List of WCCW match types

Many **types of wrestling matches**, sometimes called "concept" or "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in World Class Championship Wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a storyline. Throughout professional wrestling's decades long history, some gimmick matches have spawned many variations of the core concept.

## Singles match

The singles match is the most common of all professional wrestling matches, which involves only two competitors competing for one fall. A victory is obtained by pinfall, submission, knockout, countout, or disqualification. Some of the most common variations on the singles match is to restrict the possible means for victory.

### **No Count-Out match**

A No Count-Out match is a singles match in which both competitors can stay outside of the ring without being counted out.

### **One Sided Rules match**

A One Sided Rules match is a singles match where one of the competitors cannot be disqualified or counted out, while the other opponent can. This stipulation can give the other opponent a serious disadvantage to win.

### **Pinfall match**

A Pinfall match (also known as **Pinfall Only**) is a singles match where any wrestler can only achieve a pinfall inside the ring to gain the victory. There are no submissions, no disqualifications and no count-outs (or sometimes count-outs) in this match.

### **Time Limit match**

A time limit match is a singles match contested in a set time limit until any wrestler achieves a victory or the time reaches zero, resulted as an official draw. Sometimes, a match that ends in an draw will ruled as a "no contest" if both competitors receive an disqualification or getting counted out. The match can be won by pinfall, submission, disqualification or count-out.

## Battle royale-based variations

The battle royale is a multi-competitor match type in which wrestlers are eliminated until only one is left. Typical battle royales begin with 20 or more participants all in the ring at the same time, who are then eliminated by being thrown over the top rope and having both feet touch the venue floor.

### **Battle Zone**

The battle zone is the signature match-type of *WCCW Battle Zone*, featuring the entire men's roster in one ring over the top rope elimination. Typical battle royale rules apply until the final four competitors are left, in which case it becomes a typical fatal four-way match. This match has only been contested once, on the debut episode of *Tuesday Night Battle Zone*.

### **Cosplay Chaos battle royale**

The Cosplay Chaos is a women's battle royale with the addition of pop culture cosplay outfits, otherwise typical battle royale rules apply.

### **Last Blood battle royale**

A Last Blood battle royale is essentially a multi-competitor First Blood match. All competitors start at the same time and wrestlers are eliminated when they start bleeding. The winner is the last wrestler in the match not bleeding.

### **Tag Team battle royale**

The tag team battle royale consist of designated tag teams of wrestlers with two members on the team. This match uses the normal battle royale rules, teams may be eliminated when either one or both partners are thrown over the top rope with both feet touching the floor. This match is conducted similarly to a battle royale but in these cases, both wrestlers are considered active at the same time and there are no tags using the tornado tag team stipulation.

### **Women's battle royale**

A women's battle royale which only features female competitors. The rules are the same as the men's battle royale with the competitors being eliminated by being thrown over the rope.

## Cinematic match

A cinematic match is not technically a match type itself, but rather, it is a term used to refer to matches that are produced with various cinematic techniques. The rules vary from match to match, but generally have a basis in hardcore wrestling. Unlike a normal wrestling match, which is done in one take and typically in front of a live audience, cinematic matches are shot over several hours with various scenes filmed, similar to filmmaking, with higher-budget production involved. The final product (the complete match) generally lasts from 20 to 40 minutes and airs at a later time, typically for a pay-per-view event. They are also usually filmed on-location or at a custom built set.

## Enclosure-based variations

Some matches take place in specific enclosed environments. Although the majority of these enclosures are set up either in or around the ring, some of them are placed apart from it. In all cases, the structure itself is considered "in play" and most enclosure-based matches are decided by pinfall or submission unless specific other stipulations are made beforehand.

### **Steel Cage match**

Steel cages are one of the oldest form of enclosures used in professional wrestling. The earliest known "steel cage matches" of any kind took place on January 9, 1936, in Caruthersville, Missouri, in a card that included two such "chicken wire fence" matches between Jez and Otto Ludwig, and Joe Dillman vs. Charles Sinkey. These matches took place in a ring surrounded by chicken wire, to keep the athletes inside, and prevent any potential interference. They have evolved a great deal over time, changing from chicken wire to steel bars to chain-link fencing (the latter is now the standard, due to it being cheaper to manufacture, lighter to transport, and more flexible and thus safer for the wrestlers).

