Gimmick matches

**The Icon of Elisim** · 04-02-2004, 04:14 PM

So list some gimmick matches that haven't been done in a while but you want to see

I always enjoyed strap matches where two guys were tied together (preferably at the wrist, dog collar matches were just weird for some reason), I thought the spots and the story told were pretty entertaining.

**BigDaddyCool** · 04-02-2004, 04:15 PM

I always liked real cage matches, you know the ones you had to escape from the cage, not just a stupid match that happens to be in a cage.

**MVP** · 04-02-2004, 04:33 PM

White Castle of Fear match
Caribbean Strap Match
Bunkhouse Match
War Games
Casket Match
I Quit Match (A real one, not like Vince vs. Steph)
Blue Cage match
Falls Count Anywhere
Lumberjack Match

**Stickman** · 04-02-2004, 05:18 PM

War games was the double ring cage match right?

I remember seeing a three ring battle royal, that was pretty cool.

**Shaggy** · 04-02-2004, 05:26 PM

World War 3 (WCW's 3 ring battle royal)
The Triple Cage (from Ready To Rumble)
Real cage matches
Casket Match
War Games
Hardcore Matches (like the old days when the hardcore title began. Those were great matches.)

04-02-2004, 05:39 PM

5 count pin mathes. Big Show should start doing those to establish dominance.

04-02-2004, 05:41 PM

Real Cruiserweight matches.
4 way matches

**Sensei Of Mattitude** · 04-02-2004, 08:24 PM

NO DOUBT:

War Games: what was better than War Games? Not much.

Chambers of Horrors Match from WCW Halloween Havoc 1991 between Sting, Rick and Scott Steiner and El Gigante vs Big Van Vader, Cactus Jack, The Diamond Studd (Scott Hall) and Abudullah the Butcher. Crazy ass match where the idea was to put your opponent in the electric chair and light them up. It was crazy, I would love to see it come back at No Mercy or Survivor Series.

Real WCW Cruiserweight Matches were the best. I remember 1999 Spring Stampede... Juvi vs Blitzgrieg, was one of the best matches on the card and it was a winner gets shot at CW Title tomorrow night on Nitro matches. It was off the hook.

BattleBowl (WCW: 1992, 1993)
- BattleBowl was the roster of wrestlers in a lottery and they were teamed up "by chance". There were 8 tag team matches between random partners vs random partners and the winners of the Tag Team Matches were entered into a BattleBowl Battle Royal at the end of the night (everyone for themselves) and the winner of the Battle Royal won BattleBowl and was considered a high contender.

You know, when I think about it, WCW had some amazing gimmick matches.

Casket Match:
- Who wouldn't want to see this return and now with the Hybrid Undertaker, I could see it coming back a few times. Taker vs Booker or Big Show or anyone else. Good stuff. To make Kane look tougher and maybe challange the Undertaker in the future and maybe put the Undertaker out to pasture should start doing casket matches and try to bury the competition. A real huge HEEL run.

Thats what Im thinking.

**Rock Bottom** · 04-02-2004, 08:47 PM

Survivor Series matches. But they are only really cool anymore when something big as at stake. Like WWE vs. The Alliance, that was good.

**Mikey** · 04-02-2004, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Funky Fly

5 count pin mathes. Big Show should start doing those to establish dominance.

King Kong Bundy was the man. I remember when he did those

**Mikey** · 04-02-2004, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MVP

White Castle of Fear match

What the hell is a White Castle of Fear match? I thought it was a joke. Like to promote White Castle or something

**MVP** · 04-02-2004, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikey

What the hell is a White Castle of Fear match? I thought it was a joke. Like to promote White Castle or something

The infamous White Castle of Fear strap match at Superbrawl III.

Sting vs. Vader.

I probably shouldn't have even bothered with that one though.

**ColdwaVer** · 04-02-2004, 11:21 PM

I'd love to see them do some more triple cage matches, only for God's sake, make them something interesting. Both the ones I saw in WCW had crap endings.

I'd also love to see another Elimination Chamber without HHH.

