3 WWE refereeing errors that were real and 2 that were scripted

#4 Scripted: Charles Robinson (The Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar, WWE SummerSlam 2015)

In a match billed as “Too Big for WrestleMania”, The Undertaker defeated Brock Lesnar in controversial circumstances at WWE SummerSlam 2015.

At the time, Lesnar seemed unstoppable. He conquered The Undertaker’s undefeated streak at WrestleMania 30 just 16 months prior to their rematch, while he hit John Cena with 16 suplexes during a dominant win over his long-term rival at the previous year’s WWE SummerSlam event.

The closing stages of WWE SummerSlam 2015 (18:30 in the video above) saw The Undertaker submit to Lesnar’s Kimura Lock. Referee Charles Robinson did not see “The Deadman” tap out, so he was bemused when the bell sounded at ringside to signal the end of the match.

This, of course, was all part of the storyline. Robinson shouted, “That’s not your job!” to people at ringside and he allowed the match to continue. Moments later, The Undertaker caught Lesnar with a low-blow and made him pass out to the Hell’s Gate submission.

Had Robinson seen The Undertaker tap out in the first place, Lesnar would have won the match and another rematch at WWE Hell in a Cell 2015 would probably never have happened. But, as this was definitely scripted, ‘Taker walked away with his first one-on-one win over “The Beast” in a televised match.