Ladder match

A ladder match is a type of match in professional wrestling, most commonly one where an item (usually a title belt) is hung above the ring, and the winner is the contestant who climbs a ladder and retrieves the item.[1]The ladder itself becomes a key feature of the match, as wrestlers will use the ladder as a weapon to strike the opponent(s), as a launching pad for acrobatic attacks, and frequently these matches include impressive falls from the top of the ladder.[1] However, there were very few matches in which the hung item must be used in a special manner in order to win the match, such as striking the opponent with the item (see Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Scott Hall taser match, where one must strike the opponent with the taser, regardless of who retrieved the taser first).
Ladder matches are often used as a finale to storylines and it is more common to have symbolic briefcases (usually "containing" a contract for a future championship match) or championship belts hung above the ring. Ladder matches and their variants (such as TLC matches and Full Metal Mayhem) are often used in feuds that involve a dispute over possession of an item (such as a stolen title belt or the "paperwork" for the contractual services of a manager). Ladder matches are almost always fought under no disqualification rules.
== Ladder matches ==
# 	Match 	Stipulations 	Event 	Date 	Location 	Time
1 	Bret Hart (c) defeated Shawn Michaels 	WWF Intercontinental Championship 	WWF Wrestling Challenge 	July 21, 1992 	Portland, Maine 	–
2 	Razor Ramon (c) defeated Shawn Michaels (c) 	WWF Undisputed Intercontinental Championship 	WrestleMania X 	March 20, 1994 	New York City, New York 	18:47
3 	Shawn Michaels (c) defeated Razor Ramon 	WWF Intercontinental Championship 	SummerSlam 	August 27, 1995 	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 	25:04
4 	Shawn Michaels (c) defeated Goldust 	WWF World Heavyweight Championship 	Xperience 	August 24, 1996 	Toronto, Ontario 	18:14
5 	Triple H defeated The Rock (c) 	WWF Intercontinental Championship 	SummerSlam 	August 30, 1998 	New York City, New York 	25:58
6 	Big Boss Man defeated Mankind (c) 	WWF Hardcore Championship 	Raw is War 	November 30, 1998 	Baltimore, Maryland 	6:21
7 	Edge and Christian defeated The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) and The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) (c) 	Triple Threat tag team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship 	WrestleMania 2000 	April 2, 2000 	Anaheim, California 	22:30
8 	The Rock (c) defeated Triple H 	WWF Championship 	Judgement Day 	May 21, 2000 	Louisville, Kentucky 	
9 	The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) (c) defeated Edge and Christian 	Tag Team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship 	Raw 	September 25, 2000	State College, Pennsylvania 	–
10	Chris Jericho defeated Chris Benoit (c) 	WWF Intercontinental Championship 	Royal Rumble 	January 21, 2001 	New Orleans, Louisiana 	18:44
11	Rob Van Dam defeated Jeff Hardy (c) 	WWF Hardcore Championship 	SummerSlam 	August 19, 2001 	San Jose, California 	16:30
12	Edge defeated Christian (c) 	WWF Intercontinental Championship 	No Mercy 	October 21, 2001 	St. Louis, Missouri 	22:16
13	Rob Van Dam defeated Eddie Guerrero (c) 	WWE Intercontinental Championship 	Raw 	May 27, 2002 	Edmonton, Alberta 	–
14	Rob Van Dam (c) defeated Jeff Hardy (c) 	To unify the WWE Intercontinental Championship and the WWE European Championship	Raw 	July 22, 2002 	Grand Rapids, Michigan 	–
15	Triple H defeated Shawn Michaels (c) 	3rd fall in a 3 Stages of Hell match for the World Heavyweight Championship 	Armageddon 	December 15, 2002 	Sunrise, Florida 	38:30
