The 2 out of 3 Falls Match follows the same rules as a Singles Match or Tag Team Match (if teams are involved), but with the key difference that the match does not end after the first fall.
To win, a competitor must secure two falls in their favor. Falls can be achieved through pinfall, submission, count-out, or disqualification (DQ).
Typically, after each fall, a brief rest period (usually 30 seconds) is allowed to give the wrestler who lost the fall a chance to recover. However, this rest period is not always enforced.
Variants
A notable variation of the 2 out of 3 Falls Match is the Three Stages of Hell Match (known as Three Degrees of Pain in TNA or Hell of War Match in Lucha Underground). In this format, each fall features a different match type, creating a more complex and varied match structure.
2 out of 3 Falls Match: Info
- Match Category Rules Variation
- Variant of Singles Match Tag Team Match
- N. of Competitors 2 - 6
- Also Known As Three Stages of Hell
- Game Appearances
2 out of 3 Falls Match: List of Matches
- #2: NOAH Departure 2000 - August 5, 2000
- #3: WWF SummerSlam 2000 - August 27, 2000
- #4: WWF No Way Out 2001 - February 25, 2001
- #5: WWF Insurrextion 2001 - May 5, 2001
- #6: WWF Judgment Day 2001 - May 20, 2001def.
- #7: WWE Armageddon 2002 - December 15, 2002
World Heavyweight Championship Three Stages of Hell Match
- #8: WWE Vengeance 2006 - June 25, 2006
- #22: NXT TakeOver 36 - August 22, 2021
Three Stages of Hell Match
- #23: AEW Dynamite: House of the Dragon - August 17, 2022
- #24: CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2023 - June 30, 2023
- #25: CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2023 - June 30, 2023
- #26: CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2023 - June 30, 2023
- #27: CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2023 - June 30, 2023
- #28: CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2023 - June 30, 2023
NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship 2 out of 3 Falls Match
- #30: CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2024 - June 21, 2024
- #31: CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2024 - June 21, 2024def.
- #32: CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2024 - June 21, 2024