10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (Aug 11)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Vince McMahon Agreed To A WWE Exploding Death Match

Punjabi Prison Great American Bash 2006
WWE.com

Feeling the match type made famous in Japanese promotions like FMW and IWA would thrill WWE's audience, then-WWE writer Court Bauer pitched an 'Exploding Death Match' to Vince McMahon in 2006 and waited for the inevitable angry response from his boss. Much to Bauer's surprise, McMahon gave it some thought.

Bauer told Wrestling Inc that plans were then put in place to offer something different on SmackDown, and it looked like a match laced with (controlled) C4 explosives might be the way forward. That's when Kevin Dunn got involved and changed the entire idea into the Punjabi Prison. Seriously.

The next time Bauer heard about this new match that was going to save SmackDown from becoming stale, it had changed from explosions to the bamboo cage. Everyone was shocked. Even Dusty Rhodes had to reach for his glasses, such was his disbelief over what Dunn had convinced McMahon was better than the exciting Death Match.

What other big wrestling facts did you learn this week? Let us know down in the comments section below!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.