Name: Ladder Matches
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 25 min

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Elimination Chamber

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SmackDown: The 2nd Decade

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Royal Rumble in the 2000s

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Ultimate Warrior

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Bret "The Hitman" Hart

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Ladder Matches

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Managers

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Chyna

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Play-by-play announcer Michael Cole hosts WWE wrestlers as they share recollections and perspectives on some of the most remarkable moments in wrestling history.

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