Kane bloodied in a cage match with Edge on Raw, showing the current WWE Steel Cage. In professional wrestling, a steel cage match is a match fought within a cage formed by placing four sheets of mesh metal around, in, or against the edges of the wrestling ring. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...
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Glen Thomas Jacobs (born April 26, 1967) is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name, Kane. ...
Adam Joseph Copeland (born October 30, 1973), is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment, under the ring name Edge, wrestling on its SmackDown! brand where he is the current World Heavyweight Champion. ...
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Background
Traditionally, the steel cage match is used to settle the most personal and vindictive of feuds, or in instances when a series of matches have been fraught with interference. The cage is used as a barrier to keep the competitors inside, and interference out. A professional wrestling feud is a staged disagreement between two wrestlers or factions of wrestlers over a purported slight or insult. ...
The cage is an open-topped enclosure, with sides often made from sturdy plastic, steel, or chain-link fencing. Traditionally cage matches ended with a pinfall or submission, however, in the 1980s the World Wrestling Federation popularised cage matches where the only way to win was to escape from the cage (either by climbing over the top or going through the door) and having both feet touch the ground. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
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History According to some historians, the first "cage match" on any kind took place on July 2, 1937 in Atlanta, Georgia. [1] This match, between Jack Bloomfield and Count Petro Rossi, took place in a ring surrounded by chicken wire, in order to keep the athletes inside and any potential interference out of the action. While exact details of this match are sketchy at best, it is entirely possible that this match represented the earliest form of a steel cage match in recorded history. is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Nickname: Location in Fulton and DeKalb counties in the state of Georgia Coordinates: , Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, DeKalb Government - Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area - City 132. ...
Chicken wire Chicken wire, or poultry netting, is a mesh of wire, generally used for making fences. ...
Invention There are those who credit late promoter Paul Boesch with the idea of the steel cage match. Author Joe Jares wrote in the 1974 book Whatever Happened to Gorgeous George?, "...Texas wrestling is just wild and nutty enough that it is possible he's not kidding me", joking about creating the cage match concept. The roots of the cage match can be traced back to Galveston, Texas, where officials wrapped a ring in fishing net for a match between Wild Bull Curry and Dirty Don Evans. The concept was not well received, but the idea did, however, pave the way for something more attractive: the fence match. The fence match predates the steel cage match, but was similar in style and execution to the cage matches seen in later years. Galveston redirects here. ...
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The idea behind the classic steel cage match known to fans today could also be traced back to Los Angeles, California, and the famous Grand Olympic Auditorium. In the late 1960s, Freddie Blassie, with promoter Mike LeBell, created and promoted the "Blassie Cage" to blow off his feuds with wrestlers like John Tolos and The Sheik, which was a one-of-a-kind idea at the time. It is believed the winning concept of escaping by climbing over the top or exiting through the door was indeed, the brainchild of Fred Blassie himself. Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government - Type Mayor-Council - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo - Governing body City Council Area - City 498. ...
The Grand Olympic Auditorium is located at 1801 S. Grand Avenue in Los Angeles, California. ...
The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...
Fred Blassie (February 8, 1918 – June 2, 2003) was an American professional wrestler born in St. ...
Edward George Farhat (June 7, 1924 - January 18, 2003) was a professional wrestler best known as The Sheik (or The Original Sheik to distinguish him from the wrestler the Iron Sheik of the 1980s). ...
Promotional usage
World Wrestling Entertainment The World Wide Wrestling Federation originally used a similar chain link cage as in the 1980 Bruno Sammartino vs. Larry Zbyszko match for the WWWF Championship, but in the mid 1980's, as the World Wrestling Federation, they started using a thick (usually blue, but also black), grid-like cage as part of a storyline between Hulk Hogan and King Kong Bundy leading up to 1986s WrestleMania 2. They kept this cage until 1999 when they switched to the chain link because it had more give (since then, the grid like cage has only been used twice for for the Al Snow Vs Big Boss Man at Unforgiven 1999 and Edge vs Christian at Rebellion 2001.) They have mostly used the concept of winning by exiting the cage, with a few exceptions. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...
Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...
Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino (born October 6, 1935), is a former professional wrestler, best known for being the longest-running champion of the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), holding the title across two reigns for over 12 years in total, as well as the longest World Heavyweight Championship reign in...
Lawrence (Larry) Whistler (born December 5, 1953) is a professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Larry Zbyszko. ...
The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Championship is a professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ...
Terrence Gene Bollea (born on August 11, 1953) is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan. ...
Chris Pallies (born November 7, 1957) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, King Kong Bundy. ...
WrestleMania 2 was the second annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation (although the first WrestleMania was only on pay-per-view in select areas). ...
Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...
WWE Rebellion was an annual Pay-Per-View event held by World Wrestling Entertainment that was exclusively for the United Kingdom on Sky Box Office. ...
WWE has also experimented in other types of cages, involving the usage of a roof, a larger cage that surrounded the entire ringside area instead of just the ring (Hell in a Cell), and the multi-competitor Elimination Chamber. Hell in a Cell (sometimes referred to as Hell in the Cell) is a type of professional wrestling match seen in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in which the ring and ringside area are surrounded by a roofed steel cell which stands 16 feet (5 meters) off the ground. ...
The Elimination Chamber at New Years Revolution 2006. ...
Despite the popularity of cage matches in WWE, no one had won either of the company's top titles in a cage match until 2002, when Shawn Michaels won the World Heavyweight Championship at the Survivor Series in the Elimination Chamber. Also see: 2002 (number). ...
Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22, 1965) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Shawn Michaels. ...
The World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ...
Survivor Series 2002 was the sixteenth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event for World Wrestling Entertainment. ...
The Elimination Chamber at New Years Revolution 2006. ...
The WWE's first, and currently only women's steel cage match, which saw Victoria defeat Lita, took place on a 2003 episode of RAW. Diva is a term used by World Wrestling Entertainment to refer to its female, on-screen talent, used primarily as eye candy. Divas fill positions such as valets, backstage interviewers, ring announcers and sometimes, wrestlers. ...
Lisa Marie Varon (born February 10, 1971), is an American professional wrestler better known as Victoria. ...
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The Steel Cage was used for the first time in the new ECW on February 27th, 2007 where Bobby Lashley beat Hardcore Holly to retain the ECW Championship. Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) is a professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment, based on the independent promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling that lasted from 1992 to 2001. ...
Franklin Roberto (Bobby) Lashley (born July 16, 1976) is an American professional wrestler better known as Bobby Lashley. ...
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The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) Championship is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ...
Extreme Championship Wrestling The original ECW had several cage matches. One memorable match was the Natural Born killaz match between The Gangstas and The Eliminators, which can be seen on WWE's ECW Extreme Rules DVD. On the outside, 4 masked executioners stood in the corners holding a garbage can, a cookie sheet, a computer keyboard and a neck-less guitar. anytime a wrestler asked for a weapon, the executioner would hand it to them. The match ended by pinfall. New Jack of the Gangstas Mustapha of the Gangstas The Gangstas was the tag team of New Jack & Mustapha Saed in ECW & Smoky Mountain Wrestling. ...
The Eliminators was the tag team of Perry Saturn & John Kronus in ECW. While working as the manager of a nightclub in Boston, Perry Satullo met bouncer George Caiazo, who expressed an interest in becoming a wrestler. ...
Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ...
World Championship Wrestling World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and its forerunner Jim Crockett Promotions used several types of cage. Some of the cages encompassed only the ring, while others would encompass the ringside area as well, often having a roof, and almost always allowing victory only by means of pinfall or submission (the only exceptions coming in "special" matches with specific winning stipulations, such as War Games). World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. ...
Jim Crockett Promotions was the name of a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. ...
