The Wrestlers Court

[Raine]

Originally Posted by wikipedia
Wrestler's Court
the unofficial forum among WWE wrestlers for the policing of wrestlers that violate the rules and traditions laid down by the company. The punishments meted out can range from pranking to paying for other wrestlers' travel expenses. In Matt and Jeff Hardy's book Exist 2 Inspire, they mention an incident they had with The Court while it was still headed by The Undertaker, "We got to the next house show and Bradshaw told us, 'You guys have been sentenced to Wrestler's Court. Your trial is set for next week at Raw. Wrestler's Court is exactly what it sounds like. All the wrestlers gather in the locker room, and they hold a mock trial. The Undertaker is the judge and JBL is the prosecuting attorney. It's pretty scary, because once you get up there on the stand, everybody's against you." Judges for Wrestler's Court have included: The Undertaker, John Bradshaw Layfield, Hardcore Holly, and Brian Adams.

We've all heard the legend of the wrestlers court that is held by The Undertaker & formerly JBL who was his right hand man. I just wanted to start a topic where people can put what rumours they have heard through the years that concerned TWC.

I remember reading a story a few years back about how disrespectful Melina was when she first started in the WWE and TWC straighten her out.

My biggest query is: How did TWC fair when guys like Angle, Lesnar, Shamrock & Lashley were in the company when they were possibly brought before TWC, I mean Taker might be tough, but I'd take any of those 4 over him everytime.

[K5]

i'm not too sure just how often it occurred.

...This forum has also been known to be a part of hazing and bullying newer wrestlers which sometimes has led to drastic results. As recent as 2006, three wrestlers, Chad Wicks, John Toland, and Brian Mailhot quit or had their contracts terminated in relation to the actions from The Court. However, it is also used when they feel someone is getting too big for their boots. In shows leading up to TNA Wrestling's TNA Bound for Glory Pay Per View in 2006, Kevin Nash put on a skit making fun of the Wrestler's Court when announcing a tournament involving X Division wrestlers.

s noted by Lance Storm, JBL has on many occasions served as a prosecutor
and Bubba Ray has served as the defense attorney on more than a fair share of "trials". Wrestler Court is still actively practiced in WWE and a lot of smaller indie shows have tried to incorporate it into their own locker room.

That being said, Lance had stated that he didn't know of any other places that held "Court" but I can tell you that the practice has indeed made it's way to TNA. It was initiated by some of the WWE cast offs that now found a home in TNA. One of the first cases to held in TNA was between Matt Bentley and Alex Shelly. The Judge at the time was Jerry Lynn and both wrestlers represented themselves. The case was based on the fact that Shelly didn't agree to any of the spots in the match that he would have to take and he tried to make several changes to the layout of said match. Bentley didn't take to kindly to that and had a very intense scuffle with Shelly right at the base of the then Heel Entrance Ramp. Jerry Lynn was the agent for the match so they decided that Jerry should serve as the judge. This case didn't go very well.

The end result was that that Shelly popped off at the mouth again as he is prone to do which caused Bentley to haul off and take a swing at Shelly. Bentley was stopped mid-swing and this ended the "trial". Jerry told the both of them that he was out of it and they had to settle this on their own. He added that if they wanted to exchange blows in the ring and work stiff with one another then have at it so long as it doesn't interfere with the quality of the Match. It was also stipulated that if one hits the other first they must agree to accept the others receipt but if they chose to take that route they both had to agree that after the match the issue would be considered closed. Should something happen going beyond the match it was stated that they would both be talking with Jarrett and it wouldn't end well for either of them.

Back to the WWE side of things, when the brand "Split" the wrestlers needed a new judge. Depending on the circumstances a judge was appointed on a case by case basis. One of the more widely reported issues that was tried in "Wrestler Court" was the altercation between Goldberg and Jericho. This was when Goldberg attempted to bully Jericho and ended up being choked out for his troubles. Triple H served as the judge in that trial and well, things didn't end well with that. Triple H said that Goldberg had no respect for the sport and those who worked hard for him to get the paycheck he was given. He was found guilty by his wrestling peers for attempted bullying of a veteran of their locker room but his punishment not that big of a deal. All he had to do was apologize to Jericho and state that Jericho was the superior wrestler among the two of them.

As a side note, Goldberg was a not a fan of wrestling court at all. He was used to being protected and treated as an untouchable talent but his peers didn't share those feelings.

- forums.wrestlezone.com/showthread.php?t=40542

[slappy]

JBL and Taker seem like they'd be fine judges for a wrestlers court.

[nibs92]

there was an incident involving joey styles and jbl where apparently styles knocked jbl down/out! was this to do with the wrestlers court?

[K5]

Mar 16, 2010 4:51:25 GMT -5 nibs92 said:

there was an incident involving joey styles and jbl where apparently styles knocked jbl down/out! was this to do with the wrestlers court?

jbl was known for being somewhat of a bully. and by somewhat, i mean a complete ing bunghole of a bully. ever hear what he did to paul london in the showers? if not, google it.

but anyways, from what i understand it occurred in iraq during a wwe trip for the troops or whatever. jbl was basically just bullying him, even spilt a drink on him. anyways, this continued for a few days before styles snapped and attacked jbl. many people pulled them apart at which time styles landed a blow on jbl, blackening his eye. i guess jbl was pretty embarassed, particularly because he was involved in setting up the iraq tours.

i think he was also involved in the release of a smackdown talent after a similar case of bullying.