Changes

*Pulling an opponent's mask off during a match (this is illegal in Mexico).

*Pulling an opponent's mask off during a match (this is illegal in Mexico).

*Throwing your opponent over the top rope (this was illegal in [[NWA]], but is rarely used now).

*Throwing your opponent over the top rope (this was illegal in [[NWA]], but is rarely used now).

*In a [[Royal rumble]],it is illegal to enter the ring before your due entrance. This rule was announced at the [[2008]] [[2008 Royal Rumble|Royal rumble]] when [[Finlay]] entered to save his ([[kayfabe]]) son [[Hornswoggle]].

*In a [[Royal rumble]],it is illegal to enter the ring before your due entrance. This rule was announced at the [[2008 Royal Rumble]] when [[Finlay]] entered to save his ([[kayfabe]]) son [[Hornswoggle]].

In practice, the rules of the fight are often violated without disqualification due to the referee being distracted and not seeing the offense, or the referee seeing the offense but allowing the match to continue. In WWE, a referee must see the violation with his own eyes to rule that the match end in a disqualification and the referee's ruling is almost always final. It is not uncommon for the referees themselves to get knocked out during a match. While the referee remains "unconscious", rules are often violated at will. In some cases, a referee might disqualify a person under the presumption that it was that wrestler who knocked him out; most referee knockouts are arranged to allow a wrestler, usually a heel, to gain an advantage. For example, a wrestler may get whipped into a referee at a slower speed, knocking the ref down for short amount of time; during that interim period, one wrestler may pin his opponent for a three-count and would have won the match but for the referee being down. Also, the referee rarely disqualifies the wrestler who knocked him down when the referee recovers.

In practice, the rules of the fight are often violated without disqualification due to the referee being distracted and not seeing the offense, or the referee seeing the offense but allowing the match to continue. In WWE, a referee must see the violation with his own eyes to rule that the match end in a disqualification and the referee's ruling is almost always final. It is not uncommon for the referees themselves to get knocked out during a match. While the referee remains "unconscious", rules are often violated at will. In some cases, a referee might disqualify a person under the presumption that it was that wrestler who knocked him out; most referee knockouts are arranged to allow a wrestler, usually a heel, to gain an advantage. For example, a wrestler may get whipped into a referee at a slower speed, knocking the ref down for short amount of time; during that interim period, one wrestler may pin his opponent for a three-count and would have won the match but for the referee being down. Also, the referee rarely disqualifies the wrestler who knocked him down when the referee recovers.