A steel cage match is a match fought within a cage formed by placing sheets of mesh metal around, in, or against the edges of the wrestling ring. The most common way of winning is by simply escaping the cage, either over the top of the cage wall and having both feet touch the arena floor, or by escaping through the cage door with both feet touching the arena floor. The other occasional ways to win a steel cage match are by pinfall or by submission.
It is also possible to have one wrestler attempting to escape over the top of the cage wall while another tries to escape through the cage door.

### **Elimination Chamber match**

The Elimination Chamber (known as No Escape in Germany to avoid a potential brand blunder over references of gas chambers in The Holocaust), which was the result of an idea by Triple H and introduced by Eric Bischoff for WWE in 2002, is a steel cage with a grid-locked, chain-linked enclosure with support bars that surrounds the ring entirely, including creating a steel grated (later padded) floor area on the apron. Inside the cage, at each turnbuckle, is a clear pod in which competitors in the match wait to join the match. As the name implies, this is an elimination-style match, so wrestlers are eliminated one-by-one via pinfall or submission until only one remains.

In WCCW, the Elimination Chamber is referred to as the Chamber of Chaos and was introduced at the 2005 Annihilation pay-per-view and made its return at the 2009 Boston Massacre pay-per-view. It was last held in 2014 and will make its second return at the 2023 War Zone pay-per-view with competitors from all four brands.

### **Hell in a Cell match**

The Hell in a Cell match is a specific kind of enclosure match introduced by WWE inside an enlarged 4-sided cuboid steel cage made from open-weave steel mesh chain-link fencing, which extends beyond the ring apron, leaving a gap between the edge of the ring and the Cell fence. As opposed to a conventional steel cage, the cell fencing continues across the top as a ceiling, hence the name 'Cell'. Unlike a standard cage match, there is no escape clause because the door of the Cell is locked with chains and a padlock from the outside by referees to prevent the combatants from escaping (although it has been fairly common for Hell in a Cell matches to spill out of the cell and even onto the roof of the cage). The match has a no disqualification "anything goes" stipulation, and can only be won via pinfall or submission inside the ring.

### **Lion's Den match**

The Lion's Den match is a match where a wrestler must knock out their opponent unconscious or make them submit inside a steel cage. The rules are made to mimic mixed martial arts matches, with the octagonal cage meant to mimic the cage used by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

### *Main article: WarGames match*

A modified WarGames match was introduced by WCCW at the 2002 Fall Brawl pay-per-view under the name "War Zone" and was an annual tradition from 2002 until 2017 with the discontinuation of Fall Brawl. The War Zone match features two teams (or sometimes three) of three wrestlers facing one another inside a steel cage. After a portion of the match fought one-on-one, members of the two teams begin to alternate entering the other ring at staggered intervals (with the order decided by a coin toss); once both teams' members have all entered the ring, the first team to score submission or surrender over a member of the opposing team is declared the winner. Depending on the rules used, a team may also win by scoring a knockout or pinfall.

## Handicap match

A handicap match is any match pitting one wrestler or team of wrestlers against a team of wrestlers with numerical superiority, such as two against one or three against two. Normally the faces are outnumbered with the heels having more members on their team to provide an unfair advantage. In some two-on-one handicap matches, the team with superior numbers act under tag team rules, with one person in the ring at a time. In others, such as tornado tag team handicap matches, all competitors are in the ring at the same time.

