WWE Extreme Rules: 10 best stipulation matches in history

WWE will present its most ‘extreme’ premium live show next month when Extreme Rules emanates from Philadelphia on 8 October.

So far, the card includes an Extreme Rules match for the SmackDown Women’s Championship between champion Liv Morgan and Ronda Rousey, plus the first-ever Fight Pit in WWE as Matt Riddle takes on Seth ‘Freakin’ Rollins.

To get you in the mood for all things extreme, we count down the ten best stipulation matches in WWE history.

Let’s start with some honourable mentions that didn’t quite make the cut…

Bret Hart vs Owen HartSteel Cage MatchSummerSlam 1994

Undertaker vs Shawn MichaelsHell in a CellBad Blood 1997

John Cena vs EdgeLast Man StandingBacklash 2009

John Cena vs JBLI Quit MatchJudgement Day 2005

The Undertaker vs Triple HHell in a CellWrestleMania 28

10Shawn Michaels vs Razor Ramon

Intercontinental Championship

Ladder MatchWrestleMania X

This has gone down as one of the most iconic WrestleMania moments of all time and it’s easy to forget it was one WWE’s first mainstream ‘extreme’ type matches outside of the big blue cage. It was certainly the first ladder match shown on a major WWE show and it’s one that has gone down in wrestling folklore. The beauty of this match – but probably not so much for this countdown – is that it was a match that wasn’t really about the ladder.

In more modern times, the ladder is the central focus and how to use the steel for the biggest possible spot, but with Michaels and Ramon they told the story around the prop and then used it as a garnish on the match. With two Intercontinental Championships hanging above the ring and both claiming to be the ‘real’ IC champ, it was Razor who finally climbed the steps to grab both belts a secure his place in WrestleMania