The Controversial History of Cage Matches in Pro Wrestling

[@aceblack3188]

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[@WrestlePod]

It’s fantastic, addictive and really in-depth. I love it

[@aceblack3188]

@@WrestlePod To see how far its evolved over the time and knowing its a single developer is next level crazy. Most of the match types, angles, and free agent features weren't there not too long ago.

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[@Rigamus11]

JOW (Journey of Wrestling) is MUCH better. Check it out

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This is great. The amount of research you do for your videos is unbelievable

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[@kickflipdemon]

squared circle, I thought it was called that because they call it a ring which is circle so they call it a squared circle

[@erikcribley5271]

That is why they call it that

[@KinnereyB]

It’s a square but people move in a circle. Circle gets the square

[@ignatiusjackson235]

Circle² = ○ × ○ = 👁👄👁

[@mikesharp1176]

4:14 damn bro I’ve been playing this game for years genuinely is dope ash

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[@Therealflushingceez]

Fyi....the black n white pic of Snuka on top of the cage was against Bob Backlund....then in 1983 he did it again in the color pic you have against Muraco...i know, cuz i was there for both of those matches in MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

[@crashtestjeffy]

I saw Snuka do it even earlier in Toronto with Backlund. '81 or '82. Which makes me think he tested the move out in a few house shows before taking it on TV.

[@Therealflushingceez]

@@crashtestjeffy you probably right but back then they meaning wwf didn't make tv until vince jr started doing superstars of wrestling,TNT on usa network but they did film the big house shows especially MSG, The Spectrum from Philly, Wash DC,...and a few more ..

[@WrestlePod]

Thanks for the extra info! Jealous you got to see it live 👌

[@crashtestjeffy]

I saw Snuka go off the top of the cage with Backlund in Toronto at Maple Leaf Gardens as early as late '81 or early '82 when I was 10 or almost 11. I am now sure that this was Snuka testing it out at a house show before taking it to TV. Backlund rolled out of the way and Snuka missed. I remember walking out of the Gardens and saying to my dad "I bet he is still laying there right now!" and my dad saying "Don't be ridiculous this is all fake". It is one of my most vivid memories. I can pinpoint the year because it was just as my younger brother became a wrestling fan at age 7 or 8 and he became A HUGE wrestling fan. And he would be at every monthly Maple Leaf Wrestling show at the Maple Leaf Gardens after that. "Don't ya dare miss it!" For me wrestling was interesting but a bit silly. I mean that was still the era of bear wrestling, midget wrestling and Andre the Giant wrestling 3 or 4 jobbers just as spectacle. I Iiked it, but nothing like my brother. Also a correction, Vancouver is not a province. It is a city in the province of British Columbia (or B.C.)

[@crashtestjeffy]

After a look through the Google machine I found the actual card Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Garden - August 22, 1982 Tony Parisi vs. Ken Timbs at 9:14 Johnny Weaver vs. Tim Gerard at 3:44 Paul Jones vs. the Great Ninja at 8:56 Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood vs. Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions Pvt. Nelson & Pvt. Kernodle for the titles Andre the Giant vs. Big John Studd at 10:04 when Studd failed a bodyslam, with Andre falling on top for the win WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Jimmy Snuka in a steel cage match at 18:02 after Snuka missed a splash off the top of the cage

[@ivanvukasovic1371]

​@@crashtestjeffy what a great card, thank you very much.

[@WrestlePod]

Amazing story thanks for sharing with us

[@benjaccard7865]

Very good video. Nice look into the match type

[@WrestlePod]

Thanks Ben! What other matches would you like to see covered in this way?

[@benjaccard7865]

@WrestlePod I would say the history and innovation of the ladder match or I Quit match

[@LuisFigueroa-m7n]

@@benjaccard7865great choices!

[@WrestlePod]

Both excellent choices

[@robear4399]

Well done! I love how in depth this was

[@WrestlePod]

Thanks

[@yissilmissil]

One of my favorite videos of yours. Bravo!!!

[@WrestlePod]

So glad you liked it! What should I cover next?

[@yissilmissil]

@@WrestlePod Hmm maybe "Feuds that weren't finished until years later" That would be fun to dive into!

[@WrestlePod]

What are some examples to include?

[@yissilmissil]

@@WrestlePod Steamboat/Flair, Hogan/Savage, Austin/Rock, CM Punk/Samoa Joe

[@jamesabernethy7896]

I haven't commented on your last few videos as I never seem to watch them on release. This is an interesting look at the concept and would be worth a revisit Nice videos.

[@WrestlePod]

Thanks! What other match types should I cover?