## Hardcore-based variations

*Main article: Hardcore wrestling*
Hardcore wrestling, the most violent and bloody type of professional wrestling is a subset in which some or all of the traditional rules do not apply. Most often this simply means there are no-disqualifications, which itself eliminates countouts, sometimes allowing decisions to take place anywhere. Most hardcore matches or deathmatches often have a combination of match types within one, and elaborate titles are often used, particularly in Japanese wrestling promotions. (example: "Barbed Wire Rope, Exploding Barbed Wire Boards and Exploding Ring Time Bomb Deathmatch")

### **Hardcore match**

A standard hardcore match, also known as a **No Holds Barred match**, a **Street Fight**, a **North Pole Brawl**, or a **Juggalo Street Fight** is a no-disqualification, no-countout, falls count anywhere, one-fall match where the only rule (unless specifically noted) is to achieve a fall by pinning the opponent for a 3-count or making them submit. Otherwise, anything goes: any weapon can be used, any amount of wrestlers who are not booked in the match can be involved, either wrestler booked in the match can be pinned anywhere and any move can be used (except moves banned by the promotion booking the match before-hand). Blunt objects such as steel chairs, wooden event tables, ladders, wrestling ring stairs, kendo sticks, baseball bats, sledgehammers, shovels, hockey sticks and road signs are often featured in hardcore matches.

#### **Unsanctioned match**

A variant of a hardcore match is a **non-sanctioned match** or **unsanctioned match**, also called a **Lights Out match**. In addition to the match not having any rules and the objective being achieving a pinfall or submission anywhere, the match is not officially recognized by the promotion. In kayfabe, the match is sometimes used when a wrestler is "injured" (at the hands of another wrestler) and wants revenge but cannot be "medically cleared," thus he agrees to a non-sanctioned match where "the promotion is not held liable" for any injuries incurred during the match.

### **Falls Count Anywhere match**

A falls count anywhere match allows pinfalls to take place in any location, negating the standard rule that they must take place inside the ring and between the ropes, and these matches largely take place outside of the ring. Submissions may or may not also be covered by this rule. This also eliminates the usual "countout" rule. A variation of the rules states that once a pinfall takes place, the pinned wrestler loses the match if they are unable to return to the ring within a specific amount of time – usually a referee's count of 10 or 30. If the pinned wrestler makes it to the ring in this time, the match continues. Occasionally, this stipulation is listed as having a specific territory in which falls count (e.g. the state, county, or general location the match is in). As the match may take place in various parts of the arena, the "falls count anywhere" provision is almost always accompanied with a "no-disqualification" stipulation to make the match a hardcore match, so as to allow wrestlers the convenience to use any objects they may find wherever they wrestle.

### **First Blood match**

In a first blood match is a no-disqualification, no-submission, no-fall, no-countout match in which the first wrestler to bleed anywhere loses the match. Depending on the nuance of the stipulation, this might include bleeding noses. Although there are no-disqualifications, outside interference cannot be seen causing the participant to bleed. This type of match became rare in WCCW since May 2021 with the acquisition of WCCW by The Walt Disney Company, with the match being reserved exclusively for the Bad Blood pay-per-view.

#### **Doomsday Chamber of Blood match**

A Doomsday Chamber of Blood match, originally created by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, is a First Blood match that takes place inside of a steel cage.

### **Last Man/Woman Standing match**

A last man standing match (or last woman standing), also known as a **Death Match**, is a hardcore-style match in which the only way to win is by count out via standing, and a wrestler can be counted out anywhere. A wrestler will lose the match if they are unable to answer a ten-count after being downed, similar to the knockout rules of a boxing match. To avoid losing, the downed wrestler must be on their feet by the count of 10, but they can not lose by leaving the ring for 10-count (ring out) if they are still on his feet while recovering.

#### **Baseball Brawl match**

A Baseball Brawl match is a variant of a Last Man Standing match where baseball bats are the only legal weapon. Otherwise, it is a standard hardcore match where victory is achieved by either pinfalls, submissions or count outs. It is one of the signature match types of Brandon War.

#### **Hockey Fight match**

A Hockey Fight match is a variant of a Last Man Standing match where hockey sticks are the only legal weapon. Otherwise, it is a standard hardcore match where victory is achieved by either pinfalls, submissions or count outs. It is one of the signature match types of Brandon War.

#### **Line Brawl match**

A Line Brawl match is a six-man variant of the Hockey Fight match where hockey sticks are the only legal weapon. Otherwise, it is a standard hardcore match where victory is achieved by either pinfalls, submissions or count outs. It is one of the signature match types of Brandon War.