16	Eddie Guerrero and Tajiri defeated The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) (c) 	Tag Team ladder match for the WWE Tag Team Championship 	Judgment Day 	May 18, 2003 	Charlotte, North Carolina 	14:18
17	Rob Van Dam defeated Christian (c) 	WWE Intercontinental Championship 	Raw 	September 29, 2003	Rosemont, Illinois 	–
18	Chris Jericho defeated Christian 	Vacant WWE Intercontinental Championship 	Unforgiven 	September 12, 2004	Portland, Oregon 	22:27
19	Kurt Angle defeated Mike Haywood 	Angle Invitational ladder match for Angle's Olympic Gold Medals 	SmackDown! 	March 10, 2005 	Roanoke, Virginia 	–
20	Rey Mysterio defeated Eddie Guerrero 	The custody of Dominick 	SummerSlam 	August 21, 2005 	Washington, D.C. 	20:19
21	Edge (c) defeated Matt Hardy 	Loser leaves Raw Ladder Match for Edge's Money in the Bank contract 	Raw 	October 3, 2005 	Dallas, Texas 	–
22	Sabu defeated Rob Van Dam 	The No. 1 Contender for the ECW World Championship 	ECW on Sci Fi 	August 15, 2006 	Washington, D.C. 	–
23	Rob Van Dam defeated Big Show 	Van Dam to pick the date of his future ECW World Championship match 	ECW 	October 24, 2006 	St. Louis, Missouri 	–
24	Jeff Hardy (c) defeated Johnny Nitro 	WWE Intercontinental Championship 	Raw 	November 20, 2006 	Baltimore, Maryland 	–
25	Paul London and Brian Kendrick (c) defeated The Blue Bloods (William Regal and Dave Taylor), MNM (Johnny Nitro and Joey Mercury), and The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) 	Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Ladder match for the WWE Tag Team Championship 	Armageddon 	December 17, 2006 	Richmond, Virginia 	20:14
26	The Hardy Boyz (c) defeated Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin 	Tag Team ladder match for the World Tag Team Championship 	One Night Stand 	June 3, 2007 	Jacksonville, Florida 	17:17
27	Jeff Hardy (c) defeated Carlito 	WWE Intercontinental Championship 	Raw 	December 10, 2007 	Bridgeport, Connecticut 	–
28	Chris Jericho (c) defeated Shawn Michaels 	World Heavyweight Championship 	No Mercy 	October 5, 2008 	Portland, Oregon 	22:20
29	Jeff Hardy defeated Edge (c) 	World Heavyweight Championship 	Extreme Rules 	June 7, 2009 	New Orleans, Louisiana 	20:07
30	Christian (c) defeated Shelton Benjamin 	ECW Championship 	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	December 13, 2009 	San Antonio, Texas 	18:10
31	Dolph Ziggler (c) defeated Kofi Kingston and Jack Swagger 	Triple Threat Ladder match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship 	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	December 19, 2010 	Houston, Texas 	8:57
32	John Morrison defeated Sheamus 	#1 contender for the WWE Championship 	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	December 19, 2010 	Houston, Texas 	19:08
33	Christian defeated Alberto Del Rio 	Vacant World Heavyweight Championship 	Extreme Rules 	May 1, 2011 	Tampa, Florida 	21:05
34	Triple H defeated Kevin Nash 	Sledgehammer Ladder match 	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	December 18, 2011 	Baltimore, Maryland 	18:18
35	Dolph Ziggler (c) defeated John Cena 	Ziggler's Money in the Bank contract 	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	December 16, 2012 	Brooklyn, New York 	23:16
36	Adrian Neville defeated Bo Dallas (c) 	the NXT Championship 	NXT Arrival 	February 27, 2014 	Winter Park, Florida 	16:02
37	John Cena defeated Daniel Bryan (c), Alberto Del Rio, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton, Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) and The Rock 	WWE World Heavyweight Championship 	Money in the Bank 	June 29, 2014 	Boston, Massachusetts 	26:20
