If there was one gimmick match WWE would bring back what would you like to see?

[dwith]

I used to love the WCW TEXAS TORNADO matches. They are usually action pack segments with alot of wrestling moves, and some decent brawling. Their more entertaining than that of a usual matchup IMO.

I would also love to see some 6 & 8 man cruiserweight matches with alot of the smaller guys like WCW, and some TNA have been running recently. They are wild, and very fun to watch.

WCW was the king of cruiserweight action back in the day, and it kept me glued to the screen when those matches were on.

So what would your favorite gimmick match be if it could be brought back again??

 

[VinnieSunshine]

Ive already done a thread similar to this. Ill say this AGAIN...WWE NEEDS NEW GIMMICK MATCHES NOT OLD REHASHED ONES!

WWE needs to work forward NOT BACKWARD. Create NEW matches to entice the audience!

 

[mikde_]

Ive already done a thread similar to this. Ill say this AGAIN...WWE NEEDS NEW GIMMICK MATCHES NOT OLD REHASHED ONES!

WWE needs to work forward NOT BACKWARD. Create NEW matches to entice the audience!

you make it sound so easy!

everyone always says that WWE need to come up with something new and exciting but seriously what else can they logically do? Could you come up with a brand new concept that has never been done before. PM me if you do and i will applaud you if its any good but seriously pretty much everything logical has been done and there is not much ground left to cover, if any.

 

[VinnieSunshine]

Fine. What if you did tag versions of stuff. 3 tag teams in an Elimination Chamber...or 4 tag teams in a HITC?

Look! I made a new gimmick match from an OLD one. WOW...that was hard.

 

[kurtryan]

How about bringing back WCW's War Games. It's something that fans of today should witness. I remember Triple H wanting to bring back this old gimmick match during one of his past interviews. It would be nice if we see it happen especially now that he currently holds one of the top positions in the WWE and is in good terms with Vince McMahon.

 

[BigT1011]

Fine. What if you did tag versions of stuff. 3 tag teams in an Elimination Chamber...or 4 tag teams in a HITC?

Look! I made a new gimmick match from an OLD one. WOW...that was hard.

That's not an idea, it's just a twist, which isn't new. Since it isn't a new idea, it's not a new gimmick match

 

[Azane]

Mrs. Bagwell on a pole match should be brought back, just to trend Twitter, and make an obvious statement of how much of a mockery the current state or wrestling is at.

 

[This Is My Name Thank You]

I am not sure if they have done this match recently but I would say the Championship Scramble match up. I would be interested in seeing this match more if the WWE gave it a chance.


Or, WWE could do a King of the Mountain style match. It would be cool to see that since TNA seems to have given up on it. It's all I could think of for an original fresh idea is hard to think of.

 

[WrestlingFanSinceThe80s]

In my personal opinion, one of the gimmicks that the WWE SHOULD bring back, is the K.O.T.R.(King Of The Ring)tournament (held every June on Father's Day). This gives future main eventers AND future world champions an opportunity to prove that they are a top star AND be able to compete in main event matches.

Honorable Mention(s):
Bragging Rights PPV. I would use this WWE PPV to determine the better singles champion (mid-card champion) AND world champion. Also, I would have a WarGames match to determine the "better" brand or show to conclude the calendar year AND which remaining superstars on a team compete in the following year's Royal Rumble elimination match. The remaining superstars from the WarGames match can also draw a number between 30-40 to increase their chances of winning the Rumble elimination match.

My WWE PPV format (Only 12 a year):
January-Royal Rumble (held on the Sunday before Dr. King's Birthday).

February-Elimination Chamber (held on the Saturday evening BEFORE the NFL's Super Bowl).

Late March/Early April-WrestleMania (held on the Sunday before April Fool's Day).

Mid or Late May-Vengeance.

June-King Of The Ring (held on Father's Day).

Mid July-The Bash (Annual Battle Royal to earn a future world title shot at the upcoming SummerSlam PPV).

Late August or Early September-SummerSlam (held on the Sunday before Labor Day).

Late September-Night Of Champions.

Late October-Extreme Rules.

Mid or Late November-Survivor Series (held on the Sunday before Thanksgiving).

December-Bragging Rights (held on the Sunday before Christmas).

 

[Foshinzo]

*POSSIBLE SPOILER FOR ANYONE LIVING UNDER A ROCK* ...see what I did there? Lol.

