10 Most Overrated "Classic" Matches In Wrestling History
8. The Four Horsemen Vs. Brian Pillman, Sting, & The Steiner Brothers (WCW WrestleWar ‘91)
War Games is regularly mentioned as one of professional wrestling’s most missed gimmick matches. Birthed in 1987, the format featured two teams of wrestlers facing off against each other in two side-by-side rings, enclosed by a gigantic steel cage, and usually promised a chaotic bout. It produced a number of timeless clashes over the years, but WrestleWar 1991 certainly isn’t one of them, despite its inexplicable five-star rating from the Wrestling Observer.
Pitting one of the Four Horsemen’s weakest incarnations against Brian Pillman, Sting, and the Steiners, it was a decent brawl, but doesn’t stand-up to other War Games matches. The face side were particularly culpable in dragging the match down through their lack of selling (especially the supposedly injured Pillman), which makes it hard to watch the contest without being taken out of the moment.
A bizarre ending featuring El Gigante quitting on the face team’s behalf, before carrying Pillman out like a wounded foal brings it down another couple of notches. WrestleWar ‘91 isn’t the worst War Games match of all time, but it’s far from the best, and certainly not worthy of the lofty praise it receives.