Ladder Matches in World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE
| No. | Match | Stipulations | Event | Date and Location |
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| 1 | Bret Hart (c) defeated Shawn Michaels | WWF Wrestling Challenge | July 21, 1992 Portland, Maine |
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| 2 | Razor Ramon (c) defeated Shawn Michaels | Ladder match for the WWF Undisputed Intercontinental Championship | WrestleMania X | March 20, 1994 New York, NY |
| 3 | Shawn Michaels (c) defeated Razor Ramon | Ladder match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship | SummerSlam | August 27, 1995 Pittsburgh, PA |
| 4 | Triple H defeated The Rock (c) | Ladder match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship | SummerSlam | August 30, 1998 New York, NY |
| 5 | The Big Boss Man defeated Mankind (c) | Ladder match for the WWF Hardcore Championship | RAW is WAR | November 30, 1998 Baltimore, MD |
| 6 | The Rock defeated Mankind (c) | Ladder match for the WWF Championship | RAW is WAR | February 15, 1999 Birmingham, Alabama |
| 7 | Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon (c) defeated Steve Austin (c) | Handicap ladder match for 100% WWF ownership | King of the Ring | June 27, 1999 Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 8 | New Brood (Matt and Jeff Hardy) defeated Edge and Christian | Tag Team ladder match in the final of Terri Invitational Tournament to win Terri Runnels' managerial services and $100,000 | No Mercy | October 17, 1999 Cleveland, OH |
| 9 | Edge & Christian defeated The Hardy Boyz and The Dudley Boyz (c) | Triple Threat tag team ladder match for the WWF Tag Team Championship | WrestleMania 2000 | April 2, 2000 Anaheim, California |
| 10 | The Hardy Boyz (c) defeated Edge & Christian | Tag Team ladder match for the WWF Tag Team Championship | RAW is WAR | September 25, 2000 State College, Pennsylvania |
| 11 | Chris Jericho defeated Chris Benoit (c) | Ladder match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship | Royal Rumble | January 21, 2001 New Orleans, LA |
| 12 | Kurt Angle defeated Chris Benoit (c) | Third fall in the Best Two out of Three Falls Match for Kurt Angle's Olympic Gold Medals | Judgment Day | May 20, 2001 Sacramento, California |
| 13 | Rob Van Dam defeated Jeff Hardy (c) | Ladder match for the WWF Hardcore Championship | SummerSlam | August 19, 2001 San Jose, California |
| 14 | Edge defeated Christian (c) | Ladder match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship | No Mercy | October 21, 2001 St. Louis, Missouri |
| 15 | Rob Van Dam defeated Eddie Guerrero (c) | Ladder match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship | WWE Raw | May 27, 2002 Edmonton, AB, Canada |
| 16 | The Undertaker (c) defeated Jeff Hardy | Ladder match for the WWE Undisputed Championship | WWE Raw | July 1, 2002 Manchester, New Hampshire |
| 17 | Rob Van Dam (c) defeated Jeff Hardy (c) | Ladder match to unify the WWE Intercontinental Championship and the European Championship | WWE Raw | July 22, 2002 Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| 18 | Triple H defeated Shawn Michaels (c) | Third fall in a Three Stages of Hell match for the World Heavyweight Championship | Armageddon | December 15, 2002 Sunrise, Florida |
| 19 | Eddie Guerrero & Tajiri defeated Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin (c) | Tag Team ladder match for the WWE Tag Team Championship | Judgment Day | May 18, 2003 Charlotte, NC |
| 20 | Rob Van Dam defeated Christian (c) | Ladder match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship | WWE Raw | September 29, 2003 Rosemont, IL |
| 21 | Chris Jericho defeated Christian | Ladder match for the vacant WWE Intercontinental Championship | Unforgiven | September 12, 2004 Portland, OR |
| 22 | Kurt Angle (c) defeated Mike Haywood | SmackDown! | March 10, 2005 Roanoke, Virginia |
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| 23 | Rey Mysterio defeated Eddie Guerrero | Ladder match for the custody of Dominick | SummerSlam | August 21, 2005 Washington, D.C. |
| 24 | Edge (c) defeated Matt Hardy | Money in the Bank Ladder Match. The loser leaves Raw. | WWE Homecoming | October 3, 2005 Dallas, TX |
| 25 | Sabu defeated Rob Van Dam | Ladder match to become the No. 1 Contender for the ECW World Championship | ECW on Sci Fi | August 15, 2006 Washington, D.C. |
| 26 | Rob Van Dam defeated The Big Show | Ladder match for Van Dam to pick the date of his future ECW World Championship match | ECW on Sci Fi | October 24, 2006 St. Louis, MO |
| 27 | Jeff Hardy (c) defeated Johnny Nitro | Ladder match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship | WWE Raw | November 20, 2006 Baltimore, MD |
| 28 | Paul London and Brian Kendrick (c) defeated William Regal & Dave Taylor, MNM, and The Hardys | Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Ladder match for the WWE Tag Team Championship | Armageddon | December 17, 2006 Richmond, Virginia |
| 29 | The Hardys (c) defeated Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin | Tag Team ladder match for the World Tag Team Championship | One Night Stand | June 3, 2007 Jacksonville, Florida |
| 30 | Jeff Hardy (c) defeated Carlito | Ladder match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship | WWE Raw's 15th Anniversary | December 10, 2007 Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| 31 | Chris Jericho (c) defeated Shawn Michaels | Ladder match for the World Heavyweight Championship | No Mercy | October 5, 2008 Portland, OR |
| 32 | Jeff Hardy defeated Edge (c) | Ladder match for the World Heavyweight Championship | Extreme Rules | June 7, 2009 New Orleans, LA |
| 33 | Christian (c) defeated Shelton Benjamin | Ladder match for the ECW Championship | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | December 13, 2009 San Antonio, Texas |
| 34 | 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 |
| 35 | John Morrison defeated King Sheamus | Ladder match to become the No. 1 contender for the WWE Championship | ||
| 36 | Christian defeated Alberto Del Rio | Ladder match for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship | Extreme Rules | May 1, 2011 Tampa, Florida |
| 37 | Triple H defeated Kevin Nash | Sledgehammer Ladder match | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | December 18, 2011 Baltimore, Maryland |
| 39 | Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. John Cena | Money in the Bank Ladder match | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | December 16, 2012 Brooklyn, New York |
- Many ladder matches, while not officially recognized by the WWE have taken place at house shows. One featured Razor Ramon retaining the Intercontinental Championship against Shawn Michaels months before their epic WrestleMania encounter. Another featured Razor Ramon winning the same title from Jeff Jarrett in Montreal in 1995 only to lose it back to Jarrett two nights later. Another featured Shawn Michaels retain his WWF Championship from Goldust in 1996. Three ladder matches took places at consecutive house shows in 2006 where each saw Jeff Hardy defend his Intercontinental Championship. The first of these three saw Shelton Benjamin, Johnny Nitro and Carlito as contenders. The next two nights did not feature Benjamin as he was too injured to participate.
- Similar to a Stairway to Hell match, during Triple H and Kevin Nash's ladder match, a sledgehammer was hung above the ring. The first participant to retrieve it could use it as a weapon. The only way to have won was by pinfall or submission.
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