An opportunity at a World Championship will be on the line at WrestleMania 22 in the second-ever Money in the Bank Ladder Match. Edge won last year's match and successfully cashed in his opportunity. Take a look back at some of the greatest ladder matches with exclusive photos and videos.
Feature Promo
Money in the Bank II - WrestleMania 22
Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon - WrestleMania X
Shawn Michaels and Razor Ramon clashed at WrestleMania X in the first-ever televised Ladder Match. This one set the standard for all other ladder matches. HBK and Razor showed amazing innovation throughout the match, putting their bodies on the line. In the end, Razor Ramon was able to climb to the top and become the undisputed Intercontinental Champion.
Click here for photos from the match
WATCH a video from the match
WATCH this match on WWE 24/7 Online
Triple H vs. The Rock - SummerSlam '98
The Rock and Triple H have had several memorable battles with each other, but this one has to rank among the best. The Rock was with the Nation of Domination and Triple H was with D-Generation X. Both groups tried to get involved in this one, and Chyna ended up playing a pivotal role in the outcome as Triple H won the Intercontinental Championship for the second time.
Click here for photos from the match
WATCH a video from the match
Tables & Ladders Match - WrestleMania 2000
Edge & Christian, The Hardy Boyz and The Dudleys had one of the greatest and longest rivalries in WWE tag team history. The gold was on the line in this brutal Tables and Ladders Match. A makeshift platform was created using the tables and Matt Hardy and Christian made their way to the top of it to try and grab the gold. Edge came up behind them and tossed Matt off the platform as he and Christian became new tag champs.
Click here for photos from the match
WATCH a video from the match
Tables, Ladders & Chairs - SummerSlam 2000
Their match was such a success at WrestleMania 2000 that Edge & Christian, The Hardy Boyz and The Dudleys went at it again at SummerSlam - except this time they added chairs to the match for the first ever TLC. The two teams showed off new crazy death-defying maneuvers utilizing the ladders, but the result was the same as the first encounter - Edge & Christian left SummerSlam as World Tag Team Champions.
Click here for photos from the match
WATCH a video from the match
Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho - Royal Rumble '01
Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho are two of the greatest athletes in WWE history, and they proved why in this classic Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship. Benoit was able to lock in the Crossface, but luckily for Y2J, he couldn't win with a submission. Jericho recovered and was able to knock Benoit off the ladder to the outside and climb up and grab the gold.
Click here for photos from the match
WATCH a video from the match
Tables, Ladders & Chairs - WrestleMania X-Seven
This was the rivalry that would not die. Edge & Christian, The Hardy Boyz and The Dudleys mixed it up one more time in another TLC Match at WrestleMania X-Seven. This time Rhyno and Lita were heavily involved, but once again, the result was the same as Edge & Christian somehow escaped with the gold yet again.
Click here for photos from the match
WATCH a video from the match
WATCH the match on WWE 24/7 Online
Tables, Ladders & Chairs - SmackDown '01
This will go down as one of the greatest matches in SmackDown history. The World Tag Team Championship was on the line as The Dudleys, The Hardy Boyz and Chris Jericho & Chris Benoit battled for supremacy. Jericho and Benoit had just become the champions three days prior but had no time to rest. Even though he was stretchered out during the match, Benoit recovered, climbed the ladder and grabbed the gold to retain.
Click here for photos from the match
WATCH a video from the match
Money in the Bank - WrestleMania 21
Six of RAW's finest competed in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match at WrestleMania 21. The winner received an opportunity at a World Championship to be used any time within a one year period. Edge outlasted Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Shelton Benjamin, Christian and Kane to win. Mr. Money in the Bank made the most of it, too, as he cashed it in at New Year's Revolution and defeated John Cena to become WWE Champion.
Click here for photos from the match
WATCH a video from the match
WATCH the match on WWE 24/7 Online
Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio - SummerSlam '05
The late, great Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio were the best of friends, but that didn't stop them from having some of the best matches of 2005. The Ladder Match they had at SummerSlam was just one of their many classic bouts during their rivalry. Although both Superstars showcased their high-flying abilities, it was Rey Mysterio who had his arm raised at the end of the match.
Click here for photos from the match
WATCH a video from the match
Edge vs. Ric Flair - RAW '06
Ric Flair had never been in a Ladder Match before, but the Nature Boy competed in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match for Edge's WWE Championship on RAW. Flair showed that, despite his age, the Dirtiest Player in the Game still had what it takes to compete in one of the most dangerous matches ever created. Flair took several nasty spills, but kept coming back. Lita, however, helped give Edge the advantage he needed to retain the gold.
Click here for photos from the match
WATCH a video from the match