6 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (Nov 24)

6. The Awesome Return Of WarGames

The Elimination Chamber acted as the great compromise between Triple H's Jim Crockett Promotions obsession and Vince McMahon's pure hatred of JCP and the Survivor Series concept.

A great compromise though it was, it was a compromise all the same - something about the grand legacy of WarGames, with its brutality, double-ring spectacle and deserved five star critical acclaim, remained untapped. Until Saturday night, on which the double-cage descended on Houston in spectacular fashion. We didn't get a diluted WarGames; we got a perfect update on it. Even the fates conspired to give us hardway blood; the huge pool of red that spilled from the head of Alexander Wolfe coalesced on a broken table to form a potent visual metaphor for the madness. All nine men left a part of themselves in those two rings - with the exception of Adam Cole, whose slimeball strategy added a cerebral slant to the sick spotfest.

It's hard to fathom just how perfectly this was pitched; new stars emerged, existing talents exited cloaked with a new aura of badassery, and struggling performers got themselves over. Cracking stuff, this was - as insane in execution as WarGames in a WWE ring was in theory.

We'd ordinarily thank Triple H, but...