History of the Money in the Bank

 

The Money in the Bank ladder match is a professional wrestling ladder match held by WWE. It was first contested in 2005 at WrestleMania 21 and was exclusive to Raw Superstars. Since the match’s inception, five additional Money in the Bank ladder matches have been held annually at their pay-per-view event, WrestleMania, the most recent being held at WrestleMania XXVI, and all subsequent matches have been inter-promotional. In July 2010, a second and third Money in the Bank ladder match was held in the same year at an event also titled Money in the Bank for the Raw and SmackDown brands respectively, breaking from the WrestleMania tradition.

Until the establishment of the Money in the Bank pay-per-view event, wrestlers were allowed to use the contract to claim a match for the world championship of any WWE brand if they desired. Edge and Jack Swagger, who were both Raw wrestlers at the time they had won Money in the Bank contracts (Edge with the contract for which he defeated Mr. Kennedy and Swagger with the contract he won at WrestleMania XXVI), did this on the episodes of SmackDown that immediately followed their contract wins. [Courtesy of Wikipedia.com]

April 3, 2005 Los Angeles, CA – WrestleMania 21

Winner:  Edge

Participants:  Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Shelton Benjamin, Christian, and Kane

April 2, 2006 Chicago, IL – WrestleMania 22

Winner:  Rob Van Dam

Participants:  Shelton Benjamin, Ric Flair, Fit Finlay, Bobby Lashley, and Matt Hardy

April 1, 2007 Detroit, MI – WrestleMania 23

Winner:  Mr. Kennedy

Participants:  Edge, C.M. Punk, King Booker, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Fit Finlay, and Randy Orton

March 30, 2008 Orlando, FL – WrestleMania 24

Winner:  C.M. Punk

Participants:  Mr. Kennedy, Shelton Benjamin, Chris Jericho, Matt Hardy, Montel Vontavious Porter, and Carlito

April 5, 2009 Houston, TX – WrestleMania 25

Winner:  C.M. Punk

Participants:  Kane, Kofi Kingston, Shelton Benjamin, Montel Vontavious Porter, Fit Finlay, Christian, and Mark Henry

March 28, 2010 Phoenix, AZ – WrestleMania 26

Winner:  Jack Swagger

Participants:  Christian, Kane, Shelton Benjamin, Matt Hardy, Montel Vontavious Porter, Evan Bourne, Dolph Ziggler, and Drew McIntyre

July 18, 2010 Kansas City, MO – Money in the Bank 2010

Winner:  Kane

Participants:  The Big Show, Christian, Matt Hardy, Kofi Kingston, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, and Drew McIntyre

Winner:  The Miz

Participants:  Edge, Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, John Morrison, Ted DiBiase Jr., Evan Bourne, and Mark Henry

July 17, 2011 Chicago, IL – Money in the Bank 2011

Winner:  Daniel Bryan

Participants:  Kane, Wade Barrett, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel, Cody Rhodes, Sin Cara, and Sheamus

Winner:  Alberto Del Rio

Participants:  Rey Mysterio, Kofi Kingsion, R-Truth, The Miz, Jack Swagger, Evan Bourne, and Alex Riley

July 15, 2012 Phoenix, AZ – Money in the Bank 2012

Winner:  Dolph Ziggler

Participants:  Damian Sandow, Santino Marella, Christian, Tensai, Cody Rhodes, Sin Cara, and Tyson Kidd

Winner:  John Cena

Participants:  Kane, Chris Jericho, The Miz, and Big Show

July 14, 2013 Philadelphia, PA – Money in the Bank 2013

Winner (WWE title briefcase): Randy Orton

Participants: Rob Van Dam, Christian, Daniel Bryan, C.M. Punk, and Sheamus

Winner (World heavyweight title briefcase): Damien Sandow

Participants: Dean Ambrose, Fandango, Jack Swagger, Antonio Cesaro, Cody Rhodes, and Wade Barrett

June 29, 2014 Boston, MA – Money in the Bank 2014

Winner (WWE world heavyweight championship): John Cena

Participants: Roman Reigns, Kane, Randy Orton, Bray Wyatt, Cesaro, Alberto Del Rio, and Sheamus

