Wrestling Weapons

There is a surprisingly broad range of legal weapons in professional wrestling matches, many items and blunt weapons are permitted in certain types of wrestling match. Matches such as “Extreme rules” or “No disqualifications“ allow any weapons in theory (provided they aren’t lethal as an unspoken rule).
Other match types such as “TLC”, “Chairs” or “Rope” matches allow the use of specific weapons that are provided for the match.
Matches such as “Tables”, “Ladder” or “On a pole” have specific rules based around their legal weapons such as putting an opponent through a table, retrieving a prise by climbing a ladder or successfully hitting an opponent with a specific object.
The following is a list of “safe” non-lethal weapons that are permitted in legal matches and their uses:
Weapon 	Use 	Legal	Under Ring?	Signature Weapon?
Axe Handle 	Blunt weapon 	 	X 	
Barbed Wire/
Razor Wire	Sharp weapon or can be wrapped around other weapons 	 	X 	
Baseball Bat 	Blunt weapon 	 	X 	
Bowling Ball 	Blunt weapon, can be thrown or rolled 	 	X 	
Cattle Prod 	Melee weapon/ causes electric shocks. 	 	X 	
Chain 	Blunt weapon, can be swung or wrapped around weapon or fist. 	 	/ 	
Chair 	Folding blunt weapon, can trap things inside. 	 	Y 	
Championship
Belt 	Blunt weapon, can be swung. 	 	X 	
Cork board/
Notice board	Fragile blunt object, can be swung. Usually full of sharp pins or thumbtacks.	 	X 	
Crowbar 	Blunt object 	 	X 	
Crutches 	Blunt objects, often used as part of a trick. 	 	X 	
Fluorescent Light Tubes	Fragile blunt object, shatters on impact. Often strapped to other weapons. 	 	/ 	
Hammer 	Blunt tool, can be thrown 	 	Y 	
Kendo Stick 	Blunt weapon. 	 	Y 	
Ladder 	Primarily used for climbing, blunt object. 	 	Y 	
Mallet 	Blunt weapon, can be comically large 	 	/ 	
Rope 	Blunt weapon or can be wrapped around opponent. Can be climbed in rope match.	 	/ 	
Screwdriver 	Blunt tool, can be thrown, pointy 	 	Y 	
Sledge Hammer 	Blunt weapon. 	 	/ 	
Staple Gun 	Fires staples, sharp object launcher, blunt object. 	 	X 	
Strap 	Tied to both competitors in strap match, can be used as whip or rope. 	 	X 	
Street Sign 	Blunt object. 	 	X 	
Stun Gun 	Fires electric shocks 	 	X 	
Table 	Blunt object. Easily broken. 	 	Y 	
Thumb Tacks 	Caltrops, spread as hazard. 	 	Y 	
Toolbox 	Blunt Object, usually contains: wrenches, screwdrivers & tacks. 	 	Y 	
Trash Can 	Blunt object 	 	/ 	
T-Shirt Canon 	Projectile weapon, fires T-shirts 	 	X 	
Umbrella/ Parasol 	Blunt object, can be opened. 	 	X 	
Wrench/ Spanner 	Blunt tools, can be thrown 	 	Y 	
Some weapons are lethal and are therefor not legally permitted in any official match in or out of Kayfabe. The following is a table of illegal weapons that are never allowed in any legal match. They only make appearances in illegal underground matches that do not exist (for legal purposes) such as “Genocide Wrestling”.
Weapon 	Use 	Found under the Ring?	Signature Weapon?
Chainsaw 	Sharp motorised weapon 	 	
Gun 	Firearm. Unavoidably lethal	 	
Hedge Trimmer	Sharp motorised weapon 	 	
Knife 	Sharp weapon 	 	
Lawnmower 	Sharp motorised weapon 	 	
Saw 	Sharp object 	 	
Strimmer 	Sharp motorised weapon 	 	
Sword /Katana	Sharp weapon