5 insane gimmick matches that we will never see in the WWE

Piranha Deathmatch

'Yokohama Amazon River Piranha Deathmatch' or just 'Piranha Deathmatch' in short, is a sickening gimmick match that was created by Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in 1996 and contested by Kendo Nagasaki and Mitsuhiro Matsunaga.

It involved all the usual stipulations of a regular deathmatch (barbed wire ropes and boards, tables, chair etc.) but with a sting in the tail: a human-sized tank full of piranhas in the centre of the ring.

To win the match, one wrestler would have to submerge his unfortunate opponent into the tank for ten whole seconds.

The match itself delivered on many levels, quite surprisingly. There was solid ring work done in building the match as a contest before the eventuality of the finish, including a tantalising spot when Matsunaga's blood was allowed to drip into the pool, thereby visibly exciting the piranhas and the audience.

And when the finish came, a writhing Matsunaga wasn't just submerged into the pool but was also prevented from escaping by his opponent, who sealed off the tank using a barbed wire board and lay on top of it.

Yikes!