WWE Money in the bank ladder match, 2009

The most common of these is the ladder match.

In the basic ladder match, the wrestlers or teams of wrestlers must climb a ladder to obtain a prize that is hoisted above the ring.

The key to winning this match is that the wrestler or team of wrestlers must try to incapacitate each other long enough for one wrestler to climb the ladder and secure that prize for their team.

Due to the legitimate role that referees play in wrestling of serving as liaison between the bookers backstage and the wrestlers in the ring ( the role of being a final arbitrator is merely kayfabe ), the referee is present, even in matches that do not at first glance appear to require a referee ( such as a ladder match, as it is no holds barred, and the criteria for victory could theoretically be assessed from afar ).

All matches fought under hardcore rules ( such as no disqualification, no holds barred, ladder match, etc.

* Tables, Ladders, and Chairs ( a ladder match where all three items may be used as a weapon against an opponent ).

Waltman, now known as Syxx, immediately began taunting the cruiserweights, going as far as to steal Eddy Guerrero's WCW United States Heavyweight Championship title belt, an act that led to a ladder match for the title at the January 1997 event Souled Out, which Syxx lost.

On October 9, 2002, Waltman made his X Division debut, defeating six other wrestlers to win the vacant TNA X Division Championship in a ladder match .< ref name = TNA >

* December 13 – the final match of the 1953 – 54 European Championship was played, with England finishing on top of the tournament ladder to claim the championship.

At SummerSlam, Mysterio defeated Guerrero in a ladder match for the custody of Dominick.

At Money in the Bank, Mysterio defeated Swagger to retain the World title, however Swagger continued attacking the ankle after the match until Kane, who had earlier won the SmackDown Money in the Bank ladder match, came to the ring to chase Swagger away, seemingly to protect Mysterio.

On the May 27 episode of Raw, Van Dam defeated Eddie Guerrero in a ladder match for the Intercontinental Title.

On July 21, 2002, Van Dam unified the WWE European Championship into the WWE Intercontinental Championship after he defeated European Champion Jeff Hardy in a title unification ladder match.

Van Dam, however, defeated Christian in a ladder match on the September 29 episode of Raw to win the Intercontinental Championship for a fourth time.

In addition to his championship accolades, Copeland won the 2001 King of the Ring tournament, the inaugural Money in the Bank ladder match in 2005, and the Royal Rumble match in 2010 making him the only wrestler in history to achieve all three of those accomplishments.

They feuded with the Hardy Boyz, as they went onto compete in a ladder match at No Mercy in October for the " managerial services " of Terri Runnels and, which the Hardy Boyz won.

Edge holding the Money in the Bank ladder match | Money in the Bank briefcase.

Subsequently, at WrestleMania 21, Edge won his first ever Money in the Bank ladder match, gaining himself a contract that gave him a shot at the World Heavyweight championship within one year.

Edge thus became the first person to gain the Money in the Bank contract twice and the first not to do so in the ladder match.

The Undertaker defeated Edge, and after the match, Undertaker chokeslammed Edge off the top of a ladder and through the ring canvas, with flames rising from the hole.

After a successful defense against Jeff Hardy at Judgment Day, he lost the title to Hardy at Extreme Rules in a ladder match, and afterwards said some disparaging things to his on-screen wife, Vickie Guerrero.

The only hope which good teachers have for being paid their due is to stop dragging the dead weight of poor teachers up the economic ladder with them.

Our pools also have wide, shallow steps -- for the benefit of the littlest swimmers who can thus be introduced to the water with far greater safety than a ladder affords.

He was interrupted by a crash from the deck and sprang toward the ladder, with Gansevoort and Heiser behind him.

They ignored the ladder down to the planet surface and, with only a glance at the seismological gauge to judge surface resistance, dropped to the ground.

Guards watched throughout the night, except at Alexander's bedchamber, which was at the top of a ladder with a ferocious chained dog guarding the door.

Thebe, Alexander's wife and cousin ( or half-sister, as the daughter of Jason of Pherae ), concealed her three brothers in the house during the day, had the dog removed when Alexander had gone to rest, and, having covered the steps of the ladder with wool, brought up the young men to her husband's chamber.

In the 1923 season the Dons topped the ladder with 13 wins from 16 games.

In 1946, Essendon were clearly the VFL's supreme force, topping the ladder after the roster games and surviving a drawn second semi final against Collingwood to win through to the grand final a week later with a 10. 16 ( 76 ) to 8. 9 ( 57 ).

In 1989, they rebounded further to second on the ladder with only five losses and thrashed Geelong in the Qualifying Final.

Essendon would finish 2008 in 12th position on the AFL ladder with 8 wins and 14 losses.

As of Round 14, the Bombers sit 4th on the ladder on percentage with 10 wins and 3 losses.

Movies with budgets a step up the ladder, known as " intermediates " within the industry, might be treated as A or B pictures depending on the circumstance — Monogram created a new unit, Allied Artists, in the late 1940s to focus on this sort of production.

Synagogue of Prague with the rungs of the ladder to the attic on the wall.

In particular, Jahn crafted early models of the horizontal bar, the parallel bars ( from a horizontal ladder with the rungs removed ), and the vaulting horse.

It said the Fathers saw foreshadowings of Mary's " wondrous abundance of divine gifts and original innocence " " in that ark of Noah, which was built by divine command and escaped entirely safe and sound from the common shipwreck of the whole world ; in the ladder which Jacob saw reaching from the earth to heaven, by whose rungs the angels of God ascended and descended, and on whose top the Lord himself leaned ; in that bush which Moses saw in the holy place burning on all sides, which was not consumed or injured in any way but grew green and blossomed beautifully ; in that impregnable tower before the enemy, from which hung a thousand bucklers and all the armor of the strong ; in that garden enclosed on all sides, which cannot be violated or corrupted by any deceitful plots ; in that resplendent city of God, which has its foundations on the holy mountains ; in that most august temple of God, which, radiant with divine splendours, is full of the glory of God ; and in very many other biblical types of this kind.

Near Luz en route to Haran, Jacob experienced a vision of a ladder, or staircase, reaching into heaven with angels going up and down it, commonly referred to as " Jacob's ladder ".

Icon of The Ladder of Divine Ascent showing monks ascending ( and falling from ) the ladder to heaven, with Jesus at the upper right helping them.

Also shown are angels helping the climbers, and demons attempting to shoot with arrows or drag down the climbers, no matter how high up the ladder they may be.

Often, in the lower right corner St. John Climacus himself is shown, gesturing towards the ladder, with rows of monastics behind him.

The Knights are led by a man who is approximately 12 feet tall with disproportionately short arms and reindeer antlers inserted into his helmet ( played by Michael Palin standing on a ladder ; the original screenplay suggested that he be played by " Mike standing on John's shoulders ").

In 1949 North secured the VFL Minor Premiership, finishing top of the ladder at the end of the home-and-away season with 14 wins and 5 losses.

In the end, after killing some bandits in the underground, you would go out to Agropom via the underground's ventilation stairs to a ladder to a ventilation access gate, in the way through the stairs, the two poltergeist would attack the player with fire beams.

The chokes from behind were usually accompanied with a grapevine body lock ( ἄγχειν μετὰ κλιμακισμοῦ — anchein meta klimakismou " choking with the ladder trick "), as the resulting stretch of the body of the opponent accentuated the effect of the choke.