177 Facts About Hardcore match

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Duchess of Queensbury Rules Hardcore match is a singles Hardcore match contested under specific, often disclosed rules is replaced by a title usually meant to sound traditional for one combatant.

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One Sided Rules Hardcore match is a singles Hardcore match where one of the competitors cannot be disqualified or counted out, while the other opponent can.

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One example of this Hardcore match took place at The Horror Show at Extreme Rules in 2020 between Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre, in which the latter won despite having the disadvantage.

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Pinfall Hardcore match is a singles Hardcore match where both wrestlers can only achieve a pinfall inside the ring to gain the victory.

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Time limit Hardcore match is a singles Hardcore match contested in a set time limit until the wrestler achieves a victory or the time reaches zero, resulted as an official draw.

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Sometimes, a Hardcore match that ends in an draw will ruled as a "no contest" if both competitors receive an disqualification or getting counted out.

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The Hardcore match can be won by pinfall, submission, disqualification or countout.

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Women's Hardcore match types include those in which women wrestle in less clothing.

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Semi-final battle royale consists of a battle royale where when a specific number of wrestlers are remaining, the Hardcore match ends, and those that remain are placed in a standard wrestling Hardcore match for the prize at stake.

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Unlike future cinematic matches, the match aired during several segments in between matches inside the ring, and featured both pre-taped segments outside the Arrowhead Pond of the two fighting as well as Piper "chasing" Goldust's solid gold Cadillac in a white Ford Bronco in an obvious reference to the then-ongoing O J Simpson murder case.

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In 2016, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling held a Hardcore match entitled the "Final Deletion" between brothers Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy for the July 5 episode of Impact Wrestling, which was filmed at Matt Hardy's compound.

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At Double or Nothing 2021 the Stadium Stampede Hardcore match was a hybrid cinematic Hardcore match with the first half recorded at TIAA Bank Field.

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An Ambulance match is fought under hardcore rules, no pinfalls, no submissions, no disqualifications, no countouts and the only way to win is for one wrestler to force their opponent into the back of an ambulance and close the door.

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The first ambulance Hardcore match took place at Survivor Series 2003 where Kane defeated Shane McMahon.

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Hardcore match's opponent was John Cena, who won the match, where an additional rule was added in that the ambulance has to leave to win.

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The third Ambulance Hardcore match was part of Three stages of Hell Hardcore match at WWE Payback on June 16,2013, in Rosemont, Illinois between John Cena and Ryback for the WWE Championship.

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Cinematic Buried Alive Hardcore match was held between The Undertaker and AJ Styles for WrestleMania 36, referred to as a "Boneyard Hardcore match".

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The Hardcore match took place outdoors in a cemetery-like setting near an abandoned warehouse, rather than in a traditional ring.

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Casket Hardcore match has a casket near the ring, with the objective of the Hardcore match being to trap the opposing wrestler inside.

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The casket Hardcore match began its life as a one-off coffin Hardcore match in the 1970s fought between Dusty Rhodes and Ivan Koloff.

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Dumpster match is a no-disqualification, no-submission, no-countout, no-fall hardcore match which is the only objective to win by forcing your opponent into a dumpster and closing the lid.

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The first Hardcore match occurred was at WrestleMania XIV, pitting The New Age Outlaws against Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie.

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Steel cage Hardcore match is a Hardcore match fought within a cage formed by placing sheets of mesh metal around, in, or against the edges of the wrestling ring.

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On May 16,2016, a second type of Asylum Hardcore match was introduced and scheduled between Dean Ambrose and Chris Jericho at Extreme Rules, a variation to the steel cage Hardcore match where weapons are suspended above the cage and escaping the cage is not a means of victory, leaving only pinfall or submission.

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Cage of Death Hardcore match is type of steel cage Hardcore match with various weapons littered in the cage, such as electrified cage walls, cacti, tables, light tubes, glass, thumbtacks, baseball bats, barbed wire and numerous other weapons and objects have been used in it.

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In TNA, the chamber Hardcore match starts off between two wrestlers fighting inside a chamber.

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Chamber of Extreme Hardcore match, came from Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling, in which the 8-feet-high steel cage which surrounds the ringside area with the top wrapped in barbed wire and "extreme" weapons scattered around the ring and ringside area.

