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Money in the Bank
Promotional poster featuring Seth "Freakin" Rollins and Becky Lynch
PromotionWWE
Brand(s)Raw
SmackDown
DateJuly 2, 2022
CityParadise, Nevada
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena
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The 2022 Money in the Bank is the upcoming 13th annual Money in the Bank professional wrestling live event produced by WWE. It will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event will air on pay-per-view (PPV) worldwide and will be available to livestream through Peacock in the United States and the WWE Network internationally. It is scheduled to take place during July 4 weekend on Saturday, July 2, 2022, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada; it was originally scheduled to be held at the city's Allegiant Stadium. The 2022 event elevates Money in the Bank to be regarded as one of WWE's five biggest events of the year, alongside the traditional "big four" of the Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series.

Production

Background

Money in the Bank is an annual gimmick event, produced by WWE since 2010, generally held between May and July. 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 winner a match for a world championship of their choosing at any time within the next year. The 2022 event will feature wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands; male wrestlers will compete for a contract to grant them a match for either Raw's WWE Championship or SmackDown's Universal Championship, while female wrestlers will compete for a Raw Women's Championship or SmackDown Women's Championship match contract.[1]

The 2022 event was announced during the 2021 SummerSlam, which was held at the Allegiant Stadium in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada. Money in the Bank was announced to be held at the same venue on Saturday, July 2, 2022, which would have marked the first time that a Money in the Bank event would have been held in a National Football League stadium.[2][3] On May 26, 2022, however, it was announced that the event had been moved to the nearby MGM Grand Garden Arena, with no change to the date, subsequently making it the first Money in the Bank to take place on a Saturday. Tickets originally purchased for Allegiant Stadium were refunded with those fans getting first access to purchase tickets for MGM Grand on June 1 before tickets went on sale to the general public on June 3.[4][5] In addition to airing on traditional pay-per-view (PPV), it will be available to livestream on Peacock in the United States and the WWE Network in international markets.[2]

Money in the Bank had been established as one of WWE's monthly PPVs held between their "Big Four" shows (Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series). In August 2021, WWE President and Chief Revenue Officer Nick Khan referred to Money in the Bank as one of the company's "five annual tentpoles", thus elevating its status as one of WWE's five biggest events of the year, colloquially referred to as the "Big Five".[6] On February 24, 2022, WWE announced a partnership with On Location, a company known for providing premium hospitality experiences for marquee events. Through the partnership, spectators will have access to hospitality packages for WWE's five biggest events, including WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Royal Rumble, Survivor Series, and Money in the Bank. The 2022 Money in the Bank will be WWE's first event to offer the premium hospitality packages. These ticket and travel packages include premier seating, premium hospitality offerings, and meet-and-greets with current WWE wrestlers and legends.[7] Additionally, from June 30 through July 2, WWE will have a dedicated Money in the Bank merchandise store at the MGM Grand.[8]

Money in the Bank will be held on the same night as UFC 276, which is taking place at the nearby T-Mobile Arena during its 10th International Fight Week, just as was the case with Manny Pacquiao vs. Yordenis Ugás that took place on the same night as the previous year's SummerSlam.[9]

Storylines

The event will include matches that are a result of scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results are predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands,[10][11] while storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.[12]

On the June 3 episode of SmackDown, Natalya won a six-pack challenge to become number one contender for Ronda Rousey's SmackDown Women's Championship,[13] while on the June 6 episode of Raw, Rhea Ripley won a fatal four-way match to determine the next contender for Bianca Belair's Raw Women's Championship. Both title matches were subsequently set for Money in the Bank.[14] On the June 20 episode of Raw, it was revealed that Ripley was not medically cleared to compete at the event, and a new contender would be decided in a fatal five-way match. Carmella won the fatal five-way match to earn a title match against Belair at Money in the Bank.[15]

Qualifying matches for the men's Money in the Bank ladder match began on the June 10 episode of SmackDown. A qualifier between Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus ended in a double disqualification, after both men attacked each other with steel chairs, thus neither qualified.[16] The following week, however, WWE official Adam Pearce announced that both McIntyre and Sheamus would be in the match.[17] Seth "Freakin" Rollins became the first to qualify from Raw after he defeated AJ Styles on the June 13 episode of Raw.[18] The following week, Omos became the fourth qualified entrant after defeating Riddle.[15]

Qualifying matches for the women's Money in the Bank ladder match also began on the June 10 episode of SmackDown. Lacey Evans became the first qualified entrant by defeating Xia Li.[16] On the June 13 episode of Raw, Alexa Bliss and Liv Morgan defeated Doudrop and Nikki A.S.H. in a tag team qualifier to win two spots in the match.[18] On the June 17 episode of SmackDown, Raquel Rodriguez defeated Shayna Baszler to earn the fourth spot in the match.[17] On the June 20 episode of Raw, Asuka defeated Becky Lynch to earn the fifth spot in the match.[15]

