WWE - The Ladder Match
Starring: Jeff Hardy, Chris Jericho, Edge, ChristianStudio: World Wrestling
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Running Time: 180 minutes
DVD Release: June 5th 2007
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DVD Review
Follow the evolution of the ladder match and how it has come to be one of the most popular professional wrestling events today. From the earliest ladder matches through TLC and the 6-man Money in the Bank WrestleMania tradition, some of the craziest and most violent ladder matches are included.
User Reviews
It's about time the WWE went all out! - Rating: 5/5
You already know what matches are on the dvd from other reviews so I'll just say it's great that they went all out with this dvd but there's still some good matches missing. Such as Eddie Guerrero vs X-Pac at NWO Souled Out (U.S title), Chris Beniot vs Jeff Jarrett at Starcade (U.S Title) "although we're lucky they didn't hold back the release of this dvd to take out the Beniot matches that are already on it", The Money in the Bank Match that RVD won and the one that Kennedy won.
Plus HBK's first Ladder match with Razor Ramon, both their Ladder matches could've been here since both are good. Goldberg also had a Ladder match with Scott Hall in WCW and that's not here either but I don't remember that one being too good. I remember Kurt Angle vs Chris Beniot in a Ladder match with the medals on the line but that might've been a 3 Stages of Hell match so that could be why it's on not here. But despite some matches missing this is a more sold WWE dvd than the WWE title match dvd. I hope they release a Vol 2 of the World Heavyweight Title History since a lot of good matches are missing and I'm not talking about John Cena matches "snores".
Ladder Match - Rating: 3/5
My son loves this DVD. I'm glad Amazon had it, we could not find it in the stores, great low price too!
Suprisingly WWE didn't do a hack job - Rating: 4/5
Usually wwe forget to add entrances to most of their compilations. For me the addition of the entrance music can make or break a collection. But they added them here. Also for the most part they added some very good and memorable matches. I'm can't note them all, but I know for a fact WCW had some pretty good ladder matches. I'm mostly a fan for the tag team and the money in the bank matches. Because their usually non stop action.
Todd Grisham hosts the DVD with some appearances by past ladder match contenders. I was kind of disappointed with that. I felt it should have been hosted by Shawn Michaels. Also I felt it really didn't add much to the overall collection because I really didn't get into it.
I was also hoping that the Razor Ramon and Shawn Michaels Ladder match of Wrestlemania was also in its entirety. But they only showed clips of that one. I'll just go ahead and list the matches.
Ladder match for North American Heavyweight Championship and Cash
Jake Roberts vs. Big Daddy Ritter; Stampede Wrestling July 1979
A decent match but really is nothing next to the matches of today and yesterdecade.
IC Title
Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels; July 1992
I always wanted to see this match in its entirety and I finally saw it. Pretty good match.
IC Title
Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon; Summerslam 1995
The second and last between these two. But I liked the first one better.
IC Title
Rock vs. Triple H; Summerslam 1998
Terri Invitational Tournament
Edge and Christian vs. The New Brood(Jeff & Matt Hardy); No Mercy Oct 1999
Who would have thought this was just the beginning of the things soon to come?
TLC Tag Team Championship
Dudleyz vs. The Hardys vs. Edge and Christian; Summerslam 2000
The first TLC ever.
Ladder match for a WCW Cruiserweight championship contract
3 Count vs. Jung Dragons vs. Jamie Noble & Evan Karagias; Starrcade 2000
WCW cruiserweights hardly ever disappoint, and this match was no exception.
IC Title
Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho; Royal Rumble 2001
Another classic from their awesome rivalry.
TLC 2 World tag team championship
Hardys vs. Dudleyz vs. Edge and Christian Wrestlemania x-7 2001
Possibly the best of the series.
Fatal 4 way TLC for the World Tag Team titles
Edge & Christian vs. Jericho & Benoit vs. The Hardyz vs. The Dudleyz; Smackdown 2001
The match Edge clearly lost, but wwe changed history and said he didn't.
IC Title
Edge vs. Christian No Mercy 2001
WWE breathing life into an old brother vs. brother jealousy storyline. Only this time a ladder was added.
IC title
Eddie Guerrero vs. Rob Van Dam; Raw May 2002
My favorite match between these two. It should have been on ppv.
