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Four wrestlers qualify for WWE Money in the Bank

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Four more wrestlers qualified for Money in the Bank ladder matches on Friday’s WWE SmackDown. 

Damage CTRL’s Bayley and IYO SKY qualified for the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match with wins on Friday’s SmackDown. Bayley defeated Michin to qualify, while SKY was victorious over Shotzi to cement her spot at the July 1 pay-per-view. 

Santos Escobar defeated Mustafa Ali to qualify for the men’s Money in the Bank ladder match, while Butch used a distraction from NXT’s Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams to score a victory over Baron Corbin to earn his spot in the bout. 

Five men and five women have now qualified for the ladder matches set for Saturday, July 1 at the O2 Arena in London. Presumably one spot remains in each match. Matt Riddle will face Damian Priest on Monday’s Raw to determine the final men’s participant. 

The updated Money in the Bank lineup: 

WWE Money in the Bank, Saturday, July 1, 3 p.m. Eastern time on Peacock & WWE Network —

  • Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match: Ricochet vs. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. LA Knight vs. Butch vs. Santos Escobar vs. Matt Riddle or Damian Priest
  • Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match: Becky Lynch vs. Bayley vs. IYO SKY vs. Zoey Stark vs. Zelina Vega vs. TBD

Money in the Bank qualifying match set for WWE Raw

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A Money in the Bank qualifying match is set for Monday’s Raw.

Damian Priest will take on Matt Riddle in a Money in the Bank qualifying match. Priest was the first to challenge Seth Rollins on this past Monday’s Raw for the World Heavyweight Championship, but was not sucessful. Matt Riddle, meanwhile, has feuded with Imperium for the last few weeks, including laying both Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci out backstage on Monday.

The Miz will take on Cody Rhodes. Rhodes was a guest on Miz TV this past Monday, and it eventually led to a confrontation between Rhodes and Dominik Mysterio. The segment ended with Mysterio sucker punching Rhodes and bailing. Rhodes then took it out on The Miz, laying him out with his cast.

Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens will also be in action, taking on Gunther and Ludwig Kaiser. Imperium have been feuding with Zayn and Owens in recent weeks, with Gunther scoring a win over Owens this past Monday.

Here is the updated lineup for Raw on Monday:

  • Money in the Bank qualifying match: Damian Priest vs. Matt Riddle
  • The Miz vs. Cody Rhodes
  • Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens vs. Gunther and Ludwig Kaiser

Becky Lynch & Zoey Stark qualify for WWE Money in the Bank

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Becky Lynch and Zoey Stark have qualified for the Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match.

On Raw Monday, Lynch defeated Sonya Deville to qualify. During the match, Trish Stratus and Zoey Stark came out and watched the match from the entranceway. Despite Chelsea Green’s involvement, Lynch scored the win after hitting the manhandle slam on Deville. Later in the show, Stark defeated Natalya with the Z360 after Stratus attacked Natalya while she was on the apron by attacking Natalya’s leg.

At Night of Champions last month, Stark helped Stratus defeat Becky Lynch. In the weeks since, Stark has aligned herself with Stratus and the two have continued to be a thorn on the side of Lynch.

Stark and Stratus join Zelina Vega in the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match. Ricochet and Shinsuke Nakamura qualified last week on Raw for the men’s Money in the Bank match, while LA Knight qualified on last week’s SmackDown.. Qualifiers that will take place on SmackDown this coming Friday include Butch vs. Baron Corbin, Santos Escobar vs. Mustafa Ali, Michin vs. Bayley, and Shotzi vs. IYO SKY.

Four Money in the Bank qualifying matches set for next WWE SmackDown

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Four Money in the Bank qualifying matches have been announced for the June 9 WWE SmackDown episode. 

In the women’s division, Michin will take on Damage CTRL’s Bayley in a Money in the Bank qualifier next week. Also announced, Damage CTRL’s IYO SKY will take on Shotzi in another Money in the Bank qualifying bout. Both matches were set up with an in-ring promo segment on this week’s episode involving new Raw Women’s Champion Asuka. 

On the men’s side, the LWO’s Santos Escobar will take on Mustafa Ali in a qualifying bout. In addition, Butch of the Brawling Brutes will face Baron Corbin in another qualifier. 

The winners of the qualifying bouts will advance to the Money in the Bank pay-per-view set for July 1 to participate in the Money in the Bank ladder matches. 

Zelina Vega became the first to qualify for this year’s women’s Money in the Bank ladder match on SmackDown with a win over Lacey Evans, while LA Knight defeated Montez Ford on SmackDown to qualify for the men’s MITB match. Ricochet, plus Shinsuke Nakamura have already qualified for the men’s MITB match after scoring qualifying wins on this week’s Raw. 

Next week’s SmackDown lineup: 

WWE SmackDown, Friday, June 9 —

  • Men’s Money in the Bank qualifying match: Santos Escobar vs. Mustafa Ali
  • Men’s Money in the Bank qualifying match: Butch vs. Baron Corbin
  • Women’s Money in the Bank qualifying match: Bayley vs. Michin
  • Women’s Money in the Bank qualifying match: IYO SKY vs. Shotzi

Two wrestlers qualify for WWE Money in the Bank ladder match

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LA Knight and Zelina Vega have qualified for the upcoming Money in the Bank ladder matches.

Vega became the first to qualify for the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match on Friday’s SmackDown, defeating Lacey Evans with a code red. The two confronted one another on the Grayson Waller Effect talk show prior to their match, with Evans striking Vega with the woman’s right before the match started as the ring was being cleared.

