7 Worst Wrestling Match Stipulations In WWE Extreme Rules History
6. Strap Match
Ill preface this one by conceding that Im not really the biggest fan of strap matches, so admittedly this next entry is subject to a little bias. Okay, a lot of bias.
Perhaps its just something thats lost on me. Im sure if Id been around to see Vader vs. Sting at Superbrawl III, or the equivalent Bullrope matches Dusty Rhodes had in his heyday, then Id be of a rather different opinion.
But in the modern era, at least, a strap match stipulation just seems to result in a one-on-one bout that simply replaces pinfalls with the arduous process of dragging your opponent to all four corners in fairly sluggish fashion.
I can see where a strap match would work, though. If the story of the feud is that one combatant keeps running away, then a strap match seems like the ideal alternative to a cage match, for example.
But if the story isnt there, I dont think a strap match should be either. Although I guess this just brings us back to the fact that with todays current PPV schedule, stipulations are dictated by the month of the year as opposed to the nature of the feud.
Either way, unless someone can convince me otherwise, I cant help but feel that the strap match has been one of the least exciting stipulations that weve seen at Extreme Rules.