History of the Ladder Match

The first ladder match that anyone seems to have a record of was in 1972 for Stampede, and it is believed to have been the idea of the original Dan Kroffat, who was a Stampede booker and headliner of the time.
Stampede Event Winner Loser Notes
September 1972 Stampede Wrestling Dan Kroffat Tor Kamata First Ever Ladder Match
July 1, 1979 Stampede Wrestling Big Daddy Ritter Jake Roberts North American Title
July 1983 Stampede Wrestling Bret Hart Bad News Allen
WWF/E Event Winner Loser Notes
July 21, 1992 The 1st in WWF Bret Hart Shawn Michaels Intercontinental Title
March 20, 1994 Wrestlemania X Razor Ramon Shawn Michaels Intercontinental Title
August 27, 1995 Summerslam Shawn Michaels Razor Ramon Intercontinental Title
August 30, 1998 Summerslam Triple H Rock Intercontinental Title
February 15, 1999 RAW The Rock Mankind WWF Title.
June 27, 1999 King of the Ring Vince & Shane McMahon Steve Austin For control of Company.
October 17, 1999 No Mercy The Hardy Boyz Edge & Christian Finals of Best of 5 Series
April 2, 2000 Wrestlemania 2000 Edge & Christian Hardyz & Dudleyz Tables & Ladders
August 27, 2000 Summerslam 2000 Edge & Christian Hardyz & Dudleyz TLC
September 25, 2000 RAW debut on TNN The Hardy Boyz Edge & Christian Tag Team titles
January 21, 2001 Royal Rumble Chris Jericho Chris Benoit Intercontinental Title
April 1, 2001 Wrestlemania X-7 Edge & Christian Hardyz & Dudleyz TLC 2
May 20, 2001 Judgment Day Kurt Angle Chris Benoit Three Match Series
May 24, 2001 Smackdown! Benoit & Jericho E&C & Hardyz & Dudleyz TLC 3
August 19, 2001 Summerslam Rob Van Dam Jeff Hardy Intercontinental Title
October 21, 2001 No Mercy Edge Christian Intercontinental Title
May 27, 2002 RAW Rob Van Dam Eddie Guerrero Intercontinental Title
July 1, 2002 RAW Undertaker Jeff Hardy Undisputed Title
July 22, 2002 RAW Rob Van Dam Jeff Hardy IC/Euro Unification
October 6, 2002 RAW Roulette Kane Dud’z & Y2J/C & Hardy/RVD TLC 4
December 15, 2002 Armageddon Triple H Shawn Michaels Three Match Series
May 18, 2003 Judgment Day Eddie Guerrero & Tajiri Team Angle Tag Team Titles
September 29, 2003 RAW Rob Van Dam Christian Intercontinental Title
September 12, 2004 Unforgiven 2004 Chris Jericho Christian Intercontinental Title
March 10, 2005 Smackdown! Kurt Angle Mike Haywood Kurt Angle Invitational
April 3, 2005 Wrestlemania 21 Edge 5 Others Money in the Bank
August 21, 2005 Summerslam Rey Mysterio Eddie Guerrero For Custody of Dominick
October 3, 2005 WWE Homecoming Edge Matt Hardy Loser Leaves RAW
January 16, 2006 RAW Edge Ric Flair TLC
April 2, 2006 Wrestlemania 22 Rob Van Dam 5 Others Money in the Bank
August 15, 2006 ECW on Sci-Fi Sabu Rob Van Dam #1 Contenders
October 24, 2006 ECW on Sci-Fi Rob Van Dam The Big Show To Earn a Title Shot
September 17, 2006 Unforgiven John Cena Edge Tables/Ladders/Chairs
November 20, 2006 RAW Jeff Hardy Johnny Nitro Intercontinental Title
December 17, 2006 Armageddon London/Kendrick 3 other teams WWE Tag Team titles
April 1, 2007 Wrestlemainia 23 Mr. Kennedy 7 Others Money in the Bank
June 6, 2007 One Night Stand The Hardy Boyz WGTT World Tag Team Title
December 10, 2007 RAW 15th Anniversary Jeff Hardy Carlito Cool WWE Intercontinental Title
March 30, 2008 Wrestlemainia 24 C.M. Punk 7 Others Money in the Bank
June 1, 2008 One Night Stand Edge The Undertaker Tables/Ladders/Chairs
April 5, 2009 Wrestlemainia 25 C.M. Punk 7 Others Money in the Bank
August 23, 2009 SummerSlam C.M. Punk Jeff Hardy Tables/Ladders/Chairs
December 13, 2009 TLC PPV Christian Shelton Benjamin ECW Championship
December 13, 2009 TLC PPV Degeneration X Jerishow Tables/Ladders/Chairs
NWA Event Winner Loser Notes
July 18, 1987 Great American Bash Dusty Rhodes Tully Blanchard Barbed Wire Ladder Match
WCW Event Winner Loser Notes
January 25, 1997 Souled Out Eddie Guerrero Syxx United States title
January 17, 1999 WCW Souled Out Bill Goldberg Scott Hall Ladder/Taser Match.