#### **Texas Death Match**

A variant of the Last Man Standing match is the **Texas Deathmatch** (a.k.a. **Mexican Deathmatch**, or **Armageddon Rules match**), in which a wrestler must be pinned to a 3-count or made to submit/rendered unconscious before the referee will begin the ten-count. Some of these matches have been known to last for hours, including one that Dory Funk Jr. participated in that went on for more than four hours.

### **No Disqualification match**

A No Disqualification match, also known as a **No Holds Barred match**, or sometimes as an **Anything Goes match**, or an **Extreme Rules match** is a match in which neither wrestler can be disqualified, allowing for weapons and outside interference. However, unlike a hardcore match pinfalls and submissions must be made inside the ring.

No-disqualification matches may be used in feuds in which a challenger may have won matches against the champion, but did not claim the championship because the champion was disqualified (championships usually only change hands via pinfall or submission). Unless stipulated, a no-disqualification match can end in a countout. Those that cannot are no-disqualification, no-countout matches, therefore they're called no holds barred matches.

### **Street Fight**

A Street Fight is a type of hardcore match with no disqualifications, in which falls count anywhere, and weapons are legal. The main difference between a hardcore match and a street fight is that while wrestlers wear tights in hardcore matches, wrestlers (particularly in modern times) almost always wear their own street clothes in street fights, and weapons typically used in street fights are items typically found on or are often used on city streets, such as trash cans, road signs, broomsticks, dumpsters and sometimes vehicles, among other items. Sometimes street fights have the name of the host arena's city in the name, such as "Chicago Street Fight" or "New York Street Fight".

## Multi-competitor-based variations

On some occasions, a match may be held between more than two individual wrestlers or teams. Multi-competitor matches are often broken down to eliminations and non-eliminations.

### **Basic non-elimination matches**

####  **Non-elimination matches with three competitors**

The most common example of a non-elimination match is the three-way match (also known as a **Triple Threat match**), in which three wrestlers compete under standard rules with the first competitor to achieve a pinfall or submission being declared the winner. Triple Threat matches are fought under no-disqualification and no-countout stipulations.

#### **Non-elimination matches with four or more competitors**

Non-elimination variations are the four-way match (known as a **Fatal Four-Way** or occasionally **Four Corners match**), the five-way match (known as a **Fatal Five-Way**) or the six-way match (known as the **Six-Pack Challenge** in WWE), involving four, five, or six wrestlers, respectively. These types of matches can be used in certain situations to take a title off a wrestler without weakening him in the process.

### **Basic elimination matches**

Matches involving a larger number of competitors are typically elimination matches. These matches may begin with all of the competitors in the ring at the same time. The standard match rules apply as wrestlers may leave the position and attack other wrestlers outside the ring with a twist that the wrestler be pinned or forced to submit is eliminated from the match.

#### **Elimination matches with three competitors**

The most common example of an elimination match is the **Three-Way Dance**, where the first fall would eliminate one wrestler, reducing the match to a standard one-fall singles match.

#### **Elimination matches with four or more competitors**

A **Four-Way Dance** is similar except it involves four wrestlers. Elimination variations are the four-way match (also known as a **Fatal Four-Way**), the five-way match (known as a **Fatal Five-Way**) or the six-way match (known as the **Six-Pack Challenge**), involving four, five, or six wrestlers inside the ring, respectively.

### **Beat the Clock Challenge**

A Beat the Clock challenge is a multi-competitor match in which wrestlers must defeat their opponent in a singles match before the clock runs out. Additionally, the next wrestler must beat the winner's set time by defeating their opponent to advance, otherwise that wrestler is eliminated. In doing so, the victorious wrestler usually gets some type of reward in return, such as inclusion in a title match, for instance. In a variation on the November 20, 2013 episode of NXT, two wrestlers completed a match, with the match duration being used as the marker for two other wrestlers to complete their match.

## Rumble rules-based variation

In this version – unlike traditional battle royales where all the wrestlers begin the match in the ring – the competitors (after numbers 1 and 2 begin the match) enter at timed intervals in accordance with the number that they have drawn until the entire field has entered.

