Wrestling
Matches
These are actual matches wrestled in
WWE, WCW and ECW. Many matches get their names from the city
that they take place in.
| Match Type | Description | Event Seen At |
| #1 Contender's Match | A normal match in which the winner is gets a title shot for the aforementioned title some time in the near future | WWE No Way Out 2012 |
| 2 Out Of 3 Falls | A normal match is wrestled, but one wrestler must win two falls before his opponent does. | WWE Judgment Day 2001 |
| Ambulance Match | To win the match, you must put your opponent in the ambulance and drive it away | WWE Survivor Series 2003 |
| Armageddon Match | After a pin or submission, if that wrestler can't get up in a ten count they are the loser | WWE In Your House: It's Time (Dec. 1996) |
| Battle Royal | Set number of wrestlers in the ring at once. Competitors throw each other over the top rope and the last one left in the ring is the winner. | WCW Slamboree 1998 |
| Blind Fold Match | Both opponents wrestle with blindfolds on. | WWE WrestleMania VII |
| Brass Knuckles on a Pole Match | Brass knuckles are suspended on a poll. The first wrestler to climb up and get it can use it in the match | WWE No Way Out 2002 |
| Broadstreet Bully Match | A hardcore match, where anything goes, including the use of weapons | WCW Slamboree 1994 |
| Buried Alive Match | To win the match, you must bury your opponent alive | WWE In Your House: Rock Bottom (Dec. 1998) |
| Caged Heat Straight Jacket Match | A match where a straight jacket must be put on your opponent and then get a win the normal way. | WCW Mayhem 2000 |
| Canadian Penalty Box Match | The match is wrestled under Canadian rules (which were made up as the match progresses). If a wrestler broke a rule, he would be out of the match for a minute (much like in hockey) | WCW Sin 2001 |
| Chamber of Horrors Match | A match took place in a cage where there is an electric chair in the middle. You must put a member of your opponent's team in the chair and pull the switch to electrocute him. | WCW Halloween Havoc 1991 |
| Concrete Crypt Match | A manager is put in a glass chamber where it is filled with cement if his wrestler does something wrong | WWE Great American Bash 2004 |
| Crowbar on a Pole Match | A crowbar is placed on a pole over the ring and to win you must grab the crowbar and use it. | WCW Starrcade 1999 |
| Cruiserweight Open | A gauntlet match featuring Cruiserweight wrestlers | WWE WrestleMania XX |
| Crybaby Match | The loser of the match is put in a diaper and powdered, just like a baby | WWE In Your House VI (Feb. 1996) |
| Death Match | One loses a match by not being able to get up after a 10 count | WCW SuperBrawl 2000 |
| DNA Match | You must get your opponent to bleed, in order to get the DNA that is necessary. | WCW Halloween Havoc 2000 |
| Dog Collar Match | Both wrestlers are linked together by a chain from a collar around their necks. | WCW Uncensored 1999 |
| Doomsday Match | A team of two have to fight their way through four sections of a three tiered cage, battling four teams of two to win. | WCW Uncensored 1996 |
| Down Underwear Match | Two female wrestlers compete in an Evening Gown Match (preferably in Australia) | WCW Nitro (October 9, 2000) |
| Duck on a Ladder Match | A plastic duck is suspended over the ring and to win you have to set up a ladder and climb up it to retrieve it. | WCW Nitro (October 2, 2000) |
| Evening Gown Match | Both female wrestlers wear evening gowns and try to tear their opponents's off to win. | WWE Unforgiven 1998 |
| Fatal Four Way | Four contestants compete in a match against one-another, either all four in the ring at once or two wrestle and tag in the third and forth | WWE Badd Blood 2004 |
| First Blood Match | The first wrestler to bleed in the match loses. | WWE King of the Ring 1998 |
| Four Corners Evening Gown Match in a Pool | A regular Evening Gown match is taken place in a pool instead of a ring | WWE Armageddon 1999 |
| Gauntlet Match | Two wrestlers start wrestling and the winner wrestles a new opponent. The winner of that wrestles a new person, and so on until all the contestants are defeated | WWE Smackdown (March 18, 2004) |
| Good Housekeeping Match | A match takes place with various household items in the ring, which can be used in the match | WWE No Mercy 1999 |
| Hair vs. Hair Match | The loser of the match will get his head shaved bald either directly after the pin or for the next TV appearance | WCW Bash at the Beach 1998 |
| Handicap Match | A match where there is an uneven amount of wrestlers on one side. For example, 2 on 1 or 3 on 2 | WWE WrestleMania V |
| Hang Up The Boots Match | The loser of the match must retire from wrestling; normal rules apply for the actual match | WCW World War 3 1998 |
| Hell In The Cell - List of all of 'em | An fifteen foot high roofed cage is constructed on the ring apron and a normal match is then wrestled in it. | WWE King of the Ring 1998 |
| Hog Pen Match | A match that took place in the ring and then they fightto a hog pen full of mud and throw their opponent into it | WWE In Your House V (December 1996) |
