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Three more wrestlers qualify for WWE Money in the Bank

Posted on by Joseph Currier

All of Raw’s participants for this year’s Money in the Bank ladder matches are now set.

Aleister Black, Apollo Crews, and Rey Mysterio won their qualifying matches on tonight’s Raw and will be taking part in this year’s men’s Money in the Bank ladder match. Black defeated Austin Theory tonight, Crews defeated MVP, and Mysterio defeated Murphy.

Shayna Baszler, Asuka, and Nia Jax are Raw’s participants for the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match. Both ladder matches will feature three wrestlers from Raw and three from SmackDown.

Daniel Bryan and Dana Brooke are the only SmackDown wrestlers to qualify for the ladder matches thus far. Two qualifying matches have been announced for this Friday’s SmackDown: Drew Gulak vs. Baron Corbin and Sasha Banks vs. Lacey Evans.

Money in the Bank is set for Sunday, May 10. Both ladder matches are taking place at WWE headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. The matches will begin on the ground floor and the briefcases will be hanging on the roof of Titan Towers.

Braun Strowman vs. Bray Wyatt for the Universal Championship, Drew McIntyre vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE Championship, and Bayley vs. Tamina for the SmackDown Women’s Championship have also been confirmed for Money in the Bank.

McIntyre vs. Rollins WWE title match set for Money in the Bank

Posted on by Joseph Currier

After winning the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 36, Drew McIntyre’s first pay-per-view title defense will be against Seth Rollins.

It was confirmed on tonight’s Raw that McIntyre will defend his WWE Championship against Rollins at Money in the Bank. The PPV is taking place on Sunday, May 10.

Last week’s Raw ended with Rollins attacking McIntyre and laying him out with a superkick and two curb stomps. McIntyre then opened tonight’s show by challenging Rollins to face him at Money in the Bank.

McIntyre said he could make Rollins jump through hoops to prove he deserves a title shot, but McIntyre called Rollins one of the most decorated WWE wrestlers ever and said he knows how good Rollins is. McIntyre said if he wants to be one of the greatest champions of all time, he needs to continue to beat the best.

A promo where Rollins accepted McIntyre’s challenge then aired later on tonight’s show. He said he wasn’t accepting the challenge out of respect or disdain — but out of necessity. Rollins said he and McIntyre have a lot in common, but the WWE universe needs a leader now more than ever. Rollins said he’s a proven leader and McIntyre isn’t. Rollins also said he’s the one who will be the light in the darkness.

McIntyre won the WWE Championship by defeating Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 36. Rollins lost to Kevin Owens at WrestleMania.

McIntyre retaining his title against Big Show aired on the post-WrestleMania episode of Raw, with WWE saying the match took place after WrestleMania went off the air.

Here’s the updated card for Money in the Bank:

  • Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match (Shayna Baszler, Asuka, Nia Jax, and Dana Brooke have qualified thus far)
  • Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match (Aleister Black, Apollo Crews, Rey Mysterio, and Daniel Bryan have qualified thus far)
  • Universal Champion Braun Strowman defending against Bray Wyatt
  • WWE Champion Drew McIntyre defending against Seth Rollins
  • SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley defending against Tamina

WOL: WWE’s new version of Money in the Bank

Posted on by Jim Valley

On the Saturday Wrestling Observer Live, we discuss how WWE appears to be continuing the trend of cinematic matches with this year’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view as superstars will battle throughout the WWE corporate headquarters buildling up to the roof to claim the briefcase with a WWE title opportunity contract.

We also question this: while Vince McMahon declared the XFL bankrupt and made difficult financial decisions for the benefit of his company, is there any risk that recent corporate decisions turned off a significant number of fans or a portion of the general public?

Also, even if justified, the public could still have a negative opinion that could lead to fewer people spending money on WWE in the future. However, there is one decision WWE made years ago that makes any major public outrage seem unlikely.

Finally, we wrap up with some positive thoughts about all of the performers who were laid off or furloughed this past week.

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SmackDown Women’s title match set for WWE Money in the Bank

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The SmackDown Women’s Championship will be on the line at Money in the Bank next month.

WWE has announced that Bayley will defend her SmackDown Women’s title against Tamina at the pay-per-view. Tamina getting the title shot was a stipulation of her defeating Sasha Banks on SmackDown tonight.

In storyline, Bayley volunteered Banks for the match against Tamina and Banks didn’t appear to be happy about it last week. Bayley distracted Tamina during the match and went to attack her with a shoe, but Lacey Evans ran down and laid Bayley out. Tamina pinned Banks after hitting a superkick.

Banks and Evans will face off on SmackDown next Friday, with the winner qualifying for the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match. The men’s and women’s ladder matches are both taking place at WWE headquarters.

Money in the Bank is set for Sunday, May 10. Here’s the updated card for the PPV:

  • Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match (Shayna Baszler, Asuka, Nia Jax, and Dana Brooke have qualified thus far)
  • Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match (Daniel Bryan is the first wrestler to qualify)
  • Universal Champion Braun Strowman defending against Bray Wyatt
  • SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley defending against Tamina

WWE announces two MITB qualifiers for next week’s SmackDown

Posted on by Joseph Currier

SmackDown’s next two participants for Money in the Bank will be confirmed next Friday.

WWE has announced two Money in the Bank qualifying matches for next week’s episode of SmackDown. Sasha Banks and Lacey Evans will face off to determine who will be in the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match, and Drew Gulak and Baron Corbin will face off to determine one of the spots for the men’s ladder match.

