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For the professional wrestling match, see Money in the Bank ladder match.
Money in the Bank
Promotional poster featuring Kofi Kingston
PromotionWorld Wrestling Entertainment
DateJuly 18, 2010
CityKansas City, Missouri
VenueSprint Center
Attendance8,000[1]
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Money in the Bank (2011)

Money in the Bank was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and presented by A&E's Criss Angel Mindfreak. It took place on July 18, 2010 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.[3] The concept of the event was based around the Money in the Bank ladder match, with two matches held at the event for the Raw and SmackDown brands respectively.[4][5] Eight matches took place.

This event received 169,000 pay-per-view buys.[6]

Background

See also: Professional wrestling

Money in the Bank featured professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that played out on World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) television programs. Wrestlers portray a villain or a hero as they follow a series of events that built tension, and culminated into a wrestling match or series of matches.[7]

At Fatal 4-Way, it was announced that the Money in the Bank event would be based around the Money in the Bank ladder match.[5] On the June 25 episode of SmackDown, it was announced that two Money in the Bank ladder matches will be held at the event for the Raw and SmackDown brands respectively, with the winners of the respective matches given a title match for the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship respectively at a time of their choosing within the next 12 months.[8] Three days later, all eight competitors for the Raw brand's match were announced by Raw guest host Rob Zombie. The eight competitors would be Randy Orton, The Miz, R-Truth, Chris Jericho, Evan Bourne, Ted DiBiase, John Morrison and Edge.[9]

On June 30, WWE announced six of the competitors for the SmackDown brand's match through its official website: Matt Hardy, Kane, Cody Rhodes, Christian, Kofi Kingston and The Big Show.[10] On the July 5 episode of Raw, The Miz attacked R-Truth and injured him, taking him out of the Money in the Bank match. On the July 12 episode of Raw, Mark Henry was announced as R-Truth's replacement. On the July 9 episode of SmackDown, Dolph Ziggler defeated Montel Vontavious Porter and Chavo Guerrero in a Triple Threat Match to qualify for SmackDown's ladder match. On the same night, Drew McIntyre earned the final spot by pinning Kofi Kingston.

The main rivalry from the SmackDown brand heading into the Money in the Bank event was between the defending champion Rey Mysterio and Jack Swagger for the World Heavyweight Championship. Mysterio replaced The Undertaker, who was found in a vegetative state by his brother Kane, in the Fatal Four-Way match at the Fatal 4-Way event by winning a battle royal.[11] Before the pay-per-view, Mysterio managed to pick up a non-title victory over Swagger.[12] At the event, Mysterio once again pinned Swagger in SmackDown's Fatal Four-Way match which also involved CM Punk and The Big Show to become a two-time World Heavyweight Champion.[13] On the June 25 episode of SmackDown, Swagger announced that he would get his rematch at the Money in the Bank event.[8]

The main rivalry from the Raw brand heading into Money in the Bank was between the defending champion Sheamus and John Cena for the WWE Championship. Sheamus won the title at the Fatal 4-Way event following interference from seven of the contestants from the first season of WWE NXT, collectively known as "The Nexus".[14] The next night on Raw, John Cena invoked his rematch clause, but The Nexus interrupted the match.[15] The following week on Raw, due to the previous match's result being inconclusive, Raw's anonymous general manager announced a Steel Cage match between Sheamus and Cena to ensure that no outside interference would take place during the match.[9]

Aftermath

This event saw the first instance of a wrestler cashing in their briefcase on the same night that they won it. After winning SmackDown's match, Kane came down to the ring following Mysterio's match with Swagger and chased off the challenger who was attacking Mysterio. After chasing Swagger to the back, Kane then returned to the ring with referee Charles Robinson and his briefcase, electing to cash in the contract. Kane then nailed a Tombstone piledriver on an injured Mysterio to win the World Heavyweight Championship. Kane was then involved in a feud with his kayfabe brother The Undertaker, facing him on several occasions.

The next night on Raw, Edge, Chris Jericho and Randy Orton faced off in a Triple Threat match, where the winner would face Sheamus at SummerSlam for the WWE Championship. Orton won the match and the championship, but at SummerSlam won the match via disqualification, allowing Sheamus to retain the championship.

On the following episode of SmackDown, Rey Mysterio and Jack Swagger faced each other in a two out of three falls match to determine Kane's opponent at SummerSlam. Mysterio defeated Swagger to earn a championship rematch, but was unsuccessful in regaining the championship at the pay-per-view.