38	Daniel Bryan defeated Wade Barrett (c), Dolph Ziggler, Stardust, Luke Harper and R-Truth 	WWE Intercontinental Championship 	WrestleMania 31 	March 29, 2015 	Santa Clara, California 	13:48
39	Randy Orton defeated CM Punk, Chris Hero, Dean Ambrose, Triple H (with Stephanie McMahon) and Seth Rollins 	#1 contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship 	Money in the Bank 	June 14, 2015 	Columbus, Ohio 	35:40
40	Chris Jericho defeated Kevin Owens 	Chris Jericho's List of Jericho 	Raw 	April 24, 2016 	Kansas City, Missouri 	–
41	The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) (c) defeated #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) 	Ladder Match for the NXT Tag Team Championship 	NXT TakeOver: Chicago 	May 20, 2017 	Rosemont, Illinois 	20:06
42	Adam Cole defeated Pete Dunne (c), Tye Dillinger, Killian Dain, Prince Puma and Velveteen Dream 	Ladder match for the NXT United Kingdom Championship 	NXT TakeOver: New Orleans 	April 7, 2018 	New Orleans, Louisiana 	31:24
43	Seth Rollins (c) defeated Dean Ambrose 	Ladder match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship 	Judgement Day 	May 26, 2019 	Hartford, Connecticut 	
44	War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) (c) defeated Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford), The Undisputed Era (Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish), and The Forgotten Sons (Jaxson Ryder and Blake)	Fatal 4 Way Ladder match for the vacant NXT Tag Team Championship 	NXT TakeOver: XXV 	June 1, 2019 	Bridgeport, Connecticut 	21:30
45	Paige (c) defeated Asuka 	WWE Universal Women's Championship 	Vengeance 	July 28, 2019 	American Airlines Centre, Dallas, Texas	
46	Finn Bálor (c) defeated Kevin Owens 	WWE United States Championship 	Summerslam 	August 25, 2019 	Toronto, Ontario, Canada 	15:23
47	Sasha Banks (c) defeated Becky Lynch 	Ladder match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship 	Armageddon 	December 29, 2019 	Minneapolis, Minnesota 	18:30
48	Chris Hero (c) defeated Big E 	WWE Intercontinental Championship 	Roadblock 	February 2021 	Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK 	
=== World Championship Wrestling (WCW) ===
# 	Match 	Stipulations 	Event 	Date 	Location 	Time
1 	Dusty Rhodes (w/Barry Windham) defeated Tully Blanchard (w/James J. Dillon and Dark Journey) 	Barbed Wire Ladder match for $100,000 	The Great American Bash	July 18, 1987 	Charlotte, North Carolina 	–
2 	Eddie Guerrero (c) defeated Syxx 	WCW United States Heavyweight Championship 	Souled Out 	January 25, 1997 	Cedar Rapids, Iowa 	13:48
3 	Goldberg defeated Scott Hall 	Taser 	Souled Out 	January 17, 1999 	Charleston, West Virginia 	17:47
4 	Bam Bam Bigelow fought Scott Hall to a no-contest 	Taser 	Nitro 	January 25, 1999 	Dallas, Texas 	
5 	Scott Hall defeated Bret Hart (c), Goldberg, and Sid Vicious 	WCW United States Heavyweight Championship 	Nitro 	November 8, 1999 	Indianapolis, Indiana 	
6 	Chris Benoit (c) defeated Jeff Jarrett 	WCW United States Heavyweight Championship 	Starrcade 	December 19, 1999	Washington, D.C. 	10:15
7 	Jeff Jarrett defeated Chris Benoit (c) 	WCW United States Heavyweight Championship 	Nitro 	December 20, 1999	Baltimore, Maryland 	
8 	The Jung Dragons (Jamie-San, Kaz Hayashi, and Yun Yang) defeated 3 Count (Shane Helms, Shannon Moore, and Evan Karagias) 	A recording contract 	Nitro 	July 18, 2000 	Auburn Hills, Michigan 	
9 	3 Count (Shane Helms, Shannon Moore, and Evan Karagias) (w/Tank Abbott) defeated The Jung Dragons (Jamie-San, Kaz Hayashi, and Yun Yang) 	A gold record 	New Blood Rising 	August 13, 2000 	Vancouver, British Columbia	11:32