Evans got involved in Banks’ match against Tamina on SmackDown tonight. Bayley distracted Tamina during the match and went to attack her with a shoe, but Evans ran out and laid Bayley out. Tamina defeated Banks and will get a shot at the SmackDown Women’s Championship.

Gulak stopped Shinsuke Nakamura from interfering in Daniel Bryan’s qualifying match against Cesaro tonight. Baron Corbin also made an appearance on tonight’s show, attacking Elias backstage.

The Money in the Bank ladder matches will feature three wrestlers from Raw and three from SmackDown. Raw’s Shayna Baszler, Asuka, and Nia Jax and SmackDown’s Dana Brooke have qualified for the women’s ladder match. Daniel Bryan is the first wrestler to qualify for the men’s ladder match.

Three men’s Money in the Bank qualifying matches have been announced for Monday’s Raw: Rey Mysterio vs. Murphy, Aleister Black vs. Austin Theory, and Apollo Crews vs. MVP.

Money in the Bank is set for Sunday, May 10. The men’s and women’s ladder matches are both taking place at WWE headquarters.

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

  • Triple H’s 25th anniversary celebration begins
  • Money in the Bank qualifying match: Sasha Banks vs. Lacey Evans
  • Money in the Bank qualifying match: Drew Gulak vs. Baron Corbin
  • Women’s Tag Team Champions Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross defend their titles against Carmella & Dana Brooke
  • WWE looks back at the history between Braun Strowman and Bray Wyatt
  • Chapter three of WWE’s video series on Jeff Hardy

Daniel Bryan, Dana Brooke qualify for WWE Money in the Bank

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Two more wrestlers have qualified for this year’s Money in the Bank ladder matches.

On SmackDown tonight, Daniel Bryan became the first wrestler to qualify for the men’s Money in the Bank ladder match. Bryan submitted Cesaro with the Yes Lock in their qualifying match while Drew Gulak stopped Shinsuke Nakamura from Interfering.

Dana Brooke also defeated Naomi tonight to qualify for the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match. She pinned Naomi with a sunset flip after Naomi missed a split-legged moonsault.

Each Money in the Bank ladder match will feature six wrestlers, with three coming from Raw and three coming from SmackDown. Bryan and Brooke are the first two wrestlers to qualify from SmackDown.

Raw’s Shayna Baszler, Asuka, and Nia Jax have qualified for the women’s ladder match.

Three qualifying matches have been announced for Monday’s Raw: Rey Mysterio vs. Murphy, Aleister Black vs. Austin Theory, and Apollo Crews vs. MVP.

Two qualifying matches are set for next week’s SmackDown: Gulak vs. Baron Corbin and Sasha Banks vs. Lacey Evans.

Money in the Bank is set for Sunday, May 10. It was announced tonight that both Money in the Bank ladder matches are taking place at WWE headquarters.

Money in the Bank ladder matches taking place at WWE headquarters

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE is billing this year’s Money in the Bank ladder matches as the most unique in history.

It was announced on SmackDown tonight that the Money in the Bank ladder matches will take place at WWE’s corporate headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. The matches will begin on the ground floor, with the briefcases hanging on the roof of Titan Towers.

Shayna Baszler, Asuka, and Nia Jax are representing Raw in the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match, while Dana Brooke has qualified on the SmackDown side so far.

For the men’s Money in the Bank ladder match, a qualifier between Daniel Bryan and Cesaro is taking place on SmackDown later tonight. Three qualifying matches have also been announced for Monday’s Raw: Rey Mysterio vs. Murphy, Aleister Black vs. Austin Theory, and Apollo Crews vs. MVP.

Money in the Bank is set for Sunday, May 10. Braun Strowman defending the Universal Championship against Bray Wyatt has also been confirmed for the pay-per-view. It will be the first time Strowman has defended the title since winning it from Goldberg at WrestleMania 36.

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

Posted on by Joseph Currier

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 MITB qualifying matches set for next week’s WWE Raw

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Three Money in the Bank qualifying matches have been announced for next week’s Raw.

MVP, in a VIP Lounge segment backstage, announced three matches that are set to take place for the first time ever next week. Rey Mysterio will battle Murphy, while Austin Theory will face Aleister Black. MVP then announced Apollo Crews versus himself. MVP called himself a ladder match legend.

Early on tonight’s episode of Raw, Asuka defeated Ruby Riott to earn a spot in the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match. Two more qualifying matches (Kairi Sane vs. Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler vs. Sarah Logan) are set to take place later tonight.

This year’s Money in the Bank ladder match will consist of two six-person ladder matches, with three wrestlers representing Raw and another three representing SmackDown. Two qualifying matches, Daniel Bryan vs. Cesaro and Dana Brooke vs. Naomi, has been announced for this Friday’s SmackDown.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s Money in the Bank event will take place on May 10 at the WWE Performance Center.

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

Posted on by Joseph Currier

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

Posted on by Joseph Currier

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.

Figure Four Weekly: Recapping WWE Money in the Bank 2019

Posted on by F4W Staff

For the PDF click here.

For the Epub click here.

This year’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view offered WWE the chance to revitalize one of their best match types.

The Money in the Bank briefcases haven’t been all that much of a factor over the past couple of years. Both men’s winners (Braun Strowman and Baron Corbin) failed on their cash-ins. The women’s winners (Alexa Bliss and Carmella) were successful, but Bliss cashed in on the same night that she won the 2018 ladder match. WWE has missed out on being able to use Money in the Bank as a star-making tool or something to kick off notable angles.

Brock Lesnar and Bayley were this year’s ladder match winners, and one of the briefcases is already out of play. After winning her briefcase in the opener, Bayley came out later in the show and cashed it in to become SmackDown Women’s Champion.

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