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Matches with extremely unique rules: photos7 b9 S* d0 n& ?& Q3 Q
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In 1993, The Steiner Bros. put their World Tag Team Titles on the line against The Quebecers in a Province of Quebec Match.
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5 r$ Y& x# L" M, J1 D* n$ ~Per the rules, piledrivers, throwing opponents over the top rope and performing maneuvers off the top each constituted a disqualification.
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: P( i5 y( ?$ y6 W9 nThe goal of the King of the Road Match between Dustin Rhodes and The Blacktop Bully, which was fought on an 18-wheeler, was to be the first Superstar to blow a horn located near the front of the trailer.% i% J8 B' x& X# P0 h
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Raw took on a football motif for the first and only Raw Bowl in 1996.
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A precursor to Four-Way Elimination Matches, the Raw Bowl featured gridiron-inspired rules, including the allowance of one timeout per team.) i4 y4 Q1 Q8 N2 x' y5 G
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. D5 r T/ [ `' w( pChris Jericho didn't have a chance against crooked WWE Commissioner William Regal in Regal's match of choice, a "Duchess of Queensbury" rules match.- s. D1 A( H- l8 P B, B
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! h7 M2 L3 _$ N) W: J& [* o8 rAt WrestleMania XIV, Cactus Jack & Terry Funk challenged The New Age Outlaws in a Dumpster Match. The objective of the match was to lock both opponents inside a dumpster.
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, N! u2 I: N5 B+ K; ~1 r3 N7 q( k1 FAlthough this ECW brawl between Chavo Guerrero and CM Punk looked like a standard, come-dressed-as-you-are street fight, the overarching goal was to hurl the opponent into the Gulf of Mexico.( h& N2 u M: e" M- H' v; i n7 b
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