The problem with ladder matches
By Scott Keith on 29 January 2022
I admit I enjoyed the Sammy/Cody ladder match, it was a fun spectacle. But you've mentioned you're just sick of ladder matches right now and I agree with you – if you look at some classic ladder matches that hold up like Razor/Shawn, Rock/HHH, Jericho/Shawn,
they're actually pretty smartly built on just trying to damage your opponent and make it to the prize at the top, not put on a thrilling stunt show. I think there is a place for that now and then, but EVERY ladder match does it these days – the cutter from
Sammy to Cody looked awesome, but the logic is just entirely lost on me, as I slowly realize I'm turning into Cornette and criticizing logic in wrestling. Your opponent's climbing a tall ladder, so you leap several feet into the air off ANOTHER tall ladder
to deliver a cutter to him that sends you crashing down an actually higher distance than he did! I get tipping the ladder over, or even a slam move off it, but come on. Alright, angry-old-man-waving-at-clouds moment over, and I'm only 30, the next 40 years
are gonna be rough.
they're actually pretty smartly built on just trying to damage your opponent and make it to the prize at the top, not put on a thrilling stunt show. I think there is a place for that now and then, but EVERY ladder match does it these days – the cutter from
Sammy to Cody looked awesome, but the logic is just entirely lost on me, as I slowly realize I'm turning into Cornette and criticizing logic in wrestling. Your opponent's climbing a tall ladder, so you leap several feet into the air off ANOTHER tall ladder
to deliver a cutter to him that sends you crashing down an actually higher distance than he did! I get tipping the ladder over, or even a slam move off it, but come on. Alright, angry-old-man-waving-at-clouds moment over, and I'm only 30, the next 40 years
are gonna be rough.
Tell me about it.