Winner (WWE title briefcase): Seth Rollins

Participants: Dean Ambrose, Jack Swagger, Rob Van Dam, Kofi Kingston, and Dolph Ziggler

June 14, 2015 Columbus, OH – Money in the Bank 2015

Winner (gets a contract briefcase world heavyweight championship): Sheamus

Participants: Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, Dolph Ziggler, Kane, Neville, Kofi Kingston

June 19, 2016 Las Vegas, NV – Money in the Bank 2016

Winner (gets a contract briefcase world heavyweight championship): Dean Ambrose

Participants: Chris Jericho vs. Cesaro vs. Sami Zayn vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Kevin Owens

June 18, 2017 St. Louis, MI – Money in the Bank 2017

Winner (gets a contract briefcase world heavyweight championship): Baron Corbin

Participants: AJ Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura, Dolph Ziggler, Sami Zayn and WWE United States Champion Kevin Owens

June 17, 2018 Chicago, IL – Money in the Bank 2018

Winner (gets a contract briefcase women’s title): Alexa Bliss

Participants: Sasha Banks vs. Becky Lynch vs. Ember Moon vs. Lana vs. Natalya vs. Naomi  vs. Charlotte Flair

Winner (gets a contract briefcase world heavyweight championship): Braun Strowman

Participants: Samoa Joe vs. Finn Balor vs. Rusev vs. Kevin Owens vs. Bobby Roode vs. The Miz vs. Kofi Kingston

May 19, 2019 Hartford, CT – Money in the Bank 2019

Winner (gets a contract briefcase women’s title): Bayley

Participants: Naomi vs. Carmella vs. Nikki Cross vs. Mandy Rose w/ Sonya Deville vs. Ember Moon vs. Dana Brooke vs. Natalya

Winner (gets a contract briefcase WWE title): Brock Lesnar

Participants: Baron Corbin vs. Finn Balor vs. Ricochet vs. Andrade vs. Ali vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton

May 10, 2020 Orlando, Florida and Stamford, Connecticut – Money in the Bank 2020

Winner (gets a contract briefcase women’s title): Asuka

Participants: Lacey Evans vs. Nia Jax vs. Carmella vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Dana Brooke

Winner (gets a contract briefcase WWE title): Otis

Participants: AJ Styles vs. Aleister Black vs. King Corbin vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Daniel Bryan

July 18, 2021 Fort Worth, TX – Money in the Bank 2021

Winner (gets a contract briefcase women’s title): Nikki A.S.H.

Participants: Alexa Bliss vs. Liv Morgan vs. WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Natalya vs. WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Tamina vs. Zelina Vega vs. Naomi vs. Asuka

Winner (gets a contract briefcase WWE title): Big E

Participants: Kevin Owens vs. Riddle vs. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Ricochet vs. John Morrison vs. Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre

July 2, 2022 Las Vegas, NV – Money in the Bank 2022

Winner (gets a contract briefcase women’s title): Liv Morgan

Participants: Becky Lynch vs. Asuka vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Lacey Evans vs. Shotzi vs. Alexa Bliss

Winner (gets a contract briefcase WWE title): Theory

Participants: Riddle vs. Seth “Freakin” Rollins vs. Omos vs. Madcap Moss vs. Sami Zayn vs. Sheamus vs. Drew McIntyre

July 1, 2023 London, UK – Money in the Bank 2023

Winner (gets a contract briefcase women’s title): IYO SKY

Participants: Zelina Vega vs. Becky Lynch vs. Zoey Stark vs. Bayley vs. Trish Stratus

Winner (gets a contract briefcase WWE title): Damian Priest

Participants: Ricochet vs. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. LA Knight vs. Santos Escobar vs. Butch vs. Damian Priest vs. Logan Paul

July 6, 2024 Toronto, ONT – Money in the Bank 2024

Winner (gets a contract briefcase women’s title): Tiffany Stratton

Participants: Naomi vs. Zoey Stark vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Chelsea Green vs. IYO SKY

Winner (gets a contract briefcase WWE title): Drew McIntyre

Participants: “Main Event” Jey Uso vs. Andrade vs. LA Knight vs. Chad Gable vs. Carmelo Hayes