10 Most Bizarre WWE Match Stipulations

Throughout the years, WWE has provided some absolutely ridiculous matches. "Ridiculous" can be applied in many different ways, too.

Some matches have been ridiculously good.

Some have been ridiculously bad, to the extent where you wished they had never happened.

And some...some are just plain ridiculous. As in worthy of ridicule. 

WWE has had a whole host of matches with some ridiculous stipulations over the years, and here, Bleacher Report takes a look at the 10 craziest stipulations there has ever been in WWE history. Take a look.

Are there any matches you think top any of these? Do you have any matches you feel were missed? Leave your comments below.

Honorable Mentions

The WrestleMania 21 sumo wrestling match between the Big Show and Akebono.

The Gimmick Battle Royal at WrestleMania 17, won by the Iron Sheik.

Punjabi Prison Match, between the Great Khali and Batista.

Owen Hart vs. Ken Shamrock, Dungeon Match at Fully Loaded, 1998.

10. Gulf of Mexico Match

To start with, we're heading back to 2008, and the then-active ECW brand. Given the brand both CM Punk and Chavo Guerrero were fighting under, it's perhaps no surprise that the match was fought under the usual "no disqualifications" ruling. It was also a street fight, meaning no count-outs and anything goes.

Both men entered the ring at No Way Out in the traditional street gear required for a street fight. There was, however, a twist.

To win, you had to throw your opponent into the Gulf of Mexico, hence the rather obvious name.

Held in Corpus Christi, Texas, both men fought their way out of the ring, through the arena and out onto the streets where the chilly waters of the Gulf of Mexico awaited them. CM Punk gained the victory by hurling Guerrero into the water for the victory, bringing an end to a bizarre match.

Water did actually make an appearance again in 2013, when Cody Rhodes threw Damien Sandow's Money in the Bank briefcase into a river.

9. Gravy Bowl Match

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Yes, you read that right. A Gravy Bowl match.

In actual gravy.

In a giant gravy bowl.

This match featured two of the finest Divas in WWE history: Stacy Keibler and Trish Stratus. Set with a Thanksgiving feel about it, Stratus defended her title against Keibler in ridiculously bizarre circumstances.

The match began with both women fighting it out over a table with Thanksgiving food, before heading over to the gravy bowl. That's where things got interesting.

Despite getting dunked into the gravy a few times by Keibler, Stratus soon gained control of the match, and she finally made Stacy submit in the gravy to retain her title, although she was drenched in gravy.

You can imagine Jerry Lawler's reaction throughout the match.

8. Dumpster Match

These ridiculous matches have even managed to make their way to WrestleMania cards at one time or another, too.

The case in example here is WrestleMania XIV, and the Dumpster match between the legendary New Age Outlaws, and Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie—or Terry Funk, as he is more commonly known to us all.

With the tag team titles on the line, the winning team had to lock both members of the other team inside a dumpster.

Beyond that, there were no rules to speak of. Weapons used in the match include refuse from the dumpster, as well as all the traditional weapons we remember from the Attitude era.

Catcus and Funk won the match—and the titles—when the latter loaded both of the New Age Outlaws into the dumpster using a forklift truck.

It was innovative, to say the least.

7. Good Housekeeping Match

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Back in 1999, the rivalry between WWE and WCW was still in full swing. The invasion was yet to happen, and wrestlers were actively switching between the rosters. One of those guys was Jeff Jarrett.

Jarrett was still the Intercontinental champion at the time, and Vince McMahon wanted the strap back before he headed to WCW.

In true storyline mode, Jarrett managed to extort $300,000 from McMahon so that he could job to Chyna, and she would pick up the belt in bizarre circumstances. But, in true Vince style, he added yet another stipulation.

He made the match a Good Housekeeping match.

The match was essentially a Hardcore bout, but both Superstars attacked each other with a whole range of household items. From mops, brooms and trash cans, right through to the toilet seat that Chyna made Jarrett wear as a necklace.

After the match was restarted when Jarrett pinned Chyna after hitting her with the belt (not allowed, as it wasn't a household item), Chyna picked up the win, and the title.

6. Cry Baby Match

This one goes way back to In Your House 6, in 1996.

The rivalry between Razor Ramon and the 1-2-3 Kid had gotten so out of hand that this unique match was arranged—the Cry Baby match.

