10 Famous Match Stipulations Never Used In WWE

[@DJDoubleCee]

I remember Edge saying that he got second degree burns from spearing Mick Foley onto that flaming table.

[@KegOfMeat]

He got a tattoo on his arm (i don’t remember which one) to cover up the burn scars from that match.

[@brandoncochran5318]

Bro the look in his eyes right after that spear as he crawled towards foley to cover will stay with me forever

[@Jukeboksi]

Now that’s a Wrestlemania moment

[@retardo24]

As soon as I saw the spear through that flaming table I thought Jeff hardy and edge were the same

[@gwarfiend9717]

one of the best wrestlemanias ever between that and the no holds barred match hbk vs mcmahon

[@benespinosa6725]

Abyss's Character in TNA was awesome Especially his Pairing with James Mitchell in 2005 Abyss had an amazing Entrance.

[@jimbo_1312]

It's just a shame he ended up being such a joke and doing storylines like Hogan's HOF ring giving abyss hulkamania powers 🤦‍♂️

[@jonpower9728]

Too bad je never tag teamed with his brother, Joseph Park

[@misteraskman3668]

Abyss was great, they never knew how to use him.

[@aliciasimmons8473]

It was great until they introduced Joseph park and killed abyss

[@benespinosa6725]

​@@jimbo_1312that was stupid lol

[@ridingnerdy6406]

The funniest thing about comparing Terry Funk v Cactus Jack to Moxley vs Omega is the ring explosion failed in their match too.

[@jonpower9728]

WWE did do Bunkhouse Stampede matches but they were called it Bunkhouse Brawl in a mocking gesture towards Jim Crockett Productions at the time.

[@MrBeardsley]

I believe the Bunkhouse Brawls were exclusive to house shows, but yeah. They stopped doing them at the same time JCP/WCW stopped doing the Stampedes, which was also around the same time the Royal Rumble became a PPV.

[@Acerthorn]

Now, to be fair, WWE did do an off-shoot of the King of the Mountain match, when they did the Iron Survivor Challenge. Specifically, they adapted the KOTM's penalty box idea.

[@MrBeardsley]

Fun facts about the Bunkhouse Stampede: Most years it was a tournament where there’d be a series of Bunkhouse Stampedes with the winners of each getting entry to the final, and the winner of the final would be awarded a trophy made from a bronzed cowboy boot.

[@HalianTheProtogen]

And the title Bull of the Woods.

[@probochronicles3991]

I've got a very obscure one, going back to Global Wrestling Federation's SuperCard on ESPN: Bungee Match. Two wrestlers wearing bungee chords fought in a cage up in the air. The winner was the first to throw or knock the opponent out of the cage. Only saw it once, and never heard of it being done again....

[@elchomper.1063]

Probably a good reason why

[@poppawolf8777]

Yeeeees

[@Alreezy]

Definitely not a famous enough stipulation!

[@RGRIMM1986]

Link or it didn’t happen

[@probochronicles3991]

@@Alreezy yeah it was pretty stupid

[@AndrewCARNBORN]

Definitely could've seen Bray Wyatt in a Monster's Ball match

[@ratedrva757]

Hell yeah without a doubt

[@HyperAshhPlays]

basically fiend

[@TooTrueHeart]

I would've paid any money imaginable to see The Fiend vs Abyss in a Monster's Ball Match 😢

[@jasondavidstapleton8337]

will never get to see it because he died

[@rockydarknight2980]

I realize The Undertaker has competed in every stipulation in WWE except for the Money in The Bank.

[@MrBroIsGod]

Punjabi Prison match?

[@Nightmare-kn6ee]

​@@MrBroIsGodI think he fought either Mark Henry or Big Show but I'm probably wrong about his opponent, and near the end the Great Khali shows up who he was originally supposed to face in the match.

[@najmussaqib7055]

@@MrBroIsGod 2006 Great American Bash against Big Show.

[@Kris_Toffer]

ultimate x match is one of the greatest match types ever imo. It's wonderful

[@shubhamj3150]

Coal miners glove on a pole - it was there in the roulette wheel at NXT Halloween Havoc!

[@MrSheckstr]

They had to have something for the effects guy to know where to put the lead weight on the wheel

[@buck342443]

Really wish we had a wrestling game where you could make your own cage matches an the like, I always wanted to combine war games with eight sides of steel.

