Dusty Rhodes & The Original “War Games” Match
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Dusty Rhodes was, and still is, considered as one of the most innovative and creative minds in the wrestling business. One of The American Dream’s most exciting ideas came in the form of a wrestling match concept, The War Games match. Inspired after seeing The Thunderdome in Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome, Rhodes frantically sketched out his idea for “War Games”, a match that would get held inside 2 rings with one giant ring surrounding them.
The first War Games match was held in 1987 at The Great American Bash tour. After getting the go-ahead from Jim Crockett, Dusty was able to bring his match concept to life at The Omni in Atlanta. Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, The Road Warriors and Paul Ellering took on The Four Horsemen (consisting of Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Lex Luger and J.J Dillon). War Games became an instant success, and the new match type would become a tradition of WCW as the years went on.
This video covers the first War Games matchups and how Dusty Rhodes came up with the idea.
00:00 – Dusty Rhodes Creates the War Games match
08:19 – The First ever War Games match
14:03 – War Games II
16:40 – The Evolution of War Games
– Much More!
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one day war games will be on a aew pay per view and i cant wait for them to explain it
Next week blood and guts the inner circle vs the pinnacle. Should be interesting
Wargames shouldve been an elimination format
Who's here after last night's Blood and Guts match between The Inner Circle and The Pinnacle?
JJ says he still suffers from that injury.
IS THERE ANYWAY YOU CAN DO A VIDEO, ON BRET.H VS TOM.M? FROM WHAT PEOPLE SAY THAT WAS A TOP TIER MATCH, BRET H SAID HE DO THE JOB FOR TOM M AS LONG AS VINCE DID NOT AIR THE L'S. TOM M WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE NEXT HULK HOGAN, BRET TOLD VINCE HE WAS NO GOOD, AND WHEN THEY DID WRESTLE BRET MADE THAT DUDE LOOK LIKE A MILLION SMACKS!!!! JUST FOR TOM TO GET INTO THE RING WITH SOMEONE WHO COULD NOT CARRY HIM THRU THE MACTH!!
Beyond Thunderdome was Mad Max 3, not 2… Just Saiyan 🙂
1 . Virgil Runners created The Four Horsemen 2 Virgil Runners created the war games 3. The American Dream Dusty Rhodes became a wrestling Legend. Rest in peace and Hail to The original 4 Horsemen !
Whoever complains that the heels tend to dominate the first half of these matches doesn't understand classic wrestling booking. The heels use the numbers advantage early on to get heat, and when the babyfaces finally catch up to them in full the payback is that much sweeter. Classic "the heel gets his comeuppance in the end" but with more people.
What's the narrator's name? I want to hire this guy to narrate my life!!!
Sexy intro
Damn, that Omni Coliseum looked so cool
The Dream was obviously one of the greatest of all time. But, everyone could benefit if Cody and McMahon could do business. Paying to use the Wargames concept and name. They'd both make money off it.
Would love to know more about Nikita Koloff
blood and guts pinnacle vs inner circle
I was there. Right above the arch that Dusty entered the ring. I'm the one who has a cast on my leg resting on the handrail above Dusty's head.
Was the very best match and card I ever attended!
No Wrestlemania no Elimination chamber without The American Dream. RIP
Damn shame we never got The Elite with Cody & Hangman vs Inner Circle in the war games style match.
This match made me the biggest wrestling mark! The wrestlers were over! The concept and storylines were great! And crazy crowd pops throughout the match!
I remember they would always list the rules before the match and just feel like if people couldn’t figure it out by just watching it. Then it was probably to much. And it was. You can figure out the concept of a royal rumble pretty easily if just watching it for the first time. It’s a lot but it’s a simple concept . Which is why it works
My friend's and I thought Paul Ellering was a pussy to bring spikes into the match.
I was at the 3rd WG/MB in Chicago
My first ever live wrestling show was in Huntsville, AL, July of 1988. The main event was War Games with Sting, Luger, the Road Warriors and Ellering vs. the Horsemen and Dillon. I was hooked.
The 1992 WrestleWar (War Games) is my favorite, one of the best matches ever, major juicing, lots of action and a crazy HOT CROWD
Here after HHH said War Games is coming to Survivor Series.
I'm intrigued.
Man this is how you do war games right unlike WWE who's just going to milk it until it dies
War machine……. 😂
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Not surprised that the Road Warriors were too stiff and legitimately injured JJ. Their finish was brutal.
I love the war games in wrestling my favourite wrestling match ever I love the Rule of the war games and war machine is the big boss man in war games match
Now it has debuted at Survivor Series, I wouldn't be surprised if we see Cody in this year's one.
Man I honestly miss the DayZ of old,
Huge Thumb's up on this Kick-ass Vid
of course vince had to copy and paste it… screw vince and wwe.
WWE also had a war games match at survivor series.
19:19
W.C.W.s wrestling and story lines were so much better than W.W.F. The Four Horsemen
I absolutely love when elering comes in a ball of fire and the boss man completely no sells his double axe handle 🤣🤣🤣🤣
And that guy who built the cage must've been real pissed when he also had to take it on tour!!!!!🤣
Is there a video on Dusty's polkadot run in WWF?
I love love war games so much