the first ever ladder match in the wwf, in which hart defeated shawn michaels to retain the wwf intercontinental title, was held in portland, me on july 21, 1992. the match was taped but never aired on television, and remained widely unseen until its inclusion on the 2007 "the ladder match" dvd and among the bonus material on the 2011 dvd and blu-ray collection "wwe's greatest rivalries: shawn michaels vs. bret hart". the two performers tell interviewer jim ross how the match was planned along with an intended ladder rematch that never materialized.