This Referee's Sell Of A "Rowdy" Roddy Piper Punch Is My Favorite Thing I've Ever Seen

Out of the FIVE-HUNDRED-THOUSAND views that above video has acquired over the last 24 hours, I think I may be responsible for at least fifty-thousand of em this morning. I mean – I simply cannot stop watching this ref (who is actually former professional wrestler Red Bastien) bounce down the ropes one-by-one like a lifeless object. It’s as oddly satisfying as it is hilarious. What a brilliant sell.

Reminds me a little bit of the finish of this match…

…where William Regal hits The Big Show with brass knuckles behind the referee’s back, but doesn’t quite get the result he was looking for with em.

Oh, almost forgot! Brian Pillman Jr pulled a veteran move and already called dibs on this one. This is his new spot.

Love that dude. It’s all his.