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An"I quit" matchis a type ofprofessional wrestlingsubmission matchin which the only way to win is to make the opponent verbally concede to thereferee(usually into amicrophone).[1]It is a variation of the submission match as it can only be won bysubmission,but it is special in that the submission has to take the form of the forfeiting opponent conceding verbally. Generally, whenever a wrestler knocks down their opponent with a move or inflicts a submission move, the opponent will be asked—either by the referee or the opponent—to say the concession into a microphone. "I quit" matches are commonly used to settle (kayfabe) grudges and embarrass rivals since saying "I quit" is usually a sign of admitted inferiority.

History

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The first "I quit" match was in theNational Wrestling Alliance(NWA)/Jim Crockett PromotionsatStarrcadeon November 28, 1985.Magnum T. A.defeatedTully Blanchardin a match (with a cage around the ring) for Blanchard'sNWA United States Heavyweight Championship.Near the end of that match, Magnum used a piece of wood with a nail in it to pierce Blanchard's forehead. At that point, Blanchard screamed "Yes! Yes!" into the microphone, indicating that he was conceding the match, awarding Magnum the championship.

One of the most famous "I quit" matches took place on January 24, 1999, at theRoyal RumblebetweenThe RockandMick Foley(as Mankind) in theWorld Wrestling Federation(WWF, now WWE) for theWWF Championship.The match lasted just over 20 minutes, ending after Foley took eleven unprotected chair shots to the head while his hands werehandcuffedbehind his back. The Rock eventually won the match, but it was later revealed that Foley was completely unconscious and The Rock had played a tape of Foley's concession announcement over thepublic address system.[1]The following night onRaw,The Rock's "I quit!" match againstTriple Hended when Triple H wasextortedinto a verbal concession becauseKanewas about tochokeslamChyna.John Cenaretained hisWWE Championshipby defeatingJohn "Bradshaw" Layfield(JBL) in an "I quit" match atJudgment Dayon May 22, 2005. AtBreaking Pointon September 13, 2009, Cena defeated his long time rivalRandy Ortonin an "I quit" match to win the WWE Championship, forcing Orton to verbally concede while he was handcuffed and Cena simultaneously had applied his submission hold, theSTF.[2]

"I quit" matches involvingwomenhave been rare. AtNo Mercyon October 19, 2003, there was anintergender matchbetween WWE chairmanVince McMahonand his daughterStephaniepartly under "I quit" rules. However, the match was decided when Stephanie's motherLindathrew in the towel for her daughter, giving Vince the victory.[1]The first "I quit" match betweenWWE Divaswas contested atOne Night Standon June 1, 2008, whenBeth PhoenixdefeatedMelina.

On the May 14, 2009 episode ofImpact,Total Nonstop Action Wrestling(TNA) put on its first "I quit" match, whereBooker TdefeatedJethro Holidayafter anaxe kick.TNA had another "I quit" match on May 24, 2009, whereA.J. Stylesdefeated Booker T to retain theTNA Legends ChampionshipafterJenna Morascathrew a towel into the ring for Booker T.

On the May 4, 2016 episode ofLucha Underground,Sexy StardefeatedMariposain the promotion's first "I quit" match, known in Spanish as a "no mas" ( "no more" ) match.

An "I respect you" match is a variation of the "I quit" match where the winning concession was "I respect you". The first "I respect you" match was held inWorld Championship Wrestling(WCW) atSuperBrawl VIon February 11, 1996, and pittedBrian PillmanandKevin Sullivan.At the end of the match, Pillman conceded by saying "I respect you, bookerman!". In doing so, Pillman brokekayfabeas Sullivan was also WCWbookerat the time.

One January 17, 2017 episode ofWWE 205 Live,Jack GallagherdefeatedAriya Daivariin an "I forfeit" match where that phrase was the conceding phrase.[3]

Matches

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All Elite Wrestling

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Participants Title on the line/
Stipulation 		Event Date Location Notes Ref
Jon Moxley(c) defeatedEddie Kingston AEW World Championship Full Gear November 7, 2020 Jacksonville, Florida [4]
Adam CopelanddefeatedChristian Cage(c) AEW TNT Championship Dynamite March 20, 2024 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Extreme Championship Wrestling

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Participants Title on the line/
Stipulation 		Event Date Location Notes Ref
Terry FunkdefeatedEddie Gilbert none ECW Show January 23, 1993 Philadelphia,Pennsylvania Billed as a I QuitTexas Death match [5]
Tommy DreamerdefeatedThe Sandman none ECW Show October 1, 1994 Philadelphia,Pennsylvania [6]
Tommy DreamerdefeatedC. W. Anderson none Guilty as Charged January 7, 2001 New York,New York [7]

Lucha Underground

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In the promotion, "I quit" matches are billed as a "No Más Match," with the submission phrase was made in Spanish ( "No más" ).

