- King of the Deathmatch
The King of the Deathmatch is a
professional wrestling tournament where 8 or moreprofessional wrestler s compete to be crowned 'King of the Deathmatch'. King of the Deathmatch tournaments are single-elimination tournaments which are similar toWorld Wrestling Entertainment 'sKing of the Ring tournaments. Deathmatch tournaments include the typicalweapon s used inhardcore wrestling such asbarbed wire , nails,thumbtacks ,fire , andlight tube s. They are known for their large amount ofblood loss . Usually the match is declared by pinfall.The promotions who host tournaments annually include
Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) andIWA Mid South , and the now defunctXtreme Pro Wrestling (XPW). The first, and most infamous, King of the Deathmatch Tournament was the 1995 IWA event, highlighted by the brutal final round between Cactus Jack (Mick Foley) andTerry Funk .IWA East Coast holds it's annual "Masters of Pain" Tournament inCharleston, West Virginia every November. The first "Masters of Pain" tournament was held in 2006 and was won by Japanese wrestlerJun Kasai . The 2007 tournament was won by Coke Hane. The "Masters of Pain" is most known for the unusual stipulations of the matches.Light tubes ,lobsters ,barbwire , panes of glass, cacti, andthumbtacks are just a few of the weapons allowed in the ring. During the 2007 tournament, Japanese wrestlerJaki Numazawa threw a barbwire bat into the crowd of spectators. Luckily, no one was injured.ee also
*IWA King of the Death Match
*IWA Mid-South King of the Deathmatch
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