WarGames Match

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:professional_wrestler
gptkbp:cageRoof WWE version does not have a roof
originally had a roof
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Dusty_Rhodes
gptkbp:crew two or more teams
typically 4 or 5 per team
gptkbp:entryFormat staggered entry
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:Survivor_Series_WarGames
gptkb:NXT_TakeOver:_WarGames
gptkbp:firstHeld 1987
gptkbp:firstPromotion gptkb:National_Wrestling_Alliance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label WarGames Match
gptkbp:influencedBy classic cage matches
gptkbp:inspiredBy The film WarGames (1983)
gptkbp:matchStructure two rings side by side
enclosed in a steel cage
gptkbp:notableFeature no pinfalls in original rules
known for brutality and chaos
often used to settle faction rivalries
used in major wrestling storylines
match officially begins after all participants enter
gptkbp:notableFor 1992
1996
2017
2022
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:The_Undisputed_Era
gptkb:The_Four_Horsemen
gptkb:The_Road_Warriors
Sting
Team Blackpool Combat Club
gptkbp:popularizedBy gptkb:World_Championship_Wrestling
gptkbp:promotion gptkb:WWE
gptkb:WCW
gptkb:NXT
AEW (variation: Blood & Guts)
gptkbp:revival gptkb:WWE
2017
gptkbp:signature gptkb:Survivor_Series_WarGames
gptkb:NXT_TakeOver:_WarGames
WCW Fall Brawl
gptkbp:type team cage match
gptkbp:variant Blood & Guts Match
gptkbp:winCondition submission or surrender
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Undisputed_Era
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6