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The WarGames match was a gimmick match used originally in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and later held annually in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), usually at their Fall Brawl Pay-per-view event in September. The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA Fall Brawl was an annual Pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000 Pay-per-view (often abbreviated PPV) is the system in which Television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event

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History

WarGames was created by Dusty Rhodes, and was originally used as a specialty match for the Four Horsemen. Virgil Riley Runnels Jr (born on October 12 1945) better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American The Four Horsemen (also spelt IV Horsemen) was a popular Professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World The first two WarGames took place during the NWA's Great American Bash '87 tour, where it was known as War Games: The Match Beyond. The Great American Bash was an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance 's Jim Crockett It would be held at the Great American Bash again in 1989. WCW used it originally in 1991 and 1992 at Wrestle War, before it became a traditional Fall Brawl event from 1993 to 1998. Fall Brawl was an annual Pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000 The earlier WarGames, generally from 1987 to 1992, are regarded as some of the best matches in NWA and WCW history.

Format

The WarGames match consisted of two teams of either four or five men each facing off with each other in staggered entry format.

The setup of the cage consisted of two rings side by side with a giant ring-encompassing cage that covered both rings, but not the ringside area. Doors were placed at far corners of the rectangular cage so the two teams didn't come into contact before they were supposed to.

The match began with one member of each team entering the cage. After five minutes, a member from one of the teams (theoretically determined by coin toss, but always the heel team) would enter the cage, giving his team the temporary handicap advantage. After two minutes, a member from the other team would enter to even the odds. Entrants alternated between teams every two minutes, giving the coin toss-winning team the temporary advantage in the numbers game before giving the other team the advantage with the freshest man and even odds.

Once all eight or ten men (depending on team size) had entered the cage, what was referred to as "the match beyond" began. Both teams would brawl in the cage for as long as it took until a member of either team submitted, surrendered, or was knocked unconscious. There was no pinfall and no disqualification, which often led to brutal and bloody confrontations.

