WWE’s schedule of premium live events (formerly known as pay-per-views) and special shows are always developing throughout the year. The following is the known/announced schedule for both WWE and WWE NXT PLEs throughout 2025.
WWE has made a slight adjustment to its plans for Money in the Bank 2026.
It was announced today that the PLE will now take place on Sunday, September 6. It’s still being held at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, just a bit later than the originally planned August 29 date.
“WWE, in conjunction with the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and Legends Global, has announced that Money in the Bank will now take place Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026 — one week later than originally announced — at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans,” WWE wrote.
“Money in the Bank features WWE’s biggest Superstars as they battle to earn a briefcase containing a contract for a championship match at a time and place of their choosing anytime within the next year.”
New Orleans hosting Money in the Bank is a make-good after WrestleMania 42 was originally earmarked for the city. Instead, WrestleMania is heading back to Las Vegas for the second consecutive year. New Orleans will still host a future WrestleMania, but there is no year attached yet. All that’s confirmed at the moment is WrestleMania 42 in Vegas (2026) and WrestleMania 43 in Saudi Arabia (2027).
Ticket information for Money in the Bank will be announced in the coming months.
Money in the Bank will follow SummerSlam on the 2026 WWE PLE calendar, with Minneapolis hosting the two-night SummerSlam on Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2.
This is the latest that Money in the Bank has ever been held. Until now, it’s always been a May, June, or July PLE.
September 6 will be the Sunday of Labor Day weekend.
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including an update on Ben Askren, Money in the Bank and World’s Collide, the return of Truth, big changes at WBD that could affect AEW, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
On the Sunday Wrestling Observer Live, Josh Nason returns to talk about, what else, the biggest star of 2025: R-Truth.
Now apparently going by his real name of Ron Killings, he made a surprise appearance at Sunday’s WWE Money in the Bank and laid out John Cena to help Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso pick up the win.
Then, the dumbest argument in some time broke out on social media: was the whole thing a work? I answer that question which you can surmise the answer for by the headline above.
I also look ahead to this Wednesday’s AEW Summer Blockbuster card, what happens to wrestling if Triller goes away and other leftover thoughts from the week.
The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including both AAA/WWE World’s Collide and Money in the Bank! We’ll talk the presentation of AAA, all the matches and angles, briefcase winners, THE RETURN OF APPARENTLY RON KILLINGS, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
Becky Lynch has added a new championship to her list of career accomplishments.
At Money in the Bank on Saturday night, Lynch defeated Lyra Valkyria to become the new WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion. The victory marks the first time Lynch has ever defeated her former protege. Valkyria had a 2-0 record against Lynch heading into tonight.
It was an underhanded victory for Lynch with her holding onto Valkyria’s tights for leverage as she got the pin. Despite cheating to win, Lynch tried to embarrass Valkyria by holding her to her word that she would raise Lynch’s hand if Lynch won. She posed to all four sides of the crowd as a dejected Valkyria held her hand up.
Lynch then forced Valkyria to put the IC title belt around her waist. She did so but was able to get the last laugh by laying Lynch out with a German suplex and Nightwing.
The result was the inverse of what happened at Backlash where Valkyria won that meeting but was attacked by Lynch after.
With the victory, Lynch becomes the second-ever Women’s Intercontinental Champion in WWE history. Valkyria was crowned the inaugural champ this January.
Lynch spent most of 2024 on hiatus from WWE but made her return at WrestleMania 41 this April, initially teaming with Valkyria to win the Women’s Tag Team titles. But the two Irishwomen began their rivalry the next night as Lynch turned against Valkyria with them dropping the tag belts to Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez.
It’s Saturday and it’s time for Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley.
In a new interview, Shane McMahon dispelled rumors about his father’s future plans and what he’s doing these days. His most interesting comments may have been his claims about “building the business.” I discuss.
How close will today’s WWE x AAA Worlds Collide come to its legendary namesake from 31 years ago and will it even try?
Friday’s WWE SmackDown was a standard final build to tonight’s Money in the Bank. I preview the show.
Friday’s TNA Against All Odds saw the return of the former IIconics in The IInspiration. Are there too many meme wrestlers on the TNA roster?
WWE presents Money in the Bank tonight, providing an opportunity for some of the company’s post-WrestleMania storylines to take shape.
While WWE is still doing great, you could argue they’ve lost a bit of steam the past few months. John Cena’s heel turn as the current overarching storyline doesn’t seem to be landing with the same impact as the two years of Bloodline drama we’re coming out of. It’s still entertaining and it’s still answering what would have otherwise been the biggest “what if” in wrestling history. It’s just not carrying the company the way Roman & family did for so long.
