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Becky Lynch defeats Lyra Valkyria for WWE Women’s Intercontinental title

Posted on by Joseph Currier

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.

Wrestling Weekly: WWE Money in the Bank predictions, AEW Summer Blockbuster preview

Posted on by Victor Sosa

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Who will be Ms. and Mr. Money in the Bank? On a new Wresting Weekly, Les Thatcher & I give our predictions for this Saturday’s nighttime WWE PLE and look ahead to this Wednesday’s AEW Summer Blockbuster.

Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!

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WWE Money in the Bank ladder match competitors finalized

Posted on by Ethan Renner

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

Andrade, Naomi qualify for WWE Money in the Bank

Posted on by Ethan Renner

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 & AJ Styles part of WWE Raw MITB qualifying match

Posted on by Ethan Renner

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

Milwaukee putting together bid for WWE Money in the Bank 2025

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The city of Milwaukee is making a bid to host WWE Money in the Bank next year.

Milwaukee Business Journal published a story on Tuesday revealing that tourism group Sports Milwaukee is putting together a bid for WWE Money in the Bank 2025. If the city is successful in their attempt, the PLE would be held at Fiserv Forum (the home of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks).

It was reported earlier this year that Milwaukee is hoping to host a future WWE Royal Rumble event. Sports Milwaukee Director Marissa Werner believes that bringing Money in the Bank to the city could help Milwaukee be chosen for a bigger WWE show in the future.

“The hope is this would open the door for a SummerSlam or Royal Rumble,” Werner told Milwaukee Business Journal.

Fastlane 2017 was the most recent WWE PPV/PLE to take place from Milwaukee. Later this fall, Fiserv Forum will play host to the Friday, November 15 episode of WWE SmackDown.

Money in the Bank was held in Toronto, Canada this July and London, England in July 2023.