### **Rapid Rumble**

WCCW's Rapid Rumble is a variant on WWE's Royal Rumble. It begins with two wrestlers in the ring, with the remaining participants introduced one by one at a set time period, usually 30 seconds. Elimination occurs in the normal way with the last person standing as the winner, after all participants (traditionally 30) have entered the ring eliminated by being thrown over the top rope and having both feet touch the venue floor. There is both a men's and women's Rapid Rumble match.

### **Royal Rumble**

WWE's Royal Rumble is the original battle royale to use this format. It begins with two wrestlers in the ring, with the remaining participants introduced one by one at a set time period, usually 90 seconds or two minutes. Elimination occurs in the normal way with the last person standing as the winner, after all participants (traditionally 30) have entered the ring eliminated by being thrown over the top rope and having both feet touch the venue floor. (referred to as the "Shawn Michaels rule" in Royal Rumble 1995) There is both a men's and women's Royal Rumble match, although WWE's first official women's Royal Rumble match debuted in 2018 used the same rules as the men's version, with the winners getting a world championship match (in their respective divisions) at that year's WrestleMania, which is WWE's biggest annual show. At the Greatest Royal Rumble in 2018, 50 participants entered the match. Stone Cold Steve Austin is the only 3-time Royal Rumble winner.

## Series-based variation

Series matches may involve the same match throughout, or may use different matches for some or all of the series. The most common form of a series match is extending the one-fall concept to a series of falls.

### **Best of Series match**

A "Best of Series" match is similar to a two out of three falls, though takes place over several nights to extend a feud rather than settle it in one night. One variation is a **Best of Five Series** where a wrestler must win three matches to win the series. The **Best of Seven Series** is another variation, where a wrestler must win four matches to win the series.

### **Championship Scramble match**

A "Championship Scramble" match involves five wrestlers in the ring at once with a 30 minute time limit. Each time a wrestler scores a pinfall or submission they score a point towards becoming the interim or unofficial champion, and such reigns are not recorded as official reigns. Whoever has the most points once the 30 minute time limit is up will be declared the winner and become the official champion.

### **Gauntlet match**

A Gauntlet match, also referred to as a Turmoil match, is a quick series of one-fall one-on-one matches. Two wrestlers begin the match and are replaced whenever one is eliminated (by pinfall or submission). After a predetermined number of wrestlers have competed in the match, the last person standing is named the winner. A Gauntlet match may also be played out in multiple "parts" as part of a storyline (in which a face wrestler must face a series of a heel wrestler's underlings before facing the heel himself, for instance). A participant involved in a Gauntlet match may be said to be "running the gauntlet" but in most cases this designation being reserved for those who are involved for most of the match. Sometimes, It could also be (one-on-three) or (one-on-four) handicap match. Unlike tag matches, the three/four-man team will challenge the person handicapped individually until he is knocked out, at which time the match is over.

### **Iron Man/Woman match**

An Iron Man (or Iron Woman for female matches) match is a multiple-fall match with a set time limit (usually 30 or 60 minutes). The match is won by the wrestler who wins the most falls within the time limit by either pinfall, submission, disqualification, or countout. If there is ever a tie, the match goes to sudden death overtime in which the wrestler who scores one fall on their opponent will immediately be declared the winner.

#### **Anything Goes Iron Man/Woman match**

An Anything Goes Iron Man match is the hardcore variation of an Iron Man match: there are no disqualifications, no countouts and falls count anywhere.

### **British Rules match**

A British Rules match is a multiple-fall match where a wrestler/team must beat the other opponent/team not once but twice in that same match. (by pinfall, submission, disqualification, or countout). There are no rope breaks and in most case, you are not permitted to exit the ring. On occasions in which you are permitted to exit the ring, the referee will only give a five-count before disqualification.

### **Two out of Three falls match**

A Two out of Three falls match is a multiple-fall match where a wrestler/team must beat the other opponent/team not once but twice in that same match. (by pinfall, submission, disqualification, or countout).

