Shortest Match

[kaeden31]

This weekend, I booked a matchup which I had anticipated would be a real barn-burner of a main event.  Unfortunately, the dice did not cooperate, and instead it finished as little more than a squash.  Bummer!

But it got me thinking.  And after some consideration, I determined that it is entirely possible for a match to end on the very first move.  Granted, it is extremely unlikely.  To have the shortest possible match requires a few particular criteria from the wrestlers involved, and a bit of good (and bad) luck from the participants. 

1) The victorious wrestler must have a Move-3 on his level-one offense.  Only a select group of strong offensive wrestlers have this.

2) The losing wrestler must have a PIN rating of 2 or higher.  While this kind of spectacular upset is largely dependent on terrible rolling, some of the most elite wrestlers are safe from this humiliation due to their 4(1) PIN ratings.

3) The victorious wrestler must roll his/her Move-3, which is most likely a roll of 6.  Odds of 1/6

4) The losing wrestler must roll the number coinciding with his/her PIN, which is a 1/6 odds again.  For both of these events to occur, would be a 1/36 chance.

5) The losing wrestler must then roll the Pinfall.  On the very first move there would be no modifiers, so it is going to have to roll under the written PIN rating.  For most wrestlers, this is a 6(3).  On a straight 2d6 roll, there is merely a 3/36 or 1/12 odds.   

I'm not great at probabilities, but I think that means it could only happen once in 432 qualifying matches!


So I ask you, promoters, has anyone ever experiences this insanely improbable occurrence?  Has anyone every stomped their opponent flat on the very first move?  Was it a shocking upset?  If so, how did you handle it in your booking?

[Humanoids4eva]

I have had this happen several times, once or twice with Mr. X and another time in the color versions of Kenny Jay and George South. All on the losing side. The color versions were due to Stan Hansen and also Bruiser Brody. I also had this happen a few times when both participants were name wrestlers, but cannot recall the instances off hand. One time it was a tag-match with the Midnight Express winning I believe and did not feel I should roll for a save. A couple of others were single matches.

[ajcostello]

I rolled a match once with the B&W cards for Dick Hutton and George South that happened almost exactly like that.

Hutton started off on Offense, rolled a -2 move (I'm sorry I don't recall which) but South rolled a -2 Comeback in response, then rolled a -3 move on his Offense (again, I forget which move exactly) and Hutton rolled PIN.

I rolled for the PIN and it came up snake-eyes.

So George South beat a former NWA World Champion in essentially one move.

Not EXACTLY the circumstances you describe, but pretty darn close.

[Vegas]

Jan 5, 2020 22:00:43 GMT -5 ajcostello said:

George South beat a former NWA World Champion in essentially one move.

it was not one move for me, but with his black and white card George South in my fed defeated both Don Muraco and One Man Gang (it was One Man Gang's debut match too, losing to George South was not the best way to debut a monster heel but that is what the dice gave me for results.)

[pikemojo]

I had a recent match end in 3 moves. I think that's the shortest I've ever had.

[whlineup]

I have had a few of the "ONE Move" match over endings in my career playing this game. I think its happened only about 4 or 5 times spanning over the 20+ years I have played the game and only 1 of those was a wrestler with a 2 PIN rating. Most of those were 4 PIN rating guys.

[Bazzy]

NOW we are talking this is my subject . The quickest matches in the galaxy ? Most of my matches are short .

[Swarm]

Jan 6, 2020 4:44:47 GMT -5 Bazzy said:

NOW we are talking this is my subject . The quickest matches in the galaxy ? Most of my matches are short .

Fastest Dice In The Galaxy! I’ll never forget that triple threat cosmic cage match you had years ago that ended in 3 seconds. Sometimes I still lay awake in bed at night trying to figure that one out lol.

[Swarm]

Couple years ago Overmaster pinned Minister of War in two moves to retain the GWF belt. Hit a -3 move on L1O, MOW rolled PIN. Kicked out. Got hit w REIGN OF THE OVERMASTER and it was over.

[Deleted]

This past week I rolled The Quebecers beating The Road Warriors in two moves. Jacques hit Hawk with the double head slam and then Tower of Quebec for the pin. I didn't care for that one obviously.