Participants Title on the line/
Stipulation 		Event Date Location Notes Ref
Sexy StardefeatedMariposa Aztec Medallions Lucha Underground
(Season 2, Ep 15) 		December 13, 2015(taped)
May 4, 2016(aired) 		[8]
XO LishusdefeatedJack Evans Lucha Underground
(Season 4, Ep 12) 		March 2018(taped)
August 29, 2018(aired) 		Union Central Cold Storage Warehouse [9]

Ring of Honor

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Participants Title on the line/
Stipulation 		Event Date Location Notes Ref
Alex ShelleydefeatedJimmy Jacobs none Joe vs. Punk II October 16, 2004 Chicago Ridge, Illinois [10]
Jimmy RavedefeatedNigel McGuinness none Battle of the Icons January 27, 2007 Edison, New Jersey The referee stopped the match after McGuinness refused to say "I quit" and Rave attempted to break his leg. [11]
Austin AriesdefeatedJimmy Jacobs none Rising Above 2008 November 22, 2008 Chicago Ridge, Illinois [12]
Colt CabanadefeatedSteve Corino none Richards vs. Daniels October 16, 2010 Chicago Ridge, Illinois [13]
Ethan PagedefeatedTony Nese none Final Battle (2023) December 15, 2023 Garland, Texas [14]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling/Impact Wrestling

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Participants Title on the line/
Stipulation 		Event Date Location Notes Ref
Booker TdefeatedJethro Holliday none Impact! May 14, 2009 (aired) Orlando, Florida [15]
A.J. Styles(c) defeatedBooker T TNA Legends Championship Sacrifice May 24, 2009 Orlando, Florida [16]
Velvet Skyvs.Angelina Loveended in a no contest none Impact! April 6, 2010(taped)
April 12, 2010(aired) 		Orlando, Florida Match was the result of an open contract won by Sky and was changed from aLeather and Lace matchimmediately before it started. Love was handcuffed during this match. Match was thrown out afterThe Beautiful PeopleandTarainterfered. [17]
Brian KendrickdefeatedDouglas Williams none Impact! July 15, 2010(aired) Orlando, Florida [18]
A.J. StylesdefeatedTommy Dreamer none No Surrender September 5, 2010 Orlando, Florida [19]
A.J. StylesdefeatedChristopher Daniels none Bound For Glory October 16, 2011 Philadelphia,Pennsylvania [20]
Kurt AngledefeatedD'Lo Brown none Impact! April 25, 2013(taped) Orlando, Florida [21]
GunnerdefeatedJames Storm none Sacrifice April 27, 2014 Orlando, Florida [22]
Mr. AndersondefeatedSamuel Shaw none Impact Wrestling: Hardcore Justice August 5, 2014(taped)
August 21, 2014(aired) 		Orlando, Florida [23]
Kurt Angle(c) defeatedEric Young TNA World Heavyweight Championship Impact! May 29, 2015(aired) Orlando, Florida [24]
Jeff Hardyvs.Matt Hardyended in a no contest none Impact! April 19, 2016(aired) Orlando, Florida Match ended after neither man could continue [25]

World Championship Wrestling

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Participants Title on the line/
Stipulation 		Event Date Location Notes Ref
The TaskmasterdefeatedBrian Pillman none SuperBrawl VI February 11, 1996 St. Petersburg, Florida This was a "I Respect You" Strap match. [26]
GoldbergdefeatedSid Vicious none Mayhem November 21, 1999 Toronto,Ontario,Canada [27]
Roddy PiperdefeatedCreative Control(Gerald and Patrick) none Nitro December 6, 1999 Milwaukee,Wisconsin This was aHandicap"I quit" match. [28]
David FlairdefeatedTerry Funk none Nitro February 7, 2000 Tulsa, Oklahoma [29]
Dustin RhodesdefeatedTerry Funk none Uncensored March 19, 2000 Miami,Florida This was aBullrope Match. [30]
Norman Smiley(c) defeatedM.I. Smooth WCW Hardcore Championship Thunder August 22, 2000(taped)
August 23, 2000(aired) 		Tulsa, Oklahoma [31]