Match history

No. Match Event
I The Road Warriors (Road Warrior Hawk and Road Warrior Animal), Nikita Koloff, Dusty Rhodes, and Paul Ellering defeated The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Lex Luger, Tully Blanchard, and James J. Dillon)
at 22:10 when the Road Warriors forced Dillion to submit after a Doomsday Device where he landed awkwardly on his left arm. The Road Warriors were a Professional wrestling Tag team famously composed of Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand and Joseph "Animal" Laurinaitis Michael James Hegstrand ( September 12 1957 – October 19 2003) was an American professional wrestler. Joseph Aaron "Joe" Laurinaitis (born January 26 1960) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name Nikita S Koloff (born Nelson Scott Simpson March 9, 1959) is a former American professional wrestler who wrestled throughout Virgil Riley Runnels Jr (born on October 12 1945) better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American "Precious" Paul Ellering (born August 22, 1953) is a retired Professional wrestling manager. The Four Horsemen (also spelt IV Horsemen) was a popular Professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20 1958) better known by his Ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view Tully Blanchard (born January 22, 1954 in San Antonio Texas) is a retired second generation American professional wrestler. James J "JJ" Dillon (born Jim Morrison on June 26, 1942 in Trenton New Jersey) is a former A doomsday device is a hypothetical construction &mdash usually a weapon &mdash which could destroy all life on the Earth, or destroy the Earth itself (bringing " 		NWA Great American Bash
July 4, 1987
II The Road Warriors (Road Warrior Hawk and Road Warrior Animal), Nikita Koloff, Dusty Rhodes, and Paul Ellering defeated The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Lex Luger and Tully Blanchard) and The War Machine
at 19:38 when Animal forced the War Machine to submit by gouging his eyes with a spiked armband. The Great American Bash was an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance 's Jim Crockett Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Road Warriors were a Professional wrestling Tag team famously composed of Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand and Joseph "Animal" Laurinaitis Michael James Hegstrand ( September 12 1957 – October 19 2003) was an American professional wrestler. Joseph Aaron "Joe" Laurinaitis (born January 26 1960) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name Nikita S Koloff (born Nelson Scott Simpson March 9, 1959) is a former American professional wrestler who wrestled throughout Virgil Riley Runnels Jr (born on October 12 1945) better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American "Precious" Paul Ellering (born August 22, 1953) is a retired Professional wrestling manager. The Four Horsemen (also spelt IV Horsemen) was a popular Professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20 1958) better known by his Ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view Tully Blanchard (born January 22, 1954 in San Antonio Texas) is a retired second generation American professional wrestler. Raymond W Traylor Jr (May 2 1963 – September 22 2004 was an American professional wrestler. 		NWA Great American Bash
July 31, 1987
III Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger, Steve Williams, Nikita Koloff, and Paul Ellering defeated The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Tully Blanchard, Arn Anderson, Barry Windham, and JJ Dillon) at 21:07 when Rhodes made Dillon submit to the figure four. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Virgil Riley Runnels Jr (born on October 12 1945) better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view Steve Williams (wrestler may refer to Stone Cold Steve Austin "Dr Nikita S Koloff (born Nelson Scott Simpson March 9, 1959) is a former American professional wrestler who wrestled throughout "Precious" Paul Ellering (born August 22, 1953) is a retired Professional wrestling manager. The Four Horsemen (also spelt IV Horsemen) was a popular Professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion Tully Blanchard (born January 22, 1954 in San Antonio Texas) is a retired second generation American professional wrestler. Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20 1958) better known by his Ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler Barry Windham (born July 4 1960) is a professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. James J "JJ" Dillon (born Jim Morrison on June 26, 1942 in Trenton New Jersey) is a former NWA Great American Bash
July 16, 1988
IV The Road Warriors (Road Warrior Hawk and Road Warrior Animal), The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane), and "Dr. Death" Steve Williams defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin, Michael Hayes, and Terry Gordy) and The Samoan Swat Team (Fatu and Samu)
at 22:18 when Hawk forced Jimmy Garvin to submit. The Great American Bash was an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance 's Jim Crockett Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Road Warriors were a Professional wrestling Tag team famously composed of Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand and Joseph "Animal" Laurinaitis Michael James Hegstrand ( September 12 1957 – October 19 2003) was an American professional wrestler. Joseph Aaron "Joe" Laurinaitis (born January 26 1960) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Midnight Express is a Professional wrestling Tag team that has had various members and achieved most of its success in the 1980s Robert Lee "Beautiful Bobby" Eaton (born August 14 1958 is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, who made his debut in 1976 Wallace Stanfield "Sweet Stan" Lane (born August 5, 1953 in Greensboro North Carolina) is a Professional wrestler, trained by Steve Williams (wrestler may refer to Stone Cold Steve Austin "Dr The Fabulous Freebirds were a groundbreaking Professional wrestling Tag team that attained fame in the 1980s performing into the 1990s James Williams (born September 25, 1952 in Tampa Florida) is a retired American Professional wrestler. Michael Seitz In 2002 Hayes hit the wrestling headlines after an incident took place during a UK tour which was dubbed the "plane ride from hell Terry 'Bam Bam' Gordy ( April 23 1961 - July 16 2001) was a Professional wrestler who was most famous in the United States for The Headshrinkers were a Professional wrestling Tag team in the World Wrestling Federation that consisted of Fatu and Samu. Solofa Fatu Jr (born October 11 1965) is a Samoan- American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Rikishi. Samu redirects here For the Service d'Aide Médicale d'Urgence "Emergency Medical Assistance Service" see SAMU. 		NWA Great American Bash
July 23, 1989
V The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Barry Windham, Sid Vicious, and Larry Zbyszko) defeated Sting, Brian Pillman and the Steiner Brothers (Rick, and Scott Steiner)
at 21:50 when El Gigante ran in to surrender the match on Pillman's behalf after he had been knocked out and legimally injured by two botched powerbombs from Sid Vicious. The Great American Bash was an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance 's Jim Crockett Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Four Horsemen (also spelt IV Horsemen) was a popular Professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion Barry Windham (born July 4 1960) is a professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. Sidney Raymond Eudy (born July 4, 1960 in West Memphis Arkansas) is an American professional wrestler better known as Sid Vicious Lawrence (Larry Whistler (born December 5 1953 is a professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Larry Zbyszko. "The Yellow Dog" redirects here but "The Yellow Dog" is also a novel by Georges Simenon. The Steiner Brothers are the Professional wrestling Tag team of American brothers Robert "Rick Steiner" Rechsteiner and Scott Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961 in Bay City Michigan) better known by his Ring name Rick Steiner, is an American Scott Rechsteiner (born July 29 1962 better known by his Ring name Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. Botched is a 2007 film starring Stephen Dorff. Plot Richie Donovan is a professional thief whose luck has just run out 		Wrestle War