As of this writing, tonight is only a four-match show, and the oddsmakers have heels winning three of them. Having just one babyface win on a premium live event doesn’t seem like something WWE would usually do, but with only four matches on the card, we’re in somewhat uncharted territory.
Below are previews and predictions for each match at WWE Money in the Bank 2025 (7 PM Eastern on Peacock/Netflix) from Los Angeles, California.
Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match: Seth Rollins vs. Penta vs. El Grande Americano vs. Solo Sikoa vs. Andrade vs. LA Knight
The oddsmakers have Rollins as a -165 favorite to win and it’s not hard to see why. He’s been the focal point of the big post-WrestleMania angle on Raw, alongside Paul Heyman, Bron Breakker, and Bronson Reed.
The World Heavyweight Championship is going back on Rollins at some point, I’m assuming around SummerSlam, and him cashing in the briefcase seems the most likely way we get there. Rikishi will not be pleased.
There are others in the match with decent enough chances to win. Knight is a +185 underdog. I’m almost sure he’ll have a moment in the match where it looks like he’s about to win, and we get the crowd’s reaction as they all simultaneously ask themselves, “Could LA Knight be a World Champion?” But I don’t know if he’s winning it. It’s not a great way for a babyface to win their first World title in the company.
The next favorite is Americano, who is, of course, an entirely separate person from Chad Gable who will be wrestling earlier in the day at Worlds Collide. He’s listed at +350. This seems significantly less likely than Rollins or Knight winning, but it’s possible, I guess.
Sikoa is a +700 underdog. I’m expecting the tension between he and his Bloodline to potentially play a role here, but I don’t see him winning.
Penta is a +1400 underdog. Like Knight, he’ll get a moment, but is likely not winning it.
Andrade is listed at +5000 which is about as high as wrestling odds go. The oddsmakers are saying that Andrade winning would be one of the most surprising things to happen in wrestling history. I don’t know if it would be that, but he’s probably not winning either.
I feel pretty confident Rollins is grabbing the briefcase.
Prediction: Seth Rollins
Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso vs. John Cena & Logan Paul
Rhodes and Uso are -250 favorites to Yeet their way to victory.
The obvious booking decision is to have a champion pinned, setting up a future title match. So does Paul pin Uso, or does Rhodes pin Cena? The oddsmakers say Rhodes pins Cena which makes sense as he is your top babyface and was pinned by Cena in his last match.
But this begs the question, when do we get Cena vs. Rhodes 2? I assume Rhodes will be the one to eventually take the title off Cena, but I’m not expecting that until much later in the year when Cena’s dates are almost up. They’re going to need a storyline reason to delay that match unless Rhodes is losing again.
Another possibility is that Paul pins Uso, setting up a rematch from Saturday Night’s Main Event. That match went under ten minutes, so maybe they’ll do something with more time.
To me, it just seems like common sense to have Rhodes pin Cena here. Also, keep an eye on the match order. If this match happens after the men’s MITB briefcase is won, we could see a cash-in, especially if it’s Rollins on Uso. Then again, Rollins might hold onto the briefcase for a while.
Prediction: Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria defends against Becky Lynch
It feels unlikely WWE will have Lynch lose a third straight match to Valkyria, but who knows? The oddsmakers have Lynch as a -500 favorite, but I’d go even higher. A Lynch win keeps the feud alive through SummerSlam where Valkyria could win the title back.
Valkyria has won with roll-ups both times, so expect a few key moments or even the finish, to play off that. Ultimately, Lynch is probably doing something underhanded to win. She might just cheat, but I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s some kind of angle.
Prediction: Becky Lynch wins the title
Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match: Rhea Ripley vs. Stephanie Vaquer vs. Roxanne Perez vs. Naomi vs. Giulia vs. Alexa Bliss
I think Naomi takes this and the oddsmakers agree. She’s listed at -155.
She is the perfect candidate for a MITB win. She’s a heel with a new character and looks poised to be a major part of storylines going forward. At some point, though, WWE is going to want someone to have a women’s cash-in attempt fail. That could be Naomi, but we’ll have to wait and see.
There are other contenders too. Vaquer is listed at +300, but that doesn’t feel likely for all the same reasons other new babyface wrestlers don’t typically win MITB. Ripley at +350 is possible, but she doesn’t need the briefcase to reenter the title picture. She can just win matches.
Perez is a +500 underdog which sort of feels like the oddsmakers saying, “Probably not, but maybe.” I feel like that’s a testament to how well she’s done on the main roster so far.
Bliss is +1200. Her winning wouldn’t really fit with the whole wanting to be Charlotte Flair’s friend thing, or whatever that is.
Giulia is also +1200. Like Ripley, she can move up the card by just winning matches. The briefcase doesn’t seem necessary.
