10 All-Time Craziest Wrestling Match Stipulations

5. Ladder Match For Custody Of Dominick

Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio are more than just the two most globally successful luchadors in wrestling history -- they're also two of the most talented men to ever set foot in a wrestling ring. The two were great friends in real life, and on screen they crossed paths many times. Any bout between the two was guaranteed to be exciting, but one of their last encounters was also downright strange. Guerrero and Mysterio formed a tag team early in 2005, but "Latino Heat" turned heel on Rey following their title loss, leading to him becoming one of the company's most hated Superstars. He devoted himself to making Rey's life a living hell and soon began crowing about a "secret" he knew, one that would rock Rey's world if he revealed it to the public. Finally, Eddie dropped the bombshell: Rey and his wife had trouble conceiving, so Rey's son, Dominick, was not only adopted, but actually Eddie's biological child, fathered by the former WWE Champion while he was separated from his wife. Rey was shattered when Eddie told the world the truth, but things were about to get worse -- Eddie wanted custody of Dominick back. Of course, this is wrestling, so the boy's guardianship was put on the line in a match -- a Ladder Match, specifically, where custody papers were suspended above the ring. The match itself was a great encounter -- and Mysterio got the emotional win -- but the more one thinks about the premise, the crazier it seems.
 
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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013