February 24, 1991
VI Sting's Squadron (Sting, Nikita Koloff, Dustin Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat, and Barry Windham) defeated The Dangerous Alliance (Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, Steve Austin, Larry Zbyszko, and Rick Rude)
at 23:27 when Sting forced Eaton to submit with an armbar after Zbyszko had accidentally struck Eaton in the shoulder with a metal piece of a dismantled turnbuckle. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Nikita S Koloff (born Nelson Scott Simpson March 9, 1959) is a former American professional wrestler who wrestled throughout Dustin Patrick Runnels (born April 11 1969 is an American professional wrestler. Richard Henry Blood (born February 28, 1953 in West Point, New York) Barry Windham (born July 4 1960) is a professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. The Dangerous Alliance was a heel Professional wrestling stable that made a name for itself in World Championship Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20 1958) better known by his Ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler Robert Lee "Beautiful Bobby" Eaton (born August 14 1958 is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, who made his debut in 1976 Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the Lawrence (Larry Whistler (born December 5 1953 is a professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Larry Zbyszko. Richard E Rood ( December 7 1958 – April 20 1999) better known by his Ring name "Ravishing" In Grappling, an Armlock is a single or double Joint lock that hyperextends hyperflexes or hyperrotates the Elbow Joint And/Or Shoulder 		Wrestle War
May 17, 1992
VII Sting, Davey Boy Smith, Dustin Rhodes, and The Shockmaster defeated Sid Vicious, Vader, and Harlem Heat (Kane and Kole)
at 16:39 when The Shockmaster forced Kole to submit with a bearhug. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The British Bulldog redirects here for other uses see British Bulldog. Dustin Patrick Runnels (born April 11 1969 is an American professional wrestler. Fred Ottman (born August 10 1956 in Norfolk Virginia) is a retired American professional wrestler best known for his notoriously Sidney Raymond Eudy (born July 4, 1960 in West Memphis Arkansas) is an American professional wrestler better known as Sid Vicious Harlem Heat was a Professional wrestling Tag team made up of two real-life brothers Booker and Lane Huffman. Lane Steven Huffman, (born August 22 1958 in Houston Texas) is a retired American professional wrestler who is better known Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1 1965 better known by his wrestling persona Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. In Wrestling, the bear hug (also known as a bodylock) is a Grappling term for a clinch hold and stand-up grappling position where 		Fall Brawl
September 19, 1993
VIII Dusty Rhodes, Dustin Rhodes, and The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) defeated Terry Funk, Arn Anderson, Bunkhouse Buck, and Robert Parker
at 19:05 when Dusty Rhodes forced Parker to submit. Fall Brawl was an annual Pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000 Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Virgil Riley Runnels Jr (born on October 12 1945) better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American Dustin Patrick Runnels (born April 11 1969 is an American professional wrestler. The Nasty Boys were a Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags, active in the mid to late 1980s and throughout Brian Yandrisovitz The Nastys have not returned to a WWE ring since Jerome Saganovich *PWI ranked him # 420 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003 *PWI ranked him # 53 of the Terrence "Terry" Funk (born June 30 1944) is an American professional wrestler and Actor known chiefly for the Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20 1958) better known by his Ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler Robert Fuller (born Robert Welch on May 14 1951) is a Professional wrestler and manager. 		Fall Brawl
September 18, 1994
IX The Hulkamaniacs (Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Lex Luger, and Sting) defeated the Dungeon of Doom (Kamala the Ugandan Giant, The Zodiac, The Shark, and Meng)
at 18:47 when Hulk Hogan forced Zodiac to submit using a rear chinlock. Fall Brawl was an annual Pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000 Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional Randall Mario Poffo (born November 15 1952) a 1 time Intercontinental Champion He is a graduate of Downers Grove North High School Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view The Dungeon of Doom was the name of a Professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling that existed from 1995 to 1997 James Harris (born May 28 1950 is an American professional wrestler. Edward Harrison Leslie (born April 21 1957) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation Tonga 'Uli'uli Fifita (born February 3 1959 in Nuku'alofa Tonga) is a Professional wrestler and Actor, for both World 		Fall Brawl
September 17, 1995
X The nWo (Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and nWo Sting) defeated Lex Luger, Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, and Sting
at 18:15 when nWo Sting forced Luger to submit to the Scorpion Deathlock. Fall Brawl was an annual Pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000 Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The New World Order (commonly known as the nWo, the official typeset in the Logo) was a Professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional Scott Oliver Hall (born October 20, 1958 In WCW he was a 2-time United States Heavyweight Champion, a 1-time Television Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9 1959 is an American professional wrestler and Actor. Jeff Farmer (born August 14, 1962) is a Professional wrestler best known as The nWo Sting, Stink, or Imposter Sting. Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20 1958) better known by his Ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler 1		 Fall Brawl
September 15, 1996
XI The nWo (Buff Bagwell, Kevin Nash, Syxx, and Konnan) defeated The Four Horsemen (Chris Benoit, Steve McMichael, Ric Flair, and Curt Hennig)
at 19:37 when McMichael asked for the match to be stopped in order to prevent further punishment to Flair. Fall Brawl was an annual Pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000 Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The New World Order (commonly known as the nWo, the official typeset in the Logo) was a Professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled Marcus Alexander Bagwell (born January 10 1970) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Buff Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9 1959 is an American professional wrestler and Actor. Sean Michael Waltman (born July 13 1972) is an American professional wrestler. Charles Ashenoff (sometimes seen Hispanicized as Carlos Ashenoff) (born June 6 1964 in Santiago de Cuba) better known by his Ring name, The Four Horsemen (also spelt IV Horsemen) was a popular Professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Christopher Michael Benoit (bə'nwɑ (May 21 1967—June 24 2007 was a Canadian professional wrestler who in 2007 received extensive media coverage as a Steven Douglas McMichael (born October 17, 1957 in Houston Texas) is an American former Football Defensive tackle who played for Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion Curtis Michael "Curt" Hennig – February 10 2003 also known by the Ring name Mr Curt Hennig, having recently replaced Arn Anderson as a member of the Four Horsemen, showed up while nursing a hurt arm, only to turn on the Horsemen and aid the nWo to a 5 on 3 victory. 		Fall Brawl
September 14, 1997

