Top 6 WCW WarGames Battles Ever

• Dave Meltzer Rating: 3.25 Stars
• Cagematch.net Rating: 6.62

This was a pretty solid WarGames match at Fall Brawl 1994 that featured some nice action, a red-hot audience, and a terrific performance from Terry Funk, but it did feel toned down compared to other WarGames matches of the era. It wasn’t overly bloody or intense, ending with manager Col. Parker being attacked by the babyfaces before quitting and giving them the win.

This would have been much better had someone else been involved in his place, but the rest of the field did some good heavy lifting to make it enjoyable.

The nWo Vs. The Four Horsemen (Fall Brawl 1997)

Overall Rating From TheSportster: 7/10

• Dave Meltzer Rating: 2.5 Stars
• Cagematch.net Rating: 6.65

On paper, the nWo vs. The Four Horsemen inside WarGames sounds like something that would sell out arenas and tear the house down. However, this was the 1997 version of both acts, with the nWo’s “B-Team” of Buff Bagwell, Kevin Nash, Syxx and Konnan taking on a Ric Flair-led Four Horsemen, filled with new members.

For the most part, though, those involved did a strong job. The storytelling between Flair and Curt Hennig was thrilling, leading up to Hennig’s betrayal of his team and handing nWo the win, Syxx bumped around to make everyone look good, and even Steve McMichael didn’t feel too out of place. At times, the match ran a little too slow and there were disjointed spots and moments.

The Road Warriors, Midnight Express & Steve Williams Vs. Samoan Swat Team & Fabulous Freebirds (Great American Bash 1989)

Overall Rating From TheSportster: 7/10

• Dave Meltzer Rating: 4 Stars
• Cagematch.net Rating: 7.51

The first televised WarGames was plenty of fun, with all those involved working well to make the match feel chaotic, exciting, and fresh. It suffered from some teething problems, with the action sometimes hard to follow, too many wrestlers being involved, and a lack of blood (with the card saving that for Flair vs. Funk later in the night).

All that being said, when the action built up after the slow start, the audience were invested in everything that was going on in the ring, and the intensity between the competitors was strong. The Road Warriors were energetic here, especially towards the closing stages where their team scored the win.

The nWo Vs. Team WCW (Fall Brawl 1996)

Overall Rating From TheSportster: 7.75/10

• Dave Meltzer Rating: 1.75 Stars
• Cagematch.net Rating: 7.65

This WarGames match at Fall Brawl 1996 was a divisive one. Team nWo stacked a star-studded line-up with Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and nWo Sting (okay, maybe the latter wasn’t so star-studded) against the team of Sting, Lex Luger, Arn Anderson and Ric Flair, locking so many icons within the two cages. The match did stumble at a slow pace early on, but the moment Sting entered the match, the pace changed, and the crowd came alive.

There were a bunch of interweaving storylines involving members of both teams, making it very unpredictable. The whole narrative of “nWo Sting” did impact the quality, but it didn’t ruin the entire match, which had a lot of highlights, nice spots, and chaos.

The Four Horsemen Vs. Sting, The Steiner Brothers & Flyin’ Brian (WrestleWar 1991)

Overall Rating From TheSportster: 8.5/10

• Dave Meltzer Rating: 5 Stars
• Cagematch.net Rating: 8.35

Several big stars were on display as The Four Horsemen teamed with Larry Zybysko to take on the babyface squad of Sting, The Steiners, and Brian Pillman, bringing a lot of quality to this bout. Pillman, in particular, brought high energy as he flew across the ring, jumped from the cage, and carried with him an unmatched babyface fire, igniting the crowd at all times throughout the contest. The interactions between Sting and Ric Flair were great too.

This did admittedly run a little slow here and there, with repetitive and bland brawling at several stages of the action (an unfortunate trope sometimes suffered by WarGames matches), and there was an unfortunate botch at the end when Sid hit Pillman with an awkward powerbomb as the match drew to a close, giving the heels a deflating win.

Sting’s Squadron Vs. The Dangerous Alliance (WrestleWar 1992)

Overall Rating From TheSportster: 9.25/10

• Dave Meltzer Rating: 5 Stars
• Cagematch.net Rating: 9.10

The best WCW WarGames match in history, and what is regarded as the best WarGames in any company, came in 1992 when Sting’s Squadron (Sting, Ricky Steamboat, Barry Windham, Nikita Koloff, and Dustin Rhodes) battled The Dangerous Alliance ( Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, Ricky Rude, Steve Austin, and Larry Zybysko) in a star-studded affair.

The match had a mixture of old school brawling, hard-hitting action, and plenty of blood, all of which kept the crowd invested in every second. Not once did it drag, lasting just 20 minutes, packing it with non-stop action. Sting was on a roll as a babyface at the time, so seeing him lead his team to victory was something that the audience loved. There was so much to this; the clash of generations between Austin and Windham, the Dangerous Alliance suffering from miscommunication, the emotional reconciliation between Sting and Koloff, and so much more.