[@jamesabernethy7896]

@@WrestlePod The evolution of the TLC matches is an obvious next step but I also feel that the Elimination Chamber deserves an expanded video. Although as I've said I haven't commented much lately but a strength of your channel is the diversity of subjects.

[@WrestlePod]

All good ideas! And thanks 🙏

[@Brando-Lee3725]

Great stuff my man ! I was pleasantly surprised to see the ROH Scramble Cage match represented . They did some wild stuff ! I would like to see that brought back in maybe AEW or hell , ROH again !

[@WrestlePod]

Very cool!👌

[@taotd]

TNA should have kept the 6 sided ring. scrapping it was the worst decision ever..... brother

[@WrestlePod]

Loved that ring

[@martinbabich1920]

I have heared of a steel cage match in WCW that featured an electric chair that I believe you didn't mention. You also forgot about the Fight pit. And the wrestling match in Spider-man is taken from the comics, you should check that out

[@WrestlePod]

Thanks for the additional info

[@BlueWallFull4331]

you had a clip from “Ready to Rumble” i loved that movie growing up dude. nastalgia assault on my butt jeezb

[@WrestlePod]

It’s such a silly and fun flick!

[@kensuter57]

Video is good, however there are some editing and factual mistakes here and there I noticed. Keep at it though, each video is getting better

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I will try my best

[@yaboi6613]

Triple AAA dome of death mentioned☑️, looks like i can die in peace now

[@Devondavis-fm2dz]

Cage moments are the best moments sometimes

[@WrestlePod]

So many iconic moments in and around the cage

[@allencollins5666]

You Forgot An NWA Steel Cage

[@Sl1mch1ckens]

Good video just a tad confused why you had a title card flash aew & mma to then only speak about ufc

[@WrestlePod]

Copyright, sorry

[@sherrilufflee]

Better research and passion than the docs made by multi million dollar companies. So as per usual. Great work, yet again.

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Wow, thank you!🙏

[@Rigamus11]

LOL. @bottominaplatecarrier1118 FFS. No 'multi million dollar company' would produce a video riddled with this man major mistakes..... Did you not catch the part that said Tully vs Magnum was in the WWF Blue Cage @19:49 Your comment is as ridiculous as that mistake

[@DanielHensley-lj7pr]

Greatest cage match ever was Magnum TA vs Tully in the I quit match

[@WrestlePod]

A classic

[@gagemartin7207]

Underrated cage match is mankind/triple h at Summerslam 97

[@WrestlePod]

That is a great choice

[@bigaarin6849]

What’s the anime with the cage match?

[@alanmacdonald1457]

its so weird to hear about jimmy snuka without mentioning he a murderer

[@WrestlePod]

He gets his own video on the topic

[@ennbee2051]

