You can base a wrestling match on any of these different types, this is not a full list, and of course, you can ALWAYS make up your own. If you think up any of your own please TELL US!
| Match Type |
Description |
| Standard Match |
First person to score a pinfall or submission wins |
| 1st Blood |
First person to bleed loses |
| 2 out of 3 Falls |
First person to score 2 pinfalls or
submissions wins |
| Barbwire Steel Cage Match |
This match follows regular steel cage
rules, except the top of the cage is covered
in barbedwire |
| Biker Chain Match |
A chain is hung on a pole and the participant can use it on the opponent |
| Buried Alive Match |
To win, you must bury your opponet in the dirt |
| Bikini Match |
Women only, judges vote for winner |
| Blood Bath Match |
Dump a bucket of red liquid over
opponent to win |
| Broiler Room Brawl |
No rules, first person to get out of
the broiler room wins |
| Cage Match |
First person to exit the cage wins |
| Casket Match |
First person to be put in a casket
and have the top closed loses |
| Dumpster Match |
First person to lock their opponent
in a dumpster wins |
| Elimination Chamber Match |
An oval cage with 4 individual cells containing wrestlers. 2 wrestlers start the match and the 4 cells are opened on a timer, releasing a wrestler into the match. |
| Empty Arena |
Wrestlers fight in an empty arena
with no fans |
| Evening Gown Match |
Women only, winner strips opponent
to win |
| Evening Gown Pool Match |
Women only, winner strips opponent
to win but takes place in a pool |
| Fatal Fourway |
First person to score the first pin
or submission wins |
| Flaming Dumpster Match |
Throw opponent into the dumpster and
set it on fire wins |
| Flag Match |
First person that gets their flag
wins |
| Flaming Casket Match |
Put opponent in casket then light it
on fire to win |
| Flaming Hell in a Cell |
A cell that's on fire |
| Glass Table |
Put your opponent through a table
that's covered in glass |
| Handcuff Match |
Handcuff opponent to win |
| Hell in a Cell |
No disqualification match inside a cell. Wrestlers can get out of the cell and wrestle around or on top of the cell |
| I Quit Match |
Make your opponent say "I quit" to
win |
| Inferno Match |
Fire surrounding the ring, first
person to be set on fire loses |
| IronMan Match |
A match that goes for a certain amount
of time (usually 60 minutes) and the wrestler with the most pinfalls/submissions at
the end of the 60 minutes they are awarded the win |
| Kiss My Ass Match |
The loser of the match must kiss the ass of the loser |
| Ladder Match |
Wrestler has to climb to the top and
get the belt or money to win |
| Last Man Standing Match |
Match goes until one wrestler is down for a 10 count |
| Lumberjack Match |
There are numerous people surrounding
the ring with weapons (staps, belts, etc.) and when one of the competing
wrestlers get out of the ring, the people hit them until they get back into the ring |
| No Holds Barred |
No rules |
| Street Fight |
Anything goes, falls count anywhere |
| Stretcher Match |
To win you must get your opponet
out of the arena on a stretcher |
| Submission Match |
Only win by submission |
| Table Match |
Put opponent through a table to win |
| Tag Team Cage |
First team to exit the cage wins |
| Tag Team Ladder |
First person that climbs the ladder
and gets the belt or money wins match for his team |
| Tables, Ladders and Chairs (TLC) |
Win by getting the belt(s) hanging
above the ring or by pinning your opponet |
| Texas Bullrope Match |
Both participants are tied together buy a rope
which also has a cowbell tied on to use on the opponent.
The object of the match is to touch all four corners of
the ring where the lights will flicker on. |
| Tornado Tag Team Match |
Partners fight at the same time without tagging |
| War Games |
Cage match with a bunch of
wrestlers. Tag team rules may apply as well
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