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Rope Break

By Eric Cohen, About.com

Definition: When a wrestler touches the ropes, the opponent must let go if whatever move they have applied and if the ref is making the pinfall count, the ref must stop
Examples:
A wrestler being pinned near the ropes can't kickout, they will try to put their foot on the rope to get a rope break

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