WWE Money in the Bank


WWE Money in the Bank is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced annually by WWE. It is named after the Money in the Bank ladder match, which previously only took place at WrestleMania. The Money in the Bank ladder match debuted at WrestleMania 21 in 2005. The Money in the Bank match would then be held at the next five WrestleMania events, after which the match concept was spun off on to its own pay-per-view beginning in 2010.

Concept

The "Money in the Bank" pay-per-view centers around a ladder match, the prize of which is a briefcase containing a contract for a championship match. The winner can then cash in the contract at a time and place of their choosing anytime within the next year – beginning the night they win the briefcase – for a world championship match. If the contract is not used within that year, it is voided, but this has yet to happen.
In 2010 and 2011, the annual pay-per-views included two Money in the Bank ladder matches. One ladder match was for the Raw brand with a contract for a WWE Championship match, while the other ladder match was for the SmackDown brand with a contract for a World Heavyweight Championship match. The brand split ended in August 2011, after which, the Money in the Bank pay-per-views continued to have two ladder matches for contracts for the respective titles, but they were not brand exclusive. After the two titles were unified in December 2013, a championship match contract for the unified WWE World Heavyweight Championship became the prize of a single Money in the Bank ladder match. The brand split returned after the 2016 event, but the 2017 pay-per-view was SmackDown-exclusive. The championship match contract in the ladder match was for SmackDown's WWE Championship. The 2017 event also featured the first-ever women's Money in the Bank ladder match with its contract being for a SmackDown Women's Championship match.
The event became dual branded beginning with the 2018 pay-per-view, involving both the Raw and SmackDown brands. There are now two Money in the Bank ladder matches, one for men and one for women, each having eight participants evenly divided between the brands. The contract in each grants the winner a championship match for their respective brand's world championship: the Universal Championship or WWE Championship, and the Raw Women's Championship or SmackDown Women's Championship. In 2019 though, the winner of each match could choose the championship to challenge for. The 2020 event saw the number of competitors in both matches decreased to six due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. A new "Corporate Ladder" gimmick was also added to the matches, in which the participants must travel from the ground floor of WWE Global Headquarters to the roof in order to reach the briefcase, which itself will be suspended above a ring on the roof.

Theme song

Money in the Bank is the only WWE pay-per-view event with a regular theme song, as all but the first event have used "Money in the Bank" by in-house WWE composer Jim Johnston as its theme song. This is in stark contrast to other pay-per-view events, which use songs sponsored by mainstream recording artists, which was the case with the first event using "Money" by I Fight Dragons. Before the advent of the pay-per-view, the "Money in the Bank" song was used as the entrance music for Donald Trump for his numerous guest appearances on WWE television.

Dates and venues

EventDateCityVenueMain EventMITB Winner
Money in the Bank July 18, 2010Kansas City, MissouriSprint CenterSheamus vs. John Cena in a Steel Cage match for the WWE ChampionshipThe Miz –
Money in the Bank July 18, 2010Kansas City, MissouriSprint CenterSheamus vs. John Cena in a Steel Cage match for the WWE ChampionshipKane –
Money in the Bank July 17, 2011Rosemont, IllinoisAllstate ArenaJohn Cena vs. CM Punk for the WWE ChampionshipAlberto Del Rio –
Money in the Bank July 17, 2011Rosemont, IllinoisAllstate ArenaJohn Cena vs. CM Punk for the WWE ChampionshipDaniel Bryan –
Money in the Bank July 15, 2012Phoenix, ArizonaUS Airways CenterBig Show vs. Chris Jericho vs. John Cena vs. Kane vs. The Miz in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a WWE Championship match contractJohn Cena –
Money in the Bank July 15, 2012Phoenix, ArizonaUS Airways CenterBig Show vs. Chris Jericho vs. John Cena vs. Kane vs. The Miz in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a WWE Championship match contractDolph Ziggler –
Money in the Bank July 14, 2013Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaWells Fargo CenterChristian vs. CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Sheamus in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a WWE Championship match contractRandy Orton –
Money in the Bank July 14, 2013Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaWells Fargo CenterChristian vs. CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Sheamus in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a WWE Championship match contractDamien Sandow –
Money in the Bank June 29, 2014Boston, MassachusettsTD GardenAlberto Del Rio vs. Bray Wyatt vs. Cesaro vs. John Cena vs. Kane vs. Randy Orton vs. Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus in a Ladder match for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight ChampionshipSeth Rollins1
Money in the Bank June 14, 2015Columbus, OhioNationwide ArenaSeth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose in a Ladder match for the WWE World Heavyweight ChampionshipSheamus1
Money in the Bank June 19, 2016Paradise, NevadaT-Mobile ArenaRoman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Dean Ambrose1
Money in the Bank June 18, 2017St. Louis, MissouriScottrade CenterAJ Styles vs. Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a WWE Championship match contractCarmella2 –
Money in the Bank June 18, 2017St. Louis, MissouriScottrade CenterAJ Styles vs. Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a WWE Championship match contractBaron Corbin –
Money in the Bank June 17, 2018Rosemont, IllinoisAllstate ArenaBraun Strowman vs. Bobby Roode vs. Finn Bálor vs. Kevin Owens vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Rusev vs. Samoa Joe vs. The Miz in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a world championship match contract of the winner's brandAlexa Bliss –
Money in the Bank June 17, 2018Rosemont, IllinoisAllstate ArenaBraun Strowman vs. Bobby Roode vs. Finn Bálor vs. Kevin Owens vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Rusev vs. Samoa Joe vs. The Miz in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a world championship match contract of the winner's brandBraun Strowman –
Money in the Bank May 19, 2019Hartford, ConnecticutXL CenterAli vs. Andrade vs. Baron Corbin vs. Brock Lesnar vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Finn Bálor vs. Randy Orton vs. Ricochet in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a world championship match contractBayley –
Money in the Bank May 19, 2019Hartford, ConnecticutXL CenterAli vs. Andrade vs. Baron Corbin vs. Brock Lesnar vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Finn Bálor vs. Randy Orton vs. Ricochet in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a world championship match contractBrock Lesnar –
Money in the Bank May 10, 2020Orlando, Florida
Stamford, Connecticut		WWE Performance Center
WWE Global Headquarters3		AJ Styles vs. Aleister Black vs. Daniel Bryan vs. King Corbin vs. Otis vs. Rey Mysterio in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a world championship match contractAsuka –
Money in the Bank May 10, 2020Orlando, Florida
Stamford, Connecticut		WWE Performance Center
WWE Global Headquarters3		AJ Styles vs. Aleister Black vs. Daniel Bryan vs. King Corbin vs. Otis vs. Rey Mysterio in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a world championship match contractOtis –

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