Worst ROH Gimmick Match

by **DBSommer** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 8:51 pm

Gimmick matches are a nice way to spice up a card and give a different type of match for a feud to keep things fresh. But you have to admit every now and then they come up with some baadddd ideas (And I mean the idea itself was bad, not that the guys working it were awful). I was wondering what you thought the worst gimmick style match was for ROH.

After having just watched it at Escape From New York, I think the European Style Rules Match between Cabana and McGuinness was perhaps the worst ROH had. It had so many rules I couldn't follow them all, and there were so many stops in the action and the match felt so disjointed that it was just boring to watch.

So what gimmick style match was the worst for you?

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by **syxxpakk** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:40 pm

I do not care for the Scramble Cage.

by **JustSkiff** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:31 pm

Age of the Falls Rules.

by **WWF Attitude** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:57 pm

not be a big fan of "Relaxed Rules" matches. Just seems like a cop-out to get an arbitrary DQ ending since there are still some vague rules that aren't really explained.

by **YimYac** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:35 am

Flag Match

Claudio vs Albright

by **YimYac** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:42 am

JustSkiff wrote:Age of the Falls Rules.

Wtf was Age of the Falls Rules?

by **DXvsNWO1994** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 2:43 am

YimYac wrote:
JustSkiff wrote:Age of the Falls Rules.

Wtf was Age of the Falls Rules?

A match Austin Aries & Tyler Black had at Age of Insanity (2008) in Cleveland. Basically, Tyler wanted a match with Aries that was just between them (no blood/violence/interference) and a "pure scientific" contest I believe.

YimYac wrote:Flag Match

Claudio vs Albright

Sounds like something Jim Cornette would book lol

by **YimYac** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 4:45 am

DXvsNWO1994 wrote:
YimYac wrote:
JustSkiff wrote:Age of the Falls Rules.

Wtf was Age of the Falls Rules?

A match Austin Aries & Tyler Black had at Age of Insanity (2008) in Cleveland. Basically, Tyler wanted a match with Aries that was just between them (no blood/violence/interference) and a "pure scientific" contest I believe.

YimYac wrote:Flag Match

Claudio vs Albright

Sounds like something Jim Cornette would book lol

THe Flag Match was during the Pearce era

It made no sense and was awful

by **D2Kvirus** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:23 am

Any match Necro Butcher was in, otherwise known as This Guy Can't Work A Match Rules.

by **Marketh.** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:55 am

The constant plastic chairs brawling matches of 2008.

by **Ryan Faulconer** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:10 pm

The Revolution Rules six man tag from 2009 was a really bad idea in theory and execution.

Tag Team Submission matches don't make a lot of sense. It just seems like a lazy gimmick idea for prolonging feuds.

The Steel Cage Warfare from 2008 wasn't a bad match but it made little sense with Necro Butcher participating by himself as his entire team.

by **Thumbtack Matt** » Sat Aug 11, 2012 2:06 am

The Scramble Cage Melee.

14 guys, and the only way to eliminate anyone is to jump off a cage onto them? 'Train wreck' doesn't even begin to describe it.

by **D2Kvirus** » Sun Aug 12, 2012 11:05 am

The issue with the Revolution Rules match is the finish went beyond suspension of disbelief, to the point it merely made Jacobs look like an idiot.

Scramble Cage works if you put a bunch of no-selling spot monkeys in the match, but is too high profile a gimmick for what were a bunch of undercard guys. On the other hand, the Scramble Cage Melee was the sort of match that gives indy wrestling a bad name.