IWA King of the Death Match

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1995

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A video of the one day tournament in 1995, featuring pro wrestling stars from around the globe competing in gory "death matches," featuring, among other things, nails, broken glass, fire and... Read allA video of the one day tournament in 1995, featuring pro wrestling stars from around the globe competing in gory "death matches," featuring, among other things, nails, broken glass, fire and explosions. Culminates in a no rope, barb wire, C4 exploding ring match between Cactus Ja... Read allA video of the one day tournament in 1995, featuring pro wrestling stars from around the globe competing in gory "death matches," featuring, among other things, nails, broken glass, fire and explosions. Culminates in a no rope, barb wire, C4 exploding ring match between Cactus Jack and Terry Funk.

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8.1/10

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5Ivan Ravenous

Original death match tournament

It's a so-so event. The best matches in my opinion are the barbed wire bat, bed of thumbtacks matches between Cactus Jack and Terry Gordy and the one between Shoji Nakamaki and Hiroshi Ono, and the barbed wire board, bed of nails match between Cactus and Nakamaki. There's an awesome match between the Headhunters and two guys whose names I can't recall, along with some other matches thrown in, but the final round between Cactus Jack and Terry Funk is disappointing.

10Windowlicker

The greatest hardcore wrestling fest ever!!

So you think wrestling is fake, huh? Think again! This movie is just crazy! Back drops on barbed wire, powerbombs on thumbtacks, elbow drops on deadly spikes!! How can you go wrong? Watch two Hardcore Legends, Mick Foley and Terry Funk tear their opponents and then each other limb from limb! Wince in pain when Mick and Terry suffer the unholy wrath of C-4 explosives. This is a must own for any true wrestling fan!

Trivia
The Barbed Wire Baseball Bat Thumbtack Death Match between Shoji Nakamaki and Hiroshi Ono, which Nakamaki won, was billed as Ono's retirement match. This being pro wrestling, Ono returned to action on June 27, 1999 in an 8-man tag team match, which, interestingly enough, featured Nakamaki and Ono on the same team.