Match Types
STANDARD MATCHES
Pinfall/One Fall Match
The standard wrestling match. All normal rules apply, Person can win via pinfall, submission, ( Must be in the ring.) disqualification, or count out. - No Weapons - No Magic
Submission Match
The first man to make his opponent submit wins.
Hardcore Match
This match has no disqualifications, no count-outs and no holds barred. Pinfalls count anywhere/Weapons are allowed/Magic is not allowed
Triple Threat Match
This is a one fall match where three wrestlers fight instead of two. The winner of this match is the first wrestler to get a pin fall or submission. There is usually no disqualfication or count-out. If a championship is on the line, the champion does not have to be pinned or submit for the title to change hands. (The rationale for this match is that in Triple Threats, as opposed to Three Way Dances, wrestlers cannot gang up on each other and each wrestler has an incentive to break up pinfall or submission attempts made by other wrestlers.)
Fatal Fourway
Identical to a Triple Threat Match, but with four wrestlers in the ring at the same time instead of three. On occasion, this may be booked as an "elimination match"
Handicap Match
A match in which one wrestler or one team of wrestlers faces another team of wrestlers with numerical superiority. For example, two wrestlers against one. Three against two etc. Generally used as a squash match also like pitting a large wrestler against a team of preliminary wrestlers who obviously lose, but rare handicap matches have used superstars on both sides
Tag Match
Consists of two or more wrestlers who are working together as a team against another team of opponents. Only one competitor per team is allowed in the ring at a time, The only way that a wrestler can change places with a partner is for the competitor in the ring to "tag" him or touch him on some part of his body. The referee must also see a tag for it to be legal
Tornado Tag Match
All tag teams in the match are in the ring at the same time.
2 out of 3 Falls Match
In order to win, a competitor must score two "falls" before his opponent does. Sometimes each fall is fought under different stipulations (called Three Stages of Hell). These stipulations include one "pinfall", one "submissions only fall," and one "no disqualification fall." This type of match is almost always booked to go to the third fall.
Lumberjack Match
A match where the ring is surrounded by a group of "lumberjacks", normally fellow wrestlers. When one participant in the match leaves the ring for any reason, the lumberjacks are supposed to return him to the ring as soon as possible. The lumberjacks are generally a combination of faces and heels, who sometimes fight among themselves outside the ring. Sometimes, as part of a storyline, a face will wrestle a heel with a group of lumberjacks consisting entirely of heels. A variation of this match is called a Canadian Lumberjack Match, in which the lumberjacks are equipped with leather straps. When the lumberjacks are all female, the match is known as a Lumberjill Match
Ladder Match
A match between two or more wrestlers where the winner is the one who climbs the ladder and grabs a reward (usually a championship belt). It can also be done with nothing hanging above the ring and ending in a pinfall for the win.
Falls count anywhere Match
This match has pinfalls anywhere in the arena. Otherwise, normal rules apply. Another variation of the rules state that once a pinfall takes, the pinned wrestler must return to the ring within 60 seconds else they lose. If the pinned wrestler makes it to the ring in this time, the match continues. Under these rules, all pinfalls must take place outside the ring
Special Referee
Also known as Special Guest Referee is any match in which the usual referee is replaced with a "guest" filling in as the official. Celebrities, managers and other wrestlers can "guest" as the special referee. In some cases, a special referee is put into a match which is already a different match type or stipulation (for example: Hell in a Cell with a Special Referee). Often the special referee will often be biased towards or against one of the competitors or will be assigned as the Special Referee to ensure the match is called down the line.
Special Outside Referee
Also known as Special Enforcer or Special Guest Enforcer is same as the Special Referee but the guest referee stays on the outside enforcing what the normal referee doesn't see. These guests are sometimes known as "enforcers", the most famous of which was Mike Tyson.
