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#1 Real: Steel Chairs
Steel chairs are one of the most frequently used WWE weapons, with WWE Superstars often taking out their opponent with chair shots during a match or a segment. These steel chairs are indeed real with the only difference between them and a regular steel chair is that the rivets are broken so that it can be folded flat and used as a weapon.
Of course, WWE Superstars have to practice using a steel chair as a weapon in a way that it does not hurt their opponent, while also making it look like a real chair shot. While chair-shots to the head were common in WWE earlier, Vince McMahon has banned them due to the risk of concussions. Even after all the precautions, there have been many instances of injuries due to chair shots.
#1 Not Real: Ladder
As with the steel chairs, the ladders are also one of the most commonly used and effective weapons used in WWE. They are used for two purposes - either to climb on them to reach something high above the ring, or using them as weapons. The first-ever ladder match in WWE/WWF took place in 1992 between Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart. Later, the Hardy Boyz made the ladder matches very popular.
As seen during Money in the Bank matches, multiple wrestlers often climb on a ladder at the same time, due to which WWE has to make them strong enough. But at the same time, the ladder has to be made safe to use it as a weapon. Due to this, the steel used in the ladders is hollow. Also, the ladders are made weak in the middle for spots where a WWE Superstar goes through it, breaking it into two.
In the end, while there are certain not-so-real or gimmicked weapons used by WWE, they all have to be used very carefully to avoid injuries! WWE Superstars indeed take a risk by using these weapons during their matches for our entertainment.
