WWE: The Ladder Match
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Movie Reviews of WWE: The Ladder Match
Movie Review: A few flaws but a great buy nonetheless
Summary: 5 Stars
A match that seems simple in concept but has turned into one of the most exciting but brutal bouts that wrestlers can ever participate in. This is a pro-WWE release but it does give a nod to Stampede Wrestling and to World Championship Wrestling. Anyway, here are the matches:
Jake Roberts Vs. Big Daddy Ritter (aka the late great Junkyard Dog) - This was for the Stampede Wrestling North American title. No hard bumps, this was mostly an old school brawl. Worth a look just for the historical factor.
Bret "Hitman" Hart Vs. Shawn "HBK" Michaels w/Sherri Martel (RIP) - This was for Bret's Intercontinental title. While nothing like the ladder matches Shawn would participate in later, it was a good bout with a few brutal spots.
Shawn Michaels Vs. Razor Ramon - This was the ladder "rematch" from WrestleMania X. This time, Shawn was the I-C champion and Razor was the challenger (the roles were reversed in their previous encounter). This one was more fast paced and brutal than their first ladder meeting. A great match.
Triple H Vs. The Rock - On a card that saw "Stone Cold" Steve Austin Vs. The Undertaker as the main event, this match for the I-C title stoled the show at SummerSlam '98. HHH was mainly on the receiving end in this while The Rock was just vicious! While both men would go onto greatness, this match really launched The Rock in my view. Definitely a keeper.
New Brood (The Hardyz) Vs. Edge & Christian - This match was for $50,000 and the managerial services of Terri Runnels. It set the tone for future ladder/TLC matches. I had never seen this bout until this collection and it was every bit as good as the hype I've heard on it.
Edge & Christian Vs. The Hardyz Vs. The Dudleyz - The first TLC match. This is a match I can't begin to describe. You just have to watch.
Shannon Moore & Shane Helms Vs. Jamie Noble & Evan Karagis Vs. Kaz Hayashi & Jimmy Yang - This was during the final days of WCW in late 2000. If all you know of these guys is WWE, then you really need to peep this. One thing that the WCW did better than WWE is the cruiserweight division and this ladder match was proof of that!
Chris Benoit Vs. Chris Jericho - This was at the Royal Rumble 2001. Both men took some vicious bumps. One in particular was when Benoit dived through the ropes and got hit with a chair by Jericho! Not to mention his head bumped the floor as he landed. Not taking up for Benoit because of his recent actions but matches like this can make the case that he had brain damage look valid! OUCH!
Hardyz Vs. Dudleyz Vs. Edge & Christian - This WrestleMania 17 bout was a rematch from SummerSlam 2000 and it was a TLC bout as well. It is still talked about today, particularly the part where Edge speared Jeff Hardy as Jeff was hanging from the hooks that held the WWE Tag Team Titles. I personally prefered the original TLC bout but this one was great as well.
Hardyz Vs. Dudleyz Vs. Edge & Christian Vs. Chris Benoit & Chris Jericho -Proof that Edge HAS lost a TLC match prior to John Cena as Benoit and Jericho (the forgotten Canadian Chris') defended the WWE Tag titles against these three veterans. This bout saw Benoit injure his ribs but more seriously his neck as he did a diving headbutt through a table, missing Matt Hardy! This match is also significant because it took place on Smackdown TV!
Edge Vs. Christian - This was for the I-C title during the infamous 'Invasion' angle. Given the experience of these two, you would've expected an amazing match but it something about it was just ordinary. A good match without question but something about it just wasn't great. Still worth a look.
Rob Van Damn Vs. Eddie Gurrerro - Two words: SEE IT!
Undertaker Vs. Jeff Hardy - Basically its The Undertaker dishing out a beating to Jeff Hardy but Jeff doesn't give up, even earning the respect of The Dead Man at the end. This was for the WWE Title by the way.
