in danger instead of donating to him and said he will be out of the hospital if his next scan goes well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">OVW wrestler Brendan Balling wrote on Facebook he felt \u201chorrible about everything\u201d and that \u201cDallas will be back and better than ever\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cWe don\u2019t want to put this on camera. 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