Professional wrestling (in an attempt to unfairly retain their tag team titles) was the New Age Outlaws. To score by pinfall, a wrestler must pin both his opponent's shoulders against the mat while the referee slaps the mat three times (referred to as a "three count"). This is the most common form of defeat. The pinned wrestler must also be on his back and, if s/he is lying on his stomach, it usually does not count. A count may be started at any time that a wrestler's shoulders are down (both shoulders touching the mat), back-first and any part of the opponent's
Professional wrestling match types pinned wrestler makes it to the ring in this time, the match continues. Under these rules, all pinfalls must take place outside of the ring, technically making the match no longer falls count anywhere. Occasionally, this stipulation is listed as having a specific territory in which falls count (e.g. the state, county, or general location the match is in). A new variation of the stipulation, submissions count anywhere, debuted at Breaking Point in a match between D-Generation X and The Legacy. Generally, falls counting "anywhere" still has a "de facto" limitation that the falls occur somewhere inside the arena (due