Kane Vs. RVD/Jeff Hardy Vs. Buh Buh Ray & Spike Dudley Vs. Jericho & Christian - This was on Monday Night RAW and was for the World Tag Team Titles. Hurricane Helms was supposed to team with Kane but was jumped by HHH and Ric Flair earlier that night so Kane went alone in this match. This was a huge spotfest!
Chris Jericho Vs. Christian - A great climax to their feud which began at WrestleMania 20 earlier that year. It told a very good story and it was for the I-C title.
Chris Jericho Vs. Chris Benoit Vs. Shelton Benjamin Vs. Edge Vs. Christian Vs. Kane - This was at WrestleMania 21 and was the first Money In The Bank ladder match. Though Edge was the winner of this bout, the show was stoled by Shelton Benjamin! A great bout by all involved.
Rey Mysterio Vs. Eddie Gurrerro - In one of his last PPV appearances before his untimely passing, Gurrerro took on Rey at SummerSlam 2005. While the angle that led to this match sucked a**, the match itself was amazing! Even the run-ins by Vickie Gurrerro and Dominic (Rey's real life son) didn't take away from this bout.
Matt Hardy Vs. Edge - Another good bout that just fell short somehow. Again, much like Edge Vs. Christian, this was surprising given the experience between these two. This a good contest though but these two have done better (particularly their street fight on RAW and a cage match at Unforgiven 2005).
Ric Flair Vs. Edge - This was amazing just for the fact that at near 60 years old, Flair was willing to take punishment like this! Edge won but this bout proved that Flair can work nearly any type of match!
John Cena Vs. Edge - Amazing bout and one of Cena's better matches! He used his usual move set in very creative ways! You have to see it to believe it.
Jeff Hardy Vs. Johnny Nitro (aka John Morrison) - Nasty Swanton Bomb onto the Ladder as Jeff tried to squash Johnny on it! Even Melina (Johnny's now ex-manager and ex-girlfriend in real life) was stunned on that move! Her reaction says it all. Overall, this was another great win for Jeff but it was also John's breakout performance.
Paul London/Brian Kendrick Vs. William Regal/Dave Taylor Vs. MNM Vs. The Hardyz - What was supposed to be a WWE Tag Title match between the team of London/Kendrick Vs. Regal/Taylor was turned into a Ladder Match at the last minute with MNM and The Hardyz added! While everyone expected the champs, the Hardyz and MNM to do well, Regal and Taylor actually held their own in this match and didn't look out of place as their more traditional style was put to good use! This features Joey Mercury's infamous face crushing as well! For all those that swear that wrestlers don't get hurt! I have one word for you: WHATEVER! Make them watch that scene if nothing else!
Overall, a very good release. When I bought this, I was concerned that they may have pulled the matches with Chris Benoit in them but there was so many other good ones I bought it anyway. Thankfully, they didn't. Not an endorsement of Benoit in any way but I don't like history being altered (especially wrestling history).
The only other bouts I would've liked to have seen was Dusty Rhodes Vs. Tully Blanchard in their barbed wire ladder match from The Great American Bash 1987 and Tommy Dreamer Vs. Justin Credible in their Stairway To Hell ladder match from Guilty As Charged '99.
Other than that, its a good buy!
Movie Review: Ladder Matches - exciting, unsettling, and amazing!
Summary: 5 Stars
3 Disc Widescreen Edition (2007)
This DVD set is unfortunately hosted by Todd Grisham playing in character. Some of the superstars drop the act and try to play it straight when they drop in to talk - Shawn Michaels, Chris Benoit, Ric Flair...but others ham it up and stay true to their characters - Edge, Gregory Helms, Jeff Hardy, Kane, and the duo Joey Mercury & Johnny Nitro (You might know him now as John Morrison).
