ladder match

Elevated prize wrestling

A ladder match is a professional wrestling match where a prize—usually a championship belt or contract—hangs above the ring and can only be retrieved by climbing a ladder.

Competitors use the ladders both as climbing tools and as weapons against opponents.

The stipulation creates dramatic moments as wrestlers race to climb while others try to stop them: The main event is a ladder match for the title.

Related

aerial maneuvers · high flyer · ring · climbing · steel cage · TLC · belt · contenders · tag team · tables · spectacle · suspended · climbing techniques · battle · crowd · hype · turnbuckle · trash cans

Opposites
match stipulation type

ladder matchsingles match

One-versus-one sporting event

cage match

risk and spectacle level

ladder matchcatch-as-catch-can

Unsystematic, opportunistic approach

ground game · Broadway

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Rated PG