Fantasy Wrestling Rule Book
General
- Win
- Win a Match. 20 points.
- Team Win
- Be on the winning team in a match. 20 points.
- DQ
- The wrestlers opponent was disqualified by the referee. 15 points.
- Squash Match Win
- Win a match against an “indie/local/unnamed” wrestler who is not on the roster. 10 points.
- Gauntlet Pinfall
- Get a pinfall during a Gauntlet Match. 10 points.
- Draw
- An official match decided as a No Contest. 5 points.
Bonus Points
- Accompany To The Ring
- 2 points. Accompany another wrestler to the ring. Must be ringside during an official match.
- Ambulance Ride
- 50 points. The wrestler must receive Strapped to a Stretcher Bonus first to receive an Ambulance Ride Bonus. Points are awarded when the stretcher touches the ambulance.
- Attack
- 5 points. Attack another wrestler. During a match, non-participants will be given interference points instead. The attacker must physically hit or knock down the attacked. Holds are an attack. Shoving does not count unless it knocks them down. This rule does not stack. Once per Segment.
- Backstage Beatdown
- 10 points. Beatdown ANYONE backstage. This includes off-site shoots. The wrestler still standing will receive the Beatdown points. Once per segment.
- Breakaway Ringside Wall
- 10 points. Putting a wrestler through the breakaway ringside wall.
- Chair Shot
- 2 points. Hit anyone with a chair. Not awarded during a match where chairs are legal (such as a TLC match or any type of no DQ match). Stackable.
- Championship Belt Attack
- 4 points. Hitting someone with any championship belt. Stackable.
- Cheap Pops
- 3 points. When a wrestler says the city, state, arena or local sports team to get a cheap pop. Cheers and Boos count. Once per segment.
- Cheatacular
- 10 points. Hit an opponent more than 5 times with a chair, title belt, or any other foreign object. 5 chair shot, Belt Attack, or Foreign Object points must be awarded first. This rule does not stack. Once per segment.
- Classic Promo
- 8 points. A Classic Promo is when a wrestler is on the way to the ring and a separate window pops up and that same wrestler is speaking in the video. Classic WWF.
- Contract Signing
- 10 points. Participate in a contract signing event or sign a contract as a superstar whose name is on the contract. The wrestler does not need to be shown physically signing the paper and if it's a tag match, all members of the team will be awarded points.
- Crossover Star
- 5 points. As a member of the other brands roster, appear on the opposite show. (Example: if Roman Reigns is drafted to SmackDown and appears on RAW, he will get crossover star points for that show). Once per show. Wrestlers listed as Superstar or Legend are exempt from this rule. RAW and SmackDown wrestlers only. Excludes "Kayfabe."
- Deez Nuts
- 3 points. Hitting another wrestler with a low blow to the groin that causes damage.
- Drop The Belt
- 75 points. Giving up the belt. Leaving the belt in the middle of the ring and vacating the championship. Giving the belt up to a McMahon, Commissioner or General Manager.
- Ejected!
- 10 points. Be ejected from ringside by an official during a match.
- Eliminator
- 4 points. Eliminate a wrestler or tag team in an elimination style match. Only the person performing the pin, submission, or over the top elimination will receive points. Stipulation and normal points will still be applied for the actual winner of the match. Does not count during a Gauntlet Match.
- Enforcer
- 10 points. Be an enforcer during an official match.
- Fade To Black
- 4 points. Wrestlers shown during the fade to black on the Raw, SmackDown or a PLE broadcast.
- Fade To Black (Season Finale)
- 10 points. The wrestler that gets the final Fade To Black of the season.
- Fighting In The Crowd
- 5 points. Bring the fight into the WWE Universe. Both wrestlers will be awarded points. Both wrestlers must be in the crowd and do some action (hold/strike/slam) while in the crowd.
- Foreign Object
- 3 points. Hit anyone with a Foreign Object. Foreign Object can be anything not listed in other categories. Must not be a legal object in the match (a ladder doesn't count in a ladder match). Food and clothing do not count as Foreign Object. Stackable.
- Guest Commentator
- 5 points. Put on a Commentator Headset and speak into the microphone. Once per episode.
- Hallway Walking
- 4 points. When a wrestler is shown backstage on the way to the ring.
- Interference
- 3 points. Coming in contact with the referee and/or whoever is involved with the match. Handing a wrestler an object or removing a legal object from their reach. One foot on the apron during a match counts. Once per match, per interferer. If they are part of the match (like a lumberjack) they don't get interference points.
- Interview
- 5 points. Complete an interview during a LIVE show. The interview can not be interrupted. LIVE interviews only. Group or individual.
- Interview Interference
- 2 points. Interrupt another Wrestlers interview. Wrestlers will not get Interview points if they get interrupted.
- Kayfabe
- 2 points. A scene backstage where wrestlers interact in character. Must be during LIVE television. Once per segment. Segments that only involve wrestlers interacting with each other or talking directly to the camera. Wrestlers can only score Kayfabe points if they do not score any points during that segment.