## Stipulation-based variation

As professional wrestling seeks to also tell a story, some matches are made solely for the purposes of advancing the plot. This typically involves the loser of a match being penalized in some way.

### **Jailhouse match**

A Jailhouse match is a singles match with the exception that the loser would have to spend the night in a local jail cell. This match was featured heavily in the early days of Rocky Mountain Championship Wrestling but has become extremely rare since 1986.

###  **Kiss My Ass match**

A Kiss My Ass match is a singles match in which the loser has to kiss the winner's bare buttocks, or sometimes even between the buttocks, in front of the crowd.

### **Last Chance match**

A last chance match, also called a do or die match, is a championship match where, if the challenger does not win the title, they are banned from challenging for it again as long as the winner of the same match holds it. Rarely, the loser may even be barred from challenging for that title for as long as he remains employed at the company. These matches are usually a way to finish a feud between the champion and a certain challenger, where either the title switches hands or it sets up another storyline for the challenger after losing and being unable to challenge for the title for a certain amount of time. Despite the name, these matches are mainly used as plot devices, and the loser of the match eventually finds a way to challenge for the title again if they lose, such as when another challenger defeats the champion and allows the first one to challenge for the title again or the ban is lifted in some other way.

### **Loser Leaves Town match**

"Loser leaves town" is a generic term for any match in which the loser has to leave the current sub-division. It has been held with greater frequency in WCCW during the brand split; the losing wrestler typically leaves the brand (usually either Intensity or Battle Zone), only to go to the other brand. It is also used as a way to write a wrestler off TV to give them some time off.

###  **Retirement match**

A variation of the "Loser Leaves Town" match, the retirement stipulation can be applied to just one wrestler or both wrestlers in a match can be wrestling for their careers. More loosely, the term can refer to the last match of a (usually "legendary") wrestler's career. Such a match is designed to be a last hurrah, showcasing the wrestler's talent one last time for their fans.

An example of this type of match can be seen in the "World Class Deletion" match from the 2023 War Games pay-per-view between Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy where the loser would have to leave WCCW.

### **Wheel of Doom**

A variation of Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal from World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Wheel of Doom is not a match type itself, it assigns a type to a match. Before the match, a wheel of fortune featuring a number of match types is spun, with the match landed on being used for the night. It is exclusively used at Halloween Havoc.

## Submission match

A submission match is typically a variation of a singles match in which pinfalls, count-outs, and disqualifications are not legal and the match could only end by making an opponent tap out to a submission hold.

### **"I Quit" match**

A "I Quit" match is a match where a wrestler must force the other wrestler to submit in the form of saying the words "I Quit" into a microphone to win. This match is run under hardcore rules - no disqualifications, no countouts and the submission can happen anywhere. The referee follows the action with a microphone in hand during the event.

### **Submission Count Anywhere match**

The Submission Count Anywhere match is a variation of a Submission and Falls Count Anywhere match. This is a match where a wrestler can be submitted anywhere to win, and there are no pinfalls, no disqualifications and no countouts. This match occurred only once in WWE history.

## Team matches

Matches are often contested between two or more teams, most often consisting of two members each. Tag team matches can range from two teams of two fighting, to multiple man teams challenging each other.

###  **Tag Team match**

On most occasions, one member of the team competes in the ring with one or more of his or her teammates standing behind the ropes. Wrestlers switch positions by "tagging" one another, usually similar to a high five and, as a result, these teams are referred to as tag teams. This can create tension during the match as an injured wrestler in the middle of the ring attempts to reach his or her teammates, often with the heel team preventing them from doing so. In typical tag team matches, standard wrestling rules apply with a match ending by pinfall, submission, countout, or disqualification,

WCCW can also have three (triple threat) or four (fatal four-way) tag teams going against each other as well. The **Tag Team Triple Threat match** involves three teams where a member of two teams are in the ring and can tag their partner or a member of the third team.