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Chamber of Horrors Hardcore match was an enclosed steel cage Hardcore match between two teams of four men.

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The way to win this Hardcore match is to put the opponent in the chair and switch the lever on, so as, in kayfabe, the person is electrocuted.

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The object of the Hardcore match is for a team of wrestlers to fight their way from the top cage to the bottom, where pinfalls and submissions come into play.

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Doomsday Chamber of Blood Hardcore match was created by Abyss, even though he was never known as a creative genius; however this Hardcore match came from the mind of the monster.

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Electricfied Cage Hardcore match is a Hardcore match where the ring is surrounded by an electrified steel cage.

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At its 2018 edition, the first-ever women's Elimination Chamber Hardcore match was held, as well as the first seven-man Elimination Chamber Hardcore match.

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The inaugural fight pit Hardcore match was held during the May 27,2020 episode of NXT, between Matt Riddle and Timothy Thatcher.

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Hell in a Cell Hardcore match is a specific kind of enclosure Hardcore match run by WWE inside a 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 wall.

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Unlike a standard cage Hardcore 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.

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The Hardcore match has a no disqualification "anything goes" stipulation, and can only be won via pinfall or submission inside the ring.

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The first Hell in a Cell Hardcore match was between The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels at Badd Blood: In Your House in St Louis in October 1997.

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The Hardcore match was held within a steel cage, but with the Hell in a Cell cage placed over the steel cage and the ring.

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The dogs were playful and friendly towards Russo, and during the Hardcore match, they were seen urinating, defecating, and trying to mate with one another rather than making any attempt at attacking the wrestlers when they stepped outside the steel cage.

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The Hardcore match was a total disaster as wrestlers such as Sabu, his uncle The Original Sheik and Atsushi Onita dashed out of the ring after just a minute; because conditions were so unbearably hot.

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WCW attempted an Inferno Hardcore match, known as the Human Torch Hardcore match, at The Great American Bash in 2000 between Sting and Vampiro.

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Lion's Den Hardcore match is a Hardcore match where a wrestler must knock out their opponent unconscious or make them submit inside an octagonal cage.

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Punjabi Prison Hardcore match, named after the Punjab state that The Great Khali is billed from, consists of two large steel-reinforced bamboo cages.

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Scramble Cage Hardcore match was contested exclusively in Ring of Honor, in which the ring is surrounded by a steel cage with four wooden platforms at the corners of the cage to make the "high risk" wrestling moves.

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The Scramble Cage Melee is an elimination cage Hardcore match held in a cage similar to the one used in the Scramble Cage Hardcore match, with wooden platforms on the top corners.

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The only way for a wrestler to win the Thunderdome Hardcore match is to have their opponents' "terminator" throw in the towel to stop the Hardcore match.

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At The Great American Bash in 1988, a "Tower of Doom" Hardcore match was held, in which two teams attempted to make their way from the uppermost cage to the bottom, with victory achieved when all five members of a team escaped a door there.

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The Hardcore match begins with four to eight competitors, who are eliminated by either pinfall or submission; eliminated wrestlers leave the cage through a door.

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Flag Hardcore match is essentially the professional wrestling version of capture the flag.

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Handicap Hardcore match is any Hardcore match pitting one wrestler or team of wrestlers against a team of wrestlers with numerical superiority such as or for quick examples.

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Hardcore match 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.

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Standard hardcore match, known as a Devil's Playground match, a Belfast Brawl match or a Guerrilla Warfare match is a no-disqualification, no-countout, falls count anywhere, one-fall match where the only rule is to achieve a fall by pinning the opponent for a 3-count or making them submit.

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Variant of a hardcore match is a non-sanctioned match or unsanctioned match, called a Lights Out match.

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Bath House DeathHardcore match was believed to have been started by IWA Japan in 1995, The wrestlers compete in the pool of a public bathhouse, with even naked or toweled women in this bath house during this Hardcore match.

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Caribbean Barbed Wire DeathHardcore match is a Hardcore match where barbed wire is wrapped around the ring ropes in "spidernet" fashion on two sides, and on the other two sides are barricaded traps on ground level situated right next to the ring.

