10 Wrestling Matches Inspired By The Original WarGames

10. Major League Wrestling: War Games

Court Bauer’s Major League Wrestling is a fast-growing independent promotion with an interesting history. Originally founded in 2002, the promotion attempted to become a followup to the defunct ECW -- as did XPW and Combat Zone Wrestling. The company featured some big names of the era but ultimately went belly-up by 2004. Last year, however, Bauer revived the promotion and has since carved out a niche in the independent scene thanks to talents like Pentagon, Fenix, and the up-and-coming MJF.

In September, MLW held a match not just inspired by the original but an actual War Games bout of their own -- since WWE reportedly never trademarked the name. Contested in front of a sold out crowd in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the match saw Johnny Impact and Tommy Dreamer lead their team to victory over Sami Callihan, Jimmy Havoc, and others.

Interestingly, it wasn’t the company’s first experience with the unique match. 2003 saw a War Games bout which featured multiple ECW alums do battle, as Terry Funk led a squad including Sabu and the Sandman against Steve Corino’s Extreme Horsemen of Simon Diamond, CW Anderson, Justin Credible, and the legendary Barry Windham.