1 The real Sting only made a brief appearance in the match, entering and cleaning house on the nWo before departing (due to distrust on the part of his teammates) and not returning, giving the nWo a 4 on 3 advantage for the end of the match. Fall Brawl was an annual Pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000 Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar

WCW WarGames Variations

1998

In 1998, WCW decided to try something different and converted WarGames into a 3-team, 9-man competition (with the same cage and entry format, but they allowed pinfalls) for the #1 Contendership to the WCW World Heavyweight Title. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a Professional wrestling world championship in World Championship Wrestling

Hogan entered the cage early, by force, so he and Stevie Ray could take out all the other participants, including their teammate Bret Hart. For the 1930s cricketer see Dallas Page (cricketer Page Joseph Falkinburg Jr Roderick George Toombs (born April 17, 1954) Career After being expelled from junior high and having a falling out with his father Piper hit the For the South Korean film Ultimate Warrior see Musa (film. For other uses see Warrior (disambiguation. The New World Order (commonly known as the nWo, the official typeset in the Logo) was a Professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional Lane Steven Huffman, (born August 22 1958 in Houston Texas) is a retired American professional wrestler who is better known Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2 1957 is a retired Canadian professional wrestler and Actor. The New World Order (commonly known as the nWo, the official typeset in the Logo) was a Professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9 1959 is an American professional wrestler and Actor. Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view When Hogan went to pin Kevin Nash, smoke engulfed the ring and it appeared that The Warrior had magically entered the cage. Hogan and Stevie Ray beat him down, but more smoke appeared, and when it cleared away The Warrior was gone leaving Hogan holding his coat. The real Warrior then ran out from the back to enter the match. Hogan would eventually force his way out of the cage door, with Warrior following suit by climbing up the cage wall and kicking it in.