The first NWA World Heavyweight Championship match in which the title changed hands inside a cage happened at the inaugural Starrcade in 1983, when Ric Flair defeated champion Harley Race to win his second title. Former champion Gene Kiniski was the special referee. The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight Championship is the primary professional wrestling title in the NWA. Its lineage has been traced from the first World Heavyweight Championship, which traces its lineage to George Hackenschmidts 1905 title and Frank Gotchs 1908 version. ...
Starrcade was the primary supercard of the NWA and World Championship Wrestling from 1983-2000. ...
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Gene Kiniski was a professional wrestler. ...
Variations of the Steel Cage match in WCW included a special barbed wire topped steel cage created by Ric Flair, as well as the Thundercage (a roofless cage with walls that curved inward in a semi-domed fashion), the WarGames Cage, the Triple Cage (a gigantic three-tiered structure, which was essentially a Hell In A Cell cage with a standard roofed cage on top, with a third smaller cage on top of that), and the grid-like bar cage used for Hulk Hogan vs. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper at Halloween Havoc '97. A selection of forms of barbed wire. ...
Ric Flair (born February 25, 1949 [1] and named Richard Morgan Fliehr upon his adoption several weeks later), is an iconic American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment on its RAW brand. ...
The thundercage is type of wrestling match that was used as a special attraction in the fans WCW company . ...
The WarGames match was a gimmick match used originally in the old National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and later held annually in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), usually at their Fall Brawl Pay-per-view event in September. ...
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Terrence Gene Bollea (born on August 11, 1953) is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan. ...
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Halloween Havoc was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000. ...
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
 TNA's Six Sides of Steel match, as seen at Lockdown 2007. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling originally used a four-sided ring and prided themselves on having the tallest cages in wrestling, which not only made for less interference but also for more incredible highspots. They have since switched to a six sided ring and, thus, have a six sided cage, which they refer to as "Six Sides of Steel". Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2816 × 2112 pixel, file size: 2. ...
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Lockdown 2007 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. ...
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett in May 2002. ...
In professional wrestling, a spot is a pre-planned move, which is designed to get a particular audience reaction or determine the pace of the match. ...
TNA took this concept to a new level at their Lockdown Pay Per View, in which they utilized the cage for every match on the card. Added stipulations such as a tables match, a blindfold match, a flag match, a #1 contender's match, a classic escape match, and Lethal Lockdown (a variation on WCW's WarGames Match) were used for variety. Lockdown is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of April. ...
Lethal Lockdown in 2006 Lethal Lockdown is the name of a gimmick match in professional wrestling utilized by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling at their annual Lockdown pay-per-view event in April. ...
The WarGames match was a gimmick match used originally in the old National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and later held annually in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), usually at their Fall Brawl Pay-per-view event in September. ...
The most famous matchup in TNA history to have taken place in a steel cage is the America's Most Wanted vs. Triple X match from Turning Point 2004. During the match, Elix Skipper walked on the top steel cage and gave a hurricanrana to Chris Harris. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
Turning Point is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event held annually by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling during the month of December. ...
Primetime Elix Skipper (born December 15, 1977) is an American professional wrestler. ...
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Wildcat Chris Harris is a professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. ...
Except for the occasional "X Division Xscape match" and the Christian Cage/Rhino cage match topped with barbed wire, all cage matches in TNA are pinfall or submission only. A wrestler can not win by escaping the cage. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
The Xscape Match is a gimmick steel cage match exclusive to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). ...
William Jason (Jay) Reso (born November 30, 1973 in Kitchener, Ontario), better known by his stage name Christian is a Canadian professional wrestler. ...
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A selection of forms of barbed wire. ...
The first ever Electric Lockdown match between Team 3D and Latin American Exchange took place at the Lockdown 2007 Pay-Per-View. Team 3D is a professional wrestling tag team of Brother Ray (Mark Lamonica), Brother Devon (Devon Hughes), and formally Brother Runt (Matt Hyson). ...
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Lockdown is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of April. ...
Ring of Honor Ring of Honor has used the steel cage two ways: as the historical feud ender, and for "scramble cage" matches. Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion. ...
