Steel Cage

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Throughout the years, the premise of "lock two people in a ring with no escape and have them kick the snot out of each other" has always been appealing to wrestling fans.

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11. The Chicken Wire Match

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It was around the 1960s that the Steel Cage, as we know it today, took shape, using a more reinforced structure that resembled actual fencing.

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9. The Blue/Black Bar Steel Cage

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8. The WarGames Cage

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The premise varies but usually involves three stacked cages of different sizes, with two wrestlers starting at the top and having to fight their way to the bottom.

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Steel Cage

11 Memorable Structures and Its History in Wrestling

Throughout the years, the premise of "lock two people in a ring with no escape and have them kick the snot out of each other" has always been appealing to wrestling fans.

11. The Chicken Wire Match

Wrestling back then was presented as a faux sport, and a no escape bout inside chicken wire or fencing would be used as a brutal way to end a rivalry.

It was around the 1960s that the Steel Cage, as we know it today, took shape, using a more reinforced structure that resembled actual fencing.

10. The Traditional Steel Cage

9. The Blue/Black Bar Steel Cage

WWE’s blue bar cage’s first appearance took place on April 7, 1986, at WrestleMania 2. The match featured Hulk Hogan vs. King Kong Bundy.

8. The WarGames Cage

The premise varies but usually involves three stacked cages of different sizes, with two wrestlers starting at the top and having to fight their way to the bottom.

7. The Three Cage Steel Cage Match

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