<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="thadian" data-cite="thadian" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46105" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>According to Wikipedia:<p> </p><p>
"The ladder match could have been invented by either Dan Kroffat of the Stampede Wrestling organization out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada or British wrestler Kendo Nagasaki. In September 1972, Stampede Wrestling held the first ever ladder match between Dan Kroffat and Tor Kamata, where the object to be grabbed was a wad of money. In 1987, Kendo Nagasaki competed in a 'Disco Challenge' ladder match against Clive Myers on the popular [World of Sport](<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Sport_(UK_TV_series" rel="external nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Sport_(UK_TV_series</a>)). The aim of this match was to retrieve a gold coloured disco record suspended above the ring."</p><p> </p><p>
In those days, there were lots of crazy stuff - Indianapolis and Detroit featured wild brawls, hardcore bloodbaths, Memphis replaced ropes with barbed wire. It's not like Pre-1995 pro wrestling looked like High School Wrestling with a few suplexes, bodyslams, dropkicks, and chest chops.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p>
Okay, maybe not the best example, but my question still stands.</p>