LA Knight defeated Montez Ford to qualify. The finish had Knight reverse a pin, using the ropes for leverage.

Qualifying matches began Monday on Raw, with Ricochet and Shinsuke Nakamura becoming the first to qualify for the men’s match. Qualifiers that will take place on next week’s SmackDown include Butch vs. Baron Corbin, Santos Escobar vs. Mustafa Ali, Michin vs. Bayley, and Shotzi vs. IYO SKY.

Money in the Bank will take place on July 1 at the O2 Arena in London, England.

Two women’s Money in the Bank qualifying matches set for next WWE Raw

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Two women’s Money in the Bank qualifying matches have been announced for the June 5 episode of WWE Raw. 

As announced during this week’s show, Becky Lynch will face Sonya Deville in a qualifying match on next week’s Raw. Lynch is coming off a loss to Trish Stratus at last week’s Night of Champions pay-per-view, while Deville is coming off a loss in Monday’s Women’s Tag Team Championship bout on Raw. 

Also set for next week, Zoey Stark will face Natalya in a Money in the Bank qualifier. Stark helped Stratus defeat Lynch at Night of Champions, and that program continued in an angle on this week’s Raw where Stratus and Stark laid out Lynch. Natalya is coming off a defeat in a SmackDown Women’s title match against Rhea Ripley at Night of Champions. 

Next week’s Raw lineup: 

WWE Raw, Monday, June 5 —

  • Women’s Money in the Bank qualifying match: Becky Lynch vs. Sonya Deville
  • Women’s Money in the Bank qualifying match: Zoey Stark vs. Natalya

Two wrestlers qualify for men’s WWE Money in the Bank ladder match

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Two wrestlers qualified for the men’s Money in the Bank ladder match on Monday’s episode of WWE Raw. 

Ricochet defeated The Miz, and Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Bronson Reed in qualifying matches to punch their ticket to the men’s Money in the Bank ladder match set for the Money in the Bank pay-per-view on Saturday, July 1 from London. 

Qualifying matches will continue on Friday’s SmackDown, with one men’s bout and one women’s bout. In addition, two women’s qualifiers have been announced for next week’s Raw. 

On the men’s side, LA Knight will face Montez Ford of The Street Profits on SmackDown in a qualifying bout. 

The first women’s Money in the Bank qualifier takes place on SmackDown, with Zelina Vega facing Lacey Evans. 

Women’s qualifying matches will continue on next week’s Raw, with Becky Lynch vs. Sonya Deville, plus Zoey Stark vs. Natalya announced for that show. 

In addition, it was notable on Raw in a backstage promo segment with Gunther and Matt Riddle that Gunther suggested that Riddle could cash in for a shot at his Intercontinental Championship. While the Money in the Bank ladder match winner has traditionally challenged for a World title, the precedent was established last year that the contract could be cashed in on a secondary title, as Austin Theory unsuccessfully cashed in his Money in the Bank contract for a shot at the United States title.

Roman Reigns celebration, MITB qualifiers set for next WWE SmackDown

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A celebration for Roman Reigns’ 1000-plus days as Universal Champion, plus two Money in the Bank qualifiers are set for the June 2 WWE SmackDown.

As announced during this week’s episode, a celebration for Reigns and his record title reign will take place on the June 2 SmackDown. June 2 will mark 1007 days that Reigns has held the Universal Championship, 426 days since he captured the WWE Championship from Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 38. Both titles have since been defended concurrently. 

A pair of Money in the Bank qualifying matches are also set for next week. 

LA Knight will face Montez Ford of The Street Profits in a men’s Money in the Bank qualifier, while Zelina Vega will take on Lacey Evans in a qualifying bout for the women’s Money in the Bank match. Knight scored a win over Rick Boogs on this week’s SmackDown as Ford and Angelo Dawkins provided guest commentary for the match.

The Money in the Bank pay-per-view is set for Saturday, July 1. Qualifying matches will begin on the May 29 Raw, and will continue with the listed SmackDown matches on the June 2 SmackDown. 

The June 2 SmackDown lineup: 

  • Roman Reigns celebrates 1000-plus days as WWE Universal Champion
  • Men’s Money in the Bank qualifying match: LA Knight vs. Montez Ford
  • Women’s Money in the Bank qualifying match: Zelina Vega vs. Lacey Evans

Money in the Bank qualifiers to begin on next WWE Raw

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Money in the Bank qualifying matches will begin on the May 29 WWE Raw episode. 

As announced during this week’s episode, qualifying matches for the July 1 pay-per-view will begin on next week’s Raw. No participants have been announced for the qualifying matches. 

Already announced for next week is a match to crown new Women’s Tag Team Champions. 

Former title holder Raquel Rodriguez will team with Shotzi against Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler, Bayley & IYO SKY of Damage CTRL, and Chelsea Green & Sonya Deville in a four-way. Rodriguez & Liv Morgan vacated the Women’s Tag titles on last week’s WWE SmackDown following an injury suffered by Morgan on the May 12 SmackDown. 

Next week’s Raw will also feature fallout from Saturday’s Night of Champions pay-per-view where Raw’s Cody Rhodes will take on Brock Lesnar, plus Seth Rollins faces AJ Styles in the finals of a tournament to crown the new World Heavyweight Championship. 

The lineup for the Memorial Day episode of Raw: 

  • Money in the Bank qualifying matches 
  • Women’s Tag Team Championship: Raquel Rodriguez & Shotzi vs. Ronda Rousey & Shayna Basler vs. Bayley & IYO SKY vs. Chelsea Green & Sonya Deville