Ladder match

A ladder match is a professional wrestling match type where two or more opponents (or teams) compete in an attempt to be the first to retrieve an object suspended above the ring. Since the object is suspended beyond jumping height, ladders are provided by the promotion hosting the match. Ladders will typically be used to retrieve the object, as well as be used as weapons and as setups for spectacular bumps. 
The object suspended above the ring will vary according to the story line of the match. Most common objects include championship belts or briefcases. The match typically ends once a wrestler retrieves the objects and returns to the canvas, but some iterations of the match involve having to then using the object in some manner (unlocking a cage, using against an opponent, etc.)
The first ladder matches took place in 1972 in Stampede Wrestling where booker Dan Kroffat is credited as originating the idea. 
==Ladder matches in the WWF/E==
No 	Match 	Stipulations	Event 	Date and Location
I 	Bret Hart defeated Shawn Michaels 	 	House show 	July 21 1992Portland, Maine
II 	Razor Ramon defeated Shawn Michaels 	 	WrestleMania X 	March 20 1994New York City, New York
III 	Jeff Jarrett defeated Razor Ramon 	 	Monday Night Raw 	June 5 1995Struthers, Ohio
IV 	Shawn Michaels defeated Razor Ramon 	 	SummerSlam 	August 27 1995Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
V 	Triple H defeated The Rock 	 	SummerSlam 	August 30 1998New York, New York
VI 	The Big Boss Man defeated Mankind 	 	RAW is WAR 	November 30 1998Baltimore, Maryland
VII 	The Rock defeated Mankind 	 	RAW is WAR 	February 15 1999Birmingham, Alabama
VIII 	Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon defeated Steve Austin 	 	King of the Ring 	June 27 1999Greensboro, North Carolina
IX 	New Brood (Matt and Jeff Hardy) defeated Edge & Christian 	 	No Mercy 	October 17 1999Cleveland, Ohio
X 	Edge & Christian defeated The Hardy Boyz and The Dudley Boyz 	 	WrestleMania 2000 	April 2 2000Anaheim, California
XII 	The Hardy Boyz defeated Edge & Christian 	 	RAW is WAR 	September 25, 2000State College, Pennsylvania
XIII 	Chris Jericho defeated Chris Benoit 	 	Royal Rumble 	January 21 2001New Orleans, Louisiana
XV 	Kurt Angle defeated Chris Benoit 	 	Judgment Day 	May 20, 2001Sacramento, California
XVII 	Rob Van Dam defeated Jeff Hardy 	 	SummerSlam 	August 19, 2001San Jose, California
XVIII 	Edge defeated Christian 	 	No Mercy 	October 21, 2001St. Louis, Missouri
XIX 	Rob Van Dam defeated Eddie Guerrero 	 	WWE Raw 	May 27, 2002Edmonton, Alberta
XX 	The Undertaker defeated Jeff Hardy 	 	WWE Raw 	July 1, 2002Manchester, New Hampshire
XXI 	Rob Van Dam defeated Jeff Hardy 	 	WWE Raw 	July 22, 2002Grand Rapids, Michigan
XXIII 	Triple H defeated Shawn Michaels 	 	Armageddon 	December 15, 2002Sunrise, Florida
XXIV 	Eddie Guerrero & Tajiri defeated Team Angle 	 	Judgment Day 	May 18, 2003Charlotte, North Carolina
XXV 	Rob Van Dam defeated Christian 	 	WWE Raw 	September 29, 2003Chicago, Illinois
XXVI 	Chris Jericho defeated Christian 	 	Unforgiven 	September 12, 2004Portland, Oregon
XXVII 	Kurt Angle defeated Mike Haywood 	 	SmackDown! 	March 10, 2005Roanoke, Virginia
XXVIII 	Edge defeated Chris Jericho, Shelton Benjamin, Chris Benoit, Christian (w/Tyson Tomko), and Kane 	 	WrestleMania 21 	April 3 2005Los Angeles, California
XXIX 	Rey Mysterio defeated Eddie Guerrero 	 	SummerSlam 	August 21, 2005Washington, D.C.
XXX 	Edge (w/ Lita) defeated Matt Hardy 	 	WWE Homecoming 	October 3, 2005Dallas, Texas
XXXII 	Rob Van Dam defeated Matt Hardy, Finlay, Shelton Benjamin, Bobby Lashley, and Ric Flair 	 	WrestleMania 22 	April 2, 2006Chicago, Illinois
XXXIII 	Sabu defeated Rob Van Dam 	 	ECW on Sci-Fi 	August 15, 2006Washington, D.C.
