ladder match

noun

A match in professional wrestling in which an item, such as a title belt, is hung above the ring, and the winner is the contestant who climbs a ladder and retrieves it.

Meanings

nounladder match (plural ladder matches)

plural ladder matches

  1. A match in professional wrestling in which an item, such as a title belt, is hung above the ring, and the winner is the contestant who climbs a ladder and retrieves it.
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APA

ladder match. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladder%20match

MLA

“ladder match.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladder%20match. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ladder match,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladder%20match.

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