The idea of a grown woman being spanked for the enjoyment of the male portion of the millions of fans watching in person and at home is certainly humiliating, right? That was what awaited the Divas who squared off with in the vaunted (not really) Paddle on a Pole match. Pole matches tend to suck. The evil stepbrother of the ladder match, the pole match was originally intended to create drama much in the same way an old school steel cage match did, with each competitor captivating the audience with the slow climb. The Paddle on the Pole match was meant to play to the fantasies of the men in the audience, with two hot women fighting for the right to paddle the loser. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x10y5up_trish-stratus-vs-stacy-keibler-bra-panties-match-paddle-on-a-pole_na The first Paddle on a Pole match occurred in April 2002 as Trish Stratus defeated Terri Runnels. Unlike others that would come after it, the match failed to deliver on the stipulations of the match as Molly Holly interfered and broke the paddle over Stratus' head. Six months later, the 2013 Hall of Famer again found herself competing in the match, this time against Stacy Keibler. Stratus won the match, spanked her leggy opponent and sent Keibler scurrying up the ramp, embarrassed by what she had just endured. It was that match, which took place on the inaugural episode of Raw Roulette in October 2002, that really demonstrated the concept's humiliating nature.
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