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Page won the match by scoring the Diamond Cutter on Stevie Ray for the pinfall victory. In Professional wrestling, a cutter is a common term which refers to the three-quarter facelock bulldog maneuver He went on to Halloween Havoc to face Bill Goldberg for the title, only to lose after being hit with a spear and Jackhammer. Halloween Havoc was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000 William Scott Goldberg 2 time United States Heavyweight Champion In early 1998 Goldberg defeated the likes of Brad Armstrong at SuperBrawl VIII Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. A Powerslam is a Professional wrestling body slam move in which the wrestler performing the slam falls face-down on top of his/her opponent

2000

After no WarGames match was held in 1999, Vince Russo brought back WarGames in a new format he called "WarGames 2000", with the tagline "Russo's Revenge". Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Vincent James Russo (born January 24 1961) is an American writer of Italian origin known for working for American Professional wrestling It was held on the September 4th episode of WCW Nitro in 2000. WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly Professional wrestling program produced by World Championship Wrestling.

The match consisted of two teams vying for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in the three-tiered cage first seen in the climax of the WCW produced film Ready to Rumble. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a Professional wrestling world championship in World Championship Wrestling Ready to Rumble is a 2000 comedy film directed by Brian Robbins and written by Steven Brill, which is based on the now defunct To win, a wrestler would have to climb a ladder in the first level cage (a cage similar to WWE's "Hell in a Cell" cage) to reach the second cage (a normal size steel cage filled with weapons), then exit and climb atop a third, smaller cage to retrieve the title belt. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, A Hell in a Cell match (sometimes referred to as Hell in the Cell) is a Professional wrestling match seen in World Wrestling Entertainment in The match could only end when a wrestler exited the bottom cage with the title belt in their possession.

The match pitted Sting, Booker T, Goldberg, and KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) against Russo's hand-picked team: WCW World Champion Kevin Nash, Jeff Jarrett, Scott Steiner, and The Harris Brothers (Don and Ron). Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1 1965 better known by his wrestling persona Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. William Scott Goldberg 2 time United States Heavyweight Champion In early 1998 Goldberg defeated the likes of Brad Armstrong at SuperBrawl VIII KroniK was an American Professional wrestling Tag team comprised of Brian Adams and Bryan Clark. Brian Keith Adams (January 31 1963 - August 13 2007 was an American actor and professional wrestler. Bryan Clark Jr, normally Bryan Clark (born March 14, 1964) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9 1959 is an American professional wrestler and Actor. Jeffrey "Jeff" Leonard Jarrett (born April 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Scott Rechsteiner (born July 29 1962 better known by his Ring name Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. Donald "Don" Harris and Ronald "Ron" Harris (born October 23, 1961) are American twin brothers who

The match had been scheduled as a four-on-four match, with Sting, Booker T, Goldberg and Ernest Miller against Nash, Jarrett, Steiner and Russo. Ernest Clifford Miller (born January 14, 1964 in Atlanta Georgia) is a former professional wrestler and Actor who worked for Earlier in the night, each man from the first team was forced to wrestle a qualifying match to compete: Sting beat both Vampiro and The Great Muta in a handicap match, Goldberg defeated Shane Douglas, and Booker T had to defeat his brother Stevie Ray. Ian Richard Hodgkinson (born May 31 1967) is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his Ring name of Vampiro is a Japanese professional wrestler who first gained international fame in the National Wrestling Alliance. Troy Shane Martin (born November 21 1964) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his Ring name However, Miller lost to KroniK in a handicap match, making it five-on-four. Thus, when it was his turn to enter, Russo sent the Harris Brothers instead, making it even.

During the match, Nash teased a betrayal: when he entered the first cage, he chokeslammed Sting then grabbed Steiner, Jarret and Russo by the throats. However, as Vince Russo was later walking to the door Nash grabbed and hugged him.