Steiners vs Money Inc was a classic. A great ending. Doink beat Bret on a house show. Macho shanked Flair at 'Cade 95. Sonny Onoo was a black belt in Taekwondo and would face Chuck Norris in exhibitions. Scotty Hall was 'Da Bad Guy'. Hulk couldn't let his ego go, but not through want of trying. Jo. Chyna necked Vince to win a battle royal on Raw. Tiger Mask got to Dynamite Kid about waking up. Tiger sent Tommy a video message urging The Dynamite Kid to 'Awaken'. Bossman beat Freddy Krueger AND Leatherface in tag-team action. The match took place in Japan, in the abandoned Takamoto Prison and was billed as a 'Halloween Prison of Horrors' match. Vic Grimes was 'Da Baldie'. Some say Bret and Anvil sabotaged the ring ropes in their title change bout against The Rockers. Shawn and Marty got to Vince but nothing could be proven🧐. Ted Dibiase. Ted. Six-foot one. Two hundred and sixty pounds. Omaha. Nebraska. Yes sir. Yes indeed. Bray Wyatt's dad was the captain of a shrimp boat and could be seen shrimping up and down the bayou. Bam Bam's favorite match was with Bret on a house show. Mark Callaway was 'Da Phenom'. The Steiners were shooters. Irwin Shyster hated wrestling in a suit and braces. Candido shot on Horowitz when Barry used Chris's finishing move without calling it. Perry. Perry Saturn got hot and shot on a jobber. Vince got hot and gifted him the moppy gimmick. When Undertaker heard he was beating Hogan, clean for the title, he and Percy would dance around to Koko B Wares theme. Koke overheard and got to Vince. Mark and Percy went to a meeting with Vince, where they were made to explain and apologize to Koke, ALMOST nixing the title change. Sting got to Bischoff about the WCW push of one Raven. Steve didn't 'get' the Raven character. Scotty got hot and hopped back to ECW to cool off. He even tried to poach Page Falkinburg for Heyman. Cactus feuded with Sabu in Philly. The Philly street fight was their classic. Shawn didn't take to Foley at first. Mick overheard an HBK rant about him and ran out of the building. LOD vs The Powers was the classic. Lex got to Brody in the cage in the humidity of Florida. Tempers flared and THAT'S why Bruiser no sold, and THAT'S why Lawrence ran away. Fonzie confirmed it in a shoot. Tap 'Bill Alfonso shoot' and find what you seek🧐. Brutus Beefcake was 'Da Beefer'. Jimmy Del Rey worked as a stripper to pay for wrestling lessons. Anvil got to Virgil about doing the KKK gimmick on an independent. Virgil agreed to it, but it was still a controversy. HHH would tag jobbers for real if they wouldn't comply. Percy wrote all of Undertaker's original promos. Pringle worked as a mortician and 'got' the character. Richard Rood was 'Da Ravishing One'. Raven wrote the infamous Chris Benoit promo at Starrcade 97. Chris got to Scotty backstage and asked him to write him a decent promo. Scotty inked a classic and couldn't wait to hear it before a live crowd. Chris forgot it when it came time, causing heat between the two men🧐. In Canada, Jacques Rougeau was king. He even outdrew and beat Hogan clean for the title. The Beverleys spiked some jobber with the Shaker Heights Spike finisher. The Steiners got them back by stiffing them at the Rumble. Vince gave Hawk a dressing down after he ruined a Vader promo on heat. Tap 'Vader promo Hawk'. Hillbilly Jim was a real hillbilly. Lawler took his theatrics to a whole new level in Memphis. Terry Gene Bollea was 'Da Real American'. Harry Fujiwara was an accomplished sushi chef and would cook for the BSK. Sometimes he'd spike Rodney's food with laxatives.

[@WrestlePod]

That was an interesting read thank you for the effort and input 👌

[@LuisFigueroa-m7n]

Under HHH there no longer a yearly HITC match its not been one since he taken over! HHH is only using it sparingly any more like this it is being use for Bad Blood which it actually this year it happens to be the anniversary of the first Bad Blood where HITC was introduced!!! This year it will be Drew vs Punk in HITC!

[@WrestlePod]

Nice added info thanks 🙏

[@toneohm]

ok,, you meant the WHOLE history lol

[@Hayes641]

No 3 story cage from WCW?

[@WrestlePod]

It’s got its own separate video on my other channel due to copyright

[@hopduncan7905]

I feel they need to start implementing nail guns into matches. The chair and table thing is just played out.

[@WrestlePod]

Crazy

[@lazy_lefty]

51:35 this looks like tweety birds cage lmfao gtfoh 🤣

[@WrestlePod]

😂😂

[@Rigamus11]

Did you really say Magnum TA & Tully Blanchard's I quit match was in the WWF blue cage??? I stopped watching after that. Obviously you have no idea what you're talking about

[@WrestlePod]

What

[@Rigamus11]

@@WrestlePod Does this video not say that the Tully vs Magnum match was in the blue cage? BC that's what I heard. And that's an unforgivable mistake.... Maybe I misheard the video but I damn sure wasn't about to continue watching after a mistake that ridiculous.

[@Rigamus11]

@@WrestlePod Yeah... @19:49-20:08 You said that the Tully vs Magnum 'I Quit' match was in the WWF blue cage in 1985... I just found it and listened to it again. You definitely said that.... I can't fathom any real wrestling fan not knowing that match did NOT happen in the WWF OR in a/the blue cage.... The fact that you actually said that and it made the final cut of the video PROVES to me that you have ZERO credibility when it comes to talking about wrestling and I will NEVER watch any of your other video or listen to any podcast you're associated with. What really blows my mind is all of the positive comments about this video and that no one else has pointed out this ridiculously stupid mistake. You literally have ZERO credibility. If I said: The NFL football team named the Cowboys play home games in Dayton, Ohio- everyone would think I was a clown who knows absolutely NOTHING about the NFL and they wouldn't listen to me talk about the NFL ever again. Saying Tully vs Magnum happened in the WWF and happened in the blue cage is equal to saying the Cowboys play in Dayton, Ohio. It truly is THAT asinine. Still can;t believe all the positive feedback this video has gotten, It's like all of these ppl are just a bunch of idiots who don't even care about reality. If one really studied this video, I'd bet they would find an absolute plethora of mistakes..... So yeah... 'What' me again..... You don't know shit about wrestling.