Pro Wrestling's 10 Worst and Most Ridiculous Stipulation Ideas

Over the years, the world of pro wrestling has devised some excellent match types that have led to some great matches.

Hell in a Cell. Tables, Ladders and Chairs. WarGames. Stipulations like these have provided for plenty of brutality and entertainment.

But then, there are some stipulations that just do not evoke the same type of reaction as these other ideas. Not only that, but some of them are so ridiculous that one cannot help but just laugh at the thought of the group of people who devised the stipulation.

This list honors the worst of the worst in terms of ridiculous and just plain bad ideas. While some of the stipulations may have provided a good match or two, they are definitely few and far between.

Here are the 10 worst and most ridiculous stipulation ideas in pro wrestling.

10. Scaffold Match

While this match has the potential to put on some decent contests, most of them never amounted to much due to its danger.

A scaffold would be set up either around the ring, or, in the video shown, by the entrance ramp. In most cases, the only way to win would be when the loser fell off the scaffolding.

It was created to show a danger side of pro wrestling, but it became a dud because the wrestlers did not want to legitimately break their necks by taking a wrong fall. So what does that amount to? Plenty of punches and basic moves, with not a terrible amount of risk involved.

TNA tried to bring back this contest by making scaffolding in the shape of an X over the ring, but the concept was quickly dropped.

9. Doomsday Cage Match

What's better than one cage? Ask WCW, and the answer will be three stories worth of cages.

Whatever the case, WCW had a fascination with addition. World War 3 is a prime example, and so is the Doomsday Cage match.

The participants would have to work their way down the three stories of cages. At that point, pinfalls and submissions would be in play.

Like the scaffold match, this was done to emphasize the danger in such a contest. However, it did the opposite, since there was not much the wrestlers could do when on the upper stories.

Add in the fact that it was horribly tough to see the action, and this match stipulation did not last very long.

8. Evening Gown Match

While the evening gown match was mostly saved for the divas, the occurrence of one singular match helps to make this stipulation a part of the list.

When we hear the term "evening gown match," it's the women that come to mind. At King of the Ring 2000, however, Gerald Briscoe and Pat Patterson competed under this stipulation.

Not only that, but it was for the Hardcore Championship!

What happens after is one of the worst and most hilarious matches ever. Watching these two respected names going through this ridiculous setting is quite the sight.

The worst part? Neither one of them walked out at the end of the match with the Hardcore Title.

7. Object on a Pole Match

Back in the day, there were a couple of these matches that actually were not so bad. For some reason, as they developed, the objects got weirder and the matches got worse.

Among the various objects that have been placed on the pole in the corner of the ring, this video shows what is without a doubt the weirdest.

Yes, Viagra on a pole.

Now there have been some weird object on a pole matches, but this one by far takes the cake. I feel bad for the guys who took part in this contest.

It begs the question: Would you even want to win this match?

6. Hog Pen Match

Now, this idea was just plain dumb.

The most recent Hog Pen match in history occurred at Extreme Rules 2009 (yes, because we consider the hog pen stipulation to be extreme). It took place between Vickie Guerrero and the lovely Santina Marella.

That's right. The man who almost won the World Heavyweight Championship eight days ago was dressed like a woman fighting Vickie Guerrero in 2009.

Thankfully, the WWE has not decided to grace us with its presence recently, although we have had the pleasure of watching a Country Whipping contest and a Kiss My Foot match in the past year.

Things like these make me wonder what stupidly ridiculous idea the company will come up with next.

5. Blindfold Match

Usually, when you take away the sense of sight, it gets a bit difficult to perform athletic tasks. Believe it or not, wrestling is no different.

So what better way to showcase wrestler's abilities than with a blindfold match?

Even better, a blindfold match took place on the biggest stage there is, WrestleMania. Jake Roberts and Rick Martel did what they could to have an intriguing contest, but it involved far too much feeling around and not getting anywhere.

This match from Raw featuring Triple H and D'Lo Brown was not much better, but at least the pain was kept to a minimum. While they can be fun to watch, blindfold matches should be kept in the past.

4. Shark Cage Match

When Big Show entered Daniel Bryan's pod through the top at the Elimination Chamber, it was a cool spot. After 30 seconds of being in there, however, there was not much to do but punch and choke, and the door opened.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Shark Cage match. It can be compared to that moment, since the cage is pretty tiny.

No, the attraction is not a shark. It's a cage. Instead of using the entire ring to their advantage, the wrestlers have the misfortune of being placed into this tiny space. 

Trying to make a match out of this predicament must be insanely difficult. This video proves just that, as one of the worst stipulations ever causes a few yawns from yours truly.

3. Cry Baby Match

Here is something innovative for a wrestling match: The loser of the cry baby match is placed in a diaper, complete with a bottle and everything.

I'm pretty sure Vince McMahon called it at one point "a tribute to babies everywhere."

Yeah, because they really know what's happening on the television.

In this contest, the lucky person who got the diaper placed on him was the 123 Kid, who is better known as X-Pac in the WWE.

Even better is, he got up after losing and thought he won, only to have the Million Dollar Man tell him that he is currently in a grown man-sized diaper.

We have not seen a cry baby match in quite some time, but I wouldn't put anything past the PG era of the WWE these days. Don't be shocked when Cena is putting a diaper on The Miz in the near future. 

2. Bread Eating Deathmatch

When I did the research for this list, a good amount of the ordering was based on how much I laughed at these videos.

This video is 13 minutes long, and I am pretty sure I was in tears the entire time.

The Far East brings you the BREAD EATING DEATHMATCH. I still am not completely sure of the rules, but I assume it involves whoever could eat the most bread.

So, intertwined with the few wrestling moves of the contest, are two guys doing whatever they can to eat as much of the bread hanging from the ceiling as they can. 

Just watch for yourself, and be prepared for the ridiculousness.

1. Kennel from Hell Match

Ironically, the Hell in a Cell concept that has become so famous is also part of the most ridiculous stipulation match ever.

The storyline went a bit like this: Al Snow had a dog. Big Bossman killed the dog. Bossman fed Al Snow the dog without him knowing. A Kennel from Hell match was made.

The concept had a steel cage with a Hell in a Cell surrounding it. By itself, this actually sounds like an intriguing idea. The kicker, however, was the rabid pack of dogs that were surrounding the ring.

The problem was these dogs were far from vicious. They were more worried about trying to find a good place to crap than caring about whatever was going on in the ring. When they were not defecating everywhere, they barked at each other and stayed away from the opponents.

On top of that, the match sucked. Big time. The best part of the video is the commentary, and that's about it.

Despite the millions desperate to see another of its kind, we have not seen another Kennel from Hell match since that one.

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