| Hollywood Backlot Brawl | A fight that took place in the back lot of a Hollywood movie studio, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California | WWE WrestleMania XII |
| Inferno Match | Wrestlers wrestle in a ring surrounded by fire; to win you set your opponent on fire. | WWE Unforgiven 1998 |
| Iron Circle Match | A match takes place in a parking lot with the "ring" made out of automobiles. | WWF Fully Loaded 1999 |
| Iron Man Match | Wrestlers try to get more wins in a set amount of time. | WWE WrestleMania XII |
| Kennel from Hell Match | A match takes place in a cage that is surrounded by a "Hell in the Cell" cage; in between the two cages are attack dogs. Regular "Hell in the Cell" rules apply | WWF Unforgiven 1999 |
| King of the Hill Battle Royal | A regular battle royal except that there are two rings side by side to wrestle in | NWA Great American Bash 1989 |
| King of the Road Match | A regular match that takes place on the back of an 18 wheeler truck that is driving down the road. | WCW Uncensored 1995 |
| Ladder Match | Championship belts are hung above the ring; in order to win a wrestler must climb a ladder and grab it. | WWE Starrcade 1999 |
| Las Vegas Sudden Death Match | This match has the added rule of a 10 count knock out, meaning to win the match you knock out your opponent and he can't get up within a count of 10. | WCW Halloween Havoc 1997 |
| Lethal Lottery | Tag teams are randomly put together and compete in a tournament | WCW Nitro (November 13, 200) |
| Lifeguard Match | A match similar to a lumberjack match, but takes place in a beach themed event or arena | WCW Bash at the Beach 1995 |
| Lover Her or Leave Her Greenwich Street Fight Match | A gimmicked street fight match, where if one of the contestants won, he'd get to marry someone. | WWE Summer Slam 1999 |
| Lumberjack Match | Wrestlers stand outside the ring and throw the combatant back in if he or she falls out. | WCW SuperBrawl V |
| Minnesota Massacre Match | Several wrestlers names are randomly selected to wrestle in a match | WCW Nitro (January 8, 2001) |
| Money in the Bank Ladder Match | A traditional ladder match is held, but the winner gets to have a heavyweight title shot sometime within a one year span | WWE WrestleMania 22 |
| Nightstick Match | A nightstick is suspended on a poll above a ring post and the first wrestler to get it can use it. | WWE Survivor Series 1992 |
| People Power Battle Royal | A regular battle royal match with the entrances shown on WWE's pre-game YouTube show and the winner gets a title shot in the future for his choice of the US title or the Intercontinental title. | WWE Over the Limit 2012 |
| Pinfalls Count Anywhere | A match takes place in the whole arena (and sometimes outside of it). | WWE Judgment Day 2000 |
| Playboy Evening Gown Match | The same as an evening gown match (the female wrestlers wear evening gowns and try to tear their opponents off to win) | WWE WrestleMania XX |
| Raven's Rules | Two wrestlers (usually one is the wrestler Raven) wrestle in a no rules match | WCW Clash of the Champions (August 21, 1997) |
| Royal Rumble | Two wrestlers start the match then each two minutes another wrestler comes out. To be eliminated you are thrown out of the ring over the top rope | WWF Royal Rumble (1989-the Present) |
| San Francisco 49er's Match | A match with four boxes in the corners: three have useable weapons, while one has the title belt (usually held in San Francisco) | WCW Nitro (October 2, 2000) |
| Sicilian Street Fight | A no rules match, involving weapons, takes place (usually either in Sicily or between Italians) | WCW SuperBrawl 2000 |
| Skins Match - Leather Jacket-on-a-Pole Match | This is a regular [BLANK]-on-a-pole match, where the winner climbs the pole to get the leather jacket | WCW SuperBrawl 2000 |
| Steel Cage Match | A fifteen foot high cage is constructed around the ring to wrestle in. | WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre |
| Strap Match | Two opponents are strapped together from the wrist. To win, a wrestler must drag his or her opponent to all four corners. | WWE In Your House: Mind Games |
| Striptease Match | Either the loser or someone accompanying the loser must strip. | WWE In Your House: Rock Bottom (Dec. 1998) |
| Survivor Series Match | Two teams of either four or five wrestle together. Each time someone loses, he or she is eliminated from the match. It continues until one side has zero members active. | WWE Survivor Series 1993 |
| Tables Match | A match where the winner must have a table broken with his opponent on top of it, usually by slamming him through it. | WWE Extreme Rules 2012 |
| Thong Stink Face Match | Two women wrestle and to win must do a "Stinkface" move (Rikishi's finishing move, where you rub your butt on someone's face who is sitting in the corner) | WWE Summer Slam 2000 |
| Triple Threat Match | Three wrestlers wrestle in a regular style match, either with all three men or women in the ring at once or two in the ring with tagging in the third wrestlers | WWE Vengeance 2002 |
| Tuxedo Match | Two men wrestle in a tuxedo, trying to pull his opponent's off to win. | NWA Great American Bash 1989 |