**The Show Off** · 04-02-2004, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MVP

The infamous White Castle of Fear strap match at Superbrawl III.

Sting vs. Vader.

I probably shouldn't have even bothered with that one though.

That's one of my favorite matches ever.

**What Would Kevin Do?** · 04-02-2004, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MVP

White Castle of Fear match

Not possible anymore... White Castle is just to scary.

**ilt_undertaker** · 04-02-2004, 11:43 PM

War games, Triple cage and inferno matches. And a Lumber jack match too

**Wondermouse** · 04-03-2004, 12:54 AM

Anyone remember the Midsouth match between DiBiase and Duggan? If I'm remembering the match right, it was five gimmick matches in one. Coal Miner's glove and tuxedo are the only gimmicks I remember, though.

**Mr. JL** · 04-03-2004, 01:22 AM

King of the Road Match!!!

**Sound2TheBay** · 04-03-2004, 01:36 AM

War Games!

**Innovator** · 04-03-2004, 02:52 AM

Double Jeopardy Match

Stairway to Hell

Scaffolding Match

Real cage matches

and who can forget Judy Bagwell on a Pole

**Nowhere Man** · 04-03-2004, 03:26 AM

-An actual "I Quit" match. Neither of the ones WWE has done had a legit ending, and the most recent one (Vince/Steph) was not only one of the most godawful and heatless matches in recent memory, but also just went from being an I Quit match to a Towel match for no reason.

-Like half of the other people said, real cruiser matches. I mean, if they're going to have Rey vs Chavo and/or Tajiri forty billion times, at least make it so that we can enjoy it.

-Texas Death Matches are pretty much a thing of the past now. Kinda sad; you think "Death Match" now, and you'll probably think of guys smashing light tubes over their heads or Mick Foley getting crotched on barbed wire. But I guess since the Texas Death Match is essentially the same thing as Last Man Standing, I can see why it's getting phased out.

-Retirement Matches where the loser actually stayed retired, or at the very least waited more than three weeks to come back. Honestly, I'm not even sure if that's ever happened in wrestling history.

I know I'm in the minority here, but I always liked the pinfall cage matches better than the "let's see who can climb faster" cage matches. Especially when the participants would spend half an hour trying to climb over the top instead of just going for the door right off the bat. I'm a complete mark for both kinds of cage matches, but I always liked the pinfall version better.

**Wondermouse** · 04-03-2004, 10:53 AM

Tornado Tag matches.

**HHHsucks929** · 04-03-2004, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. JL

King of the Road Match!!!

What about a 2-on-8 Doomsday Cage Match?

**Stickman** · 04-03-2004, 01:12 PM

You know what match I liked at the time because I was a youngin', Nailz vs Big Bossman Nightstick on a pole match. Now, I think pole matches are without a doubt, really really lame.

Did you ever notice that besides this past WM, the underdogs in handicap matches always win? I'd like to see a 2 on 1 match where the team with 2 wins.

**tucsonspeed6** · 04-03-2004, 01:13 PM

King of the Ring. Not really a gimmick match, I know, but I still miss it.

**Moongoose Mcqueen** · 04-03-2004, 01:32 PM

Hopefully the upcoming Backlash title match will indeed be a ladder match. It'll make the rematch fresh and it should be awsome with 3 different varietys of wrestlers. I'll bet it will be amazing as long as HHH doesn't win...
Maybe with Taker back we can see a casket match, maybe another inferno match, or a respectable hell in a cell. With Benoit as champ maybe we could see an I Quit match somewhere too.
This years survivor series matches were awsome, especially team austin vs. team bischoff, cuz like Rock Bottom said, it meant something and had main eventers in it.

**The Ravishing One** · 04-03-2004, 03:12 PM

I like the old school Survivor Series match ups.

I liked the idea that year when the winners went into the final match

thumbs up Vince

**Frank Grimes Jnr** · 04-03-2004, 11:56 PM

War games was always entertaining.

I can always mark out for a good strap match. Good example is Buff Bagwell VS Scoty Riggs at Uncensored. I think it was in 97. That was a great match.