Undisputed WWE Championship
Undertaker vs. Jeff Hardy; Raw July 2002
I didn't really feel this match. I'm just not used to Taker in these kind of matches.
TLC match for World Tage Team Titles
Kane & The Hurricane vs. Rob van dam & Jeff Hardy vs. Bubba Ray & Spike Dudley vs. Chris Jericho & Christian; Raw October 2002
IC title
Chris Jericho vs. Christian; Unforgiven 2004
Money in the Bank
Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho vs. Edge vs. Christian vs. Kane vs. Shelton Benjamin; Wrestlemania 21 2005
First ever Money in the Bank ladder match. No real difference between the other ones except its a briefcase.
Ladder Match for the custody of Dominick
Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio; Summerslam 2005
A very good match from what I remembered. But I hate this storyline so much. Its so stupid and thats the reason I only saw this match once. I usually just skip this one.
Loser Leaves Raw
Matt Hardy vs. Edge; Raw Oct. 2005
TLC for the WWE Championship
Edge vs. Ric Flair; Raw Jan. 2006
I like Ric Flair but he doesn't belong in matches like this. But thats just my opinion though.
TLC for the WWE title
Edge vs. John Cena; Unforgiven 2006
Just like another reviewer noted. This is when Cena is at his best. And this was a very good match. In fact, I feel this was Cena's best match right before the I quit match with JBL.
IC Title
Jeff Hardy vs. Johnny Nitro; Raw Nov. 2006
I always felt Nitro was talented. I waited patiently for his solo push and this match proved he deserved a good push. I've enjoyed a good portion of his matches since this one.
Fatal Four Way for the WWE tag titles
Paul London & Brian Kendick vs. MNM vs. Hardyz vs. William Regal & Dave Taylor; Armageddon DEC. 2006
This was a brutal match, part of a brutal ppv. Watch Mercury's face get turned into hamburger.
The ladder match is not my favorite type of match. And these days if they don't involve the Hardy's I usually have low hopes for them. I'm very happy WWE didn't half bake this one like the History of the Heavy weight Championship and the extremly atrocious best of the IC title. Any wrestling fan should appreciate this with open arms. Its 3 disk of non stop action and fun.
!!Simply Amazing!! - Rating: 5/5
Definitely, one of the best DVD realeases this year. I prefer to spend my money in this type of DVDs rather than all the boring ppvs of this year. They are so boring and predictable. Other than Wrestlemania, 2007 has been a very lazy ppv wwe.
This is a must have in your collection.
WWE LADDER MATCH IS A 5 STAR DVD - Rating: 5/5
80-76%-perfect
75-71%-awsome
70-66%-good
65-61%-poor
60-56%-awful
1. Jake Roberts vs. Big Daddy Ritter Ladder Match For The North American Heavywieght Championship and cash- Now I am not going to rip this match real bad but I will say it is not very good. We do not get to see the first 6 minutes of action as they already go halfway into the match. This was just to slow and the commentating and the type of ladder match just made it different and for me it was hard to enjoy. This was the first ever ladder match so I can understand why its on here so it is worth a wacth but besides that u can skip it. Winner Jake Roberts. Match Rating 2/10.
2. Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels Ladder Match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship- Now this is were the dvd picks up. This was a lot better of a ladder match than the first one. This ladder match did not see so many crazy spots as there was a lot of technical wrestling. There were some nice spots but nothing to crazy like you will see today. Not a lot to say but you can never expect a match between hart and Michaels to be bad. Winner and new WWF Intercontinental Champ Bret Hart. Match Rating 8/10.
3. Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon Ladder Match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship- I was able to see there match at wrestlemania and that blew me away but this match right here was even better than that. This was given a good half hour and these two produced a classic match. There were tons of high flying action in this match and just a lot of sweet spots to remember forever. Great match. Winner and new WWF Intercontinental Champ Shawn Michaels. Match Rating 10/10.
4. HHH vs. The Rock WWF Ladder match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship- This was another very solid match. These two had a very nice feud going into this match and this one topped it all off. A lot of wrestling and some nice spots of the ladder including a suplex off it. It looked like HHH was going to lose when the rock through powder in t his eyes but Chyna low blowed the rock and he fell off the ladder. Winner and new WWF Intercontinental Champ HHH. Match Rating 8/10.
