10 Famous Match Stipulations Never Used By WWE
WWE didn't fancy using these 10 famous match stipulations
3. Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch
There have been plenty of variations of the “make the ring explode” match attempted over the years, including something called the “Anus Explosion Deathmatch” from Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, where the objective was to stick a firework up your opponent’s bum and then set it off.
An Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch is where the ring ropes have been covered by or replaced with the spiky stuff, and also set to explode every time someone touches them. Mick Foley and Terry Funk had a version of this match in 1995 that has gone down in hardcore wrestling history.
The version from AEW Revolution 2021? Not so much. The first mainstream Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch in a long time went from historical to hysterical when the planned explosion at the end failed to go off, leaving everyone looking a bit confused and incredibly silly.
This error means that the stipulation now has a black mark against its name, which is just another reason why we’ll probably never see one happen in a WWE ring. Something tells us that sponsors wouldn’t be thrilled at the idea of kids watching their favourite superstars get blown up, either.
