WWE Money in the Bank
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| Promotion(s) | WWE |
| Brand(s) |
Raw (2010–2011, 2018–present) SmackDown (2010–2011, 2017–present) |
| First event | Money in the Bank (2010) |
| Signature match types | Money in the Bank ladder match |
Money in the Bank is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event, produced annually by WWE. It is named after the Money in the Bank ladder match, which previously only took place at WrestleMania. The Money in the Bank ladder match debuted at WrestleMania 21 in 2005. The Money in the Bank match would then be held at the next five WrestleMania events, after which the match concept was spun off on to its own pay-per-view beginning in 2010.
Concept
The "Money in the Bank" pay-per-view centers around a ladder match, the prize of which is a briefcase containing a contract for a championship match. The winner can then cash in the contract at a time and place of their choosing anytime within the next year – beginning the night they win the briefcase – for a world championship match. If the contract is not used within that year, it is voided, but this has yet to happen.
In 2010 and 2011, the annual pay-per-views included two Money in the Bank ladder matches. One ladder match was for the Raw brand with a contract for a WWE Championship match, while the other ladder match was for the SmackDown brand with a contract for a World Heavyweight Championship match. The brand split ended in August 2011, after which, the Money in the Bank pay-per-views continued to have two ladder matches for contracts for the respective titles, but they were not brand exclusive. After the two titles were unified in December 2013, a contract for the unified WWE World Heavyweight Championship became the prize of a single Money in the Bank ladder match. The brand split returned after the 2016 event, but the 2017 pay-per-view was SmackDown-exclusive. The contract in the ladder match was for a WWE Championship (formerly WWE World Heavyweight Championship) match. The 2017 event also featured the first-ever Women's Money in the Bank ladder match with its contract being for a SmackDown Women's Championship match.[1]
In 2018, the event was dual-branded, involving both the Raw and SmackDown brands. There were two Money in the Bank ladder matches, one for men and one for women, each having eight participants with spots equally divided between the brands. The men competed for a contract for a match for either Raw's Universal Championship or SmackDown's WWE Championship, while the women competed for a contract for either a Raw Women's Championship or SmackDown Women's Championship match, with the winner being able to challenge for the title of their home brand[2][3]
Theme song
Money in the Bank is the only WWE pay-per-view event with a regular theme song, as all but the first event have used "Money in the Bank" by in-house WWE composer Jim Johnston as its theme song.[4] This is in stark contrast to other pay-per-view events, which use songs sponsored by mainstream recording artists, which was the case with the first event using "Money" by I Fight Dragons.[5] Before the advent of the pay-per-view, the "Money in the Bank" song was used as the entrance music for future U.S. President Donald Trump for his numerous guest appearances on WWE television.[6]
Dates and venues
| SmackDown-branded event |
| Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event | MITB Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | The Miz – (Raw) |
| Kane – (SmackDown) | |||||
| Money in the Bank (2011) | July 17, 2011 | Rosemont, Illinois | Allstate Arena | John Cena (c) vs. CM Punk for the WWE Championship | Alberto Del Rio – (Raw) |
| Daniel Bryan – (SmackDown) | |||||
| Money in the Bank (2012) | July 15, 2012 | Phoenix, Arizona | US Airways Center | John Cena vs. Kane vs. Big Show vs. Chris Jericho vs. The Miz in a Money in the Bank ladder match for the WWE Championship match contract | John Cena – (WWE Championship match contract) |
| Dolph Ziggler – (World Heavyweight Championship match contract) | |||||
| Money in the Bank (2013) | July 14, 2013[7] | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[7] | Wells Fargo Center | Randy Orton vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Christian vs. Daniel Bryan vs. CM Punk vs. Sheamus in a Money in the Bank ladder match for the WWE Championship match contract | Randy Orton – (WWE Championship match contract) |
| Damien Sandow – (World Heavyweight Championship match contract) | |||||
| Money in the Bank (2014) | June 29, 2014 | Boston, Massachusetts | TD Garden | John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Randy Orton vs. Sheamus vs. Bray Wyatt vs. Roman Reigns vs. Kane vs. Cesaro in a Ladder match for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship | Seth Rollins |
| 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 |
| Money in the Bank (2016) | June 19, 2016 | Paradise, Nevada | T-Mobile Arena | Roman Reigns (c) vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Seth Rollins (c) vs Dean Ambrose for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship (MITB cash-in match) |
Dean Ambrose |
| Money in the Bank (2017) | June 18, 2017 | St. Louis, Missouri | Scottrade Center[8][9] | Baron Corbin vs. AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a WWE Championship match contract | Carmella[lower-alpha 1] – (WWE SmackDown Women's Championship match contract) |
| Baron Corbin – (WWE Championship match contract) | |||||
| Money in the Bank (2018) | June 17, 2018 | Rosemont, Illinois | Allstate Arena[10][11] | Samoa Joe vs. Bobby Roode vs. Finn Bálor vs. Kevin Owens vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Rusev vs. Braun Strowman vs. The Miz in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a world championship match contract | Alexa Bliss – (Women's championship match contract) |
| Braun Strowman – (World championship match contract) | |||||
- Notes
- ↑ James Ellsworth retrieved the briefcase for Carmella. On the following episode of SmackDown, Carmella was forced to relinquish the briefcase and a rematch was scheduled for the June 27 episode with Ellsworth banned from ringside, where Carmella definitively won the match.
References
- ↑ money in the bank 2017
- ↑ Burdick, Michael. "Men's Money in the Bank Ladder Match". WWE. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ↑ Burdick, Michael. "Women's Money in the Bank Ladder Match". WWE. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Money in the Bank". iTunes. 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
- ↑ "Money in the Bank: "Money" by I Fight Dragons is the official theme song for Money in the Bank". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ↑ "Money in the Bank: "Money" by I Fight Dragons is the official theme song for Money in the Bank". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- 1 2 Cutting, Devin (2013-04-04). "WWE Money in the Bank Tickets". wwe.com. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ↑ Center, Scottrade. "WWE Money in the Bank | Scottrade Center". www.scottradecenter.com. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ↑ "Money in the Bank 2017 tickets available now". WWE. February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ↑ Arena, Allstate. "WWE Money in the Bank | Allstate Arena". www.rosemont.com/allstate/. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ↑ "WWE Money in the Bank 2018 tickets available this Friday". WWE. March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.