The Scramble Cage Match traditionally has wooden platforms added on the top four corners of the cage (known as the Scramble Cage), to allow wrestlers to easily execute aerial moves from the top of the cage to the interior. The Scramble Cage Match is usually contested by either four or more teams or two teams of more than two.
A variation, Scramble Cage Melee, is a singles elimination match held in a Scramble Cage where elimination occurs from a successful aerial move from the cage platforms. This match has only occurred once due to the high number of injuries sustained from that one outing.
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) uses a grid-like cage most similar to the original Blassie Cage. The promotion builds up to cage matches with two groups of wrestlers of three or more feuding and then booking them in an "everyman for themselves" cage match. Wrestlers escape until there are only two wrestlers left in the cage. The final two face each other in a regular pinfall and submission victory match and the loser of that has their head shaved or loses their mask. CMLL generally has at least one cage match a year in either the Spring or Summer. Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) (Spanish for Worldwide Wrestling Council) is a Lucha Libre promotion based in Mexico City while running cards in Guadalajara, Puebla and elsewhere in central and southern Mexico. ...
Many types of matches can be found in professional wrestling. ...
Variations
Barbed Wire Steel Cage A Barbed Wire Steel Cage typically denotes one where barbed wire lines the top of the cage, acting as a deterrent to those that want to escape from the top, but may also refer to a cage where barbed wire replaced the chain-link or chicken mesh construction. Though this type of match used to be a staple of territory promotions and remains used in independent promotions today, there have been few matches of this type in WWE, WCW and TNA. At WWE No Way Out 2005 when John "Bradshaw" Layfield successfully defended the WWE Championship against Big Show after escaping the cage; Layfield had been chokeslammed through the ring and climbed out underneath the cage to reach the floor. At WCW Uncensored 1999, Ric Flair defeated Hollywood Hogan for the WCW Championship with a Figure Four Leglock, and at TNA's two hour prime time special on Spike TV from November 16, 2006, Christian Cage defeated Rhino, after being Gored through the cage by Rhino. A selection of forms of barbed wire. ...
No Way Out is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. ...
John Charles Layfield, known by his current ring name John Bradshaw Layfield or JBL (born November 29, 1966), is an inactive American professional wrestler. ...
The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Championship is a professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ...
Big Show Paul Wight (born February 8, 1972 in Tampa, Florida), best known by his ring names of The Big Show or simply The Giant, is a professional wrestler currently working for WWE on the SmackDown! brand. ...
Uncensored was an annual PPV in World Championship Wrestling held in the month of March from 1995 through 2000. ...
Ric Flair (born February 25, 1949 [1] and named Richard Morgan Fliehr upon his adoption several weeks later), is an iconic American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment on its RAW brand. ...
Terrence Gene Bollea (born on August 11, 1953) is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan. ...
The World Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship (sometimes simply WCW Championship or WCW Title) was the primary championship in the World Championship Wrestling professional wrestling organization. ...
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November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 45 days remaining. ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
William Jason (Jay) Reso (born November 30, 1973 in Kitchener, Ontario), better known by his stage name Christian is a Canadian professional wrestler. ...
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Lucha en Jaula Electrificada A cage match seen in Asistencia AsesorÃa y Administración (AAA). The cage is ostensibly electrified except for brief time periods where the electricity is turned off so wrestlers can attempt to escape. This match usually involves four wrestlers with the last person remaining in the cage losing. This match has been used on many occasions to decide a feud where outside interference by a wrestler's allies has been a problem.
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Hell in a Cell (sometimes referred to as Hell in the Cell) is a type of professional wrestling match seen in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in which the ring and ringside area are surrounded by a roofed steel cell which stands 16 feet (5 meters) off the ground. ...
// The Cage Of Death is the Combat Zone Wrestling promotions biggest annual professional wrestling show, which happens at the end of the year and always features the eponymous Cage Of Death match. ...
Many types of matches can be found in professional wrestling. ...
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