5. Edge and Christian vs. New Brood Terri Invitational Tournament Ladder Match- This was the first time these two teams met off in a ladder match. This match right here really changed the way the ladder match was. There was a lot of high flying action in this match. There were some nice spots including a spear from ladder to ladder. Very good match forthese teams. Winners New Brood. Match Rating 8/10.
6. Dudley Boyz vs. Edge and Christian vs. The Hardy Boyz First Ever TLC Match for the World Tag Team Championship- Now about a year later these teams met but this time the dudleys were added to the match. This match was absolutely off the chart. There were so many sick parts in this match. There were tons of vicious chair shots including a sick one to bubba Dudley. Another sweet part in the match was when Jeff Hardy tried a swanton bomb off a top of a 15 foot ladder but crashed through two tables below. Also Matt was about to grab the titles but was pushed backwards off a 15 foot ladder through a table. Awesome match. Winners and still World Tag Team Champs Edge and Christian. Match Rating 9.5/10.
7. 3 Count vs. Jung Dragons vs. Jamie Knoble and Evan Karhias Ladder Match for a Contract for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship- Now this was interesting as this added WCW into the Ladder Match DVD and this match did not disappoint. Now this one was a little different because it involved cruiserweight. This match was non stop high flying action and I will let you check this match out to see for yourself. Winners 3 Count. Match Rating 9/10.
8. Chris Beniot vs. Chris Jericho Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Title- Now this was another great ladder match. This was just some hard hitting action. There were tons of nice spots including lots of suplexs on the ladders. Some good solid action but the best part was when Jericho locked in the walls of Jericho on the ladder. Winner and new WWF Intercontinental Champ Chris Jericho. Match Rating 9/10.
9. Edge and Christian vs. Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz TLC Match for the World Tag Team Championships- Now I thought that there match at Summerslam 2000 was off the chain this one believe it or not is even better. Anyway there were just some nice spots including when Jeff Hardy Hit a Swanton bomb off the top of the ladder and put Rhino and Spike through a table. One of the sickest spots you will ever see in wrestling is when Edge hit Jeff Hardy with a spear off a 20 foot ladder. Also at the end Matt and Bubba got pushed off the top of the ladder through 4 tables. Winners and new World Tag Team Champs Edge and Christian. Match Rating 10/10.
10. Edge and Christian vs. The Hardy Boyz vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. Chris Beniot and Chris Jericho Fatal Four Way TLC Match for the World Tag Team Championships- Here yet again is another TLC match and even this one did not disappoint. The only downfall of having this on tv is we did not get to see the whole match but we got to see all the sick spots. This was also the first time 4 teams competed in a TLC match. Lots of good action here but the best part is when Jeff Hardy put a ladder between two tables and jumped over it and hit a leg drop on bubba that put him through the table. Winners and still World Tag Team Champs Chris Beniot and Chris Jericho. Match Rating 9/10.
11. Edge vs. Christian Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship- This was a decent ladder match but a step down from what I was expecting. I was hoping for a 5 star match cause of how many matches they have been in it was still good but could have been better. There were some nice spots in this match including a reverse ddt off a ladder. At the end of the match Edge hit a sick conchairto on the top of the ladder. Winner and new Intercontinental Champ Edge. Match Rating 8/10.
12. Eddie Guerrero vs. RVD Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship- This was another solid match and this type of match really worked well in RVD's favor. This just involved a lot of high flying action but also Eddie worked on RVD's leg a lot as there were tons of chair shots to the leg and the back of rvd. There were some nice moves including a rolling htunder attempt on the ladder but that missed. Rvd hit a splash off the top of the ladder which was sweet. Nice match. Winner and new Intercontinental Champ RVD. Match Rating 8.5/10.
13. Undertaker vs. Jeff Hardy Ladder Match for the Undisputed WWE Championship- Now this was a little bit different. The match itself was solid. The match was supposed to be Hardy begin the underdog and would not give up no matter how much punishment he took. Nice match a lot controlled by taker. A sick chockslam off the top of the ladder was sweet. Winner and still Undisputed WWE Champ Undertaker. Match Rating 7.5/10.