The rules were simple. It was a normal, regular one-on-one match, with a slight twist. The winner got to place a man-size diaper on the loser, complete with all the extras.

It was Ramon who picked up the win, meaning the 1-2-3 kid—or X-Pac as he is better known—had to face the humiliation of putting on the diaper and facing the crowd wearing it.

I doubt we may never see a match of this type again, although given the Big Show's tendency to break into tears every so often, who knows.

5. Evening Gown Match

Wait, an Evening Gown match? That sounds pretty normal, haven't we seen Divas in these types of matches for years?

We have, but what gets this match onto this list is the fact that two men competed in this particular clash.

It featured two of Vince McMahon's infamous stooges of the 1990s, Pat Paterson and Gerald Brisco. After a rather disturbing stint where both dressed up as women backstage, McMahon ordered the two to battle it out for the Hardcore championship under this bizarre rule.

Staged at the 2000 King of the Ring pay-per-view, defending champion Paterson and Brisco battled it out for the title in the most peculiar of circumstances. Weapons used in the match include a banana, perhaps illustrating just how crazy this was.

Thankfully, the match was being fought at the time when the 24-7 hardcore rule was in effect, meaning Crash Holly was able to come out and put an end to all this when he hit Paterson over the head with a trash can.

If you can bear it, the match is available to view on this page.

4. Province of Quebec Match

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This unique set of rules featured once in WWE history, and once may well have been enough.

It was 1993, and the then-tag team champions The Steiner Bros. took on, rather fittingly, the Quebecers. Comprised of Jacques and Pierre, the two campaigned for the rules to brought into competition for this match.

The rules were bizarre to say the least. Throwing an opponent over the top rope constituted a disqualification (similar to the old school NWA rules), as were maneuvers from the top rope and piledrivers.

They worked to the Quebecers advantage too. Another rule was that the titles could change hands under a disqualification or a count-out, and that was exactly what happened when Scott Steiner hit Jacques with a hockey stick.

3. Kennel from Hell Match

We're getting toward the top of the list now, and this match certainly lives up to WWE's high level of gimmick matches.

There can't be many worse conceptions than this one, the Kennel from Hell match. Held at the Unforgiven pay-per-view of 1999, the Big Boss Man and Al Snow fought it out it out in a steel cage with a slight twist attached to it.

The cage had a cell attached on the outside of it, and in between the ring and the cell door were guard dogs supposed to be used to prevent the Superstars taking the traditional route out.

The dogs turned out to be incredibly laid back, however, and the biggest obstacle Boss Man and Snow faced was stepping over the mess the dogs had left throughout the match.

For those who care, Snow managed to escape first and was declared the winner.

2. Raw Bowl

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Ah, the Raw Bowl.

January 1996 saw the WWE become obsessed with college football's Bowl Week madness, and they launched their first Raw of the year with the inaugural (and, surprisingly, last) Raw Bowl.

It was essentially a Fatal 4-Way tag match, but with a college football twist attached to it, for some bizarre reason.

Consisting of The Smoking Gunns, Yokozuna and Owen Hart, Razor Ramon and Savio Vega, and finally Sycho Sid and the 1-2-3 Kid, the gridiron references were too much for even the most ardent NFL fan.

Referee Earl Hebner was dressed as an NFL official, all four teams wore football jerseys and the canvas was covered with a real football field look to it.

Each team was also allowed a timeout, for some reason. One final football comparison saw the Brooklyn Brawler present the winning team with a trophy.

I can't think why it never took off.

1. Duchess of Queensbury Match

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There are some things us Brits have that Americans will never understand.

Cricket is something that springs to mind. Our unhealthy obsession with drinking tea is another.

However, the Duchess of Queensbury match is something that is solely the idea of William Regal.

It's an absolutely brilliant, bizarre encounter between two of the finest wrestlers of recent times—Regal and Chris Jericho. In truth, Jericho never stood a chance.

Jericho actually nailed the win over Regal early on by hitting his patented "lionsault" maneuver, but the match was actually contested in rounds, and the first had ended before Jericho got the win.

Jericho then managed to make Regal tap out, but unfortunately the match featured no submissions as a basic rule.

Regal then responded by hitting Jericho with a chair, causing him to be disqualified. What the referee didn't know however, is that a Duchess of Queensbury match is no disqualification. That meant the match restarted, leaving Regal to pick up an easy win.

Jericho did get his revenge though: He put the Duchess into submission after the bell.