10 Most Overrated (And Overused) WWE Gimmick Matches
6. I Quit
A stipulation made famous by one of the most sickening matches of all time (after previously only being trotted out on pay-per-view to give Bret Hart his worst ever WrestleMania match), 'I Quit' is admittedly one of the rarer entries on the list, but the clunky nature of the stipulation almost always hamstrings whatever match the performers could have potentially crafted.
Much like WarGames or Last Man Standing, fans are emotionally detached from the contest early on due to the certainty of no forthcoming decision.
This creates the illusion of wrestlers beating each other mostly without consequence, which commentators then have to carry until the match has at least arrived at a contrived 'middle' - a point in which one of the combatants could theoretically quit.
Away from structure, the match also requires the referee to jab a microphone in the wrestler's face, rather than just register the submission decision like they would any other time.
WWE have proved smarter at times, using the threat of an action as the tipping point (such as John Cena looming over JBL at Judgment Day 2005 with a giant exhaust pipe), but even then the surrendering opponent has often faced worse in the very same match.