10	The Filthy Animals (Konnan and Rey Mysterio, Jr.) (w/Tygress) defeated The Boogie Knights (Alex Wright and Disco Inferno) 	A ceramic duck 	Nitro 	October 2, 2000 	San Francisco, California 	
11	3 Count (Shane Helms and Shannon Moore) defeated The Jung Dragons (Yun Yang and Kaz Hayashi) (w/Leia Meow) and Jamie Knoble and Evan Karagias	Three-way tag team ladder match to determine the number one contender for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship	Starrcade 	December 17, 2000	Washington, D.C. 	13:49
=== Global Force Wrestling (GFW) ===
# 	Match 	Stipulations 	Event 	Date 	Location 	Time 	Ref
1 	Sabu defeated Malice 	#1 contender to the GFW Global Championship 	NWA:GFW Weekly PPV # 5 	July 13, 2002 	Nashville, Tennessee 	 	
2 	Ken Shamrock fought Sabu to a no-contest 	GFW Global Championship match 	NWA:GFW Weekly PPV # 6 	July 24, 2002 	Nashville, Tennessee 	 	
3 	Jerry Lynn defeated Low Ki and A.J. Styles 	GFW X Division Championship 	NWA:GFW Weekly PPV # 11	August 28, 2002 	Nashville, Tennessee 	 	
4 	Jerry Lynn (c) defeated A.J. Styles 	GFW X Division Championship 	NWA:GFW Weekly PPV # 14 	October 2, 2002 	Nashville, Tennessee 	 	
5 	Syxx-Pac defeated Tony Mamaluke, Jose Maximo, Joel Maximo, Kid Kash, A.J. Styles, Ace Steel, Rick Michaels, & Chris Michaels 	For the vacated GFW X Division Championship 	NWA:TNA Weekly PPV # 15 	October 9, 2002 	Nashville, Tennessee 	 	
6 	Raven defeated A.J. Styles 	#1 contender for the GFW Global Championship 	NWA:TNA Weekly PPV # 36 	March 19, 2003 	Nashville, Tennessee 	 	
7 	Dusty Rhodes defeated Brian Lawler 	 	NWA:TNA Weekly PPV # 39 	April 9, 2003 	Nashville, Tennessee 	 	
8 	Abyss defeated A.J. Styles 	#1 contender for the GFW Global Championship 	NWA:TNA Weekly PPV # 85 	March 19, 2004 	Nashville, Tennessee 	 	
9 	Eric Young defeated Mr. Águila, Jerry Lynn, and Taichi Ishikari 	To advance in the GFW World X Cup 	NWA:TNA Weekly PPV # 95 	May 26, 2004 	Nashville, Tennessee 	 	
10	The Naturals (Chase Stevens and Andy Douglas) defeated America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) (c) 	GFW World Tag Team Championship 	NWA:TNA Weekly PPV # 102	July 14, 2004 	Nashville, Tennessee 	 	
11	Jeff Jarrett (c) defeated Jeff Hardy 	GFW Global Championship 	Victory Road 	November 5, 2004 	Orlando, Florida 	18:37	[89]
12	LAX (Homicide & Hernandez) defeated America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) 	Flag Match 	Turning Point 	December 10, 2006 	Orlando, Florida 	10:45	[90]
13	Jerry Lynn defeated Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, Austin Starr, and Senshi 	#1 contender for the GFW X Division Championship. 	Impact! 	February 22, 2007 	Orlando, Florida 	 	
14	Abyss and Sting defeated Christian Cage and A.J. Styles 	Abyss to face Cage at Hard Justice 2007 	Impact! 	August 2, 2007 	Orlando, Florida 	 	
15	Kaz defeated Christian Cage 	#1 Contender for the GFW Global Championship 	Genesis 	November 11, 2007 	Orlando, Florida 	15:13	[91]
16	Johnny Devine and Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) defeated Jay Lethal and The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley)	Retain possession of the GFW X Division Championship 	Impact! 	December 6, 2007 	Orlando, Florida 	 	
17	Kaz defeated A.J. Styles 	Loser had to wear a reindeer costume 	Impact! 	December 20, 2007 	Orlando, Florida 	 	
18	James Storm defeated Eric Young (c) 	GFW World Beer Drinking Championship 	Impact! 	March 4, 2008 	Orlando, Florida 	 	
19	A.J. Styles defeated Kurt Angle 	Angle's Olympic gold medal 	Impact! 	August 28, 2008 	Orlando, Florida 	 	
20	Sonjay Dutt defeated Jay Lethal 	SoCal Val's heart 	No Surrender 	September 14, 2008	Oshawa, Ontario, Canada	13:19	[93]
