Professional wrestling match types: Difference between revisions

The Monster's Ball match typically features numerous high spots. There have been 51 matches taking place under TNA, as well as several unaffiliated independent promotions hosting the match. The match has almost always featured [[Abyss (wrestler)|Abyss]] in some capacity, wrestling in 46 of 48 and managing in one, as it is his signature match. There are various weapons frequently used in the match, including Thumb tacks, "Janice" (A board filled with nails, Abyss's signature weapon) and a bed of barbed wire.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSgnaSyjT9M |title=Video |website=www.youtube.com |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref>

 

A No Disqualification match, also known as a no holds barred match,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1999123m.htm|title=Monday Nitro results – December 20, 1999|date=December 20, 1999|access-date=March 5, 2008|publisher=DDT Digest|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120003537/http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1999123m.htm|archive-date=November 20, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> or sometimes as an "anything goes" match, "boot camp" match, "[[Raven (wrestler)|Raven's]] rules" match, or "extreme rules" match, is a match in which neither wrestler can be [[Professional wrestling#Disqualification|disqualified]], allowing for [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Foreign object|weapons]] and outside interference.<ref>{{cite book|title=[[WWE Encyclopedia]]|last1=Shields|first1=Brian|last2=Sullivan|first2=Kevin|page=[https://archive.org/details/wweencyclopediad0000shie/page/226 226]|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]]|year=2009|isbn=978-0-7566-4190-0}}</ref> The key differences between a no holds barred match and a standard hardcore match are that in a no holds barred match, falls must be made in the ring and there is less emphasis on the use of weapons whereas in a hardcore match, not only are there no disqualifications, falls can happen anywhere.