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Money in the Bank (2016)
File:Official poster for Money In The Bank 2016.jpg
Promotional poster featuring WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns
PromotionWWE
DateJune 19, 2016
CityLas Vegas, Nevada
VenueT-Mobile Arena
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Money in the Bank (2016) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event scripted and produced by WWE. It will take place on June 19, 2016 at the T-Mobile Arena in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada.[1] It will be the seventh event under the Money in the Bank chronology.

Production

Background

See also: Professional wrestling

WWE's Money in the Bank pay-per-view event centers around a match of the same name, in which multiple wrestlers use use ladders to retrieve a briefcase hanging above the ring. The winner is guaranteed a match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at a time of their choosing within the next year.[2]

Storylines

On November 4, 2015, Seth Rollins was forced to vacate the WWE World Heavyweight Championship due to injury.[3] Rollins returned on May 22, 2016 at Extreme Rules, attacking champion Roman Reigns after his successful title defense against AJ Styles.[4] Rollins was granted a title match against Reigns at Money in the Bank the next night on Raw by Shane McMahon.[5] Meanwhile, critics wondered if WWE was "leaving money on the table" by not slotting Rollins as a babyface and Reigns as a heel,[6][7] as this was the opposite of what fans wanted (fans were cheering Rollins and booing Reigns).[8]

The winner of the Money in the Bank ladder match will win a contract for a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at any time within the next year. On the May 23 episode of Raw, Sami Zayn, Cesaro, Chris Jericho, Dean Ambrose and Kevin Owens all qualified for the match by defeating Sheamus, The Miz, Apollo Crews, Dolph Ziggler and AJ Styles, respectively.[5] On the May 26 episode of SmackDown, Alberto Del Rio defeated Zack Ryder to qualify for the match.[9]

On the May 30 episode of Raw, John Cena returned after recovering from a shoulder injury that left him out of action for five months. AJ Styles then came out to welcome him back until Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, Styles' former teammates in The Club (which had broken up the previous week on Raw) appeared looking for a fight. Cena and Styles prepared to brawl with them, until Styles attacked Cena alongside Gallows and Anderson, turning heel and reforming The Club in the process.[10] On June 3, a match between Cena and Styles was scheduled for Money in the Bank.[11] On the June 13 episode of Raw, Cena presented Styles with two contracts: one allowing Gallow and Anderson to be in his corner, the other banning them so they could fight uninterrupted, so Styles chose the latter.[12]

At Payback, a match pitting The Vaudevillains against Enzo Amore and Big Cass to determine the #1 contender for the WWE Tag Team Championship ended in a no contest after Enzo Amore suffered a legit concussion.[13][14] Subsequently, the Vaudevillains challenged WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day at Extreme Rules in a losing effort.[4][15] On the May 30 episode of Raw, during a rematch between The Vaudevillains and The New Day, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson attacked The New Day.[10] The following week on Raw, The Vaudevillains defeated Enzo Amore and Big Cass by disqualification. Later in the night, Gallows and Anderson defeated The New Day. Taking an idea by Teddy Long, Stephanie McMahon scheduled the four teams in a match at Money in the Bank in a Fatal 4-Way tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship.[16]

On the May 26 episode of SmackDown, after WWE United States Champion Rusev defeated Kalisto to retain the title, Titus O'Neil came out to help Kalisto when Rusev refused to break his Accolade submission.[9] On the May 30 episode of Raw, O'Neil came out and confront Rusev.[10] On June 8, a match between O'Neil and Rusev for the United States Championship was scheduled for Money in the Bank.[17]

At Extreme Rules, WWE Women's Champion Charlotte defeated Natalya due to distraction by Dana Brooke dressing as Ric Flair.[4] On the May 26 episode of SmackDown, Natalya defeated Brooke by disqualification.[9] On the May 30 episode of Raw, after Brooke defeated Natalya, Becky Lynch came out and help Natalya.[10] On the June 2 episode of SmackDown, Lynch defeated Charlotte by disqualification.[18] On the June 9 episode of SmackDown, Lynch defeated Brooke.[19] On June 13, a match pitting Charlotte and Brooke against Natalya and Lynch was scheduled for Money in the Bank.

At the Extreme Rules pre-show, Baron Corbin defeated Dolph Ziggler in a No Disqualification match.[4] On the May 30 episode of Raw, Corbin defeated Ziggler by disqualification.[10] On June 13, a match pitting the two was scheduled for Money in the Bank pre-show.

Matches

No.Matches*Stipulations
1Dolph Ziggler vs. Baron CorbinSingles match[20]
2Apollo Crews vs. SheamusSingles match[21]
3The Lucha Dragons (Sin Cara and Kalisto vs. The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley)Tag team match[22]
4The Golden Truth (Goldust and R-Truth) vs. Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango)Tag team match[23]
5Roman Reigns (c) vs. Seth RollinsSingles match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship[24]
6Sami Zayn vs. Cesaro vs. Chris Jericho vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens vs. Alberto Del RioMoney in the Bank ladder match for a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match contract[25]
7John Cena vs. AJ StylesSingles match; Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson are banned from ring side[26]
8The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston and/or Xavier Woods) (c) vs. Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows vs. Enzo Amore and Big Cass vs. The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch)Fatal 4-Way tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship[27]
9Rusev (c) (with Lana) vs. Titus O'NeilSingles match for the WWE United States Championship[28]
10Charlotte and Dana Brooke vs. Natalya and Becky LynchTag team match[29]
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change

See also

References

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  2. ^ Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE: History of WrestleMania. p. 59.
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  22. ^ Clapp, John. "The Lucha Dragons vs. The Dudley Boyz (Kickoff Match)". WWE. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
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  29. ^ Taylor, Scott. "WWE Women's Champion Charlotte & Dana Brooke vs. Natalya & Becky Lynch". WWE. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
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