**HeartBreakMan2k** · 04-04-2004, 12:05 AM

ECW style three ways.
Submission matches.

**Xero** · 04-04-2004, 05:37 PM

Triple Tir Cage - The only one I remember I saw was the one with Arquette (The one on a WCW PPV, not the movie)... I know I saw another one though and loved it...

Casket - Bring back the Double wide, double deep casket

! (Without the damn DX spraypaint on it

)

Scaffold matches - Dangerous, yet entertaining...

Tables Matches - Lets see a GOOD one for once... The last good one I can remember was the FIRST one between the Hardys and Dudleys... (Im sure there were more, but this one comes to mind)

I Quit - Like the one from WM13...

Street Fights - I wish they would do a real street fight agian, one where the weapons were either already around the ring or the partisipints brought them... Going under the ring makes no sence when your basicly SUPPOSED to use them...

Hardcore - Bring back the kind where they went EVERYWHERE, including outside the building... I remember one w/ Hardcore Holly (At a Backlash I think) that was great...

Inferno -

Im sure I can think of more, just cant right now...

**Hardkore Kidd J** · 04-04-2004, 07:05 PM

1. War Games[never seen it But, I've heard good things]

2. An actual Cage match

3. I would have said a real crusierweight match[ correct me if I'm wrong but, did that WM 20 crusierweight match count as a real Cruiser match. To me it was because maybe my opinion is biased since I've never seen WCW or NWA but, that imo was a real good cruiserweight match for the WWE] SO, I'd say um................. Casket match

4. I was waiting for a topic like this cause I really miss the Boiler room matches so there we go Boiler room match.

5. Actual Hardcore matches[ Hardcore Title 24-7 that is the shit]

6. Actual Good I quit matches.

7. LMS matches

8. Inferno biatch.

I know I am missing out alot of Good matches that ECW/WCW have put on so if anybody has any reccomendations of PPV"S with good matches please be my buest to pm them to me E-mail them to me whatever.

**Stickman** · 04-05-2004, 01:39 AM

A tag team barbed-wire, flaming bat, glass tube, cage, chainsaw, pirranah, pool cue in a sock match. That'd rock man........

04-02-2004, 04:14 PM	#1
The Icon of Elisim Elitist Member Posts: 15,406	Gimmick matches So list some gimmick matches that haven't been done in a while but you want to see I always enjoyed strap matches where two guys were tied together (preferably at the wrist, dog collar matches were just weird for some reason), I thought the spots and the story told were pretty entertaining.

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04-02-2004, 04:15 PM	#2
BigDaddyCool Awesome to the Max Posts: 55,579	I always liked real cage matches, you know the ones you had to escape from the cage, not just a stupid match that happens to be in a cage.

04-02-2004, 04:33 PM	#3
MVP Kids Love The Dub Posts: 10,110	White Castle of Fear match Caribbean Strap Match Bunkhouse Match War Games Casket Match I Quit Match (A real one, not like Vince vs. Steph) Blue Cage match Falls Count Anywhere Lumberjack Match

04-02-2004, 05:18 PM	#4
Stickman Stickman Posts: 12,149	War games was the double ring cage match right? I remember seeing a three ring battle royal, that was pretty cool.

04-02-2004, 05:26 PM	#5
Shaggy Yipee Kai Yay!!! Posts: 5,667	World War 3 (WCW's 3 ring battle royal) The Triple Cage (from Ready To Rumble) Real cage matches Casket Match War Games Hardcore Matches (like the old days when the hardcore title began. Those were great matches.)

04-02-2004, 05:39 PM	#6
Funky Fly Guest Posts: n/a	5 count pin mathes. Big Show should start doing those to establish dominance.