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including why we may get more four-hour AEW Dynamite shows, health updates on Dalton Castle and Rebel, Money in the Bank predictions, phone calls and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
Dave Meltzer and I, Garrett Gonzales, are back with our Friday edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, talking about all the big news from today’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Here were some of the other things we discussed:
If WWE is slowing down from their current hot streak
The latest on Ric Flair
If Triple H is as good of a booker now as he’s been in the past
If AEW can take advantage of WWE’s high ticket prices
What Tony Khan should do to combat WWE’s competitive scheduling of events
He leads off with a look at WWE bidding farewell to three veterans over the last week in R-Truth, Carlito and Valhalla as they chose not to renew their contracts.
He then looks at a very busy Saturday for TKO as WWE holds Worlds Collide and Money in the Bank followed by a UFC pay-per-view later that night.
All that and the rest of the news of the pro wrestling week awaits.
The competitors for Saturday’s WWE Money in the Bank ladder matches have been finalized.
El Grande Americano and Stephanie Vaquer claimed the final spots in the men’s and women’s Money in the Bank ladder matches with victories on Monday’s WWE Raw in triple threat qualifying matches.
Vaquer won a three-way qualifier over Liv Morgan and Ivy Nile to claim the final women’s ladder match entry, while El Grande Americano won a three-way over CM Punk and AJ Styles to earn the final spot in the men’s ladder match set for Saturday’s Money in the Bank PLE.
The winners of the ladder matches will earn a contract for a title shot of their choosing.
The men’s field consists of Americano, Andrade, Solo Sikoa, LA Knight, Penta, and Seth Rollins. The women’s field features Vaquer, Roxanne Perez, Rhea Ripley, Giulia, Naomi, and Alexa Bliss.
Money in the Bank streams live on Peacock in the US and on Netflix in the rest of the world on Saturday, June 7 beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern time. The lineup:
WWE Money in the Bank, Saturday, June 7 —
Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match: Seth Rollins vs. Penta vs. El Grande Americano vs. Solo Sikoa vs. Andrade vs. LA Knight
Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match: Rhea Ripley vs. Stephanie Vaquer vs. Roxanne Perez vs. Naomi vs. Giulia vs. Alexa Bliss
John Cena and Logan Paul vs. Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso
Women’s Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria defends against Becky Lynch
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including WWE and AEW both doing a bunch of cuts this week, why we should celebrate the career of Truth instead of seeing him as a victim, a huge week of shows, Money in the Bank qualifiers tonight, a look at Smackdown, and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
Two wrestlers qualified for the WWE Money in the Bank ladder matches on Friday’s SmackDown.
Andrade won the fifth men’s qualifying contest to advance to the ladder match set for Money in the Bank on June 7, defeating Carmelo Hayes and Jacob Fatu in a triple threat match.
Naomi defeated Jade Cargill and Nia Jax in the fifth women’s qualifier on SmackDown to advance to the women’s ladder match set for Money in the Bank.
Both ladder matches set for the Money in the Bank PLE now have five wrestlers qualified, with the final qualifiers set for Monday’s WWE Raw, with CM Punk vs. AJ Styles vs. El Grande Americano the final men’s qualifier, and Stephanie Vaquer vs. Liv Morgan vs. Ivy Nile the final women’s qualifying match.
The updated Money in the Bank lineup:
WWE Money in the Bank, Saturday, June 7 —
Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match: Seth Rollins vs. Penta vs. Solo Sikoa vs. LA Knight vs. Andrade vs. TBD
Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match: Rhea Ripley vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Naomi vs. Giulia vs. Roxanne Perez vs. TBD
John Cena and Logan Paul vs. Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso
Women’s Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria defends against Becky Lynch
CM Punk and AJ Styles will be part of the final men’s Money in the Bank qualifying match on Monday’s WWE Raw.
WWE revealed during Friday’s SmackDown that the final men’s qualifying match for Money in the Bank will take place on the Monday, June 2 Raw, with CM Punk, AJ Styles, and El Grande Americano squaring off for the sixth spot in the ladder match set for MITB on June 7.
Punk and Styles had a legendary series of matches on the independent scene and in Ring of Honor in 2004, and have only been part of the same match once in WWE — the 2025 Royal Rumble match.
The final women’s MITB qualifier was also announced for Raw earlier on Friday with Liv Morgan, Ivy Nile, and Stephanie Vaquer set to square off in a three-way on Monday’s show.
The fifth spots in both the men’s and women’s MITB matches were filled on Friday’s SmackDown with Naomi and Andrade winning their respective qualifiers.
WWE Raw, Monday, June 2 —
Men’s Money in the Bank qualifying match: CM Punk vs. AJ Styles vs. El Grande Americano
Women’s Money in the Bank qualifying match: Stephanie Vaquer vs. Liv Morgan vs. Ivy Nile
