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Universal title match official for WWE Money in the Bank

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Bray Wyatt will officially be the first challenger for Braun Strowman’s Universal Championship.

It was announced during tonight’s SmackDown that Strowman will defend his Universal title against Wyatt at Money in the Bank. The match was advertised as Strowman vs. Wyatt and not Strowman vs. The Fiend.

Wyatt being Strowman’s first challenger was made apparent when a Firefly Fun House video interrupted Strowman after he defeated Shinsuke Nakamura last week. In the video, Wyatt referenced his history with Strowman from the Wyatt Family and said Strowman has something he wants back — the Universal Championship.

Strowman appeared on a Moment of Bliss segment with Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross at the start of SmackDown tonight. Strowman said the Wyatt Family is part of his past that he’s trying to forget. He said he wasn’t going to play Wyatt’s games. But Strowman then saw a gift in the ring that he thought was from Bliss. Instead, he opened it up and it was his Wyatt Family sheep mask.

The Moment of Bliss segment ended with Wyatt’s laugh playing and an old picture of Strowman wearing the mask appearing on the screen.

Strowman won the Universal title from Goldberg at WrestleMania 36.

Money in the Bank is taking place on Sunday, May 10. The men’s and women’s Money in the Bank ladder matches are also set for the pay-per-view.

Shayna Baszler, Nia Jax & Asuka qualify for WWE Money in the Bank

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The first three wrestlers have qualified for this year’s women’s Money in the Bank ladder match.

Shayna Baszler, Nia Jax, and Asuka will be representing Raw in the ladder match. They each won a qualifying match on Raw tonight, with Baszler defeating Sarah Logan, Jax defeating Kairi Sane, and Asuka defeating Ruby Riott.

Baszler and Jax’s wins tonight were both in squash matches. Baszler hit hammerfists to a grounded Logan and then stomped on her elbow before the match was stopped. Logan was originally announced as the winner, but the finish was then clarified and it was said that the ring announcer got it wrong.

Jax pinned Sane after hitting a press slam into a Samoan drop. WWE is calling the move the Annihilator.

Asuka got the win against Logan by submitting her with the Asuka Lock.

Money in the Bank is set for Sunday, May 10. The qualifying matches for the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match will continue with Naomi vs. Dana Brooke taking place on SmackDown this Friday.

The qualifiers for the men’s Money in the Bank ladder match haven’t started yet. Daniel Bryan vs. Cesaro on this week’s SmackDown will determine one of the participants for the match, while three qualifying matches have been announced for next Monday’s Raw. Those qualifiers are: Rey Mysterio vs. Murphy, Aleister Black vs. Austin Theory, and Apollo Crews vs. MVP.

Three Money in the Bank qualifying matches announced for WWE Raw

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The build to Money in the Bank officially kicks off with three qualifying matches taking place on tonight’s Raw.

The qualifying matches that have been announced for tonight’s show are all for the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match. The qualifiers are: Asuka vs. Ruby Riott, Kairi Sane vs. Nia Jax, and Shayna Baszler vs. Sarah Logan.

Baszler unsuccessfully challenged for Becky Lynch’s Raw Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 36, but WWE has made it clear that their feud isn’t over.

Asuka & Sane lost the Women’s Tag Team titles to Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross at WrestleMania. Bliss & Cross also defeated Asuka & Sane in a WrestleMania rematch on SmackDown last Friday.

Asuka defeated Liv Morgan in a singles match on last Monday’s Raw.

After a year away from the ring due to undergoing surgery to repair both of her ACLs, Jax returned to action by decisively defeating Deonna Purrazzo on Raw last week.

Money in the Bank is set for Sunday, May 10. Two qualifying matches have also been announced for this Friday’s SmackDown. Daniel Bryan vs. Cesaro will determine one of the participants for the men’s Money in the Bank ladder match, while qualifiers for the women’s ladder match will continue with Naomi vs. Dana Brooke.

WWE Champion Drew McIntyre will kick off tonight’s Raw. An appearance by Becky Lynch is also advertised for the show.

Two MITB qualifiers announced for next week’s WWE SmackDown

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Two Money in the Bank qualifying matches are set for next week’s SmackDown.

Daniel Bryan vs. Cesaro will take place on next Friday’s show and will determine one of the competitors for this year’s men’s Money in the Bank ladder match. Naomi vs. Dana Brooke on SmackDown next week will also determine one of the wrestlers for the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match.

Money in the Bank is set for Sunday, May 10. The Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland was originally supposed to host the PPV, but it was officially confirmed yesterday that — due to the coronavirus pandemic — the show isn’t being held there anymore.

Here’s the updated lineup for next Friday’s SmackDown:

  • Daniel Bryan vs. Cesaro (men’s Money in the Bank qualifying match)
  • Naomi vs. Dana Brooke (women’s Money in the Bank qualifying match)
  • The Miz defending the SmackDown Tag Team titles against Big E and Jey Uso in a triple threat match
  • Tamina vs. Sasha Banks (if Tamina wins, she’ll become the number one contender to Bayley’s SmackDown Women’s Championship)
  • Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose will attempt to clear the air and settle the issues between them

WWE Money in the Bank officially not taking place in Baltimore

Posted on by Joseph Currier

As expected, next month’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view won’t be taking place at its originally scheduled venue.

The Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland confirmed today that — due to the coronavirus pandemic — they won’t be hosting Money in the Bank: “The WWE Money in the Bank event originally scheduled for Sunday, May 10 in Baltimore has been cancelled. Refunds are available at all points of purchase.”

Earlier this week, WWE.com hyped up Money in the Bank without mentioning the location for the PPV: “WWE Money in the Bank is coming on Sunday, May 10. Since the event’s introduction in 2010, Money in the Bank has become one of WWE’s most anticipated cards of the year, thanks in large part to the Men and Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Matches, in which the victors will earn the right to cash in a guaranteed title opportunity against a World Champion. What insanity will take place this year as the Superstars of WWE throw caution to the wind in the pursuit of championship glory?”

There haven’t been any matches announced for Money in the Bank yet.

WWE is set to resume closed set television tapings at the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida tomorrow. They’ll be taping multiple weeks of TV over the next week.

WWE Money in the Bank 2020 set for Baltimore

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The date and location of this year’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view looks to have been revealed.

It’s listed that Money in the Bank 2020 will take place at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland on Sunday, May 10. Ticketmaster notes that tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 13 at 10 a.m. Eastern time.

Ticketmaster also lists that the following pre-sales will take place:

Citi Cardmember Presale

Starts Tue, Mar 10 @ 10:00 am EDT

Ends Thu, Mar 12 @ 10:00 pm EDT

WWE Presale

Starts Wed, Mar 11 @ 10:00 am EDT

Ends Thu, Mar 12 @ 12:00 pm EDT

Royal Farms Arena Presale

Starts Wed, Mar 11 @ 10:00 am EDT

Ends Thu, Mar 12 @ 10:00 pm EDT

This will be the second year in a row that Money in the Bank has taken place in May. Last year’s PPV saw Brock Lesnar (as an unannounced entrant) win the men’s Money in the Bank briefcase and Bayley win the women’s Money in the Bank briefcase. Bayley cashed in on Charlotte Flair that same night.

WWE’s next PPV is Elimination Chamber, which is taking place at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Sunday (March 8). Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida is hosting WrestleMania 36 on April 5.