XXXV 	Rob Van Dam defeated The Big Show 	 	ECW on Sci-Fi 	October 24, 2006St. Louis, Missouri
XXXVI 	Jeff Hardy defeated Johnny Nitro</sup> 	 	WWE Raw 	November 20, 2006Baltimore, Maryland
XXXVII 	Paul London and Brian Kendrick defeated William Regal & Dave Taylor, MNM, and The Hardys 	 	Armageddon 	December 17, 2006Richmond, Virgina
XXXVIII	Mr. Kennedy defeated Edge, CM Punk, King Booker, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Finlay and Randy Orton 	 	WrestleMania 23 	April 1, 2007Detroit, Michigan
XXXIX 	The Hardys defeated the World's Greatest Tag Team 	 	One Night Stand 	June 3, 2007Jacksonville, Florida
XL 	Jeff Hardy defeated Carlito 	 	WWE Raw's 15th Anniversary 	December 10, 2007Bridgeport, Connecticut
XLI 	CM Punk defeated Carlito, Montel Vontavious Porter, Chris Jericho, Shelton Benjamin, Mr. Kennedy and John Morrison 	 	WrestleMania XXIV 	March 30, 2008Orlando, Florida
XLII 	Chris Jericho defeated Shawn Michaels 	 	No Mercy 	October 5, 2008Portland, Oregon
XLIII 	CM Punk defeated Kane, Montel Vontavious Porter, Kofi Kingston, Mark Henry, Christian and Finley 	 	WrestleMania 25 	April 5,         2009            Houston, Texas
XLIV 	Jeff Hardy defeated Edge 	 	Extreme Rules 	June 7,           2009            New Orleans Arena
XLV 	CM Punk defeated Jeff Hardy 	 	SummerSlam 	August 23,     2009             Los Angeles, California   
XLVI 	Christian defeated Shelton Benjamin 	 	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	December 13, 2009              San Antonio, Texas    
XLVII 	D-Generation-X defeated Jeri-Show 	 	TLC:Tables, Ladders & Chairs 	December 13, 2009             San Antonio, Texas   
XLVIII 	Jack Swagger defeated Christian, Matt Hardy, Kane, Drew McIntyre, Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, Shelton Benjamin, Montel Vontavious Porter and Evan Bourne	 	WrestleMania XXVI 	March 28, 2010              Glendale, Arizona       
XLIX 	Kane defeated Big Show, Matt Hardy, Christian, Kofi Kingston, Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler 	 	Money in the Bank 	July 18,         2010             Kansas City, Missouri    
L 	The Miz defeated Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, Edge, Evan Bourne, John Morrison, Mark Henry and Ted Dibiase 	 	Money in the Bank 	July 18,         2010             Kansas City, Missouri   
LI 	John Morrison defeated King Sheamus 	 	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	December 19, 2010            Houston, Texas    
LII 	Edge defeated Kane, Rey Mysterio and Alberto Del Rio 	 	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	December 19, 2010        Houston, Texas
LIII 	Christian defeated Alberto Del Rio 	 	Extreme Rules 	May 1,         2011            St. Pete Times Forum    
LIV 	Daniel Bryan defeated Kane, Sin Cara, Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes, Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater and Sheamus 	 	Money in the Bank 	
July 17, 2011          Allstate Arena
LV 	Alberto Del Rio defeated Rey Mysterio, R-Truth, Kofi Kingston, Alex Riley, The Miz, Evan Bourne and Jack Swagger 	 	Money in the Bank 	July 17, 2011  Allstate Arena
LVI 	CM Punk defeated The Miz and Alberto Del Rio 	 	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	December 16, 2011        1st Mariner Arena
LVII 	Dolph Ziggler defeated Damien Sandow, Tyson Kidd, Christian, Santino Marella, Tensai, Cody Rhodes and Sin cara 	 	Money in the Bank 	July 15,       2012            U.S. Airways Center
LVIII 	John Cena defeated Kane, Chris Jericho, Big Show and The Miz 	 	Money in the Bank 	July 15,       2012          U.S. Airways Center
LIX 	Dolph Ziggler defeated John Cena 	 	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	December 16,             2012            Barclays Center
LX 	Danien Snadow defeated Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes, Dean Ambrose, Fandango, Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro 	 	Money in the Bank 	July 13,       2013            Wells Fargo Center
LXI 	Randy Orton defeated Rob van Dam, CMp Punk, Daniel Bryan, Sheamus and Christian 	 	Money in the Bank 	July 13,       2013            Wells Fargo Center
LXII 	WWE Champion Randy Orton defeated World Heavyweight Champion John Cena 	 	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	
December 15, 2013            Toyota Center
==External links==
*Online World of Wrestling
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