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment

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Participants Title on the line/
Stipulation 		Event Date Location Notes Ref
Bret HartdefeatedBob Backlund none WrestleMania XI April 2, 1995 Hartford,Connecticut Guest refereeRoddy Piperended the match though Backlund uttered the words "I quit" only incompletely [32]
Stone Cold Steve AustindefeatedKen Shamrock none Raw Is War October 26, 1998 Madison, Wisconsin Austin used the unconscious Shamrock's hands to signal a tap out submission.
The RockdefeatedMankind(c) WWF Championship Royal Rumble January 24, 1999 Anaheim, California Mankind did not say "I quit", instead an earlier recording of Mankind saying the phrase was played over the PA system while Mankind laid unconscious in the entrance. The Rock was still awarded the victory. [33]
The Rock(c) defeatedTriple H WWF Championship Raw Is War January 25, 1999 Phoenix, Arizona [34]
Mr. McMahondefeatedStephanie McMahon Loser had to leave their position
  • Vince McMahon - WWE Chairman
  • Stephanie McMahon - General manager ofSmackDown!
 No Mercy October 19, 2003 Baltimore,Maryland Stephanie did not say the words "I quit";Linda McMahonthrew a towel into the ring. Stephanie was also able to win this match via pinfall. [35]
John Cena(c) defeatedJohn Bradshaw Layfield WWE Championship Judgment Day May 22, 2005 Minneapolis,Minnesota [36]
Ric FlairdefeatedMick Foley none SummerSlam August 20, 2006 Boston,Massachusetts [37]
Chavo GuerrerodefeatedRey Mysterio none SmackDown! October 15, 2006(taped)
October 20, 2006(aired) 		Los Angeles,California
Rey MysteriodefeatedChavo Guerrero none Smackdown! September 1, 2007(taped)
September 7, 2007(aired) 		Cincinnati, Ohio [38]
Beth PhoenixdefeatedMelina none One Night Stand June 1, 2008 San Diego,California [39]
Big ShowdefeatedRyan Taylor none Smackdown! October 14, 2008(taped)
October 17, 2008(aired) 		Las Vegas, Nevada [40]
Jeff HardydefeatedMatt Hardy none Backlash April 26, 2009 Providence, Rhode Island [41]
John CenadefeatedRandy Orton(c) WWE Championship Breaking Point September 13, 2009 Montreal,Quebec,Canada If anyone had interfered on Orton's behalf, he would have immediately lost the title. [42]
John Cena(c) defeatedBatista WWE Championship Over The Limit May 23, 2010 Detroit,Michigan [43]
John Cena(c) defeatedThe Miz WWE Championship Over The Limit May 22, 2011 Seattle,Washington [44]
Alberto Del RiodefeatedJack Swagger #1 contendership to theWorld Heavyweight Championship Extreme Rules May 19, 2013 St. Louis,Missouri [45]
John Cena(c) defeatedRusev WWE United States Championship Payback May 17, 2015 Baltimore,Maryland Instead of Rusev, his managerLanaconceded the match, saying "He quits". [46]
Jack GallagherdefeatedAriya Daivari none 205 Live January 17, 2017 Memphis,Tennessee Billed as an "I forfeit" match. [3]
Cedric AlexanderdefeatedNoam Dar none 205 Live July 11, 2017 San Antonio, Texas [47]
Kay Lee Ray(c) defeatedToni Storm NXT UK Women's Championship NXT UK January 18, 2020(taped)
February 27, 2020(aired) 		York,England This was a Last Chance "I quit" match. Since Storm lost, she could no longer challenge for the NXT UK Women's Championship as long as Ray held it. [48]
Roman Reigns(c) defeatedJey Uso WWE Universal Championship Hell in a Cell October 25, 2020 Orlando, Florida This was the first everHell in a Cellmatch contested under an "I quit" stipulation and therefore the first "I quit" match contested inside the Hell in a Cell structure. [49]
Ronda RouseydefeatedCharlotte Flairin an "I quit" Beat the Clock Challenge
Rousey defeatedShotziin 1:41
Charlotte Flairlost when she couldn't beatAliyahwithin that time. 		none SmackDown April 22, 2022(taped)
April 29, 2022(aired) 		Albany, New York This was aBeat the Clock challengecontested under an "I quit" stipulation. There were two matches, both contested under the stipulation. Rousey set the time of 1:41, but Flair couldn't beat Aliyah within the time limit, giving Rousey the win. [50]
Ronda RouseydefeatedCharlotte Flair(c) WWE SmackDown Women's Championship WrestleMania Backlash May 8, 2022 Providence, Rhode Island [51]
Finn BálordefeatedEdge none Extreme Rules October 8, 2022 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [52]
Cody Rhodes(c) defeatedAJ Styles Undisputed WWE Championship Clash at the Castle: Scotland June 15, 2024 Glasgow,Scotland [53]

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