21	Abyss and Matt Morgan defeated Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon), LAX (Homicide and Hernandez) and Tanahashi and Volador 	#1 contender for the GFW World Tag Team Championship 	Impact! 	October 23, 2008 	Orlando, Florida 	 	
23	Sojournor Bolt defeated Taylor Wilde 	#1 contender for the GFW Knockout Championship 	Impact! 	November 6, 2008 	Orlando, Florida 	 	
24	Alex Shelley (c) defeated Chris Sabin, Jay Lethal, and Consequences Creed 	GFW X Division Championship 	Impact! 	February 23, 2009 	Orlando, Florida 	 	
25	Amazing Red defeated Jay Lethal, Consequences Creed, Sheik Abdul Bashir, and Kiyoshi 	#1 contender for the GFW X Division Championship 	Impact! 	October 1, 2009 	Orlando, Florida 	 	
26	Kazarian defeated Amazing Red, Brian Kendrick and Daniels 	#1 contender for the GFW X Division Championship 	Destination X 	March 21, 2010 	Orlando, Florida 	13:38	[94]
27	Mr. Anderson defeated Kurt Angle 	Keys to the steel cage door at Lockdown 	Impact! 	April 5, 2010 	Orlando, Florida 	 	
28	Jeremy Buck defeated Douglas Williams 	 	Impact! 	July 8, 2010 	Orlando, Florida 	 	
29	Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) defeated The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) 	1st match of the Best of 5 Series for the GFW World Tag Team Championship 	Impact! 	July 15, 2010 	Orlando, Florida 	 	
30	Rob Van Dam (c) defeated Abyss 	Stairway to Janice match for the GFW Global Championship 	Hard Justice 	August 12, 2010 	Orlando, Florida 	 	
31	A.J. Styles defeated Sabu 	For the keys to the cage for their respective team at Bound for Glory in their Lethal Lockdown match	Impact! 	September 23, 2010	Orlando, Florida 	 	
32	Jeff Hardy defeated Mr. Anderson (c) 	GFW Global Championship 	Against All Odds 	February 13, 2011 	Orlando, Florida 	18:15	[95]
33	Brian Kendrick defeated Alex Shelley, Jesse Sorensen, Kid Kash and Zema Ion 	#1 contender for the GFW X Division Championship 	Impact! 	September 29, 2011	Orlando, Florida 	 	
34	Bobby Roode (c) defeated Rob Van Dam 	GFW Global Championship 	Sacrifice 	May 13, 2012 	Orlando, Florida 	15:27	[96]
35	Jeff Hardy (c) defeated Austin Aries 	GFW Global Championship 	Turning Point 	November 11, 2012 	Orlando, Florida 	21:01	[98]
36	Jeff Hardy fought Bully Ray ended in a no-contest 	Hammer hanging above the right 	Impact! 	June 7, 2013 	Atlanta, Georgia 	 	
37	Gail Kim defeated Taryn Terrell 	#1 contender for the GFW Knockouts Championship 	Impact! 	July 11, 2013 	Las Vegas, Nevada 	 	
38	Sanada (c) defeated Manik, Tigre Uno, Crazzy Steve, Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards 	GFW X Division Championship. 	Slammiversary XII 	June 15, 2014 	Arlington, Texas 	09:41	[99]
39	The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) (c) defeated The Hardys (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) and Team 3D (Bully Ray and Devon) 	GFW World Tag Team Championship 	Impact! 	August 7, 2014 	New York City, New York	 	
40	Grado defeated Eli Drake 	 	Impact! 	March 15, 2016 	Orlando, Florida 	 	
41	Maria defeated Gail Kim, Madison Rayne, Marti Bell, Rebel and Velvet Sky 	TNA Knockout Division Commissioner 	Impact! 	April 19, 2016 	Orlando, Florida 	 	
42	DJZ defeated Rockstar Spud, Mandrews, Braxton Sutter, Trevor Lee and Andrew Everett 	No. 1 contender for the TNA X Division Championship 	Impact! 	July 12, 2016 	Orlando, Florida 	 	
43	Trevor Lee defeated DJ Z (c) 	GFW X Division Championship. 	Impact! 	February 2, 2017 	Orlando, Florida 	 	
44	Ace Austin defeated Jake Crist, Tessa Blanchard, Daga 	GFW X Division Championship. 	Bound for Glory 	October 20, 2019 	Villa Park, Illinois 	17:40	
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