The Harris Brothers and KroniK drove each other out of the arena. Booker T retrieved the belt from the top, but Russo interfered on behalf of his team. Ernest Miller entered the ring but was Jacknife Powerbombed by Nash. Steiner and Jarrett handcuffed Sting and Booker to the walls of the second cage. Goldberg broke free of the handcuffs which held him to the turnbuckle of the ring and attempted to leave the cage with the belt, but was cut off by Bret Hart, who slammed the cage door in his face. Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2 1957 is a retired Canadian professional wrestler and Actor. Nash then retrieved the title belt and walked out the cage door, retaining the title.

Spin-off matches

Extreme Championship Wrestling

Paul Heyman's Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion capitalized on the popularity of the WarGames match by holding a version of their own dubbed the "Ultimate Jeopardy Match". Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965) is an American entertainment producer most well-known for his former roles in Professional wrestling Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by

Keystone Championship Wrestling

Keystone Championship Wrestling (KCW) has its own version of WarGames which it holds once a year at its anniversary show. One major difference in the KCW match is that the cage has no roof and to win one member of a team must climb out after everyone has entered the match.

Combat Zone Wrestling

CZW has use WarGames stipulations for the Cage of Death 5,6 & 7. Combat Zone Wrestling ( CZW) is an American based Professional wrestling promotion, based around the 'ultraviolent' style of professional wrestling

Xtreme Pro Wrestling

Rob Black's Xtreme Pro Wrestling promotion also capitalized on the popularity of the WarGames match by holding one of their own, called "Genocide," with the same rules. Robert D Zicari aka Rob Black (born August 5 1973 in Rochester New York) is a U Xtreme Pro Wrestling (XPW was an independent Professional wrestling promotion that was owned by Rob Zicari, who appeared on shows under the name However, the XPW version of the cage had a cover over only one of the rings, permitting wrestlers to (hypothetically) brawl atop the cage and do table spots off the top of the cage; the cage, however, was extremely poorly constructed, and started to fall apart during the match, preventing most of the promised action.

World Wrestling Entertainment

In the past several years, World Wrestling Entertainment has held a match called the Elimination Chamber. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, The Elimination Chamber is a match type in Professional wrestling (seen in World Wrestling Entertainment) When it was announced by RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff, he claimed that it was partially inspired by WarGames. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is Eric Aaron Bischoff (born May 27 1957) is an American Entrepreneur and former Professional wrestling booker, producer A new version of this match, dubbed the Extreme Elimination Chamber, was introduced at ECW December to Dismember 2006; the primary difference between the two is that the Extreme Elimination Chamber features weapons inside the pods and could be used after each participant entered the match. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing The Elimination Chamber is a match type in Professional wrestling (seen in World Wrestling Entertainment) December to Dismember (2006 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE which took place on December 3

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) has their own variation of the WarGames match, entitled Lethal Lockdown and held at TNA's annual Lockdown pay per view in April. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Lockdown is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of April The only differences are that one ring is used, the roof is lowered once everyone is in the ring, pinfalls are allowed and it is a six sided cage.

Ring of Honor

In December of 2005, Ring of Honor held the first Steel Cage Warfare match. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ring of Honor (ROH is an American Professional wrestling promotion. It was used to settle the year long feud between Generation Next and their former leader Alex Shelley, who was now with The Embassy. Generation Next was a Professional wrestling stable in the Ring of Honor promotion Patrick Martin (born May 23 1983 better known by the ring name Alex Shelley, is an American professional wrestler currently wrestling for Total The Embassy was a Professional wrestling stable in Ring of Honor. The match consisted of only one ring but followed the War Games match in that two wrestlers from each team started the match, and after five minutes another wrestler would enter, then every two minutes after another wrestler would enter. The main difference, however, is that the match was an elimination match.

In July 2006, Ring of Honor held another War Games styles match to settle their feud with Combat Zone Wrestling. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Combat Zone Wrestling ( CZW) is an American based Professional wrestling promotion, based around the 'ultraviolent' style of professional wrestling ROH challenged them to a Steel Cage Warfare match, but CZW said they would only compete if it were their Cage of Death match.