I feel like I'm cheating by saying this, but the 5 on 5 Survivor Series matches are what I'd love to see come back. I'd really like to see the tournament format return, as well. Tournaments are always a great way to build stars, and those were my favorite gimmick matches. I think that's what made it so much better, back in the glory days: your PPVs weren't story based, but simply carried on general feuds. Sure, in the '92 Royal Rumble you had Savage accidentally eliminate himself to chase after Jake Roberts and Piper chase down Flair, for a minute, but it was mostly just faces v heels in a general contest. It's not unlike that, today, but you get the idea. I'm of course getting back on the WWE needs fewer PPVs soapbox again, and I'll avoid that, but Survivor Series, King of the Ring, etc. were PPVs that didn't really need stories and therefore could simply allow superstars to grow.

So, in conclusion, I miss the old gimmick PPVs when they were just plain old gimmicks, most notably the Survivor Series tournament.

 

[VinnieSunshine]

That's not an idea, it's just a twist, which isn't new. Since it isn't a new idea, it's not a new gimmick match

Its Still a NEW IDEA. The Elimination Chamber was a twist on the HITC and cage match, except for the fact that you had them come out of pods in random intervals instead of being in the cage at the same time.

I dont get paid hige money by WWE, I dont work for WWE, so Im not going to waste my time trying to come up with new ideas. Im just saying thats what WWE needs to do.

 

[SickJames]

Bra & Panties Matches and every other Diva gimmick bout.

For the person who said go forward not backwards, screw that it isnt going backwards. Cage and Ladder bouts are two older than most specialty bouts and they arent dated, nothing is. WWE is stupid for not utilizing EVERY match type there ever was, that's what's lacking!

You need to give fans different, and I have seen every single type of match there is, I mean on WWE and out, (save for whatever unknown and unmainstream new ones pop up in the indys) and there's a LOT to pick from

Too bad they're PG, they shouldve cashed in on some death matches, those are brutal!

Japan does them nicely

Anyway it wouldnt hurt to have new and older ones but never take away anything, thats just dumb. Why give something and then take it away and make it unavailable to those who did enjoy it or could in the future?

every match type deserves to live on and be enjoyed by all generations, no match type should ever be put under the rug

 

[keehlnate]

Perhaps the Punjabi Prison Match? That structure looks really creepy. Hell in a Cell doesn't look creepy though. I want it to be back even though the Great Khali isn't there.

Of course I want bra and panties match to return. Perhaps a fatal 4 way bra and panties match between Kelly, Eve, Natalya and Beth

 

[RicSpade]

Alright I think since this is turning into a lets make a new gimmick match as well as rehash old ones...

I think the WWE would benefit from making a new match using the bullet proof plexi-glass from the elimination chamber and surround the ring with it as a in the box match, the only way to win is by using the ladder to escape the box and grab the title, kind of like a triple cage but without Vince Russo....

On another note, I would like to see the kennel from hell match return although I think instead of dogs I think they should surround it with lumberjacks so you get beat up for escaping the cage and you have to fight your way out of the cell to win, it could be huge...

 

[VinnieSunshine]

Bra & Panties Matches and every other Diva gimmick bout.

First of all a bra and panties match it NOT cool. Its boring and lame. Im old enough that, as a wrestling fan, if I want to see a woman almost naked...I might as well watch porn and see the real thing. It wasn't appropriate then and it isn't now.

For the person who said go forward not backwards, screw that it isnt going backwards. Cage and Ladder bouts are two older than most specialty bouts and they arent dated, nothing is. WWE is stupid for not utilizing EVERY match type there ever was, that's what's lacking!

Cage and ladder matches work because there is a specific reason for them.

LADDER MATCHES: Overcome your oppenent(s) and then climb the ladder to claim your prize.

CAGE MATCHES: 1-on-1 match in the ring surrounded by a cage, usually with a face vs a heel. Forces the heel to stay inside the cage and fight while not being able to run away, usually (on most occasions) keeps others out. Overcome your oppenent and (again on most occasions) climb out of the cage first.

When I say I want NEW...I mean I want a match that, when Elimination Chamber debuted, we went "HOLY SHIT" and it was innovative. Now its a shell of what it used to be. Same with the HITC. Those matches were made during a time where brutality was at its peak in WWE. We are tone down now, lets create something that fits this era. When the HITC debuted, I watched that Taker?Mankind match live. I was shocked by it. Now you're not going to get that.

 

[VinnieSunshine]

On another note, I would like to see the kennel from hell match return although I think instead of dogs I think they should surround it with lumberjacks so you get beat up for escaping the cage and you have to fight your way out of the cell to win, it could be huge...

