5 Times WWE Has Bent The Rules In Order To Fit In With Their Storylines

Modified Apr 24, 2019 12:30 GMT

#1 The Shield Triple Powerbomb In A Standard Tag Team Match Is Illegal

WWE allowed The Shield to bend the rules many times

The Shield celebrated their final chapter this past weekend since Dean Ambrose has now officially left WWE, but because The Shield were so popular throughout their time in WWE many fans overlooked the fact that the face team broke tag team rules a number of times.

The finish of many of The Shield's matches was The Triple Powerbomb, which needed all three stars in the ring at once. Even though all were tagged in at the time, there is only a five-count that is allowed until they are forced to leave the ring or they will be disqualified and no referee ever decides to start counting.

Instead, The Shield has been able to get away with one of the company's most used tag team rules for the past six years just so that they can deliver the Triple Powerbomb as their finisher.

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