04-02-2004, 05:41 PM	#7
Funky Fly Guest Posts: n/a	Real Cruiserweight matches. 4 way matches

04-02-2004, 08:24 PM	#8
Sensei Of Mattitude I'd Do It For the Story Posts: 492	NO DOUBT: War Games: what was better than War Games? Not much. Chambers of Horrors Match from WCW Halloween Havoc 1991 between Sting, Rick and Scott Steiner and El Gigante vs Big Van Vader, Cactus Jack, The Diamond Studd (Scott Hall) and Abudullah the Butcher. Crazy ass match where the idea was to put your opponent in the electric chair and light them up. It was crazy, I would love to see it come back at No Mercy or Survivor Series. Real WCW Cruiserweight Matches were the best. I remember 1999 Spring Stampede... Juvi vs Blitzgrieg, was one of the best matches on the card and it was a winner gets shot at CW Title tomorrow night on Nitro matches. It was off the hook. BattleBowl (WCW: 1992, 1993) - BattleBowl was the roster of wrestlers in a lottery and they were teamed up "by chance". There were 8 tag team matches between random partners vs random partners and the winners of the Tag Team Matches were entered into a BattleBowl Battle Royal at the end of the night (everyone for themselves) and the winner of the Battle Royal won BattleBowl and was considered a high contender. You know, when I think about it, WCW had some amazing gimmick matches. Casket Match: - Who wouldn't want to see this return and now with the Hybrid Undertaker, I could see it coming back a few times. Taker vs Booker or Big Show or anyone else. Good stuff. To make Kane look tougher and maybe challange the Undertaker in the future and maybe put the Undertaker out to pasture should start doing casket matches and try to bury the competition. A real huge HEEL run. Thats what Im thinking.

04-02-2004, 08:47 PM	#9
Rock Bottom What? Posts: 5,988	Survivor Series matches. But they are only really cool anymore when something big as at stake. Like WWE vs. The Alliance, that was good.

04-02-2004, 11:21 PM	#13
ColdwaVer Darth Teedious Posts: 4,637	I'd love to see them do some more triple cage matches, only for God's sake, make them something interesting. Both the ones I saw in WCW had crap endings. I'd also love to see another Elimination Chamber without HHH.

04-02-2004, 11:43 PM	#16
ilt_undertaker Sexy Posts: 5,472	War games, Triple cage and inferno matches. And a Lumber jack match too

04-03-2004, 12:54 AM	#17
Wondermouse Cactus died for your sins Posts: 1,004	Anyone remember the Midsouth match between DiBiase and Duggan? If I'm remembering the match right, it was five gimmick matches in one. Coal Miner's glove and tuxedo are the only gimmicks I remember, though.

04-03-2004, 01:22 AM	#18
Mr. JL abc123 Posts: 4,296	King of the Road Match!!!

04-03-2004, 01:36 AM	#19
Sound2TheBay ... Brother! Posts: 222	War Games!

04-03-2004, 02:52 AM	#20
Innovator Inno Knows. Posts: 24,652	Double Jeopardy Match Stairway to Hell Scaffolding Match Real cage matches and who can forget Judy Bagwell on a Pole

04-03-2004, 03:26 AM	#21
Nowhere Man Medium-style Posts: 6,328	-An actual "I Quit" match. Neither of the ones WWE has done had a legit ending, and the most recent one (Vince/Steph) was not only one of the most godawful and heatless matches in recent memory, but also just went from being an I Quit match to a Towel match for no reason. -Like half of the other people said, real cruiser matches. I mean, if they're going to have Rey vs Chavo and/or Tajiri forty billion times, at least make it so that we can enjoy it. -Texas Death Matches are pretty much a thing of the past now. Kinda sad; you think "Death Match" now, and you'll probably think of guys smashing light tubes over their heads or Mick Foley getting crotched on barbed wire. But I guess since the Texas Death Match is essentially the same thing as Last Man Standing, I can see why it's getting phased out. -Retirement Matches where the loser actually stayed retired, or at the very least waited more than three weeks to come back. Honestly, I'm not even sure if that's ever happened in wrestling history. I know I'm in the minority here, but I always liked the pinfall cage matches better than the "let's see who can climb faster" cage matches. Especially when the participants would spend half an hour trying to climb over the top instead of just going for the door right off the bat. I'm a complete mark for both kinds of cage matches, but I always liked the pinfall version better.

