5 illegal moves rarely used in the WWE today

#3 Using the ropes as leverage for a pin

For the benefit of the storylines, and of course to keep the audience guessing and interested, WWE has to allow the heels to pull off unlikely victories once in a while. However, booking the heel in a “clean”, clear-cut victory over the face is something that the WWE does not resort to, unless completely necessary. Rather, the heel is shown as using other means of attaining a slightly more blemished victory, but a victory nonetheless.

One of the WWE’s favourite spots to use in such instances is having the wrestler pin his opponent using the ropes for leverage. While a conscious referee would vehemently veto any such attempt at a pin, this spot is usually used when the match referee has been “unintentionally” knocked out and a biased replacement is on hand, or when the referee is unsighted.