The set starts off with one of the earliest known ladder matches - Jake Roberts vs. Big Daddy Ritter in 1979. It's for a bag of cash and is oddly anticlimactic but you have to give them credit since they were doing something new and didn't have a lot of ideas to go with yet. Then it moves on to Shawn Michaels who really paved the way for young superstars with this type of match and you get to see him vs. Bret Hart and then Razor Ramon.
I enjoy listening to the old-school commentary with that old British guy, Jesse Ventura, and also Mr. McMahon in the days before taking off his mask and revealing himself to be Chairman of the Board. He's such a stiff and Ventura just blatantly criticizes him every chance he gets which makes him a fun color commentator. When Ventura hosted Raw, he went back on the mike and I really enjoyed that segment. You'll also get to hear the good ol' days of Jerry "The King" Lawler and good ol' J.R. teaming up on commentary. They really were the best team ever with information, attitude, and timing. Ever since J.R. left, it just hasn't been the same at the WWE, especially with that idiot Matt Striker at PPV events. He doesn't even get their names right some of the time. Also JBL will be on the mike towards the end of the set too which I always felt was his forte, he was a better color commentator than wrestler.
There are several matches featuring Edge, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Christian, Chris Jericho, the Dudley Boyz, and Chris Benoit. Most of them are two on two and many of them feature two or four two-man teams all facing off at the same time. You can revisit the tag teams of New Brood, Dudley Boyz, Hardy Boyz, 3 Count, Jung Dragons, and Jamie Knoble & Evan Karagias. Not all are strictly ladder matches either, there are SIX TLC (Tables, Ladders, Chairs) matches including the first ever TLC match for the World Tag Team Championship at Summerslam 2000 with Dudley Boyz, Hardy Boyz, and Edge and Christian.
I'm still waiting for when Edge and Christian reunite as a team or in a feud at present since ECW has been dissolved and Christian can now rumble with the peeps on Raw or Smackdown if he wants. I bet they're waiting till after Wrestlemania before going there and a lot will depend on who has a belt and if Christian gets to be Mr. Money-in-the-Bank.
Edge has probably had more ladder matches than any other competitor in the WWE and has probably suffered more injuries and is prone to more injury than any other because of it. He goes on a tear about how these matches are career-shortening and that is easy to believe since they put so much pressure on the body. I saw Edge do a ladder match with Jeff Hardy at the Royal Rumble in Detroit in 2009 and they were jumping from the highest ladders onto the announce tables and breaking things. It is scary stuff!
The more participants in the ring, the more dangerous and hard to keep track of it becomes. Chris Benoit could testify to that based on his match in a fatal four-way where one leap ended up shattering two discs in his neck, a very scary moment. Another even scarier moment in appearance is when a ladder hits Joey Mercury in the face shattering his nose and he ended up getting 25 stitches and losing 35% of the vision in his left eye. This is by far the most gruesome stunt in the collection.
Other superstars featured in the collection are Triple H vs The Rock, The Undertaker vs. Jeff Hardy, Kane and the Hurricane on a team against three others, and Ric Flair against Edge. Triple H is super young and still getting called "Hunter Hearst Helmsley." He is accompanied by Chyna and has a live DX band playing his entrance music which makes The Rock have to take even longer getting to the ring. I hear that The Rock will be hosting Raw sometime this summer so THAT should be something to look forward to since most of the time he seems to spend denying he was ever involved and becoming Disney's tool.
The most disturbing storyline culminating in a match would be Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio over the custody of a child named Dominick. Of course it's a fake story, but it's just kind of weird and creepy to get the kid involved like that and have him at ringside looking like a little lost Oliver Twist.
The most exciting match in the collection would be the "Money In the Bank" match at WrestleMania 21 in 2005 with Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Edge, Shelton Benjamin, Christian, and Kane. Shelton Benjamin really made a name for himself by showing off some major stunts and high-flying action, but Edge was the one to win!