Matches

No.Matches*Stipulations
1Bianca Belair (c) vs. CarmellaSingles match for the WWE Raw Women's Championship[19]
2Seth "Freakin" Rollins vs. Sheamus vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Omos vs. Sami Zayn vs. three participants TBDMoney in the Bank ladder match for a world championship match contract[20]
3Lacey Evans vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Liv Morgan vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Asuka vs. Shotzi vs. TBDMoney in the Bank ladder match for a women's championship match contract[21]
4Ronda Rousey (c) vs. NatalyaSingles match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship[22]
5The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) (c) vs. The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford)Tag team match for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship[a][23]
6Theory (c) vs. Bobby LashleySingles match for the WWE United States Championship[24]
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change

Notes

  1. ^ The name "Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship" refers to both the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship and WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship being held and defended together, although both titles remain independently active.

References

  1. ^ Laboon, Jeff (June 10, 2018). "The complete history of the Money in the Bank contract". WWE. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  2. ^ a b WWE.com Staff (August 21, 2021). "Allegiant Stadium to host WWE Money in the Bank on July 4th weekend in 2022". WWE. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  3. ^ WWE.com Staff (October 25, 2021). "WWE unveils 2022 pay-per-view schedule". WWE. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  4. ^ Johnson, Mike (May 26, 2022). "WWE MOVING MONEY IN THE BANK PPV TO SMALLER VENUE". PWInsider. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "WWE Money In The Bank". MGM Grand Garden Arena. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  6. ^ News 3 Staff (August 22, 2021). "Las Vegas to host WWE's Money in the Bank in 2022". KSNV. Retrieved May 31, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ WWE.com Staff (February 24, 2022). "WWE and On Location announce exclusive Hospitality Partnership for Premium Live Events; Packages for WWE Money in the Bank available now". WWE. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  8. ^ WWE.com Staff (June 23, 2022). "Get exclusive WWE Merchandise at the WWE Money in the Bank Store at MGM Grand". WWE. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  9. ^ Wilen, Jerome (February 28, 2022). "WWE Money In The Bank and UFC 276 to take place on the same night in Las Vegas". WrestleView. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  10. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  11. ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  12. ^ Steinberg, Brian (May 25, 2016). "WWE's 'Smackdown' Will Move To Live Broadcast On USA (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  13. ^ Powell, Jason (June 3, 2022). "6/3 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Barnett's review of The Usos vs. Shinsuke Nakamura and Riddle for the Unified WWE Tag Titles, Raquel Rodriguez vs. Aliyah vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Natalya vs. Shotzi vs. Xia Li in a Six Pack Challenge for a shot at the Smackdown Women's Title, Riddick Moss returns". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  14. ^ Powell, Jason (June 6, 2022). "6/6 WWE Raw results: Powell's live review of the HIAC fallout edition with a Cody Rhodes promo, Judgment Day adding a new member, Alexa Bliss vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Liv Morgan vs. Doudrop to become No. 1 contender to the Raw Women's Championship, Miz TV with The Miz and Maryse". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  15. ^ a b c Powell, Jason (June 20, 2022). "6/20 WWE Raw results: Powell's live review of Becky Lynch vs. Asuka vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Liv Morgan vs. Carmella in a five-way for a shot at the Raw Women's Championship at Money in the Bank, Elias returns for a musical performance, Riddle vs. Omos in a MITB ladder match qualifier". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  16. ^ a b Powell, Jason (June 10, 2022). "6/10 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of Riddle vs. Sami Zayn (Riddle earns a title shot if he wins or is barred from Smackdown if he loses), Ricochet vs. Gunther for the Intercontinental Title, Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus and Lacey Evans vs. Xia Li in Money in the Bank qualifiers". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  17. ^ a b Barnett, Jake (June 17, 2022). "6/17 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Barnett's review of Mr. McMahon's appearance, Roman Reigns vs. Riddle for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, Madcap Moss vs. Happy Corbin in a Last Laugh match, Raquel Rodriguez vs. Shayna Baszler in a Money in the Bank qualifier". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  18. ^ a b Powell, Jason (June 6, 2022). "6/13 WWE Raw results: Powell's live review of the ongoing build to Money in the Bank, Seth Rollins on attacking Cody Rhodes, Finn Balor, Rhea Ripley, and Damian Priest explain why they kicked Edge out of Judgment Day". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  19. ^ WWE Staff (June 20, 2022). "Raw Women's Champion Bianca Belair vs. Carmella". WWE. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  20. ^ WWE.com Staff (June 13, 2022). "Men's Money in the Bank Ladder Match". WWE. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  21. ^ WWE.com Staff (June 10, 2022). "Women's Money in the Bank Ladder Match". WWE. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  22. ^ WWE.com Staff (June 13, 2022). "SmackDown Women's Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Natalya". WWE. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  23. ^ Miller, Gregory (June 17, 2022). "Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos vs. The Street Profits". WWE. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  24. ^ WWE.com Staff (June 20, 2022). "United States Champion Theory vs. Bobby Lashley". WWE. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
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