The Forgotten Classics of WWE

WWE is one of the greatest entertainment businesses, but is it good now or it was BETTER before? I am talking about the era of Goldberg, The Rock, Stone Cold, Brock Lesnar an other such legends. There were some awesome matches as well as some awesome types of matches. Let’s take a look at a few forgotten formats:

Empty Arena Match

An Empty Arena match is a hardcore match between two or more wrestlers which takes place in an arena without fans. The only people present are the competitors, referee, and cameramen. One such match was The Rock vs Mankind. These matches were very rare and occurred in the WWF era.

First Blood Match

The first person to bleed loses. The first First blood match to take place in the WWE was for the WWE Championship and occurred between Steve Austin and Kane at the King of the Ring PPV. In the end, Austin’s face became bloodied and the title went to Kane.

Inferno Match

These kind of matches are very dangerous as the ring is completely surrounded by fire.

The first Inferno Match was between Kane and The Undertaker at the 1998 Unforgiven. In the match, Kane was thrown out of the ring and The Undertaker had no way of attacking him. Undertaker emerged victorious in the end. Kane vs HHH, Kane vs MVP are some other memorable matches of this type.

Punjabi Prison Match

The Punjabi Prison match consists of two large bamboo cages. History says The Great Khali invented these kind of matches. Take a look at the following match:

Buried Alive Match

A Buried Alive match is a no-holds-barred match in which the objective is for one wrestler to throw his opponent into a grave dug out of a large mound of dirt placed outside the ring. At Survivor Series 2003 and Bragging Rights 2010, a bulldozer was also made available to completely bury the opponent. There have only been five buried alive matches in the history of WWE and all have involved The Undertaker. Remember The Undertaker vs Vince McMahon?

Casket Match

The Casket Match (formerly known as the Coffin match) has a casket near the ring, with the objective of the match being to trap the opposing wrestler in it. The Undertaker is a well-known master of Casket Matches. Undertaker vs The Rock, Undertaker vs Big Show, Undertaker vs Mark Henry, Undertaker vs Kane: any guesses on who won?

Besides these, there are a lot of other lost varieties: Flag Match, Strip Matches, A Barbed Wire Rope Match, Parking Lot Brawl, TLC Matches (remember Jeff Hardy?), and if I’m not wrong we haven’t seen the Stretcher Match for a long time too.