Here is the full run-down of matches so you know what to expect:
Jake Roberts vs Big Daddy Ritter - 1979 Stampede Wrestling
Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels - 1992 Intercontinental Championship
Shawn Michaels vs Razor Ramon - 1995 Summerslam
Triple H vs The Rock - 1998 Summerslam
Edge & Christian vs New Brood - 1999 No Mercy
Dudley Boyz vs Edge & Christian vs Hardy Boyz - 2000 Summerslam First TLC
3 Count vs Jung Dragons vs Jamie Knoble & Evan Karagias - 2000 Starrcade
Chris Benoit vs Chris Jericho - 2001 Royal Rumble
Edge & Christian vs Dudley Boyz vs Hardy Boyz - 2001 WrestleMania 17 TLC
Edge & Christian vs Dudley Boyz vs Hardy Boyz vs Chris Jericho & Chris Benoit - 2001 Fatal Four-way TLC for World Tag Team Championship
Christian vs Edge - 2001 No Mercy
Eddie Guerrero vs Rob Van Dam - 2002 Intercontinental Championship
Undertaker vs Jeff Hardy - 2002 Undisputed WWE Championship
Kane & The Hurricane vs Rob Van Dam & Jeff Hardy vs Dudley Boyz vs Chris Jericho & Christian - 2002 World Tag Team Championship TLC
Chris Jericho vs Christian - 2004 Unforgiven
Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Edge, Shelton Benjamin, Christian, Kane - 2005 First Money-in-the-Bank Match at WrestleMania 21
Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio - 2005 Summerslam
Edge vs Matt Hardy - 2005 Loser Leaves Raw
Edge vs Ric Flair - 2006 TLC WWE Championship
Edge vs John Cena - 2006 TLC Unforgiven
Jeff Hardy vs Johnny Nitro - 2006 Intercontinental Championship
Paul London & Brian Kendrick vs MNM vs Hardys vs William Regal & Dave Taylor - 2006 Armageddon
Movie Review: Ouch
Summary: 5 Stars
Ladder matches are painful and fun to watch and this DVD doesn't disappoint.
Disc 1 -
1) Jake Roberts vs. Big Daddy Ritter (Stampede Wrestling 1979): Not much of a match here as both wrestlers didn't utilize the ladder much at all and the pace was slow. However, the ladder that was used is quite humorous and is worth a look.
2) Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels (1992): Decent action all around, but HBK didn't utilize the ladder as well as he would have later on his career.
3) Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon (Summerslam 1995): Great chemistry displayed by both wrestlers when they are actually wrestling, and some good spots when they used the ladder.
4) Triple H vs. The Rock (Summerslam 1998): The Rock lays the smack down on Triple H and Triple H does the same. Great match.
5) Edge & Christian vs. New Brood (No Mercy 1999): Fast-paced action with great uses of the ladder. A classic.
6) Dudley Boyz vs. Edge & Christian vs. Hardy Boyz (1st Ever TLC Match Summerslam 2000): THIS IS THE BEST MATCH ON THIS 3 DISC COLLECTION! This match was out of control from the very beginning. Lots of "ow!" moments plus three ABSOLUTELY SICK spots. Bubba Ray Dudley flies through four tables! Jeff Hardy does a Swanton Bomb off a 20 foot ladder and goes through a table. Matt Hardy falls off the ladder inside the ring and lands outside on a table. This match was ridiculous and I was surprised all of these guys made it out without any serious injuries.
7) 3 Count vs. Jung Dragons vs. Jamie Knoble & Evan Karagias (WCW, Starrcade 2000): Good action with an innovative use of some ladders at the end.
8) Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho (Royal Rumble 2001): An average ladder match , but one of the best spots I've ever seen when Benoit flies through the ropes to spear Jericho, but Jericho nails him with a chair.
