Money in the Bank (2024)
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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown | ||
| Date | July 6, 2024 | ||
| City | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Venue | Scotiabank Arena | ||
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The 2024 Money in the Bank is an upcoming professional wrestling event produced by the American company WWE. It will be the 15th annual Money in the Bank event and will take place on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The event will air via pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming and will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. This will be the first Money in the Bank event to be held in Canada, and the second consecutive to take place outside of the United States, after the 2023 event. The event is based around the Money in the Bank ladder match, a multi-person ladder match in which participants compete to obtain a contract that grants the winner a match for a championship of their choice at any time within the next year.
Production[edit]
Background[edit]
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Money in the Bank is an annual professional wrestling event produced by the American promotion WWE since 2010, generally held between May and July. Along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series, it is considered one of the promotion's five biggest events of the year, referred to as the "Big Five". The concept of the show comes from WWE's established Money in the Bank ladder match, in which multiple wrestlers use ladders to retrieve a briefcase hanging above the ring. The briefcase contains a contract that guarantees the respective men's and women's winners a match for a championship of their choosing at any time within the next year.[1] The 2024 matches will have six participants each, evenly divided between the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions; male wrestlers will be competed for a contract to grant them a match for either Raw's World Heavyweight Championship or SmackDown's Undisputed WWE Championship, while female wrestlers will be competed for a match contract for either Raw's Women's World Championship or SmackDown's WWE Women's Championship.[2]
On January 4, 2024, the 15th Money in the Bank event was announced to be held on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, marking the first Money in the Bank to be held in Canada and the second to be held outside of the United States, after the 2023 event, which was held in London, England. It will air on pay-per-view worldwide and the livestreaming services Peacock in the United States and the WWE Network in most international markets and feature wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands. It was also announced that as part of Money in the Bank weekend, the July 5 episode of Friday Night SmackDown and NXT's July 7 livestreaming event, NXT Heatwave, would be held at the same venue.[3] Tickets for all three events went on sale on March 15, 2024, with combo and hospitality packages available.[4]
Storylines[edit]
The card will include matches that result from scripted storylines. Results are predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands, while storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television programs, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.[5][6]
Qualifying matches for the women's Money in the Bank ladder match began on the June 17 episode of Raw. Iyo Sky claimed Raw's first spot by defeating Kiana James and Zelina Vega in a triple threat match.[2]
The men's Money in the Bank ladder match qualifiers also began on the June 17 episode of Raw. Jey Uso won Raw's first spot by defeating Finn Bálor and Rey Mysterio in a triple threat match.[2]
On Night 2 of WrestleMania XL on April 7, Seth "Freakin" Rollins lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Drew McIntyre, who would in turn immediately lose the title to Damian Priest in the latter's Money in the Bank cash-in match. Rollins then took time off due to a knee injury.[7] On the June 17 episode of Raw, Rollins made his return from the injury, stating his intentions to reclaim the title. As Rollins was about to announce his participation in the men's Money in the Bank ladder match, he was interrupted by Priest, who said that out of respect, he had actually wanted to cash-in on Rollins at WrestleMania. Rollins noted their similarities in which both had won their first world championships via a Money in the Bank cash-in at WrestleMania, with Rollins's occuring at WrestleMania 31 in 2015. After being asked by Rollins what he wanted his legacy to be, Priest decided to challenge Rollins at Money in the Bank with the World Heavyweight Championship on the line and Rollins accepted. The match was subsequently made official.[2]
Matches[edit]
| No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||||
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| 1 | Jey Uso vs. 5 TBD[a] | Money in the Bank ladder match for a world championship match contract[8] | ||||
| 2 | Iyo Sky vs. 5 TBD[b] | Money in the Bank ladder match for a women's championship match contract[9] | ||||
| 3 | Damian Priest (c) vs. Seth Rollins | Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship[10] | ||||
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Notes[edit]
- ^ The second spot from Raw will be determined by a triple threat match between Braun Strowman, Bronson Reed, and Chad Gable while the first spot from SmackDown will be determined by another triple threat match between Andrade, Grayson Waller, and Kevin Owens.
- ^ The second spot from Raw will be determined by a triple threat match between Kairi Sane, Lyra Valkyria, and Shayna Baszler.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Laboon, Jeff (June 10, 2018). "The complete history of the Money in the Bank contract". WWE. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Powell, Jason (June 17, 2024). "WWE Raw results (6/17): Powell's live review of Jey Uso vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Finn Balor, and Iyo Sky vs. Zelina Vega vs. Kiana James in Money in the Bank qualifiers, Carlito vs. Dragon Lee". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ Carey, Ian (January 4, 2024). "WWE Money in the Bank 2024 announced for Toronto". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Joseph (March 7, 2024). "WWE Announces Full Details For Money in the Bank Tickets". 411Mania. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- ^ Powell, Jason (April 7, 2024). "WrestleMania XL results: Powell's live review of night two with Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes for the WWE Universal Championship with Bloodline Rules, Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre for the World Heavyweight Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ Russell, Skylar; Tessier, Colin (June 17, 2024). "Jey Uso Qualifies For Men's Money In The Bank Match On 6/17 WWE Raw". Fightful. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ Russell, Skylar (June 17, 2024). "IYO SKY Qualifies For Women's Money In The Bank Match On 6/17 WWE Raw". Fightful. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ Russell, Skylar (June 17, 2024). "Seth Rollins Returns, Set To Challenge Damian Priest For World Heavyweight Title At WWE Money In The Bank". Fightful. Retrieved June 18, 2024.