WWE: iron man match

An iron man match is also known as feud finisher match in pro wrestling.

An Iron Man match is a professional wrestling match type that is set to go a specific amount of time, usually 30 or 60 minutes, with the competitor with the most decisions at the end of that time named the victor. On the rare occasions of a draw, a sudden death "final fall" may be requested by either side, with the other able to accept or decline or a legal authority can order the match to go into overtime in the case of any championship match if there is a draw.

Rules

Iron Man matches generally operate under the same rules as any other professional wrestling bout, but instead of the match having to be over before a time limit is up, the Iron Man match goes the full length of the allotted time, with each wrestler attempting to score as many decisions in that time as possible. The wrestler who has the most decisions at the end of the match is then the winner. A Decision is a Pin Fall, Submission, Count Out or a Disqualification.

Should the match result in a tie sudden death overtime may be requested by either wrestler as a plot device and it is accepted or rejected by either an opponent or an authority figure One note of rejection of the sudden death overtime was when Kurt Angle and Shawn Michaels tied 2-2 in a 30-minute iron-man match. Shawn Michaels begged Angle to go sudden death, but Angle walked off, to the heavy boos of the audience who wanted to see how it would end

Iron man matches are almost always two-sided (that is, no more than two sides, such as 1v1 or tag team as opposed to triple-threat or fatal-four-way). However, it is possible for there to be a triple threat iron man, with the wrestler scoring the plurality of decisions being the winner.

Minus point

Because of the fixed time limit, Iron Man matches have a tendency to lose their audience in the middle of a match, with a quick flurry of action near the end. Often, an Iron Man match will have the wrestlers tied or holding a one-point advantage going into the final minutes, with one wrestler attempting to make a tying or winning pin.

Match examples

WrestleMania XII Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship 60 minutes. Neither man scored a fall in the first 60 minutes. Gorilla Monsoon ordered the match into overtime and Michaels scored a fall 2 minutes in to win the WWF title.

Judgement Day 2000 The Rock vs. Triple H for the WWF Championship 60 minutes. Shawn Michaels is the Special Guest Referee. With the scores tied at 5-5 with only a minute or so remaining, The Undertaker makes his in ring return after an eight month absence. He went on to attack Triple H, X-Pac and Road Dogg but was spotted by Michaels who disqualified The Rock, making the score 6-5 in Triple H's favor. Thus making Triple H the new WWF Champion.

One of the best iron man match in WWE history

WWE Smackdown! September 18, 2003,

Brock Lesner vs Kurt Angle for the WWE Championship 60 minutes. First of two 60 minute Iron Man Matches on broadcast TV (in the other Chris Benoit defended his World Heavyweight Championship against Triple H). Lesnar had a huge lead 5-2 with 15 minutes remaining but Angle fights back with 2 more falls. Angle slapped on the Ankle Lock with 20 seconds remaining, but Lesnar didn't tap. Brock Lesnar won the WWE title.

Raw, July 26, 2004, World Champion Chris Benoit beat Triple H 4-3 in the first and only 60-minute Iron man matches on RAW. Benoit got some help from his friend Eugene in the final minute of the match.

Now on bragging rights pay per view 2 of most popular superstar of WWE in recent time randy orton and john cena will face each other in iron man match to end their 2 years feud.

Possibly it will be good match though this 2 are now being hated for giving such slow match