why dont we ever see.......

[Guest Marshall]

...gimmick matches in the main event?

 

2000 was full of this, in fact there was just about every type you could think of in 2000; HITC, street fight, Iron man matches, four ways, four way knock outs, Last man standing.

 

What happend? Somtimes main events can become dull without that twist.

[Guest Brian]

Because gimmick matches were way too overused.

[Guest Tony149]

The Royal Rumble was a gimmick match and was the main event. But like Brian said. They're over-used.

[Guest joshicho]

I like gimmick matches in the main event but last year when they had like a ladder match every month it really sucked

[Guest Ghast]

They overused them for a little but it's been too lnog since we had them. Bring them back.

[Guest The Masked Yodeler]

We have had some gimmick matches for the WWF Title:

 

Wrestlemania - No DQ

Backlash - WWF, IC and Tag titles were all on the line in a tag match, I'd say that's a gimmick match.

King of the Ring - Triple Threat

No Mercy - Triple Threat

Vengeance - mini-Tournament

[Guest Kahran Ramsus]

No more gimmick matches.  Let's look back at the Main Events of the past year.

 

Royal Rumble - Royal Rumble Match

Vengeance - Mini-Tournament

Survivor Series - 10 Man Elimination Match

No Mercy - Triple Threat Match

Unforgiven - Regular Match

SummerSlam - Regular Match

Invasion - 10 Man Tag

King of the Ring - Triple Threat Match

Judgement Day - Street Fight

Backlash - All Titles on the Line Tag Match

Wrestlemania - Street Fight

No Way Out - Regular Match

 

That is three non-gimmick matches over the past year.  And those also had a high profile gimmick match on the card (No Way Out (HHH/Austin), Summerslam (RVD/Jeff, Taker&Kane/DDP&Kane), Unforgiven (RVD, Jericho)).

[Guest AM The Kid]

I hate gimmick matches, now every main event is No DQ though it seems.

[Guest Ghast]

Those aren't all gimmick matches Ramsus.

[Guest Kahran Ramsus]

No, the three I mentioned are not gimmick matches.  The others are.  Triple Threat Matches are gimmick matches.  Street Fights are gimmick matches.  Elimination matches are gimmick matches.  Tournaments are gimmicks.  Multi-man tag matches are gimmick matches (hell, technically straight tag matches are gimmick matches).

[Guest bps "The Truth" 21]

It's true It's true

[Guest Tony149]

Wait a few months for main event gimmick matches. They need a break.

[Guest RicFlairGlory]

yeah yeah anything that isnt a regular run of hte mill boring "smarks love workrate" shitfest is a gimmick match

[Guest The Vanilla Midget]

they just need to take time off to get the gimmic over again.  ladder matches were very much in vogue through latter 2001, and now we probably wont see another for a few months in order to get it back over as a gimmic.  and just because a triple threat isnt a flaming tables coated in barbwire deathmatch or some such nonsense, doesnt make it a gimmic match.  also these match types should really only be used to blow off a fued, and with the exception of the angle/austin fued, every main event fued has been aborted too soon to warrant a blowoff.  rock/jericho *could* have used one at the runmble, but it wasnt needed, as interest in the match was high already, and there was already a gimmic main in the rumble.

[Guest Some Guy]

There shouldn' be a ladder match until SummerSlam at the earlist, that gimmick is played out now, there were probably ten last year including PPVs and TV.  HIAC should only be used when there is a really hot feud that needs to end and there are two guys who will bump like HBK to get the match over.  The no dq stips that seem to be in every PPV main event are ok but there are always re bumps and guys grabbing the ropes to break holds and other logic gaps.  And finaly WWF cage matches suck as a general rule, they should use the "bar" cage to differeniate them from HIAC and for easier viewing.

[Guest Tony149]

I agree. The ladder match shouldn't return until around/after Summerslam. The WWF has done a good job of not overexposing the HIAC.