Disc 2 -
1) Edge & Christian vs. Dudley Boyz vs. Hardy Boyz (TLC II, Wrestlemania 17): Had about the same results as the first TLC match, but Matt Hardy and Bubba Ray both go through four tables this time! Jeff Hardy once again does a Swanton Bomb off a 20 Foot Ladder (how can he still wrestle?). Rhino, Spike Dudley, and Lita all get involved in this match and all do some nice spots. Another TLC match, another trainwreck!
2) Edge & Christian vs. Chris Jericho & Chris Benoit vs. Hardy Boyz vs. Dudley Boyz (Smackdown 2001): This is a Smackdown match, but with PPV action! This is the match where Benoit breaks his neck after doing a diving headbutt outside the ring. Fast-paced action with good bumps = success.
3) Christian vs. Edge (No Mercy 2001): This was a disappointing match since it was very slow-paced. There were some nice spots at the end, but overall mediocre.
4) Eddie Guerrero vs. Rob Van Dam (Raw 2002): Another TV match with PPV action. Good action with RVD taking a lot of painful bumps and Eddie at point does a nice athletic spot off the top of the ladder.
5) Undertaker vs. Jeff Hardy (Raw 2002): Taker takes some damage from the ladder, but Jeff Hardy gets punished for most of the match. Taker admires Jeff's courage at the end of the match.
6) Kane & The Hurricane vs. RVD & Jeff Hardy vs. Bubba Ray Dudley & Spike Dudley vs. Chris Jericho & Christian (Raw 2002): The Hurricane wasn't in this match. Good PPV action here with Jeff Hardy doing yet another Swanton Bomb off the top of a ladder outside the ring.
7) Chris Jericho vs. Christian (Unforgivin 2004): Decent action with Jericho doing most of the good work.
Disc 3 -
1) Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho vs. Edge vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Christian vs. Kane (1st Ever Money in the Bank Ladder Match, Wrestlemania 21): Shelton Benjamin stole the show here doing some really athletic moves including the Spiderman jump onto the ladder out of nowhere. Great action and lots of sick bumps makes this a classic.
2) Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio (Summerslam 2005): Great chemistry by both wrestlers with some innovative uses of the ladder not seen on the first two discs.
3) Edge vs. Matt Hardy (Raw 2005): This match was fast-paced from the very beginning and they do some nice spots too. Great effort by both wrestlers.
4)Edge vs. Ric Flair (TLC match, Raw 2006): Decent action, but made entertaining with Ric Flair's crimson mask and a good table spot.
5) John Cena vs. Edge (Unforgiven 2006): I knew Edge would do his part in this match, but was unsure of Cena. Cena ended up suprising me with some sweet spots off the ladder. At the end, Cena does the FU on Edge from a ladder and Edge goes through two tables!
6) Jeff Hardy vs. Johnny Nitro (Raw 2006): Good action when Jeff Hardy is doing his thing, but the match slowed down when Nitro was in control. However, Nitro did a good job of receiving some punishment.
7) Paul London & Brian Kendrick vs. MNM vs. Hardys vs. William Regal & Dave Taylor (Armageddon 2006): Great action delivered by everyone with some sick bumps, including Joey Mercury getting his nose broken after getting it destroyed via a ladder! He rolled to the outside of the ring where blood was pouring everywhere and his face was just a mess. That definitely was not fake!
Overall, this is one of the best WWE DVDs to come out and it's well worth the money. The replay value is high.
Movie Review: A MUST HAVE !
Summary: 5 Stars
Jake Roberts vs. Big Daddy Ritter (JYD) from Stampede Wrestling '79 NEVER SAW IT !
-Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart '92: . I never bothered to Watch !
-Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon: Along with the clips of their Wrestlemania X match, their Summerslam '95 match will also be shown. Thoses were great matches BUT WHY didnt they put them on the DVD's?
