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Thundercage
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The Thundercage is type of Professional wrestling match that was used as a special attraction in the World Championship Wrestling. It was used for main events from 1989 in National Wrestling Alliance until 1994 in World Championship Wrestling. Such stars as Sting, Steve Austin and Ric Flair have been involved in this match. There were very few of these matches, but they were all spectacular events.
This match was made of a steel bars instead of fencing. It completely engulfed the ring. The cage would bend in at the top to make escaping the structure more difficult. Thundercage was also occasionally electrified, this match called Thunderdome match.
| No. | Match | Event, Date and Location | ||
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| I | Ric Flair and Sting (with towelman Ole Anderson) defeated The Great Muta and Terry Funk (with towelman "Playboy" Gary Hart) in Thunderdome Match (Bruno Sammartino as special referee) |
Halloween Havoc October 28, 1989, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| II | Cactus Jack, Dustin Rhodes, and Sting defeated Barry Windham, Big Van Vader, and Paul Orndorff | Clash of the Champions January 13, 1993, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| III | Brian Pillman, Dustin Rhodes, and Sting defeated Paul Orndorff, Rick Rude, and Steve Austin | SuperBrawl February 20, 1994, Albany, Georgia |
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| IV | Ric Flair defeated Big Van Vader to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (The Boss as special referee) | SuperBrawl February 20, 1994, Albany, Georgia |
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- Sting has competed in 3 of 4 Thundercage match (including Thunderdome match). He won every match that he wrestled.
- WCW World Heavyweight Championship was the only championship that defended in a Thundercage.
- In an old Championship Wrestling from Florida promotion match, Kevin Sullivan and Bad News Allen wrestled at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida on March 15, 1987 in a Steel Cage match. Kevin Sullivan dubbed the match and thus the card itself as Thunderdome, the name inspired by the movie Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. Sullivan would maniacally chant a line from the film "Two Men Enter! One Man Leaves!" in his promos. Sullivan went on to win and retained the NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship. But there is no way of knowing if this inspired WCW to name their cage after this event.