Yeah, thinking back on it. The disappointment mainly comes from the fact that for the past couple of years the Royal Rumble has been my favourite PPV. I took a bit of a main roster break (still watch NXT), came back, and wasn't thrilled.
Anyway, I'm going to put on my historian gimmick outfit now.
I was searching for some history on ladder matches. Wrestling history tells us it was invented in Canada some time in 1972. But I found some footage that shows that the first ladder match occurred sometime around 3200 years ago in ancient Greece around the time of the Bronze Age collapse; although, also around 2500 years ago, and 2080 years ago (history is uncertain due to it being in proximity of the Trojan war, but also the life of Solon, and also the life of Julius Caesar). As well, they didn't have a belt, but a person. Foreign objects included blades. And they also used fire. Apparently the gimmicks for both Chyna and Alexa Bliss vastly pre-date them as well.
I describe myself as a little dose of toxic masculinity.
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