- Kissing
- 3 points. Kiss another wrestler on the roster. Once per segment.
- Looking On
- 5 points. Watching a live match on TV while backstage. Looking on from a chair at ringside, skybox, home, or hotel will also count.
- Microphone Master
- 2 points. Hold a microphone and speak into it or speak into a podium/standing microphone. Headset microphones also count.
- MITB Cash in!
- 10 points. Cash in the Money In The Bank briefcase. When the bell rings and the match has begun points will be awarded.
- Multi-Attack
- 10 points. Attack 3 people. Once per segment.
- Shark Cage
- 5 points. A Superstar hung over the ring in a Shark Cage match.
- Show Opener
- 3 points. The first wrestler to come out on stage or in the ring and presented to the live crowd.
- Show Opener (Season)
- 10 points. The first wrestler from the DropTheBelt Active Roster shown on LIVE television during the season opening scored program. *Same as Show Opener.
- Slammed On A Car
- 25 points. When a wrestler performs a move on a car/truck. All 4 feet must be on the car/truck at the start of the move and the affected wrestler must hit the car. Throwing someone from the ground onto a car or smacking them with a piece of the car does not count.
- Slammy Award Winner
- 10 points. Winning a Slammy during the LIVE Show.
- Sole Survivor
- 20 points. Survive a Survivor Series match.
- Special Guest Referee
- 10 points. Appear as the special guest referee in an official match.
- Steel Stairs
- 4 points. When a wrestler uses the Steel Stairs to cause damage to another wrestler at any time. Once Per Segment.
- Strapped To A Stretcher
- 25 points. Injure another wrestler, so that they must be taken out on a stretcher. The injured wrestler must be actually strapped into the stretcher. This rule opens up the Ambulance Ride bonus point.
- Table Shot
- 10 points. Put ANYBODY through a table at any time. Stackable. Not awarded during a match where tables are legal.
- Through The Announcer Table
- 15 points. Putting anyone through the Announcer Table at any time. Must be the ringside announcer table. This is the specific breakaway table. Not a wooden table.
- Unification
- 25 points. Defend a belt while winning another. BOTH titles must be on the line in a unification or undisputed champion type match.
- Winner Takes All (Men's)
- 50 points. Winning either the WWE Universal Championship or World Heavyweight Championship while holding one or the other.
- Winner Takes All (Tag Team)
- 30 points. Winning either the WWE Tag Team Championship or World Tag Team Championship while holding one or the other.
- Winner Takes All (Women's)
- 50 points. Winning either the WWE Women's Championship or Women's World Championship while holding one or the other.
Stipulations
- 2 Out Of 3 Falls
- 15 points. Win a 2 Out Of 3 Falls match.
- Ambulance
- 10 points. Win an Ambulance match.
- Anything Goes
- 15 points. Win an Anything Goes match. A match where anything can happen.
- Bar Fight
- 10 points. Win a Bar Fight match.
- Battle For The Crown
- 5 points. Win a Battle for the Crown match. A match where the King of the Ring Crown is on the line.
- Battle Royal
- 10 points. Win a Battle Royal.
- Beat The Clock
- 10 points. Win a Beat the clock match.
- Buried Alive/Casket
- 15 points. Win a Buried Alive or Casket/Dumpster match.
- Champion VS Champion
- 10 points. Win a Champion VS Champion match.
- Contender
- 5 points. Win a contender match. A match where the champions faces a challenger to eliminate them from the championship picture.
- Donnybrook
- 15 points. Win a Donnybrook match. An English style Street Fight match.
- Dungeon
- 5 points. Win a Dungeon match. A match that can only be won by pin or submission.
- Elimination Chamber
- 35 points. Win an Elimination Chamber match.
- Extreme Rules
- 10 points. Win an Extreme Rules match.
- Eye For An Eye
- 10 points. Win an Eye For An Eye match.
- Falls Count Anywhere
- 10 points. Win a Falls Count Anywhere match.
- Fatal 4-way
- 10 points. Win a Fatal 4-Way match.
- Fatal 5-way
- 15 points. Win a Fatal 5-Way match.
- Fight Pit
- 15 points. Win a Fight Pit match.
- First Blood
- 10 points. Win a First Blood match.
- Flag
- 5 points. Win a Flag match.
- Four Corners
- 15 points. Win a Four Corners match.
- Guest Referee
- 5 points. Win a match with a guest referee.
- Handicap
- 10 points. Win a Handicap match. The match must start and end as a handicap match. Or the match must be clearly designated by a GM as a handicap match.
- Hardcore
- 10 points. Win a hardcore match.
- Hell in a Cell
- 25 points. Win a Hell in a Cell match.
- I Quit
- 15 points. Win an I Quit match.
- Inferno Match
- 10 points. Win an Inferno match.
- Iron Man
- 20 points. Win an Iron Man match.
- King of the Ring
- 15 points. Win the King of the Ring tournament.
- Last Superstar Standing
- 10 points. Win a Last Man/Woman Standing match.
- Loser Leaves WWE
- 20 points. Win a Loser Leaves WWE match.