[@GucciWF]

Hear me out. 3 rings and 2 teams of 4, 2 people from each team start as if it’s a tornado tag steel cage match but they only have 5 minutes to get out of the cage to enter the middle ring where whoever escaped from the outer rings would start the match in the center. It could end up being 4 on 1 or 2v2 depending on how the cage matches go

[@thevoicelesswriter]

I haven't played Wrestling Empire in a long time, but I think that you can do that in that game.

[@crisistian_]

So... basically each single TNA Lockdown match? Because that was exactly the description of a Lockdown match

[@freddiejohnson6137]

Since WWE rings are bigger than the ones WCW used to use I would imagine them using three would take up too much space not to mention the fact that from a TV perspective having three separate rings to keep an eye on is near impossible and each time WCW did it you could hardly tell what was going on. Didn't help back then it was all in a 4:3 aspect ratio either. Still definitely a match type to never be repeated unless the do it in two rings due to them being bigger anyway and sticking 60 men in that way.

[@SeismicViking]

Match stipulation I'd like to see would be the Ultimate Triad match where the two participants fight until one person has scored a pinfall, submission, and countout victory over the opponent. Great to use for settling those big feuds. Can run long though so best reserved for a PPV.

[@xerael4659]

People complain about Last Man Standing matches enough. If that's just pinfall and submission 2 out of 3 match variant, it could work.

[@dvs620]

Sounds like a variation of an Ironman match where they wrestle for a certain amount of time scoring pinfalls and submissions. The countdown is like last man standing, as mentioned above.

[@magic285]

Dont forget Judy Bagwell on a forklift match.

[@mattpendell1369]

I've tried to

[@DanielDrayer]

Or Viagra on a pole match

[@andrewsd.r.7180]

Is Judy Bagwell even alive?

[@Acerthorn]

There's also sadistic madness/doomsday chamber of blood, a match type where you first have to bust your opponent open (like in a first blood match), but THEN you have to win by pinfall or submission.

[@jordanroman841]

I like the Kennel From Hell concept. I think if you do not have dogs around the outside of the ring it could be a great match.

[@jman199315]

Maybe have lumberjacks instead

[@doctorsuave]

The dogs are what makes it Kennel from Hell, you’d need a new name.

[@dgthe3]

Have it patrolled by Roombas with kendo sticks stuck on them.

[@elizabethgeorge168]

​@@dgthe3Roomba of Doom(ba) 😂

[@orlandowright2323]

NXT kinda did the King of The Mountain Match with their Iron Survivor Match from NXT Deadline 2022. They just didn't have to hang up the championship, but everything else was there.

[@donovanbradford8231]

Another one that could be used was the X Division styled Ranking match as it could be a fun one for the IC, US, and Women's, and smaller titles a chance to get extra spot light on them. I wouldn't use it for the tag titles and WWE and Universal titles.

[@TimTE01]

Flaming Tables Matches were fun in WWE 2K Games. You could get as many table bumps as you wanted and then light one on fire to actually end the match.

[@jimsheppard3166]

The Lethal Lottery could be cool in WWE. Unlike WCW legitimately putting random wrestlers together, you could make it cool with odd pairings, including partners that are (or had been) feuding.

[@alfhernand]

Honorable Mention: WWE never used the electrified steel cage match

[@jasondavidstapleton8337]

I love monsters ball I loved watching Abyss's kicking ass every where

[@tiem6260]

ik its really new but i think stadium stampede/anarchy in the arena has already earned a spot on this list. this stipulation is perhaps the most consistently perfect match AEW has up their sleeve and is so creative, can change every time due to being held in a different arena and is so wonderfully chaotic that even production errors in not catching every bit of the action feel like a feature rather than a bug. its up there with the royal rumble imo in the list of least fuck up-able stipulations in wrestling. just get 10 insane people and let them go hog wild

[@asa2002]

I won't hear a bad word towards the King Of The Mountain match...it was a yearly staple...how'd you mean it hardly wasn't used? Making a yearly staple made it special....it had its time, but goddam it was fun!