EXTREME MATCHES
Extreme Rules(Credit-Ecw)
Holiday Havoc Rules(Objects being used as weapons relating to the holiday at hand are all legal)
B.Y.O.W Hardcore Match(Bring Your Own Weapons)
This extreme match is where the wrestling fans can bring their choices of weapons to the arena for the combatants to use in their matches All hardcore rules apply, Person can win via pinfall, submission, (Must be in the ring.) No disqualification, or count out. - No Magic-Reference to creation of Match type-http://www.network54.com/Forum/437219/message/1133586701/D.W.F+Hardcore+Interactive+B.Y.O.W+Championship+Match+-+Dna%28c%29+vs+Rage
Six Sides of Steel
This match determines it's winner by pinfall or submission. It can be a one on one, tag or more. Styled after TNA's six sided steel cage. It's open at the top by default but weapons can also be hung from the top of an enclosed variation of the cage.
Hangman's Horror Match
In this match, on every rope there is a dog collar or just the noose can be used. The goal is to hang your opponent until he cant go on.
Casket Match
The winner of this match is the first wrestler to put his/her opponent into a closed casket. A number of variants exist, where the object is to place the other wrestler in other closed containers. The Casket is often placed on the ringside, but the other variants might have the container on top of the ramp. The casket may be replaced by other containers, such as a dumpster (in which case the match becomes a Dumpster Match), an ambulance (Ambulance Match), or a hearse (known as a Last Ride Match)
Buried Alive Match
The object of this match is to bury the other wrestler alive in a makeshift grave inside the arena. No other rules apply. In this match type, the wrestler who is buried alive always survives in the storyline. Another variation of this match is a Concrete Crypt Match
GraveYard Match
This match takes place in a graveyard and anything or anyone that you'd find there can be used against your opponent. Way to win is to place your opponent in a casket and shut the lid or to bury them alive.
Morgue Match
This match takes place in a morgue and anything found there comes into play. Whether the instruments are real or props, that's up to you.
Last Man Standing Match
A no disqualification, no count-out match with no pinfalls. Whenever a wrestler is knocked down, they must regain their feet within a ten count or they will lose the match.
Trick Or Treat Match
To be revealed..
Lion's Den Match
The aim of the match is to knock out your opponent or to make him submit inside an octagonal cage. The rules are made to mimic mixed martial arts matches, and the octagonal cage is meant to mimic the cage used by the Ultimate Fighting Championship league.
SPECIALTY MATCHES
Last Man Toking Match
The way to win is the same as a Last Man Standing Match with no DQ, no Count out and no pinfalls. Whenever the wrestler is knocked down, they must regain their feet within a 10 count or they lose. The difference in this match is that you're both STONED! -
Since the substance is illegal, the two opponents will be placed into an isolated room where they will toke it up Bob Marley style under the watchful and very red eyes of a referee, Dwf or Special.
Every ten minutes there will be a snack break where the opponents may consume mass quantitites of chocolate brownies, cookies or cream filled twinkies and then resume trying to knock the other out.
"Over the Top, Off with the Top" match
A singles match between two wrestlers, where, for every time one wrestler is thrown over the top rope to the floor, the female accompanying that wrestler must remove an item of clothing. Also known as a Holiday Topless Top-Rope Match.
"Pick your Poison match"
What this is, is where two superstars get to pick the opponents for each other to wrestle.
Too Hot For Television Match
Challenger or opponent gets to name his or her stips, must be kept to an R-rating
Finisher Match
The Finisher Match is a type of match where wrestlers compete to see which of them successfully perform their finishing move first. There are typically no provisions as to what counts as a finisher in the case that a wrestler does not have one, or how the playing field is to be levelled if one wrestler has a simpler move compared to the other.
On some occasions different moves can be designated as the finishing move: the Gorilla Slam Match or the Body Slam. Match is a match where the winning move is any type of body slam. Similarly, other variations can take the name of the designated finishing move: a Splash Match is one where wrestlers attempt to perform a body splash, while the Chokeslam Challenge is one where wrestlers attempt to successfully perform a chokeslam on one another.
