WWE Money in the Bank

Money in the Bank is a yearly professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming show made by WWE since 2010.[4] It takes place in May, June or July each year, therefore happening between the company's two biggest yearly events, WrestleMania and SummerSlam. The 2017 event was the only Money in the Bank event to feature only one brand, being exclusive to SmackDown.[5]

WWE Money in the Bank
WWE Money in the Bank 2011 set.jpg
The 2011 Money in the Bank set
Information
Created byChris Jericho[1]
Brian Gewirtz[2]
Vince McMahon[3]
Promotion(s)WWE
Brand(s)Raw (2010–2011, 2018–present)
SmackDown (2010–2011, 2017–present)
205 Live (2019)
First event2010
Signature match typesMoney in the Bank ladder match

The event is based around the Money in the Bank ladder match, which previously took place at WrestleMania. The winner of this multi-person ladder match gets a contract that they can use anytime to get a match for a championship of their choosing within the next 12 months.[a][7] Some winners chose the cash in their contracts on the same day. A women's variation exists since the 2017 event.[7]

Events and winners

SmackDown-branded event
# Event Date City Venue Main Event MITB Winner(s) Ref.
1 Money in the Bank (2010) July 18, 2010 Kansas City, Missouri Sprint Center Sheamus (c) vs. John Cena in a Steel cage match for the WWE Championship Kane – Match contract for SmackDown's World Heavyweight Championship [4]
The Miz – Match contract for Raw's WWE Championship
2 Money in the Bank (2011) July 17, 2011 Rosemont, Illinois Allstate Arena John Cena (c) vs. CM Punk for the WWE Championship Daniel Bryan – Match contract for SmackDown's World Heavyweight Championship [8]
Alberto Del Rio – Match contract for Raw's WWE Championship
3 Money in the Bank (2012) July 15, 2012 Phoenix, Arizona US Airways Center Big Show vs. Chris Jericho vs. John Cena vs. Kane vs. The Miz in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a WWE Championship match contract Dolph ZigglerWorld Heavyweight Championship match contract [9]
John CenaWWE Championship match contract
4 Money in the Bank (2013) July 14, 2013 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wells Fargo Center Christian vs. CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Sheamus in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a WWE Championship match contract Damien SandowWorld Heavyweight Championship match contract [10]
Randy OrtonWWE Championship match contract
5 Money in the Bank (2014) June 29, 2014 Boston, Massachusetts TD Garden Alberto Del Rio vs. Bray Wyatt vs. Cesaro vs. John Cena vs. Kane vs. Randy Orton vs. Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus in a Ladder match for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship Seth Rollins[b] [11]
6 Money in the Bank (2015) June 14, 2015 Columbus, Ohio Nationwide Arena Seth Rollins (c) vs. Dean Ambrose in a Ladder match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Sheamus[b] [12]
7 Money in the Bank (2016) June 19, 2016 Paradise, Nevada T-Mobile Arena Dean Ambrose[b] [13]
8 Money in the Bank (2017) June 18, 2017 St. Louis, Missouri Scottrade Center AJ Styles vs. Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a WWE Championship match contract Carmella[c]WWE SmackDown Women's Championship match contract [14]
Baron CorbinWWE Championship match contract
9 Money in the Bank (2018) June 17, 2018 Rosemont, Illinois Allstate Arena Braun Strowman vs. Bobby Roode vs. Finn Bálor vs. Kevin Owens vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Rusev vs. Samoa Joe vs. The Miz in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a world championship match contract of the winner's brand Alexa Bliss – Women's championship match contract of the winner's brand [15][16]
Braun Strowman – World championship match contract of the winner's brand
10 Money in the Bank (2019) May 19, 2019 Hartford, Connecticut XL Center Ali vs. Andrade vs. Baron Corbin vs. Brock Lesnar vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Finn Bálor vs. Randy Orton vs. Ricochet in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a world championship match contract Bayley – Women's championship match contract [17]
Brock Lesnar – World championship match contract
11 Money in the Bank (2020) May 10, 2020 AsukaRaw Women's Championship[e] [18]
Otis – World championship match contract
12 Money in the Bank (2021) July 18, 2021 Fort Worth, Texas Dickies Arena Roman Reigns (c) vs. Edge for the WWE Universal Championship Nikki A.S.H. – Women's championship match contract [19]
Big E – World championship match contract
13 Money in the Bank (2022) July 2, 2022 Paradise, Nevada MGM Grand Garden Arena Drew McIntyre vs. Madcap Moss vs. Omos vs. Riddle vs. Sami Zayn vs. Seth "Freakin" Rollins vs. Sheamus vs. Theory in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a men's championship match contract Liv Morgan – Women's championship match contract [20]
Theory – Men's championship match contract
14 Money in the Bank (2023) July 1, 2023 London, England The O2 Arena The Bloodline (Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa) vs. The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) Damian Priest – Men's championship match contract [21]
Iyo Sky – Women's championship match contract
15 Money in the Bank (2024) July 6, 2024 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Scotiabank Arena Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, and Kevin Owens vs. The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu) Drew McIntyre – Men's championship match contract [22]
Tiffany Stratton – Women's championship match contract
(c) – is the champion(s) going into the match

Footnotes

  1. Originally the winners could only cash in on their brand's world/women's championship. This restriction was removed in 2022.[6]
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 In December 2013, the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship were unified, retiring the World Heavyweight Championship while the WWE Championship became known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. The 2014, 2015, and 2016 events featured only one Money in the Bank ladder match with its contract being for a match for the unified title (which was called the WWE Championship again after the 2016 event when the brand split was reintroduced).
  3. James Ellsworth retrieved the briefcase for Carmella. On the following episode of SmackDown Live, Carmella was forced to give up the briefcase and a rematch was scheduled for the June 27 episode with Ellsworth banned from ringside. Carmella definitively won that match without help.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Most of the event took place live at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, while the Money in the Bank ladder matches were filmed on April 15, 2020, at WWE's global headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut.
  5. 5.0 5.1 The match was originally announced with its original rules, however, on the May 11, 2020 episode of Raw, Raw Women's Champion Becky Lynch announced she was going on maternity leave and that the ladder match had actually been for the Raw Women's Championship instead of a championship match contract.
  6. Both the men's and women's matches took place at the same time, although the women's match ended first.

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