Major League Wrestling

On September 19, 2003 at the War Games TV Taping held at the Fort Lauderdale, FL War Memorial Auditorium, the Funkin' Army (Terry Funk, The Sandman, Steve Williams, Sabu, and Bill Alfonso) defeated the Extreme Horsemen (Steve Corino, Simon Diamond, C. W. Anderson, PJ Walker, and Barry Windham) when Funk made Corino submit following a fireball to Corino's face the match was shown on Florida's Sunshine Network

United Wrestling Federation

On September 21, 2007 United Wrestling Federation held a wargame match in Richmond Va. Terrence "Terry" Funk (born June 30 1944) is an American professional wrestler and Actor known chiefly for the James (" Jim " Fullington Following the highly-publicised caning of Michael P Steve Williams (wrestler may refer to Stone Cold Steve Austin "Dr Terry Michael Brunk ( December 12 1964) better known by his Ring name Sabu, is an American professional wrestler. William Matthew Alfonso (born August 11, 1957 in Tampa Florida) better known as Bill Alfonso is a former Professional wrestling Steven "Steve" Eugene Corino (born May 29 1973) is a Canadian professional wrestler, who worked for Pro Wrestling ZERO1 and numerous Patrick Joseph Michael Kenney (born May 26 1968 in Wilmington Delaware) known also by his Stage name, Simon Diamond, is an Chris Wright (born January 7 1971) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known by the Ring name, C Peter Joseph (" PJ " Polaco (born October 16 1973) is an American professional wrestler. Barry Windham (born July 4 1960) is a professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. Dave Hebner (born May 17, 1949 in Richmond Virginia) is an American Professional wrestling Authority figure, promoter Team Sgt. Slaughter (Rick & Scott Steiner; Dustin Rhodes and Kirby & TJ Mack) def. Team JBL (Homicide & Hernandez; Steve Corino; CW Anderson and Elix Skipper) in a double ring double cage WarGames match when Scott Steiner submitted Corino with the Steiner Recliner as Slaughter simultaneously submitted JBL with the cobra clutch.

Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling

On October 26, 2007 Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling held a wargames match in Surrey B. Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW is a Western Canadian -based Professional wrestling promotion, operating as a member of the National Wrestling C. Canada, one ring was surrounded by a Steel Cage, and the other was filled with weapons brought by the fans. Chill Town vs. Greatness On Demand vs. Fight Club vs. The Rejected.

IWA-Mid South

Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, in association with NWA Midwest, presented "No Blood, No Guts, No Glory 2005" at the National Guard Armory in Valparaiso, IN on Saturday night, 7/2/2005. Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (also known as IWA Mid-South IWA-MS and IWA Mid South Wrestling is an independent Professional wrestling promotion The match pitted "Team Ian" Ian Rotten, Axl Rotten, Chris Hero, Corporal Robinson and Bull Pain against "Team Fannin" BJ Whitmer, Eddie Kingston, Mark Wolf, JC Bailey, and Steve Stone and "Team NWA" Eric Priest, Chandler McClure, Tank and Sal and Vito Thomaselli in a double ring, double cage, three team War Games match, with the winning team taking full control of the IWA-MS. John Williams is a American Professional wrestler better known by his Ring name Ian Rotten. Brian Knighton (born April 21, 1971 in Baltimore Maryland) is an American professional wrestler better known by his Ring Chris Spradlin (born December 24 1979 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Chris Hero. Steve Robinson, known by the Ring name Corporal Robinson, is an American independent professional wrestler, best known for his work Benjamin Whitmer (born January 25, 1978) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, B Eddie Kingston (born in Yonkers New York) is an American Professional wrestler who most notably performs for CHIKARA, IWA Mid-South

Bodyslam Wrestling Organization

On April 11, 2008, New Jersey-based independent promotion Bodyslam Wrestling Organization presented "BWO WAR GAMES" in Garfield, NJ. With an attendance of 1,307 fans, Team La Famiglia (Tommy Face, Dr. Callahan, Joey Da' Bull, Bobby Bahfahnablaminga, and Frankie C. Note) defeated Team BWO (Glenn Ulrich, Richie Rotten, Chaos, Eric Cooper, and Evan Myers) in a two-ring, one-cage match. In the course of the match, Myers turned on Team BWO and revealed himself to be the newest member of La Famiglia. Myers and La Famiglia mercilessly attacked young rookie Ulrich until Rotten surrendered the match to save Ulrich.

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