On the November 22 episode of Raw, The Miz successfully cashed in the briefcase he won at the pay-per-view against Randy Orton to become the WWE Champion.

Reception

Rob McNichol of The Sun stated it was a "gripping night of grappling action", calling both ladder matches outstanding. McNichol also praised the World Heavyweight Championship match, saying it demonstrated "WWE storytelling in a very good light". He also described the Women's Championship match as "overbooked and poorly executed contest – the worst of the evening". The WWE Championship match was negatively received by McNichol as well, complaining that it was "forgettable, and oftentimes very slow". Overall, McNichol said it was a very entertaining night of action and gave the event a score of 8 out of 10.[16]

Andy McNamara, a reviewer for the Canadian Online Explorer's wrestling section, rated both Money in the Bank ladder matches a 4 out of 5, the WWE Championship match a 3 out of 5, and the World Heavyweight Championship match a 3.5 out of 5.[17]

The event was attended live by a crowd of 8,000 fans.[1] Money in the Bank drew 169,000 pay-per-view buys, approximately 99,000 of which came in the United States.[6][18]

Results

No. Results Stipulations Times[1]
Dark Santino Marella defeated William Regal[19] Singles match Unknown
1 Kane defeated The Big Show, Matt Hardy, Christian, Kofi Kingston, Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler[10] SmackDown Money in the Bank ladder match 26:18
2 Alicia Fox (c) defeated Eve Torres[20] Singles match for the WWE Divas Championship 05:52
3 The Hart Dynasty (David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd) (with Natalya) (c) defeated The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) (with Tamina) via submission[21] Tag team match for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship 05:53
4 Rey Mysterio (c) defeated Jack Swagger[22] Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship 10:43
5 Kane defeated Rey Mysterio (c) Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship 00:54
6 Layla (c) (with Michelle McCool) defeated Kelly Kelly (with Tiffany)[23] Singles match for the WWE Women's Championship 03:56
7 The Miz defeated Ted DiBiase, Chris Jericho, Edge, Evan Bourne, John Morrison, Randy Orton and Mark Henry[24] Raw Money in the Bank ladder match 20:26
8 Sheamus (c) defeated John Cena[25] Steel Cage match for the WWE Championship 23:19
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. ^ a b c "Money in the Bank". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
  2. ^ "Money in the Bank: "Money" by I Fight Dragons is the official theme song for Money in the Bank". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  3. ^ "WWE presents Money In The Bank". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  4. ^ "WWE: Money In The Bank". In Demand. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  5. ^ a b "The first-ever Money in the Bank event airs live on pay-per-view – Sunday, July 18". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
  6. ^ a b Martin, Adam (November 4, 2010). "WWE PPV buyrates for July, August and September". WrestleView. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  7. ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment of World Wrestling Entertainment". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  8. ^ a b Passero, Mitch (2010-06-25). "Hot pursuit". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  9. ^ a b Adkins, Greg (2010-06-28). "Snakes and ladders". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 6, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  10. ^ a b "Results:Raising Kane". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  11. ^ Passero, Mitch (2010-06-04). "Seeing red". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  12. ^ Burdick, Michael (2010-06-11). "Unnatural Phenom-enon". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  13. ^ Burdick, Michael (2010-06-20). "Against all odds". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  14. ^ Murphy, Ryan (2010-06-20). "Stealing glory". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  15. ^ Adkins, Greg (2010-06-21). "Seven deadly sinners". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  16. ^ McNichol, Rob (2010-07-19). "New PPV is on the Money". The Sun. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
  17. ^ McNamara, Andy (2010-07-19). "Kane, Miz make most of Money In The Bank". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  18. ^ Martin, Adam (November 11, 2010). "More bad news for WWE domestic PPV buyrates". WrestleView. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  19. ^ "Off Air Report From WWE's Money In The Bank PPV". 411mania.com. Retrieved 2010-07-20. [unreliable source?]
  20. ^ "Results:The Butterfly stays foxy". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  21. ^ "Results:Harts unbroken". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  22. ^ "Results:Red robbin'". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  23. ^ "Results:Layla remains flawless". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  24. ^ "Results:"Miz-ter" Money in the Bank". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  25. ^ "Results:Bank robbery". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-07-19.

External links

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