Pin (professional wrestling) Pin (professional wrestling) A pinfall is a victory condition in various forms of professional wrestling that is met by holding (pinning) an opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat, usually until the referee counts to three. In professional wrestling, a pinfall is a common method of winning a match. The count is broken (a near-fall) if the opponent manages to raise one or both of his shoulders off of the mat, commonly by "kicking out" (throwing their legs up to cause their shoulders to rise from the mat). In some positions, a wrestler may "bridge" (arching their back so that only
Gilbert (wrestler) to the event and after a backstage segment placed him at odds with Banderas, he was officially announced as the special referee for the encounter. While officiating at Wretlefest, Gilbert tried to cash in his opportunity after suddenly using knuckle brasses to steal the pin, but Del Rio interrupted this attempt, which led to the title being held up. Later in the same event, he lost a dog collar match to Chris Angel after Banderas distracted him. Gilbert (wrestler) Gilberto Cruz (born November 12, 1976) is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler and former baseball player. Cruz, who wrestles under his