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Post by Bo Rida on Aug 14, 2023 5:36:52 GMT -5
I saw an interview with Trish Stratus recently where she talked about wanting to do a cage match for the first time which got me wondering who are the best/most high-profile wrestlers never to compete in a cage match? Including variations like HiaC or Elimination chamber.
Limited to US based wrestlers of the last 40ish years because cage matches are less common or non-existant in many places/eras.
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Aug 14, 2023 10:22:56 GMT -5
This is tough because between regular cage, hell in a cell, chamber, war games or whatever other variant you'd expect almost every high profile wrestler to have been in them at some point.
Has Gunther ever been in one? I don't think Ronda Rousey has.
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Post by ThatDudeThatExsists on Aug 14, 2023 11:23:35 GMT -5
It'll probably be prominent women wrestlers and male ones with less than 5 years experience.
Even then you got guys like Breakker who were in War Games.
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Post by XIII on Aug 14, 2023 11:37:14 GMT -5
How about the Sandman?
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Post by dav on Aug 14, 2023 15:09:08 GMT -5
Davey Boy Smith?
Ron Simmons?
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Post by Citizen Snips on Aug 14, 2023 17:11:13 GMT -5
Gangsta’s Paradise ‘95, Ultimate Jeopardy ‘96 |
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Aug 14, 2023 18:44:57 GMT -5
Davey Boy Smith? Ron Simmons? Pretty sure, but not 100%, Hart Foundation and Bulldogs used to do cage matches on the loop. And Ron Simmons had a cage with Butch Reed at the original SuperBrawl. |
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Post by XIII on Aug 14, 2023 19:03:34 GMT -5
Side question: do they even have cage matches in Japan? I'm not sure that I've ever seen one. Maybe in FMW/IWA or something?
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Post by Aceorton on Aug 14, 2023 19:14:59 GMT -5
Davey Boy Smith? Ron Simmons? Pretty sure, but not 100%, Hart Foundation and Bulldogs used to do cage matches on the loop. This is correct. It's such a hard question when you're going back to territory days, because of the lack of documentation. For example, I don't believe I've ever seen any record of Hercules being in a steel cage match in the WWF, but if you factor in other promotions he worked for, who knows? |
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Post by Jaws the Shark on Aug 14, 2023 22:05:22 GMT -5
Side question: do they even have cage matches in Japan? I'm not sure that I've ever seen one. Maybe in FMW/IWA or something? The deathmatch promotions have had them, often with some other insane stipulation attached, and AJW (which was generally more open to gimmick matches than most traditional men’s promotions) and IWE used to have them occasionally too, Rusher Kimura was called the “king of the cage match” in the seventies because of his IWE cage matches. In NJPW, AJPW, NOAH etc. though they’re pretty much unheard of. This may be an urban legend but I’ve heard that their broadcasters used to discourage them, so they’re just not really done. |
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Post by jason1980s on Aug 14, 2023 23:28:19 GMT -5
I was about to say Davey Boy was but then I remembered it was only him climbing the cage at Summer Slam 94 and not being a participant in the match.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Aug 14, 2023 23:30:20 GMT -5
I'll throw in my vote for Nicholas Cone. Former tag team champion. Retired undefeated in pro wrestling. 1 title, no defeats, no cage matches.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Aug 15, 2023 0:27:02 GMT -5
Side question: do they even have cage matches in Japan? I'm not sure that I've ever seen one. Maybe in FMW/IWA or something? NOAH had a cage match in June 2021, here's a link to the Pro Wrestling Wiki page on it... click here! |
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Post by fortknox on Aug 15, 2023 4:28:44 GMT -5
I was about to say Davey Boy was but then I remembered it was only him climbing the cage at Summer Slam 94 and not being a participant in the match. He was in the War Games match at Fall Brawl '93.  |
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Post by CMWaters on Aug 15, 2023 5:39:22 GMT -5
I don't think Yokozuna was ever in a cage match.
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Post by jason1980s on Aug 15, 2023 6:59:42 GMT -5
I don't think Yokozuna was ever in a cage match. I think he was in one with Bret at a 1993 or 94 house show Also how could we forget about Davey and fall brawl though it is overshadowed by shockmaster |
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Aug 15, 2023 8:15:20 GMT -5
This is tough because between regular cage, hell in a cell, chamber, war games or whatever other variant you'd expect almost every high profile wrestler to have been in them at some point. Has Gunther ever been in one? I don't think Ronda Rousey has. I don't see any cage matches on Gunther's file on....cagematch Since we're excluding Japanese talent....him. I did find that he wrestled Tatanka as Big Van Walter in 2008 Elimination: Full Force (Marshal T, Mr. Excellent, Steve Douglas & Tatanka) defeat Legendary Gladiators (Big Van Walter, Damon Brix, Joe E. Legend & Kaio) WWPW Grand Prix Finals 2008 - Event @ Riedlandhalle in Tuggen, Schweiz Feel like I also need to track down and watch Rottweilers vs Ringkampf from 2017. I'm terribly curious about Low Ki and Gunther née WALTER match up |
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Aug 15, 2023 8:33:48 GMT -5
I don't think Yokozuna was ever in a cage match. I think he was in one with Bret at a 1993 or 94 house show Also how could we forget about Davey and fall brawl though it is overshadowed by shockmaster Its funny cause Between the Sheets was talking 93 this week and how the house show loop was Yoko vs. Bret in a cage. I also swear Yoko did a MSG show with Diesel in a cage and it got released on a WWE DVD but I might just be making that up |
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Post by 'Foretold' Joker on Aug 15, 2023 8:38:53 GMT -5
TAKA Michinoku has never fought in a cage match as far as I am aware.
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