[@machomusprime50]

When i saw the triple cage matches in WCW as a kid i thought it was the coolest thing ever lol. I grew up and watched it again and wow... I was easily entertained back then 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Ajith_Michaels]

1. Dragon Gate's Survival Cage, 2. TNA's Lethal Lockdown, 3. TNA's Feast Or Fired, 4. DDT's Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract Battle Royal, 5. Lucha Underground's Aztec Warfare, are My favorite other stipulated matches I would like to see in either WWE or AEW

[@TristanTroutwine-k7z]

Ready to rumble for sure falls into the “so bad it’s good” category 😂

[@namikstudios]

The Triple Cage matches in 2000 (it was also used on an episode of Nitro) were awesome. DDP and Jarrett put on a good show and Arquette played his part well.

[@ghostfakekiller4201]

What is a monsters ball? 😂 they kinda forgot to explain that and just went on a tangent about Abyss 😂

[@jollymanbigboy]

Can't believe you forgot the brass knuckles on the pole match at no way out 2002 which is pretty damn close to a coal miners glove match.

[@jaimereupert4247]

What about the electric chair cage match, or whatever it was called from WCW's Halloween Havoc? The one where Abdullah the Bitcher was put in the chair then electrocuted by his own teammate Cactus Jack.😂🤦‍♂️

[@KaiserSoze679]

Man, I miss the triple cage. It was dumb, but it was an entertaining, awe-inspiring kind of dumb that left an indelible mark in my memory. ...though you actually missed the one I remember most. They did a Wargames match inside it on an episode of Nitro in Sept of 2000. I was actually surprised WWE never made an attempt to revive it, as it's basically like Hell In A Cell done even bigger.

[@antoinestroman3431]

I remember seeing the first WW3 match as a kid, and being enamored by it. It seemed like it was gonna be WCW’s version of the Royal Rumble. Then it just disappeared. lol

[@marvinalexander6796]

WCCW did that at David Von Erich's Memorial Parade of Champions in either 87, or 88

[@kennybritt9028]

The scaffold match was held back in the attitude era. The Dudley's Hardy boys edge and Christian ect. Wasn't really big like NWA days. They had also had bunkhouse matches .

[@theplumbum82]

I still think a "penalty box" as part of a non-pinfall stip makes perfect sense. There's real play and potential in a well-timed temporary elimination... or release. Not to mention that it also makes rest breaks narratively viable.

[@arlibrarian]

Honestly, the ready to rumble cage was a neat set up and the “Grab the belt at the top of the third cage, then go back down and escape with it” stipulation they did once was a legitimately cool idea for a gimmick match and could have been a yearly match like Money in the Bank. It also would have been a fun video game mode.

[@robbgraves1586]

Always wanted to see some variation on ultimate x in WWE

[@jamalvargas6146]

Feast Or Fired From Impact Wrestling Since I know Ultimate X Is going to be on the list

[@claymathewselevator8121]

They just did it at Impact 1000

[@SchofieldAJ]

@@claymathewselevator8121 that was there this is about WWE that Matches they haven't borrowed from elsewhere.

[@zackburton882]

The biggest what if in the history of the business is never seeing prime Rey Mysterio or Jeff Hardy get in an Ultimate X match like oh my god

[@honeyham6788]

I had an idea while back for a cool match gimmick called the Octagon Match. Nothing to do with the MMA thing. In it, you have 4 separate rings squared together with each ring having 2 wrestlers. Wrestlers will then either just fight their opponent, get thrown out of the ring into the out of bounds, or be thrown into the adjacent ring. You can have someone dive into the ring next to them to help out another person and double-team someone. Or two wrestlers currently fighting might team up to kick the ass of their intruder just to get them out of the ring. Since there's only 8 wrestlers total, it's significantly easier to keep track of, and bc each wrestler has their own designated opponent, they always have someone to focus on, rather than get disoriented like in a battle royale. And because there's 4 specific matches, the cameras can more easily direct the audience to what they should be watching. You can also up the stakes with 4 tag-team matches at once, but that might get messy.

[@oliverl.5834]

Funny thing is, that WWE has had enough Wrestlers for the WW3-Battle Royal. Probably twice over. Could've used six rings ...

[@MattGOG666]

What happened to the single time tag champs video?

[@Alreezy]

Im surprised a World War 3 stipulation hasnt been introduced in AEW, consider Tony Kahn's love for battle royals.

[@mjdf122]

Lethal Lottery/Battle Bowl World War 3 and Ultimate X Match

[@slashandbones13]

Take away the "locked in room" gimmick and Monster's Ball is just a No DQ or Falls Count Anywhere Match.

