WWE: 29 Iconic WrestleMania Moments

WrestleMania 2000 - Ladder Match Goes To New Heights

It was the first of its kind at WrestleMania, and firsts can often be counted on for iconic moments. While the Showcase of the Immortals had been home to a ladder match, and to several hard core matches, this was the first Triangle Ladder Match with three tag teams teams competing for the belts hanging high in the rafters.

As one might expect from the Dudleys, the Hardy Boyz, and Edge/Christian, the action was wild to the point of stupidity. Not only did they innovate high spots while defying death, they also raised the bar for what ANY matches €“ tag, ladder, no matter €“ could be.

I had a particular soft spot for Edge and Christian winning these titles. I thought they had a lot of potential, and they'd grown up less than an hour from me. I felt united with them in their stance against big names winning everything all the time. And their sweet victory €“ obtained after a fearless fall from Matt Hardy €“ put Edge on the road to becoming a Hall of Fame Superstar, and an early-retired one at that. Their exhaustion likely matched their exhilaration in this moment.

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