14. Kane and The Hurricane vs. RVD and Jeff Hardy vs. Bubba Ray Dudley and Spike Dudley vs. Chirs Jericho and Christian TLC Match for the World Tag Team Titles- This was another nice TLC match and the second one ever on tv and featured 4 teams. This match was very well paced there were some nice spots including a leg drop off a ladder by Jeff Hardy that put Kane through a table. Rvd also hit a sick Van terminator from corner to corner. Winners and still World Tag Team Champs Kane and The Hurricane. Match Rating 9/10.
15. Chris Jericho vs. Christian Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship- This was a decent ladder match. Nothing new that we haven't seen before. For me I was not all that impressed by this match that might be just me not great but worth a look. Winner and new Intercontinental Champ Chris Jericho. Match Rating 7.5/10.
16. Chris Beniot vs. Chris Jericho vs. Edge vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Christian vs. Kane First Ever Money in the Bank Ladder Match- Now this was a great match to kick off the third disk. From the start I could tell this was going to be a good match. There were lots of nice moves including a T-Bone suplex off the top of the ladder. Also in the match Shelton hit a running clothesline running up the ladders one of the sickest things you will ever see. Also a nice head but off the top of the ladder from Chris Beniot. Winner Edge. Match Rating 9/10.
17. Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio Ladder Match for the Custody of Dominick- This was yet another solid match. This also told a good story that if rey lost he would ose custody of his son domincik to eddie. There were just some nice moves including a backdrop off the top of the ladder onto another ladder. Also the 3 amigos suplex on the ladder good fast pace action and you will enjoy this one. Winner Rey mysterio. Match Rating 8.5/10.
18. Edge vs. Matt Hardy Loser Leaves Raw Ladder Match- Now this was a different type of ladder match. These two also had a feud going for a lot of months over edge stealing lita. Usually when you have a ladder match unless it's a tlc match you will not see a lot of other weapons. This one had tables chairs and Kendo sticks. There were some nice spots in the match including a diving crossbody on Hardy through the table. Some nice Kendo stick shots as well. Decent match for tv. Winner Edge. Match Rating 7.5/10.
19. Edge vs. Rick Flair TLC Match for the WWE Championship- Now this match was off the chain for tv. I would have never thought in my life that rick flair would be in a TLC match and that it would be accualty good. This match had a lot of sick spots including a body splash off the top of the ladder from in the ring to the outside of the ring thorugh a table. Also inside the ring EDGE got backdropped off the ladder and went through the table. A sick suplex off the ladder on flair as well. Winner and still WWE Champ Edge. Match Rating 8.5/10.
20. John Cena vs. Edge TLC Match for the WWE Championship- This was yet another good match. These two have also had a feud on and off throughout the year. Great match here and the crowd was all behind edge and cena got booed out the bulding which adds to the match. Just some great spots that I will let you see but u have to check this out. Winner and new wwe champ John Cena. Match Rating 9/10.
21. Jeff Hardy vs. Jonny Nitro Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship- This was a decent raw match. I think if you check it out you will like it as it is a very fast paced match and lots of high flying action thanks to jeff hardy. Winner and new Intercontinental Champ Jeff Hardy. Match Rating 8/10.
22. Paul London and Brian Kendrick vs. MNM vs. The Hardy Boyz vs. William Regal and Dave Taylor for the WWE TAG TEAM TITLES- This match was supposed to be Paul London and Brian Kendrick vs. Dave Taylor and William Regal in a normal match but it turned out to be 10 times better. This match was all over the place non stop action. In this match you will see one of the sickest shots to the face ever in your whole life on Joey Murcery of MNM it is sick. Winners and still WWE Tag Team Champs Paul London and Brian Kendrick. Match Rating 8.5/10.
Well that raps up another. I would give the History of the Ladder Match a grade of 182/220 which is a 83% which means this is a perfect dvd. I really cant stress it enough that anyone that likes wrestling and the ladder match needs to pick up this dvd cause you cant lose. It is better than the history of the wwe title and I think if you don't watch it all at once you will like it more cause it could get boring. A great dvd pick it up and if you can tell me if my review was helpful or not I would appreciate. Thanks for your time.
