As the expression goes “to err is human,” especially in a high-paced space like pro wrestling. Mistakes do happen. Luckily by the grace of good fortune, what started off as a near death moment on Thursday, March 12, turned mending after an Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) referee, Dallas Edwards, took an unpleasant Phenomenal Forearm bump, leaving him convulsed and in an apparent seizure. Rather than stop the match, it continued. Wearing many hats on the mat and around it, the current Chief Media Officer for Real American Freestyle Wrestling, Eric Bischoff, had this to say about the catastrophic event.

“Everybody f***ed up,” the former Executive Producer and late Senior Vice President of WCW said on his “83 Weeks” podcast. “There’s really one thing that should have happened in that situation, and that would be to shut the show down and make sure this young man wasn’t in a situation worse than he obviously was, because that could have been true, too…It’s just life or potentially life or death…The talent, they’re too caught up in their own s***. They’re inexperienced and probably never even imagined being in a situation like this. There’s pressure on them, unrealistic pressure that they’re probably putting on themselves.”

Since the initial report, Edwards is out of the hospital and recovering at home. In a social media post on X [formerly known as Twitter], the referee noted that he had suffered a concussion and a subdural hematoma.

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— dallas (@refdally) March 14, 2026

Later, co-owner of OVW, Al Snow, released a statement stating the company would, “review our existing procedures and updating several of our in-ring and ringside protocols to ensure we continue to meet the highest expectations for performer safety.” OVW’s next show will be held this Thursday.

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— Al Snow (@TheRealAlSnow) March 14, 2026

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Roman Reigns and The Rock are two of the biggest names of their respective WWE generations, and with a familial tie in the Anoa’i dynasty, their two egos were bound to clash at some point. After WWE WrestleMania 40, many fans believed that The Rock would eventually step up to Reigns after things went sour on both nights. The dream match has yet to materialize, though, and with no evidence that The Rock intends to return to the ring, while Reigns’ schedule continues to shrink each year, it might never happen. 

According to Jeff Jarrett, that could be for the best. “That tugs at the emotional heart strings, but at this point, … I think that ship is long sailed now,” he said on his “My World w/Jeff Jarrett” podcast. Jarrett believes that the match could’ve been great years ago as a passing-of-the-torch moment, but there’s less incentive for either man to see the match through with Reigns in his position as a dominant part-timer.

Although there has been a tendency to book more nostalgia-based matches in Saudi Arabia, Jarrett isn’t sure there is even demand there for Reigns vs. Rock at this point. “I don’t think the Saudi folks, at this point, are in that lane,” Jarrett said regarding the history of bringing back legacy wrestlers there. “My gut tells me no.” 

Interestingly, Jarrett held a much different opinion earlier this year, boldly proclaiming that this year’s WrestleMania would be where Reigns and The Rock would finally have their match, but WWE’s direction since has clearly soured the veteran on this dream match as well.

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