"I Quit" match

An "I Quit" Match is a type of professional wrestling match in which the only way to win is to make the opponent say the words "I quit" (usually into a microphone). Generally, whenever a wrestler knocks down his opponent with a move or inflicts a submission move, he will grab the microphone and ask the opponent to say "I quit," and the opponent (at least early in the match) will make some kind of retort. "I Quit" matches are commonly used to settle kayfabe grudges and embarrass rivals, since saying "I Quit" is usually a sign of admitted inferiority.
==Matches==
==="I Quit" matches in World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment===
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No.	Winner 	Loser 	Title 	Event 	Date and Location
1 	Bret Hart 	Bob Backlund 	none 	WrestleMania XI 	April 2, 1995Hartford, Connecticut
2 	Stone Cold Steve Austin	Ken Shamrock 	none 	WWF Raw 	October 26, 1998
3 	The Rock 	Mankind 	WWF Championship 	Royal Rumble 	January 24, 1999Anaheim, California
4 	The Rock 	Triple H 	WWF Championship 	WWF Raw 	January 25, 1999Jacksonville, Florida
5 	Vince McMahon 	Stephanie McMahon 	none 	No Mercy 	October 19, 2003Baltimore, Maryland
6 	John Cena 	John Bradshaw Layfield	WWE Championship 	Judgment Day 	May 22, 2005Minneapolis, Minnesota
7 	Ric Flair 	Mick Foley 	none 	SummerSlam 	August 20, 2006Boston, Massachusetts
8 	Chavo Guerrero 	Rey Mysterio 	none 	WWE Friday Night SmackDown!	October 20, 2006 (taped October 15, 2006)Los Angeles, California
9 	Rey Mysterio 	Chavo Guerrero 	none 	WWE Friday Night SmackDown!	September 7, 2007 (taped September 1, 2007)Cincinnati, Ohio
10 	Beth Phoenix 	Melina 	none 	One Night Stand 	June 1, 2008San Diego, California
11 	Jeff Hardy 	Matt Hardy 	none 	Backlash 	April 26, 2009Providence, Rhode Island
12 	John Cena 	Randy Orton 	WWE Championship 	Breaking Point 	September 13, 2009Montréal, Québec
13 	John Cena 	Batista 	WWE Championship 	Over The Limit 	May 23, 2010Detroit, Michigan
14 	John Cena 	The Miz 	WWE Championship 	Over The Limit 	May 22, 2011Seattle, Washington
15 	Alberto Del Rio 	Jack Swagger 	#1 Contender for World Heavyweight Championship	Extreme Rules 	May 19, 2013St. Louis, Missouri
16 	John Cena 	Rusev 	WWE United States Championship 	Payback 	May 17, 2015Baltimore, Maryland
17 	Cedric Alexander 	Noam Dar 	none 	205 Live 	July 11, 2017San Antonio, Texas
18 	Kay Lee Ray 	Toni Storm 	NXT UK Women's Championship 	NXT UK 	February 27, 2020
York, England
==="I Quit" matches in World Championship Wrestling===
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No.	Match 	Event, Date and Location 	Event, Date and Location	Event, Date and Location
1 	Bill Goldberg defeated Sid Vicious 	MayhemNovember 21, 1999Toronto, Ontario, Canada 	 	
2 	Roddy Piper defeated Creative Control (Gerald and Patrick) (Handicap match)	WCW Monday NitroDecember 6, 1999Milwaukee, Wisconsin 	 	
3 	David Flair defeated Terry Funk 	WCW Monday NitroFebruary 7, 2000Tulsa, Oklahoma 	 	
4 	Dustin Rhodes defeated Terry Funk (Bullrope Match) 	Uncensored 2000March 19, 2000Miami, Florida 	 	
5 	Norman Smiley defeated M.I. Smoothto retain the WCW Hardcore Championship 	WCW ThunderAugust 22, 2000 (taped August 23, 2000)Tulsa, Oklahoma	 	
==="I Quit" matches in Extreme Championship Wrestling===
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No.	Match 	Event, Date and Location 	Event, Date and Location	Event, Date and Location
1 	Terry Funk defeated Eddie Gilbert(Texas Death match) 	ECW ShowJanuary 23, 1993Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 	 	
2 	Tommy Dreamer defeated The Sandman 	ECW ShowOctober 1, 1994Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 	 	
3 	Shane Douglas defeated Pitbull#1to retain the ECW World Television Championship	ECW Hostile City ShowdownMarch 15, 1997Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	 	
4 	Tommy Dreamer defeated C.W. Anderson 	ECW Guilty as ChargedJanuary 7, 2001New York, New York 	 	
==="I Quit" matches in Ring of Honor===
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No.	Match 	Event, Date and Location 	Event, Date and Location	Event, Date and Location
1 	Alex Shelley defeated Jimmy Jacobs 	ROH Joe vs. Punk IIOctober 16, 2004Chicago Ridge, Illinois 	 	
2 	Jimmy Rave defeated Nigel McGuinnessThe referee stopped the match after McGuinness refused to say "I Quit" when Rave attempted to break his leg	ROH Battle of the IconsJanuary 27, 2007Edison, New Jersey 	 	
3 	Austin Aries defeated Jimmy Jacobs 	ROH Rising Above 2008November 22, 2008Chicago Ridge, Illinois 	 	
4 	Colt Cabana defeated Steve Corino 	ROH Richards Vs. DanielsOctober 16, 2010Chicago Ridge, Illinois	 	
==="I Quit" matches in National Wrestling Alliance===
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No.	Match 	Event, Date and Location 	Event, Date and Location	Event, Date and Location
1 	Magnum T.A. defeated Tully Blanchard	Starrcade '85: The GatheringNovember 28, 1985Greensboro, North Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia	 	
2 	Ric Flair defeated Terry Funk 	Clash of the Champions IX: New York KnockoutNovember 15, 1989Troy, New York 	 	
==="I Quit" matches in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling===
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No.	Winner 	Loser 	Title 	Event, Date and Location
1 	Booker T 	Jethro Holliday 	none 	TNA Impact!May 14, 2009 (taped)TNA Impact! Zone
2 	A.J. Styles 	Booker T 	TNA Legends Championship	SacrificeMay 24, 2009Orlando, Florida
3 	Brian Kendrick	Douglas Williams 	none 	TNA Impact!July 12, 2010 (taped)TNA Impact! Zone
4 	A.J. Styles 	Tommy Dreamer 	none 	No SurrenderSeptember 5, 2010Orlando, Florida
5 	A.J. Styles 	Christopher Daniels	none 	Bound for GloryOctober 16, 2011Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6 	Kurt Angle 	D'Lo Brown 	none 	Impact Wrestling
May 2, 2013
Indiana, Pennsylvania
7 	Gunner 	James Storm 	none 	Sacrifice 2014April 27, 2014Orlando, Florida
==Trivia==
*At One Night Stand, the match between Beth Phoenix and Melina was the first ever Divas "I Quit" Match.
*John Cena, A.J. Styles, Ric Flair and The Rock, have undefeated streaks in "I Quit" Matches, Cena with 5-0, Styles with 3-0, and Flair and The Rock with 2-0.
*John Cena has won the most "I Quit" matches with 5 victories.
*Stephanie did not say the words "I Quit". Her mother threw a towel into the ring.
*The Over the Limit PPV held the most I "Quit" matches than any other PPV.
*Rusev did not say "I Quit". His valet/manager Lana says "He Quit".
== See also ==
*Events with I Quit matches
pt:"I Quit" match
Category:Wrestling match types
Category:Match types