-Rock vs. HHH-Summerslam '98 for the I.C. Title: 8.5
-New Brood (The Hardy Boyz) vs. Edge & Christian-No Mercy 99: 9.5 out of 10
-The Dudley Boyz vs. Edge & Christian vs. The Hardy Boyz-Summerslam 2000 TLC I: 10 out of 10
-Shannon Moore & Shane Helms (Gregory Helms) vs. Jamie Noble & Evan Karagis vs. Kaz Hayashi & Jimmy Yang- 9.0 out of 10
-Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit-Royal Rumble 01 for the I.C Title: 10-out of 10
Really -The Hardy Boyz vs. Edge & Christian vs. The Dudley Boyz-
Wrestlemania X-7 TLC II: 10-out of 10
-Chris Benoit & Chris Jericho vs. Edge & Christian vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz-TLC III-Smackdown May '01: 9.5 out of 10
-Edge vs Christian-No Mercy '01: During the Alliance storyline 8.5-out of 10
-Rob Van Dam vs. Eddie Guerrero-Raw May '02: 8.5-out of 10
-Undertaker vs. Jeff Hardy-July Raw '02 for the Undisputed Title: 9.0 out of 10
-TLC IV-October Raw '02: Kane & Hurricane vs. RVD & Jeff Hardy vs. Bubba Ray & Spike Dudley vs. Jericho & Christian: 10. out of ten
-Chris Jericho vs. Christian-Unforgiven '04 for the I.C. Title: Remember hearing this was a great one, so I can't wait to see it.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Jericho vs. Edge vs. Christian vs. Chris Benoit vs. Kane: Money in the Bank Match-Wrestlemania 21: 8.0 out of 10
-Rey Mysterio vs. Eddie Guerrero-Summerslam '05 for custody of Dominick: 8.5-out of 10
-Edge vs. Matt Hardy-Raw Homecoming: 8.0 out of 10
-Edge vs. Ric Flair-Raw January 06 for the WWE Title: 8.5 out of 10
-John Cena vs. Edge-Unforgiven '06-TLC V for the WWE Title: 10-out of 10
-Jeff Hardy vs. Johnny Nitro-Raw November '06 for the I.C. Title: 8.5- out of 10
-The Hardys vs. MNM vs. London & Kendrick vs. William Regal & Dave Taylor: Four Team Ladder Match-Armageddon '06: 9.5 out of 10
GREAT DVD AND A MUST HAVE !!!!!!
Movie Review: Another amazing WWE collection
Summary: 5 Stars
The WWE's compilation DVDs have remained of fantastic quality no matter how much the quality of the modern product has suffered in the last 5 years. This latest set includes some of the most spectacular ladder matches that have ever been seen. Rather than featuring a documentary with bonus matches like some of their DVDs, this set thankfully keeps to the matches themselves, although most matches have some footage of the build-up to them or even a brief interview with one of the participants (eg Edge or HBK) which is quite useful. Unfortunately the matches are introduced by the ever-annoying Todd Grisham.
The matches are listed in another review and there are a number of classics on there. The evolution of the ladder match is clear to see from the comparatively tame (but still great) 1992 match between HBK and Bret Hart into the TLC spotfests which are truly awesome to watch. TLC has now evolved again into Money In The Bank which has become a new Wrestlemania tradition and is something to look forward to each year. This collection covers all of that.
The match selection is almost flawless but there are a few matches which should have been on there. The WM10 match between HBK and Razor Ramon is mentioned on the DVD as the best ladder match ever and then not featured, instead they show their Summerslam rematch. I can sort of understand this, because the WM match is on the HBK collection but some people won't have seen this. I would have also picked the WMXVI triangle ladder match between the Hardyz, Dudleys and E&C over their 2nd TLC match (which was essentially a repeat of the first TLC). It would have been cool to see an ECW ladder match to see how they used to do them, but instead we just get one WCW match.
Overall though I can't see anyone being disappointed by this set and it is essential viewing for any wrestling fan. I would suggest checking the price on [...] rather than [...] because my set cost me less than half what it is going for on here.