- Lumberjack
- 5 points. Win a Lumberjack match. A match where other wrestlers line the outside of the ring. Interference does not count during this match.
- Mixed Tag Team
- 5 points. Win a mixed tag team match.
- MMA Rules
- 15 points. Win via knockout, tap out, or pass out. There is now pinfall or rope breaks during an MMA Rules match.
- Money in the Bank
- 35 points. Win a Money in the Bank match.
- Multiman Tag Team
- 2 points. Win a Tag Team match consisting of more than 4 wrestlers. (6-man, 8-man, etc.)
- No DQ
- 10 points. Win a No DQ match.
- No Holds Barred
- 15 points. Win a No Holds Barred match.
- Number 1 Contender
- 10 points. Win a Number 1 Contender match. A match when 2 non-champion wrestlers compete to be Number 1 Contender for a championship.
- On a pole
- 10 points. Win a "Blank" on a pole match.
- Open Challenge
- 5 points. Win an Open Challenge match.
- Other Match
- 2 points. A stipulation match that does not appear on our list of stipulation matches.
- Pitch Black
- 15 points. Win a Pitch Black match. Anything goes in this match.
- Qualifier
- 5 points. Win a Qualifier match. A match that leads to another match after you win it.
- Queen of the Ring
- 15 points. Win the Queen of the Ring tournament.
- RAW Underground
- 5 points. Win a RAW Underground match against any other superstar on the Roster.
- Retirement
- 20 points. Win a retirement match.
- Royal Rumble
- 50 points. Win the Royal Rumble.
- Shark Cage
- 10 points. Win a match with another person hanging in a cage above the ring.
- Steel Cage
- 10 points. Win a Steel Cage match.
- Strap Match
- 10 points. Win a Strap Match. A match where the two participants are tied together with a leather strap. You must touch all four corners in succession to win.
- Street Fight
- 15 points. Win a Street Fight match.
- Submission
- 10 points. Win a Submission match.
- Survivor Series
- 10 points. Win Survivor Series match.
- Swamp Match
- 10 points. Win a swamp Match.
- Symphony Of Destruction
- 10 points. Win a Symphony Of Destruction match.
- Tables, Ladders OR Chairs
- 25 points. Win any match involving Tables, Ladders OR Chairs.
- Tornado Tag
- 15 points. Win a Tornado Tag match.
- Tournament
- 10 points. Win a Tournament match.
- Triple Threat
- 10 points. Win a Triple Threat match.
- Unsanctioned Match
- 10 points. Win an Unsanctioned match.
- WarGames
- 20 points. Win a WarGames match.
Titles
- Undisputed WWE Championship
- Currently held by Cody Rhodes. 50 points for winning, 25 points for defending.
- WWE Women's Championship
- Currently held by Nia Jax. 50 points for winning, 25 points for defending.
- WWE Championship
- Currently held by Cody Rhodes. 50 points for winning, 25 points for defending.
- Women's World Championship
- Currently held by Liv Morgan. 50 points for winning, 25 points for defending.
- World Heavyweight Championship
- Currently held by Gunther. 50 points for winning, 25 points for defending.
- Intercontinental Championship
- Currently held by Bron Breakker. 40 points for winning, 20 points for defending.
- United States Championship
- Currently held by LA Knight. 40 points for winning, 20 points for defending.
- World TT Championship 1
- Currently held by JD McDonagh. 30 points for winning, 15 points for defending.
- World TT Championship 2
- Currently held by Finn Bálor. 30 points for winning, 15 points for defending.
- WWE TT Championship 1
- Currently held by Alex Shelley. 30 points for winning, 15 points for defending.
- WWE TT Championship 2
- Currently held by Chris Sabin. 30 points for winning, 15 points for defending.
- Women's TT Championship 1
- Currently held by Jade Cargill. 30 points for winning, 15 points for defending.
- Women's TT Championship 2
- Currently held by Bianca Belair. 30 points for winning, 15 points for defending.
Special Rules & Glossary
- Final Match Results
- All final results will be based on the official website. Bonus Points may be reviewed via video on the official website, a replay of the PLE, or the official YouTube channel. When a match is restarted, stopped or a decision is reversed, the points will be based on the latest outcome of the match.
- Bell-to-Bell
- Specific points can only be scored during a match. From the moment the bell rings to begin the match until the moment it rings again to end the match.
- Once Per Segment
- DtB segments consist of. Before a match. During a match. After a match. Going to commercials ends a segment (except during a match). It will be a new segment when the show returns LIVE.
- Multiple stipulations
- The stipulation with the highest point value will be applied to the match. Only 1 stipulation per match.
- Previously Earlier
- Recorded footage is not scored. Clips that are shown to have happened "During the Commercial Break" will not count as LIVE television. Clips with obvious camera cuts and special effects will not count. All points must be scored LIVE.
- 5 Man Rule
- When 5 or more wrestlers qualify for a bonus at the same time, the bonus is a wash. For example, when 5 wrestlers score an Attack point in the same moment, no Attack points are awarded.