[@Hellomynameisrileythybigback]

I’m the 300th comment so ima say wwe should do the triple cage match

[@neighslayer768]

While not a different match type, WWE have never held a round robin style tournament like the G1 Climax or Best of the Super Juniors before.

[@dashtoroya2838]

They did in 2020 for interim cruiserweight championship. And they are doing it now for NXT global heritage tournament

[@abreh622]

I always enjoyed the concept of her triple cage, and wished somebody would bring it beck.

[@gregorykrug8034]

I saw an NWA scaffold match in person in Baltimore many years ago. One thing that was really bad visibly about it was the guys who erected it during the intermission were climbing up and down it with ease. The wrestlers, of course, had to sell the danger of it by climbing up slowly, looking nervous.

[@kami_in_the_skye]

Tbf, if you have to build & use them on a regular basis then you're probably gonna be a helluva lot more comfortable maneuvering around the infernal structure than the greased up dudes that are about to have to go up & have the worst & most pointlessly dangerous underpants fight of their careers on top of the damn thing.

[@gregorykrug8034]

@@kami_in_the_skye On a tangent, if a scaffold match was a shoot (one foot above the mat or twenty), it should take less than a minute. It is essentially a sumo match on a smaller space.

[@theovereditedarena5672]

The King of the Mountain match was/is my favorite match type. People shit on it a lot, but I think it’s just amazing.

[@pigs18]

"Don't expect flaming wood to return anytime soon." Well, thank God. I had to take medication for two months.

[@newelljoseph5060]

World War 3 could honestly be a great idea if you did it in sections, kinda tweak it with Royal Rumble rules, spread the matches onto all three brands, then do a triple threat with the winner from each brand to get a title shot of their choosing

[@thunderchild1083]

A proper king of the hill type match (where the wrestler who has spent the most time in the ring after say 30 minutes is the winner) could be quite interesting, especially if you have maybe 6 wrestlers in the ring

[@JohnnyBoy.1999]

3 words: Judy Bagwell… forklift 😂🤣

[@RedFive03]

I liked the 60 man World War 3 match as a kid especially 1995 where Macho won the title but now I much prefer the Royal Rumble.

[@weikel2000]

I saw a steel cage rumble match at an indy show in Tampa in 2004. The object was to be the last one left in the cage, and it was utterly ridiculous. Trying to contrive ways to throw people OUT of a steel cage is just as ludicrous as it sounds. If I remember correctly, it was won by Bruce Steele, or maybe Roderick Strong.

[@kevinnorwood8782]

King Of The Mountain's rules are very simple, dude. The object is to climb the ladder and hang the belt instead of pulling it down, but you have to score at least one pinfall or submission on one of your opponents to become eligible to hang the belt. And if you find yourself on the receiving end of a pin or submission, you get locked in the Penalty Box for 120 seconds (2 minutes).

[@thecodester6669]

Techinally the deadlock match is king of the mountain. Jd pinned axiom. He got a pt while axiom went to the penalty box. Sl we got tjag one

[@djandtown]

lol i was actually at that Unforgiven 99 ppv with the kennel from hell match lol

[@brandonworkman9196]

The disrespect !!!!! Ready to rumble is a fantastic movie and a classic

[@marshallsmith6546]

Bro do the three steel cage match that would wildddd. And the tna reverse royal rumble was kinda of lit

[@actionsam7878]

I kind of want to seee WWE attempt a World War 3 match, best place for it would be at a Saudi show but my concern is if they even have enough people to fill the 60 spots. In which case bring back a bunch of legends and former stars to fill it, winner gets a shot at Roman. Has to be Roman specifically, play it off as Roman being so dominant that literally EVERYONE wants to take him down. Could be fun, and with WWEs production these days it may be easier to follow than the WCW ones.

[@Deadpool_64]

I dunno. Kevin Dunn’s constant camera switching may make everyone sick at home with a match like that, lol.

[@BDeLuca4444]

Coal Miner’s glove is on the Spin the Wheel make the Deal for NXT Halloween Havoc, so it could debut in WWE at some point

[@BigBullet-sk8vg]

I thought TNA/IMPACT Wrestling's Barbed Wire Massacre would be on here

[@namikstudios]

WW3 matches would be much easier to watch these days simply due to the broadcast being in 16x9 HD/4K. Fitting 3 rings into a 4x3 SD picture was pretty much impossible but these days you could get a nice wide shot with all three at once.

