Ladder Match (AEW)
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A ladder match is a type of match in professional wrestling that is most commonly used to describe a match 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. 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. 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
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 championships belts hung above the ring. Ladder matches and their variants (such as TLC 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.
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[edit] Origins
[edit] Ladder Matches in Attitude Era Wrestling/AEW
| No. | Match | Stipulations | Event | Date and Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Candice Michelle defeated Velvet Sky (c) | Ladder match for the AEW Starlets Championship | Ultimate Ascension (2012) | November 25, 2012 Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2 | Petey Williams (c) defeated CM Punk | Ladder match for the AEW Light Heavyweight Championship | ||
| 3 | Paul Heyman and Tyler Reks defeated Taz and Shane McMahon | Ladder match for Majority Ownership of AEW | ||
| 4 | Sami Zayn and El Generico (c) vs. The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) | Ladder War for the AEW Tag Team Championship | Wrestle War (2014) | May 11, 2014 Baltimore, Maryland |
| 5 | Bray Wyatt defeated Jack Swagger | Ladder match | AEW 2: Gunner vs. Reigns | February 7, 2015 Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 6 | reDRagon (Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish) defeated The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) (c) | Ladder War II for the AEW Tag Team Championship | Wrestle War | May 3, 2015 Boston, Massachusetts |
| 7 | Candice Michelle (c) vs. AJ Lee (c) vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Buggy Nova vs. Maryse vs. Eve Gracie | Winner Take All Ladder match for the AEW Women's Championship and AEW Women's United States Championship | Superclash VI | July 5, 2015 Tokyo, Japan |
| 8 | The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) defeated The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch) (c) | Tag Team Ladder match for the AEW Tag Team Championship | Ultimate Ascension | December 20, 2015 Boston, Massachusetts |
| 9 | The Miz defeated PJ Black (c) | Ladder match for the AEW Light Heavyweight Championship |
[edit] Other variations
- Ultimate X match – Used in AEW; essentially a ladder match contested by the AEW Light Heavyweight Division. The match features a structure that consists of two wires strung above the ring, forming an 'X'. The wrestlers climb the structure that holds the wires, makes their way across the wires to the center of the structure, and retrieves the 'X' while hanging from the wires. Although very similar to a ladder match, ladders are rarely used as a part of an unwritten rule of sorts
- Money in the Bank ladder match – Exclusively used in AEW; a Ladder match where multiple competitors try to climb a ladder to obtain a contract for a future World Title shot anytime within the next 12 months. Challenger chooses time and place.
