Referee Earl Hebner Makes Impact Wrestling Departure

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Source: prowrestlingsheet.com

Pro Wrestling Sheet has learned referee Earl Hebner is no longer working for Impact Wrestling.


Sources tell us Hebner left the company this week and it was due to Impact informing the referees that they’d be using local refs while in Canada for Bound For Glory/the tapings that follow.

The past week has seen an exodus of referees from Impact. First Brian Hebner was granted his release, then Brian Stiffler made his exit from the company.

Earl had been with Impact since 2006 and was inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame in 2015.

No word on what his plans for the future are at this point.

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finally, no more shitty Hebner making out with KOs matches

[Big Red Machine]

finally, no more shitty Hebner making out with KOs matches

You could have ended that sentence after Hebner. TNA's refs were always TERRIBLE. WWE refs are pretty great about making sure they are distracted when need be, and with ROH and New Japan it usually seems a lot more like the wrestlers are at fault, like they're just doing weapons spots without letting the referee know what's coming, but TNA reds were in that spot where they knew to distract themselves and almost always tried, but would do such a terrible job of timing things that they would see exactly the things they were trying to not see.

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finally, no more shitty Hebner making out with KOs matches

You could have ended that sentence after Hebner. TNA's refs were always TERRIBLE. WWE refs are pretty great about making sure they are distracted when need be, and with ROH and New Japan it usually seems a lot more like the wrestlers are at fault, like they're just doing weapons spots without letting the referee know what's coming, but TNA reds were in that spot where they knew to distract themselves and almost always tried, but would do such a terrible job of timing things that they would see exactly the things they were trying to not see.

Not only all this. But wherever Hebner goes.... Montreal Screwjob finishes do follow too.

He could probably retire nice and quietly or make a nice steady living appearing at occasional smaller wrestling promotions to referee the odd main event and make it a little bit special.

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He could probably retire nice and quietly or make a nice steady living appearing at occasional smaller wrestling promotions to referee the odd main event and make it a little bit special.

i'm guessing that's what's left for him, i can't see WWE taking him, tho ROH i could totally see going for it

[Big Red Machine]

He could probably retire nice and quietly or make a nice steady living appearing at occasional smaller wrestling promotions to referee the odd main event and make it a little bit special.

i'm guessing that's what's left for him, i can't see WWE taking him, tho ROH i could totally see going for it

Dear G-d I hope not.