When the Lion breaks free, the referee leaps back so as to avoid the offense he knows is coming.<br/><br/>(Running Tally<br/>Lion: 0 DP, 0 EP, 0 PP, 25 Heat, 5 Photos 4 Momentum<br/>Nikkei: 17 DP, 0 EP, 0 PP, 10 Heat, 3 Momentum<br/>In the future discussions that take OOC beyond the actual match posts should be directed to the Locker Room thread, so as to keep the match archives as readable as possible.<br/><br/>To answer the question, yes, a crowd push can be done while being held. Think of it in the classic wrestling sense... Hogan's caught in a sleeper, everyone thinks he's a goner, but just when the ref is about to drop his arm for the last time he refuses to give up, and he starts a shaking, and all the Hulkamaniacs go wild. It's the same here... even when you're down, the crowd can be won over. This is wrestling, after all.<br/><br/>Any further discussion can be brought to the Locker Room.)