Locale-based Brawls
Match that takes place at opponent's choice. IE: Supermarket, Hollywood blvd, etc
Parking Lot Brawl
This match is a regular match with the exceptions of no disqualification and it takes place in a parking lot.
Handcuff match
Handcuff opponent to win.
Iron Man match
A match where the man with the most pinfalls, submissions, count out and disqualification victories at the end of a given time limit is declared the winner
Elimination Chamber
is a variation of the steel cage and Hell in a Cell matches, in that the ring is surrounded by a steel structure of chain and girders, but is circular allowing for four inner chambers to be placed on the apron with platforms keeping the wrestlers from the floor. The metal is black and the chambers are made of 'bulletproof' glass. The match is contested by six wrestlers, two beginning the match and the other four in the glass chambers. After five minutes or three minutes (in subsequent matches) a chamber opens at random and wrestler is added to the two already competing, and this continues until all men are released. Wrestlers are eliminated by pinfall or submission, often leading to some being eliminated before every wrestler is released into the match, and the winner is the final man left after all others have been eliminated.
Strap Match
This match has two wrestlers tied together by a strap which they can use as a weapon. The only way to win is by touching the four corner turnbuckles consecutively.
Chain Match
Opponents are tied to one another like a strap match but the only way to win is by submissions-only with no disqualifications.
Hell In a Cell
The ring and ringside area are surrounded by a roofed steel cage. The cell differs from the cage used in a cage match, having a roof (cages in traditional cage matches have no roof) and a wide space between the ring apron and the cell (cage match cages hug the ring closely). Due to their dangerous nature, Hell in a Cell matches are generally seen only at pay per view events.
Steel Cage Match
Steel Cage Match is a match fought within an open top cage with sides often made from sturdy plastic or chain-link fencing. Traditionally, the only way to win is to escape from the cage either by climbing over the top of the cage or through the door that the wrestlers enter at the start of the match, and having both feet planted on the ground. However, it is not uncommon for cage matches to permit pinfalls or submissions - in such a case a referee is also placed in the cage, and escape remains only possible winning method should the inside referee be knocked out.
Tables-Ladders-Chairs
A variation of a no holds barred match with a particular emphasis on the use of the three most popular "foreign objects" in wrestling. The TLC pits three or more tag teams against each other with the goal of acquiring the tag team championship belts which start the match suspended above the ring. In this sense, a TLC match can be seen as a ladder match where tables and chairs can be used as legal foreign objects. This, compared to the relative ages of the wrestlers involved, gives the match an atmosphere similar to that of a hardcore match.
Weapons Match
This is a match where the opponents may use only one weapon (Their choice) Other than the use of a weapon all other rules apply. (The Pin or Submission must take place in the ring. Count-outs in effect.)
Gauntlet Match
This match pits one initial wrestler against another in a normal rules contest. If said wrestler wins, another opponent takes his place until all set opponents are defeated or the initial wrestler loses. Sometimes this match can be in a series (one different opponent per day until all are defeated). .
Four Corners Match
In this match two wrestlers positioned as in a tag team match and two wrestlers wrestling in the ring. The two wrestlers in the ring can tag any of the two standing on the apron. It is an advantage to be in the ring as you cannot win on the apron. There is only one winner
Last Ride Match
Related to the ambulance match, but unlike the ambulance match, a hearse is used instead. The opponent who gets beaten up so severely that there is nothing left for him or her to do, and gets thrown into the back of hearse that will be driven to the funeral home loses the match. As a result, it is also called a Hearse Match. This match is essentially a version of the Ambulance Match.
Straitjacket Match
The first wrestler to successfully put his or her opponent into a straitjacket is the winner. Generally, there are no disqualifications and no countouts.
King of the Road Match
A match in which the wrestlers battle on the back of a moving vehicle. Usually fought on a flatbed trailer being towed behind a semi-truck.