December 19, 1999 Starrcade Chris Benoit Jeff Jarrett United States Title
August 13, 2000 New Blood Rising Three Count Jung Dragons Six Man Tag
December 17,2000 Starrcade Helms/Moore Two Other Teams Triple Ladder Match
ECW Event Winner Loser Notes
October 28, 1995 Hardcore TV Mickey Whipwreck The Sandman ECW Television Title
February 2, 1997 Cyberslam The Eliminators RVD & Sabu Tables & Ladders
January 10, 1998 House Party The Sandman Sabu Stairway to Hell
May 15, 1998 A Matter of Respect Sandman/Dreamer/Spike The Dudley Boyz Stairway to Hell
January 10, 1999 Guilty As Charged Justin Credible Tommy Dreamer Stairway to Hell Match
January 7, 2001 Guilty as Charged The Sandman Corino & Credible TLC/Canes
August 15, 2006 ECW on Sci-Fi Sabu Rob Van Dam #1 Contenders
October 24, 2006 ECW on Sci-Fi Rob Van Dam The Big Show To Earn a Title Shot
December 13, 2009 TLC PPV Christian Shelton Benjamin ECW Championship
TNA Event Winner Loser Notes
July 17, 2002 NWA:TNA Sabu Malice #1 Contendership
July 24, 2002 NWA:TNA Ken Shamrock Sabu NWA Title (NO CONTEST)
August 28, 2002 NWA:TNA Jerry Lynn AJ Styles & Low Ki Triple Ladder
October 2, 2002 NWA:TNA AJ Styles Jerry Lynn X-Division Title
October 9, 2002 NWA:TNA Syxx-Pac 7 Others X-Division Title
March 19, 2003 NWA:TNA Raven AJ Styles #1 Contenders
April 9, 2003 NWA:TNA Dusty Rhodes Brian Lawler (Old) NWA belt
July 23, 2003 NWA:TNA AJ Styles DLo Brown NWA World Title
August 13, 2003 NWA:TNA Frankie Kazarian Michael Shane #1 Contenders Match
March 17, 2004 NWA:TNA Abyss AJ Styles #1 Contenders
May 26, 2004 NWA:TNA Eric Young 3 Others. World X-Cup
June 2, 2004 NWA:TNA Jeff Jarrett Four Wrestlers King of the Mountain
July 14, 2004 NWA:TNA The Naturals AMW Double Ladder
November 7, 2004 Victory Road Jeff Jarrett Jeff Hardy NWA World title
February 13, 2005 Against All Odds Abyss Jeff Hardy Full Metal Mayhem
June 19, 2005 Slammiversary Raven Four Wrestlers King of the Mountain
May 14, 2006 Sacrifice Christian Cage Abyss Full Metal Mayhem
June 18, 2006 Slammiversary Jeff Jarrett Four Wrestlers King of the Mountain
October 12, 2006 iMPACT! Christian Cage Samoa Joe (No Contest)
February 22, 2007 iMPACT! Jerry Lynn 4 Others #1 Contenders Match
June 17, 2007 Slammiversary Kurt Angle 4 Others TNA World Title
August 2, 2007 iMPACT! Abyss & Sting Cage & Styles
February 28, 2008 iMPACT! James Storm Eric Young Drinking Championship
Ring of Honor Event Winner Loser Notes
September 15, 2007 Man Up The Briscoe Brothers Steen & Generico Man Up PPV
Independent Event Winner Loser Notes
April 1, 1994 SMW Tracy Smothers Chris Candido Blue Grass Brawl
October 26, 2001 WWA Juventud Guerrera Psicosis Cruiserweight Title
November 22, 2003 3PW Raven Sandman & Sabu Tables/Ladders/Chairs
August 14, 2004 Ballpark Brawl III A.J. Styles Ted Hart & Sabu Tables/Ladders/Chairs
December 11, 2004 CZW The Messiah Adam Flash & Kaos Ladder/Scaffold
September 17, 2005 Hardcore Homecoming Sabu The Sandman Stairway to Hell
February 13, 2006 WSX Vampiro & 6-Pac 8 Others WSX Rumble
November 12, 2006 WSX Alkatrazz & Hawx Kaos & Aguilera
December 20, 2006 OVW Katie Lea Beth Phoenix OVW Women’s title