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Circus DeathHardcore match is a type of scaffold Hardcore match where in the ring is a scaffold and under that scaffold, there is a type of spider net made of barbed wire six feet below.

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Clockwork House of Fun Hardcore match, known as "Raven's House of Fun" or simply "House of Fun", was created by professional wrestler Raven.

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An example of this Hardcore match would be between Mitsuhiro Matsunaga and Shadow WX.

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Desert DeathHardcore match is a Hardcore match where there is a tank full of scorpions is placed in the center of the ring, and the first wrestler placed in this tank for 10 seconds loses.

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Electric Pool Hardcore match was a very dangerous type of Hardcore match which has only been held once.

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Explosion DeathHardcore match is usually accompanied with barbed wire ropes, a large barbed wire wrapped explosion board is placed in the ring laced with a small amount of C-4.

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In some versions of the C-4 Hardcore match is to finish the Hardcore match before the timer runs out and detonates the ring while in others the explosives are concentrated in a specific area, with the wrestlers struggling not to get pushed onto it.

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An Anus Explosion DeathHardcore match is a Hardcore match where the only way to win is to stick a firecracker up an opponent's buttocks and light it.

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Double Hell DeathHardcore match is a Hardcore match where exploding barbed wire is put up at two sides of the ring in place of ropes, and the other two are left with nothing.

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The Hardcore match was contested between Kenny Omega and Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship at Revolution, which Omega won.

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Landmine DeathHardcore match is a Hardcore match where explosives are set up at ringside, usually laced with barbed wire.

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Time Bomb DeathHardcore match is a type of deathHardcore match where explosives or fireworks set up around the ring are set off after an allotted time.

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Eye for an Eye match is a hardcore match that could only be won when one competitor "extracts" an eye of their opponent.

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Doomsday Chamber of Blood Hardcore match, created by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, is a First Blood Hardcore match that takes place inside of a barbed wire topped cage.

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Sadistic Madness Hardcore match, created by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, is another variation of the First Blood Hardcore match, the main difference being that the opponent must be bleeding before a wrestler can legally pin them.

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Four Corners of Pain Hardcore match is a Hardcore match where in each corner of the ring, there is a container that has a weapon or another type of harmful item.

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Good Old Fashioned Donnybrook Hardcore match is a no disqualification Hardcore match where large wood barrels of Irish brandy and canes are made available at ringside.

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Light tube Hardcore match is a Hardcore match where hundreds of long, cylindrical, glass fluorescent light tubes are attached to the ring ropes, and mock shaped weapons and mock large objects made of light tubes are made available.

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Monster's Ball Hardcore match is a Hardcore match invented and staged by TNA Impact Wrestling.

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The key premise of the Hardcore match was that all contenders are sequestered alone in a locked room without light, food or water for twenty-four hours before the Hardcore match.

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Victory can be achieved by pinfall or submission, with the Hardcore match ending as soon as one wrestler is pinned or submits.

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The Hardcore match has almost always featured Abyss in some capacity, wrestling in 48 and managing in one, as it is his signature Hardcore match.

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Razor DeathHardcore match is an often extremely bloody Hardcore match where boards full of razor blades are made available as weapons.

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Spike Nail DeathHardcore match is a Hardcore match where a large bed of six-inch spiked nails sticking out of a rectangular piece of plywood is made available.

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The most famous example of this kind of Hardcore match was at the IWA Kawasaki Dream King of the DeathHardcore match, where Cactus Jack faced Shoji Nakamaki in August 1995.

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Nail Hell DeathHardcore match is a Hardcore match where some boards with nails were hung on the ring ropes all the way across, and onto opposing sides of the ring there was a board, on one side there was nails and on the other side was barbed wire.

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The most well known version of this Hardcore match was at the IWA Kawasaki Dream King of the DeathHardcore match, where Terry Gordy faced Cactus Jack in August 1995.

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Variants of the thumbtack deathHardcore match staged by TNA Impact Wrestling have been done where the objective is modified to simply slam an opponent into the pile of thumbtacks on the mat.

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Barefoot Thumbtack Hardcore match is where both wrestlers have bare feet, and there is a large container containing thousands of thumbtacks in the middle of the ring that are legal to use it.

