The Ladder Match and 5 Stipulations WWE Must Use in 2017 for Women's Division

The women's revolution may have kicked off in 2015, but it rose to even greater heights in 2016, thanks to some incredible performances and entertaining matches.

Charlotte Flair and Sasha Banks' feud saw many firsts for the women's division. They wrestled in Hell in a Cell, Falls Count Anywhere and Iron Man matches, among several other standard bouts.

Becky Lynch and Alexa Bliss have helped the SmackDown women's title feel important, and a few special stipulations have helped extend their feud without letting it get stale. On the upcoming edition of SmackDown, they will fight in WWE's first women's Steel Cage match in years.

WWE looks poised to continue making its female performers just as important as the men's roster, and there are many stipulations that would show how tough these women are.

This slideshow will look at five different match types the women's division could use to keep building momentum in 2017.

Extreme Rules

Whether you call it Hardcore, Extreme Rules, No Disqualification or a Street Fight, it ends up meaning the same thing. There are no DQs, and anything goes when it comes to weapons.

We have seen Banks and Flair employ a kendo stick on many occasions, and adding the rest of the contents under the ring to the match would make little difference as far as safety is concerned.

Blood doesn't have to come into play for a match to look brutal, but we have also seen plenty of women busted open and continue until the end of the match.

With some of the more personal non-title feuds like Natalya vs. Nikki Bella, using a stipulation like this would be a great way to show how angry they are at each other.

Many of the women on the main roster could pull off an Extreme Rules match, so it will likely come into play in 2017.

Ladder, Money in the Bank

The ladder match is a favorite among many WWE fans because the stipulation has led to so many instant classics over the years. There's no reason why the women's division couldn't succeed in the same situation.

SmackDown and Raw both have a few risktakers who would be able to put on ladder matches on the same level as any of the men.

Banks has proved her willingness to put her body on the line on more than one occasion, and the same can be said for Flair, Lynch, Natalya and a few others.

One event WWE could use is the Money in the Bank PPV. Raw and SmackDown have enough women to support a full MITB match, so there is no reason why it shouldn't happen.

TLC

Like its cousin, the ladder match, TLC is a stipulation that is almost guaranteed to deliver a show-stealing performance.

We have seen the women's roster use chairs before, and Lynch and Alexa Bliss recently wrestled in one of the few women's tables bouts in WWE history.

Having the three most famous wrestling weapons in one ring would elevate any contest, including those involving all the talented women on the roster.

In fact, Flair's history as a gymnast would allow her to do things in this kind of situation that most people wouldn't even think about trying.

Elimination Chamber

Both women's divisions have more than six Superstars. Putting them in an Elimination Chamber match would be the ultimate way to prove the entire division is just as tough as the men's roster.

The chamber is supposed to be one of the most dangerous structures in pro wrestling. We have already seen how well Banks and Flair performed inside Hell in a Cell, so why not put them in a cage with a lot of similarities with four other women?

Everyone has worked hard to improve the credibility of female wrestlers, and giving them the same opportunities to wrestle in matches like the Elimination Chamber is the best way to put them in the spotlight going forward.

Royal Rumble

It's a little too late for WWE to do a women's Royal Rumble at this point, but this stipulation had to be included because of its significance in WWE's history.

Winning the Rumble is like a title nobody can ever win away from you. It instantly elevates a Superstar to main event status, and having one for the women's division with the same WrestleMania title shot on the line would be awesome.

Between Raw, SmackDown and NXT, WWE has over 30 contracted female talents. Even without the developmental system included, there are 20 on the main roster.

Past Battle Royals featuring the women's division have been abysmal. In fact, they were so bad that Gail Kim eliminated herself in one just so she didn't have to participate in what was little more than a sideshow at the time. Although it did feature a great final elimination from Beth Phoenix.

It might not happen in 2017, but WWE needs to think about adding a women's Royal Rumble match to the pay-per-view in 2018.

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