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Come Fan with UsFriday, July 3, 2026

At SummerSlam, We Are All Replacement Referees

From relocating the Atlanta Falcons to Arizona to getting all the rules of football wrong to seeing the high priest of their order choked out by Tony Siragusa, referees are not having a great August. And no zebras are more endangered than those cowering on the plains of pro wrestling.

Tonight, officials will be clubbed, tazed, chaired, and probably replaced by Shawn Michaels for most of the matches eventually.

Oh yes, there will be replacement refs. The backstage at any wrestling event is actually just a line of human fodder stretching all the way to the merch table, all clad in the world’s most thankless and helpless black and white.

NFL referee, you lack the heart required to stand on a box and stare into Triple H’s eyes and thus learn the true meaning of expendability.

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