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The Hardcore match, which saw Axl Rotten and Shoji Nakamaki lock up with Kendo Nagasaki and Seiji Yamakawa, had six black balloons suspended above the ring.

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An Unlucky 13 DeathHardcore match is a Hardcore match was invented by Ian Rotten.

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An known example of this Hardcore match is the APA Invitational Bar Room Brawl at Vengeance 2003 which Bradshaw won after knocking down Brother Love.

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Boiler Room Brawl or Boiler Room Hardcore match starts in a boiler room, with the winner being the first wrestler to successfully get out.

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The rather hazardous environment of this Hardcore match featured some of the arena's internal infrastructure, such as all sorts of large, exposed metal piping with large bolts, concrete flooring and solid electrical equipment everywhere, among other features.

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Dungeon Hardcore match is a Hardcore match that took place in the legendary Hart Family Dungeon in Calgary, where Owen Hart challenged Ken Shamrock to come to the Dungeon for a fight.

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An empty arena match is a hardcore "anything goes" match between two or more wrestlers that takes place in an arena or stadium that although is fully set up for a wrestling event, is devoid of fans.

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Parking Lot Brawl is a Falls Count Anywhere Hardcore match that is usually fought in an interior location or in an outside parking lot around a tightly parked circle of cars.

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Hollywood Backlot Brawl was a no-disqualification Hardcore match that started in a Hollywood studio backlot, and it was fought between Goldust and Roddy Piper.

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Tooth and Nail Hardcore match is a Falls Count Anywhere-stipulation Hardcore match that is fought in and around a dental office, and any weapon is legal.

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Lumberjack Hardcore match is a standard Hardcore match with the exception that the ring is surrounded by a group of wrestlers not directly involved in it.

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The Lumberjill Snowbunny Hardcore match is another variation of the Lumberjill Hardcore match with female lumberjacks, held in a pit of snow.

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TNA's "fan's revenge" lumberjack Hardcore match did their own version of a Canadian lumberjack Hardcore match where fans equipped with straps act as lumberjacks and were encouraged to whip wrestlers.

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Extreme Lumberjack match is a lumberjack match competed under hardcore rules, where there are no disqualifications, no countouts, and falls count anywhere.

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Deadly Draw Hardcore match is a TNA variation where four competitors wrestle in this Hardcore match.

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WWE features a Hardcore match called the Championship Scramble in which none of the wrestlers are eliminated.

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Occasionally, a Hardcore match would take place under the rules of a different type of contest.

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An arm wrestling Hardcore match, in the context of professional wrestling, is a basic arm wrestling contest.

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Sumo Monster Truck Hardcore match is a regular tug-o-war contest where two wrestlers are driving monster trucks, pushing and shoving each other.

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An example of this Hardcore match type is at the Halloween Havoc pay-per-view between Hulk Hogan and The Giant.

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The winner of the inaugural Hardcore match was entered into the Hardcore match to determine the inaugural AEW World Champion at All Out that year.

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The third Casino Battle Royale—a men's Hardcore match—took place at All Out in 2020 and the winner received a future AEW World Championship Hardcore match.

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The most common form of a series Hardcore match is extending the one-fall concept to a series of falls.

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An Iron Man Hardcore match is a multiple-fall Hardcore match with a set time limit.

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The Hardcore match is won by the wrestler who wins the most falls within the time limit by either pinfall, submission, disqualification, or countout.

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The first Iron Woman Hardcore match was between Bayley and Sasha Banks at NXT TakeOver: Respect in 2015.

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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.

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An Ultimate Submission Hardcore match is a variation of an Iron Man Hardcore match where the only way to score a fall within the allotted time limit is to make your opponent submit.

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Three Strikes Hardcore match, is a multiple-fall Hardcore match where wrestlers must achieve three victories of a specific nature in a specific order before the other.

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The name of the Hardcore match is taken from baseball, referring to the notion that losing three times would entail losing the Hardcore match.

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The most common arrangement for the three strikes are pinfall, submission and knockout with the entire Hardcore match being fought under no disqualification and no countout rules.

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For such examples of this Hardcore match type are the Extreme Rules 2012 between Daniel Bryan vs Sheamus and Chris Benoit vs Chris Jericho at the SummerSlam pay-per-view.