04-03-2004, 10:53 AM	#22
Wondermouse Cactus died for your sins Posts: 1,004	Tornado Tag matches.

04-03-2004, 01:12 PM	#24
Stickman Stickman Posts: 12,149	You know what match I liked at the time because I was a youngin', Nailz vs Big Bossman Nightstick on a pole match. Now, I think pole matches are without a doubt, really really lame. Did you ever notice that besides this past WM, the underdogs in handicap matches always win? I'd like to see a 2 on 1 match where the team with 2 wins.

04-03-2004, 01:13 PM	#25
tucsonspeed6 Banned WWE on 1/1/07 Posts: 2,231	King of the Ring. Not really a gimmick match, I know, but I still miss it.

04-03-2004, 01:32 PM	#26
Moongoose Mcqueen Jerichoholic Posts: 161	Hopefully the upcoming Backlash title match will indeed be a ladder match. It'll make the rematch fresh and it should be awsome with 3 different varietys of wrestlers. I'll bet it will be amazing as long as HHH doesn't win... Maybe with Taker back we can see a casket match, maybe another inferno match, or a respectable hell in a cell. With Benoit as champ maybe we could see an I Quit match somewhere too. This years survivor series matches were awsome, especially team austin vs. team bischoff, cuz like Rock Bottom said, it meant something and had main eventers in it.

04-03-2004, 03:12 PM	#27
The Ravishing One My nutsack > HBPunk Posts: 7,608	I like the old school Survivor Series match ups. I liked the idea that year when the winners went into the final match thumbs up Vince

04-03-2004, 11:56 PM	#28
Frank Grimes Jnr Member Posts: 242	War games was always entertaining. I can always mark out for a good strap match. Good example is Buff Bagwell VS Scoty Riggs at Uncensored. I think it was in 97. That was a great match.

04-04-2004, 12:05 AM	#29
HeartBreakMan2k Franchise of TPWW Posts: 15,302	ECW style three ways. Submission matches.

04-04-2004, 05:37 PM	#30
Xero Tazz Dan Liking Raccoon Posts: 45,937	Triple Tir Cage - The only one I remember I saw was the one with Arquette (The one on a WCW PPV, not the movie)... I know I saw another one though and loved it... Casket - Bring back the Double wide, double deep casket ! (Without the damn DX spraypaint on it ) Scaffold matches - Dangerous, yet entertaining... Tables Matches - Lets see a GOOD one for once... The last good one I can remember was the FIRST one between the Hardys and Dudleys... (Im sure there were more, but this one comes to mind) I Quit - Like the one from WM13... Street Fights - I wish they would do a real street fight agian, one where the weapons were either already around the ring or the partisipints brought them... Going under the ring makes no sence when your basicly SUPPOSED to use them... Hardcore - Bring back the kind where they went EVERYWHERE, including outside the building... I remember one w/ Hardcore Holly (At a Backlash I think) that was great... Inferno - Im sure I can think of more, just cant right now...

04-04-2004, 07:05 PM	#31
Hardkore Kidd J Time to Nut Up or Shut up Posts: 2,440	1. War Games[never seen it But, I've heard good things] 2. An actual Cage match 3. I would have said a real crusierweight match[ correct me if I'm wrong but, did that WM 20 crusierweight match count as a real Cruiser match. To me it was because maybe my opinion is biased since I've never seen WCW or NWA but, that imo was a real good cruiserweight match for the WWE] SO, I'd say um................. Casket match 4. I was waiting for a topic like this cause I really miss the Boiler room matches so there we go Boiler room match. 5. Actual Hardcore matches[ Hardcore Title 24-7 that is the shit] 6. Actual Good I quit matches. 7. LMS matches 8. Inferno biatch. I know I am missing out alot of Good matches that ECW/WCW have put on so if anybody has any reccomendations of PPV"S with good matches please be my buest to pm them to me E-mail them to me whatever.

04-05-2004, 01:39 AM	#32
Stickman Stickman Posts: 12,149	A tag team barbed-wire, flaming bat, glass tube, cage, chainsaw, pirranah, pool cue in a sock match. That'd rock man........