The Great American Failures

It's pretty much safe to say that the wrestling business is a bit of a family affair. Like The Godfather, when you're in, you're in for life. That includes your loved ones. Which goes to show that even those not blessed with muscles, charisma, or intelligence can still make a living in on Earth-53.

Yes, we're talking about referees.




These men (and sometimes women, but really, who cares?) should be lauded for their ability to keep a level head under the most arduous of circumstances. Think about, these are normal size men, 5'8, 5'9, with nonathletic builds being placed into a situation where they need to keep the peace between mortal enemies engaged in fierce competition!

Of course, we can't cut off all the slack. When a referee gets hit by a a wrestler (or even a strong wind) he's pretty much in a coma. Here are some examples of somethings stronger then a professional wrestling referee:

The Machinist

A little girl

Tom Hanks in the film Philadelphia

And that's us being nice.

Which brings us to someone named Shane Sewell. Thanks to the LOLBOP, we've learned about Mr. Sewell. He's a referee in TNA. Remember the lyrics from Rick Derringer's "Real American."

"If you hurt my friends then you hurt my pride/ I gotta be a man./ I can't let it slide."

Well brother, Shane must have been a Hulkamaniac in the 80's, because he doesn't let anything slide. Evidence:



And he's kind of jacked. And he wrestles sometimes. So as you can see, he's kind of the Jackie Robinson of refs.

Or far more likely, just a really buff loser.