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Crybaby Hardcore match is a singles Hardcore match with the exception that the loser would have to dress as a baby by wearing a nappy and sucking from a bottle.

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Jailhouse Hardcore match is a singles Hardcore match with the exception that the loser would have to spend the night in a New York City jail cell.

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Kiss My Foot Hardcore match is a singles Hardcore match with the exception that the loser must kiss the winner's bare foot.

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Kiss My Ass Hardcore match is a singles Hardcore match in which the loser has to kiss the winner's bare buttocks, or sometimes even between the buttocks, in front of the crowd; it became prominent during WWE's Attitude Era.

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Loser Wears Dress Hardcore match is a singles Hardcore match with the exception that the loser must wear a woman dress temporarily.

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An example of this type of Hardcore match is at Souled Out between Chris Jericho and Perry Saturn which Jericho won.

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The loser of the Hardcore match then loses the item, being forced to take off their mask or be shaved bald.

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The Hardcore match usually takes the name of the target move if both wrestlers are trying to perform their finisher for the win.

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An example of this Hardcore match took place at Extreme Rules in 2015 between Seth Rollins and Randy Orton, in which the latter's finisher is banned.

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Such a Hardcore match is designed to be a last hurrah, showcasing the wrestler's talent one last time for their fans.

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Some examples of this stipulation of Hardcore match are Shawn Michaels vs Ric Flair at WrestleMania XXIV, and Shawn Michaels vs The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVI.

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An evening gown Hardcore match is usually contested by two female competitors in evening gowns.

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The only objective to win this Hardcore match is the wrestler must remove the evening gown off of her opponent.

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Tuxedo Hardcore match is usually contested by two male competitors in tuxedos.

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The only objective to win this Hardcore match is the wrestler must remove their opponent's tuxedo.

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Catch-as-Catch Can Hardcore match is a Hardcore match where any submission hold are allowed that is not intended to inflict injury, which contained mostly submission amateur-style wrestling.

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An example of this type of Hardcore match is the infamous Hardcore match between Dean Malenko and Billy Kidman during WCW's Souled Out, where Malenko lost in two minutes by forgetting the rules and escaping to the floor after a barrage of attacks from Kidman.

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Submission Count Anywhere Hardcore match is a variation of a Submission and Falls Count Anywhere Hardcore match, and was debuted at Breaking Point 2009 between D-Generation X and The Legacy.

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Notable example of this Hardcore match type was the Mimosa Mayhem Match, which was contested between Chris Jericho and Orange Cassidy at All Elite Wrestling's All Out pay-per-view in September 2020, where the only ways to gain victory were by pinfall, submission or by knocking the opponent into a large vat of mimosa.

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Blood Bath Hardcore match is a no-disqualification Hardcore match where the first to be covered in a vat of blood dispensed from a bucket loses.

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Variation of a Mud Match is the Hog Pen Hardcore match, which is a Mud Match held in a pig pen on a farm, often filled with mud and pig excrement.

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The Tag Team Triple Threat Hardcore 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.

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Tag Team Four Corners Hardcore match is another variation that starts off with four teams positioned as in a tag team Hardcore match and two wrestlers active in the ring.

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Tornado tag team match 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.

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Whether or not it is truly a tag team Hardcore match is debatable, as it involves no tagging, but it is contested between tag teams.

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The first Hardcore match of this kind was held on October 2,1937, in Houston between Milo Steinborn and Whiskers Savage against Tiger Daula and Fazul Mohammed.

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The purpose of the Hardcore match is to score a fall over the captain to get the win.

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Primarily associated with Ring of Honor, An Ultimate Endurance Hardcore match is an tag team elimination Hardcore match that typically includes three to four tag teams with the members of two.

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The Hardcore match starts off with a particular set of special stipulations, with the stipulation changing every time a team is eliminated.

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Stadium Stampede Hardcore match is a type of hybrid tag team, location and cinematic Hardcore match that originated in All Elite Wrestling, and has been run twice at their Double or Nothing pay-per-view event.

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Strange Bedfellows Hardcore match is a Hardcore match where a member of one tag team has to team up with a member of another tag team they are feuding with.