NICE! See, THIS is what Im talking about! A HITC Lumberjack match! I would LOVE to see this match for a PPV...hell even a RAW ME.

I dont think I would put so many guys on the outside though. Maybe 8 total, 2 for each side of the ring. Or maybe 6 total. With the cage its hard hard enough to move as it is.

 

[Pedigree1]

Two things!!! Survivor Series the old school way needs to come back and the Elimination chamber held on a sat day before the Supebowl sorry to tell you The ufc would murder you in PPV buys!! Vince knows that i know that it wont happen

 

[SickJames]

Screw you guys, you always say the old I'll watch porn line, well they arent in porn, this is a match. You guys are the ones bringing that up as if the guys arent half naked all the time, but you dont think about that, you only care that women arent overly sexualized, fuck your double standards!

I said EVERY match should be in constant play, you shouldnt take any specialty bout off the market, you cant give the fans something nice then take it away forever.

I would like to see Divas get their own personal gimmick matches back. You guys make yourselves look stupid when you make idiotic debates over the Divas when the best damn era of the division were great wrestlers and did gimmick matches at the same time. There's sexualization anywhere, get over that, but you guys act like you cant have gimmick matches like that or even a Tuxedo Match for guys, unless its something brutal like a Cage match


every bout doesnt have to be overly brutal or whatever.

There's nothing wrong with a Bra & Panties or ROTC Match

and to mikde, i really dont care what you think about my rep, I'd hate it if my rep was green. I dont really need the IWC up my ass, they're already up their own

I tell it like it is, I know your kind, I know what you all are like, most of you, it's a sad little world of dumbasses here with the life purpose of complaining about everything wrestling and never being satisfied with anything, every idea, everything and never knowing what they really want at the same time


You guys have a totally sexist view of the Divas anyway. It'd odiot fans that make wrestling suck. Wrestling doesnt suck for the fans, it's the same with the tag division. All the IWC ever did was shoot it down and do the same with titles no matter how much WWE tries to bring back prestige to the belts like tonight with the IC belt

the most prestigious time for Divas were the times when you had their gimmick bouts, where they could be sexy and serious in the ring, and it's dumb to not want both.


What's next? should Lara Croft be covered up a bit more and maybe less sexually appealing because it's too much, hot girls cant possibly kick ass and be taken seriously or if they are gonna do anything other than be ****s they should cover up and never do anything sexual at all

 

[VinnieSunshine]

Screw you guys, you always say the old I'll watch porn line, well they arent in porn, this is a match. You guys are the ones bringing that up as if the guys arent half naked all the time, but you dont think about that, you only care that women arent overly sexualized, fuck your double standards!

I said EVERY match should be in constant play, you shouldnt take any specialty bout off the market, you cant give the fans something nice then take it away forever.

I would like to see Divas get their own personal gimmick matches back. You guys make yourselves look stupid when you make idiotic debates over the Divas when the best damn era of the division were great wrestlers and did gimmick matches at the same time. There's sexualization anywhere, get over that, but you guys act like you cant have gimmick matches like that or even a Tuxedo Match for guys, unless its something brutal like a Cage match


every bout doesnt have to be overly brutal or whatever.

There's nothing wrong with a Bra & Panties or ROTC Match

and to mikde, i really dont care what you think about my rep, I'd hate it if my rep was green. I dont really need the IWC up my ass, they're already up their own

I tell it like it is, I know your kind, I know what you all are like, most of you, it's a sad little world of dumbasses here with the life purpose of complaining about everything wrestling and never being satisfied with anything, every idea, everything and never knowing what they really want at the same time


You guys have a totally sexist view of the Divas anyway. It'd odiot fans that make wrestling suck. Wrestling doesnt suck for the fans, it's the same with the tag division. All the IWC ever did was shoot it down and do the same with titles no matter how much WWE tries to bring back prestige to the belts like tonight with the IC belt

the most prestigious time for Divas were the times when you had their gimmick bouts, where they could be sexy and serious in the ring, and it's dumb to not want both.


What's next? should Lara Croft be covered up a bit more and maybe less sexually appealing because it's too much, hot girls cant possibly kick ass and be taken seriously or if they are gonna do anything other than be ****s they should cover up and never do anything sexual at all

Here's the thing. Bra and panties matches are demeaning to the women involved...it was then and it is now. We have better in-ring performers now then we did back in the day. They were models not wrestlers. Today we have women wrestlers that look like models AND can wrestle. Gone are the days of WWE doing diva phototshoots and treating them like eye candy.

