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Originally Posted by Sting Fan
Now you could argue that having ladder matches etc took away from it (there was a lot of IC title ladder matches in that era) but I dont think it did. While the moves were more stunning each and everyone of those guys made it all about the belt every single night.
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Ladder matches for the IC title:
1994-1998 (over 4 years):
HBK vs Razor Ramon I
HBK vs Razor Ramon II
Razor Ramon vs Jeff Jarret
HHH vs The Rock
1998-2007 (over 9 years):
Chris Jericho vs Chris Benoit
Edge vs Christian
RVD vs Eddie Guerrero
RVD vs Jeff Hardy (to Unify IC and European)
RVD vs Christian
Chris Jericho vs Christian
Jeff Hardy vs Johnny Nitro
There's certainly been more than I thought in the 2000s, but its about as often as it was then. Especially considering the fan expectations, the style of wrestling, the abilities of the wrestlers involved and the amount of PPVs and television programs.
I love that after Rock vs HHH, they didn't go to it until the Benoit vs Jericho fued. What then happened is in RVD's day and age, he was that "type" of wrestler. It wasn't overly used, but the ladder match was right up his alley and what the fans wanted to see him do, especially with compettitors like Jeff Hardy and Christian who have made a name for themselves in that match too.