SADISTIC MATCHES
Stretcher Match
You must restrain your opponent by strapping them on a stretcher (and then possibly pushing the restrained opponent onto an ambulance) to win. In the weapon-based variation, the stretcher is simply treated as a legal foreign object, and normal rules apply.
First Blood Match
This match has no disqualifications. The first person to make their opponent visibly bleed wins the match
Street fight
No disqualification. Normal rules apply. Match can take place outside of the arena or within, using anything found in the arena/are as a weapon.
Inferno Match
The ring is surrounded by flames. The object of the match is to set your opponent on fire. The wrestler who is able to burn their opponent is declared the winner.
Thunderdome
The match takes place in a ring surrounded by a 30 foot cage. The cage has no roof but curves inwards at the top to prevent escape, the area near the top of the cage is also electrified. The only way to win is when one competitor's "Terminator", usually a manager who stands outside of the ring, throws in the towel. The first one took place at WCW's Halloween Havoc 1989 between the team of Ric Flair and Sting, with their Terminator being Ole Anderson, and Terry Funk and The Great Muta, who's Terminator was Gary Hart.
Beds of (Objects) Death Match
A hardcore match that has beds of thumbtacks, nails, barbed wire, glass, and/or lightbulbs. Up to three of these can be involved in the match. These matches usually occur in Deathmatch Title matches or Deathmatches in general.
BATTLE ROYALES
Battle Royal
The winner of this match is the last person in the ring after all other wrestlers have been thrown over the top-rope. In some cases, wrestlers can also be pinned or KO'd. Usually happens with either ten, fifteen or twenty wrestlers and in some cases, the winner gets a chance to face a wrestler for a championship, or may even fill a vacant championship outright.
Royal Rumble Match
Same as a battle royal, except that it starts out with two men featuring a new opponent per timed interval (usually 90 seconds or 2 minutes). WWE annually runs a pay-per-view show which features a 30-man Royal Rumble Match as its main event named the Royal Rumble (a WWE trademark). The winner of the Royal Rumble is guaranteed a shot at the World title in the main event of Mania.
Hardcore Battle Royal
A match with hardcore rules (no disqualifcation, no countouts) between several competitors. Unlike typical battle royals, entrants are not eliminated by touching the arena floor -- indeed, fighting may continue anywhere in the arena. The most famous example is the Hardcore Title Battle Royal from WWF WrestleMania 2000. The match lasted for 15 minutes and upon pinfall, a wrestler wasn't eliminated, but was allowed to continue. Pinning whomever was the current Hardcore champion would result in that person becoming the new champion. Whoever held the title at the end of the 15 minutes would be declared the winner of the match.
Doomsday Cage Match
This match involves a three-story cage on top of a ring. A team of two wrestlers start from the top story and fight their way to the bottom against a team of eight wrestlers. Victory is attained by pinfall or submission in the ring
Last Blood Battle Royal
All competitors start at the same time and wrestlers are eliminated when they start bleeding. The last to not bleed wins.
FUN MATCHES
Bar Room Brawl
This match is held in a bar where both opponents can engage in a drinking or fighting contest. Wrestlers can be eliminated by being knocked out or by drinking themselves unconscious. There are no disqualifications
Bra and Panties Match
A match where wrestlers are forced to strip their opponent down to their underwear
Evening Gown Match
A match between two female opponents or two men in drag, to win, one opponent must strip their opponent of the evening gown.
Evening Gown/Tux Match
Match consisting of a mixed male/female match where the object is the same as the Evening Gown, winner strips their opponent of dress or tux.
Pudding/Jello Match
The match between the competitors is held in a pool of pudding or jello. There is also the Jello in a cell match where the jello or pudding is pumped into the cell, win by pinfall or submission
Hog Pen Match
A match where the loser is the first wrestler to be thrown into a pig pen.
