Guest hydro-epidemic Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 What is a dark match? :help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Crow 370 Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 It's a non-televised match that takes place before a TV taping to get the live crowd pumped. It's usually used for try-outs to see how people react to the wrestlers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tazz13 Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 its also used to "punish" hardcore holly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC 536 Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 It can also be used to gauge reaction to certain fued developments, such as the 'Taker?Heindenriech match at Smackdown in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Amence One Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 It can also be a match set up before the crowd are let in, for the above reason usually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FreeSpirit Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Agree with all the other posts but sometimes 'dark matches' happen after the TV taping has finished as an extra bonus to the fans. For instance after Raw went off the air last week they had Orton Vs HHH one on one match where Orton pinned HHH clean with an RKO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC 536 Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 That's what the 'Taker/Heindenriech match was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jayden Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 It can also be used to gauge reaction to certain fued developments, such as the 'Taker?Heindenriech match at Smackdown in the UK. It can also be a match set up before the crowd are let in, for the above reason usually Impossible. How can a match before the crowd are there gauge the reaction to a feud? Whose reaction are they gauging? The ring crew and timekeeper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Drake Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 They are mostly used for try-outs.They bring their OVW talent and let them wrestle on dark matches.To see how they handel being in front of a large crowd and how people react to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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