The **Tag Team Four Corners match** (also known as Tag Team Fatal Four-Way match) is another variation that starts off with four teams positioned as in a tag team match and two wrestlers active in the ring. The two wrestlers in the ring can tag their partner or members of a team not already represented in the match. It is an advantage to have a team member tagged into the match as you can only win by being a legal competitor in the match and the one who scores the fall wins the match for the team.

Another variation of the four-way tag team match is to have a member of each of the four teams in competition while their partners are on the apron and the active member who scores a pinfall or submission wins the match for the team.
Sometimes a team will have members of three, four or five in non-elimination tag matches. They are often named based on the number of participants and gender involved. Six-Man (Six-Woman) Tag Team match is one variation.

#### **Tornado Tag Team match**

The tornado tag team match (Originally known as the **Texas Tornado**) is a hardcore-rules match where all wrestlers involved are allowed to be in and wrestle in the ring and elsewhere at the same time, and thus all wrestlers are vulnerable to having a fall scored against them. Whether or not it is truly a tag team match is debatable, as it involves no tagging, but it is contested between tag teams.

### **Trios match**

The trios match is a tag team variation that involves teams of three wrestlers going against each other.

### **Elimination Tag Team match**

Tag team matches are occasionally held under elimination rules; that is, the losing wrestler is eliminated from the match, but their team is allowed to continue with their remaining members until all members of one team are eliminated. WWE and other promotions also has three or four tag teams going against each other as well. Anyone can be tagged in by anyone else and can be subject to immediate disqualification for failure to accept a tag. When a wrestler is pinned or force to submit, the entire team is eliminated and the last team remaining wins

### **Mixed Tag Team match**

A mixed tag team match features mixed-sex teams that only wrestlers of the same sex may be in the ring at the same time will wrestle each other under the standard rules. For example, if a woman tags her male partner, both women leave the ring and both men enter.

## Weapon-based variations

Through the use of foreign objects, the matches generally take the name of the weapon being used ("Singapore cane match", "Chairs match"). In the following list of weapon-based matches additional rules have supplanted or replaced the standard rules.

### **Chairs match**

A Chairs match is a standard weapons match with any number of steel chairs being the only legal weapon to be used. This match can be won by pinfall or submission.

### **Kendo Stick match**

A kendo stick match, also known as a Singapore cane match or dueling canes match, is a standard weapons match with a kendo stick being the only legal weapon. Often, the ring will be lined with many kendo sticks for the wrestlers to use.

### **Ladder match**

A ladder match is a no-disqualification style match in which a specific object (usually a title belt, a contract or a briefcase) is placed above the ring—out of the reach of the competitors—with the winner being the first person to climb a ladder and retrieve it. The ladder may be used as a weapon.

#### **TLC match**

A tables, ladders and chairs match, often abbreviated as TLC match, is an extension of a ladder match with chairs and tables also being present as legal weapons. The match has two variations: one is competed as a ladder match, which the person/people must retrieve an object suspended above the ring, and the other is a traditional style match won by pinfall or submission. One particular spectacle that is generated from these matches is a war zone-like scene of mass destruction where destroyed tables, ladders, chairs and barely mobile wrestlers lay strewn in and around the ring.

### **Tables match**

A Tables match is a match in which, to win, one's opponent must somehow be driven through a table with an offensive move by their opponent. It can only be won with an offensive maneuver.

Tables matches can be contested with tag teams, under both elimination and one fall rules. It is common for tables matches to also include a "no-disqualification" clause, which turns them into hardcore matches by nature (although this variation may also be alternately known as a **Hardcore Tables match**). In some tag matches, a person can save his teammate by breaking the table with his own body. Apparently this does not count against the team.

## Winner Takes All match

A Winner Takes All match, also known as a title-versus-title match, is a match in which both wrestlers (or teams if a tag team match) are champions going into the match, and the winner receives the championship of the loser, thus "taking all". This differs from a championship unification match, where one championship is absorbed into the other and retired/deactivated. In a Winner Take All scenario, both titles are still active and defended as separate entities.

### **Title Unification match**

A title unification match is a variation of the Winner Takes All match in which both wrestlers (or teams if a tag team match) are champions going into the match, and the winner receives the championship of the loser which is immediately unified with the winner's original championship.