[@Gonzo-76]

Bring back The Raw Bowl!

[@cra0422]

Monster's Ball is to Abyss like the Casket Match and Buried Alive Match is to the Undertaker. It doesn't work as well without the primary character

[@thaddeuswilliams3303]

The reverse battle royal was also at a bound for glory as well

[@anthonytraficante9655]

The bunkhouse stampede was used in WWE. Blackjack mulligan won it!! Some of The pictures in this video are from that match. Which was on wwf most unusual matches

[@drakependragon8439]

They need to do the triple cage match

[@xammas1245]

The WWF did do Bunkhouse Matches. They were on house shows only. Lanny Poffo did them in a suit of armor

[@alexpietsch7997]

I'd like to see WW3 with a few stipulations. Populate the rings each with 1 brand. Whoever is the last NXT star standing earns a main roster call up. Winner gets either the IC or US title depending on brand, so even if the champ is eliminated they can come back and throw out the last superstar on their brand. You end up with a midcard title feud, a new call up and a new champ as bare minimum for story. Also LA Knight should be the winner

[@arvurebantra7639]

Ok but i have to say that the "reverse ladder match" is a great idea! Just TNA didn't do it right, and added so many weird rules.

[@JohnDoeDeMondo]

Ready to Rumble is amazing!!!!

[@arielargueta1734]

Last thing I want to hear in a scaffold match is "Bombs Away"

[@carlosdias8142]

Wow I'm surprised they didn't have lethal lottery on the list considering how McMahon doesn't like tag team wrestling I honestly wouldn't mind seeing WWE doing some kind of lethal lottery.. maybe not a PPV but a NXT or maybe a segment one of the shows

[@MangoJester]

Slightly bummed Aztec Warfare didn't get a mention. It's everything you like about a rumble! But with proper pinfall eliminations! They take a whole episode and there's always something big on the line. What's not to like?

[@WhiskeyBrewer]

The Reverse Battle Royal could work if tweeked. Have all the participants start deep backstage at different places and have them try and get to the ring that way. Fighting all the way

[@Dannytcp69]

Would love to see WW3 again loved that match type

[@waqaskaash7319]

WWE doesn't have enough members on their roster to have A 60 man battle Royal with 3 rings. Maybe back when in early 90s when they had many jobbers

[@williamland9939]

Texas Death Match should come to wwe Falls count anywhere No DQ obviously First you must pin or submit your opponent, then you must get your last fall under last man standing rules

[@christopherwiessner555]

I’d argue they actively choose not to do WW3 because as you said, the Royal Rumble already is a thing they made, and it’s better in every conceivable way

[@Buhjr]

Now I have seen the evolution matches that lead to the Lethal Lockdown match.

[@jjij60]

Figured Judy Bagwell on a pole match would be number one.

[@djpsycho4ever]

You can't forget the dark carnival match from tna

[@hvywghtheaver]

I want to see another exploding pool death match!

[@jasonjimerson7046]

Heh, heh, "burning wood." I think they make ointment for that condition now.

[@justinditzler4168]

Ready to rumble is a gem

[@johnsapp8810]

One of the reasons we will likely never see a world war 3 match in WWE is because transporting and setting up 3 rings in the same area would be a logistics nightmare.

[@OniNoSweeney]

What about Clockwork Orange House Of Fun?! Your opponent has to be bleeding before they can be pinned.

[@ItsAVolcano]

The worst thing about the first World War 3 is that it somehow managed to make the match setup work through good booking, camerawork and just plain luck. Rather than recognizing this WCW decided to make it an annual event, and were never able to replicate the lightning in a bottle.

[@MatthiaGryffine]

3:56 So what do you call John Cena's performance at the Oscars this year?

[@andrewshore276]

Three wrestling ring matches would be fun

[@jerranspearman3369]

good video

[@Definitiveluck]

10 Best wwe kick off show please Adam

[@hbombs]

Was hoping to see the Judy Bagwell on a forklift match on here...

[@diamondplayz2145]

The Punjabi prison mat h sure was interesting

[@packerpf]

I actually like the king of the mountain match.