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An Arcade Anarchy match is a tag-team hardcore match that originated in AEW where various items found in arcades like air hockey tables, mallet hammers, various video game stalls, a claw crane and even Teddy bears filled with Lego bricks are made available and placed around the ring.

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Bricks Hardcore match is a Hardcore match where concrete bricks are made available as weapons.

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Chairs Hardcore match is a standard weapons Hardcore match with any number of steel chairs being the only legal weapon to be used.

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Crazy 8 Hardcore match, used mostly in the defunct Pro Wrestling Unplugged promotion, involves placing a championship belt at the top of a scaffold with the first wrestler to retrieve it being declared the winner.

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Fans Bring the Weapons match is a type of dangerous hardcore match where the competing wrestlers take random blunt objects from audience members and use them in the match.

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Good Housekeeping Hardcore match is a Hardcore match where various items usually found in private homes such as trashcans, kitchen sinks, ironing boards, pans, tables, brooms, utensils and various raw food ingredients are made available as weapons and these are the only legal weapons.

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Handcuff match is a hardcore match when the only way to win is a wrestler must retrieve a pair of handcuffs then handcuff the opposing wrestler to a ring fixture but sometimes so that the opposing wrestler is unable to make use of their hands.

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The objective in this Hardcore match is to wrap your opponent's neck with a steel chain and then proceed in hanging him over the ring ropes.

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Ladder Hardcore match is a no-disqualification style Hardcore match in which a specific object 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.

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Casino Ladder Hardcore match was created by All Elite Wrestling as a variation of its Casino Battle Royale.

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The Hardcore match starts with two wrestlers, with a new participant entering every 2 minutes.

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Notably, the Hardcore match can be won before all of the intended participants have entered.

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Ultimate X Hardcore match is a "ladder Hardcore match without the ladders" where two cables are strung metal structures rising from the four corners of the ring, crossing above the middle of the ring, forming an "X" pattern.

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The objective of this Hardcore match is to climb the turnbuckles and then climb hand-over-hand across the cables to claim the prize of the Hardcore match, usually a championship belt.

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Unlike the ladder Hardcore match reaching the object doesn't usually end the Hardcore match; it simply allows that wrestler to use it as a weapon.

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The Coal Miner's Glove Hardcore match is a variation of the typical "Object on a Pole Match" in which the object in question is a coal miner's glove, which can be used on one's opponent upon retrieval.

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Pillow fight is a Hardcore match held for which pillows and a bed are placed in the ring.

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Strap Hardcore match, known by many names and done with many slight variations, is any Hardcore match in which the competitors are placed on the opposite ends of a restraint to keep them in close physical proximity.

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Dog Collar Hardcore match is a type of strap Hardcore match where instead of a leather strap at a wrist, the competing wrestlers are bound together by the neck via dog collars and chains.

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Four Corners Strap Hardcore match is when the first wrestler to touch all four turnbuckle pads in succession without any form of interruption from his opponent or anyone else wins.

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Russian Chain Hardcore match is a type of strap Hardcore match where instead of an elastic strap, a thick, 15-foot steel chain is used to bound the wrestlers, and this chain is often used as a weapon.

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Steel Stairs Hardcore match is a Hardcore match where the only legal weapon are any number of steel stairs typically situated the on opposite sides of the ring that can be used to enter the ring.

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Symphony of Destruction Hardcore match is a Hardcore match where various musical instruments are available at ringside as weapons.

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Tables Hardcore match is a Hardcore match in which, to win, one's opponent must somehow be driven through a table with an offensive move by their opponent.

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The first tables Hardcore match in the WWE was a tag-team Tables Hardcore match with The Hardy Boyz versus The Dudley Boyz at the 2000 Royal Rumble.

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Thanksgiving Leftovers Throwdown is a specialty Hardcore match based on the Thanksgiving holiday debuted on the November 26,2021 Black Friday edition of SmackDown between Rick Boogs and Angel Garza.

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In one variation, the Taipei DeathHardcore match, the taped fists are dipped insuper glue, then broken glass.

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Viking Rules match is essentially viking-themed hardcore match with the ring decorated in a style of a viking ship.

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Weapons Wild Hardcore match is a Hardcore match where various weapons are made available at ringside, and are all legal.

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