WWE is a more family-friendly show now. Yes the push the limit with some things, put a match like that IS NOT appropriate for kids. You want to talk about guys...its more acceptable in society for guys to look that way. To look like they are half naked. The male wrestlers are still covered up. You have more on a woman and needs to be covered. Back in the AE Sable walked out with just latex paint on her breasts! THAT was not appropriate. I remember that and I was young.

Most of the IWC wants divas matches to be more entertaining in the sense that, we want MORE ACTION. Not more nudity. I want to see Beth Phoenix and Natalya go at it. I dont want to see them reduced to Jell-o matches or mud wrestling. These women worked too hard to get to where they are at! What you want is basically softcore porn. I hated the mud wrestling matches of the AE...AND I WAS A KID!

I never said I want all matches to involve cages because I like brutality. Its the complete opposite in fact. I want LESS brutality. Im not one of the IWC members that wants the violnce of the AE back. ITS NOT NEEDED.

You use Lara Croft as an example. Actually...thats the reason they changed her. They de-sexualized her. They reduced her breast size, lengthened her shorts, and made her top less tight. They made her more of an action heroine than porn star. They made her a figure for girls to look up to.

As far as your rep...its low because people on here dont agree with your skewed views. I crave CHANGE. You're one of these low-brow fans that wants to send wrestling back to a time where violence and sex ruled in WWE. Those days are gone. Yes people dont agree with the WWE family standard, but its here and its not going away for a LONG time.

P.S. Learn to spell. "It'd odiot" = IDIOTIC

 

[SickJames]

See that's complete bullshit right there. All anyone ever does it say they dont care and actually we had better wrestlers back then, more of them.

Looking like a model doesnt mean anything, stop labelling them. That's the issue with you all now.

And as for it not being appropiate well there's another laugh moment as if nudity is bad, it's NOT a demeaning match just as a Tuxedo match, its opposite, isnt.


I cant even go there though, the IWC's minds are already screwed up on wrestling, forget the fact that society is fed what's suppose to be right or wrong, even though we're born naked. We should be running around that way anyhow

Oh sure you have to wear pants, but meanwhile a little 7 year old girl (a kid) can go to the zoo with a llama's balls dangling in her face as she looks on at the animals


Dont tell me about false delusions of degradation



If they CANT be sexualized as everything else is anyhow, then that's a problem. If you cant be taken seriously if you're skilled and do something else aside then something's wrong with those who think that way

If I can make sculptures better than anyone else in the world but i do it with my penis, that shouldnt take away from my art, infact that should be a selling point, because i dont know how the hell i would do that

and sculptures are another thing you take kids to see where there are balls and small dicks dangling about

 

[poppycock]

I liked the "Three Stages of Hell" concept.. having two guys compete in three different match types (if it gets that far) is entertaining and the Three Stages of Hell match as only been used a few times. I think the last one was a couple of years ago between Triple H and Randy Orton. With the WWE still using Hell In a Cell matches(toned down somewhat) I am sure they could fit the three stages of hell in with todays product. Even if they renamed it and took most of the hardcore style out of it I would still like to see a match of this sort again. Perhaps a One on one normal match - Submission match - and finally a Cage match between CM Punk and Alberto Del Rio.

Even change the concept alltogether and start with 4 wrestlers...have 3 or 4 different gimmick matches planned and during each match when a wrestler loses the others continue with the next match and next gimmick.

 

[tomthebodz]

I know it's re-using an old concept, but I liked the Texas Deathmatches. Pin an opponent and then they have a 10 count to get up. Just adds a bit extra to a last man standing. To win you have to be able to get the pin, and not just get up before ten.

 

[brighamosity]

I enjoyed the triple cage match WCW used in 1999, used in conjunction with the movie "Ready to Rumble". Say what you want about WCW, this match was cool. Although also incredibly dangerous, which I'm sure is a big reason it was never used since. Also, it would probably take some significance away from Hell in a Cell, since it was pretty much WCW's version of that.

 

[tomthebodz]

I enjoyed the triple cage match WCW used in 1999, used in conjunction with the movie "Ready to Rumble". Say what you want about WCW, this match was cool. Although also incredibly dangerous, which I'm sure is a big reason it was never used since. Also, it would probably take some significance away from Hell in a Cell, since it was pretty much WCW's version of that.

The first one was a good match, when they just had to retrieve, but the one on Nitro was awful. Having to go to the top to get the title and climb down and get out the door to win. That was a stupid idea.

I do agree with you. I'd like to see it used again at some point. How was that kept above the ring. It must have weighed about 10 tonnes.