Money in the Bank (2010)

For the professional wrestling match, see Money in the Bank ladder match.
Money in the Bank (2010)

Promotional poster featuring Kofi Kingston
Theme
song(s)		 "Money" by I Fight Dragons[1]
Information
Promotion World Wrestling Entertainment
Sponsor(s) Criss Angel Mindfreak
Date July 18, 2010
Attendance 8,000[2]
Venue Sprint Center
City Kansas City, Missouri
Pay-per-view chronology

Fatal 4-Way Money in the Bank (2010) SummerSlam (2010)
WWE Money in the Bank chronology

First Money in the Bank (2010) Money in the Bank (2011)

Money in the Bank (2010) 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 first annual Money in the Bank show, it featured the Money in the Bank ladder match, with a match held for both the Raw and SmackDown brands.[4][5] Eight matches took place. This event received 169,000 pay-per-view buys.[6]

Background

Money in the Bank featured professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds or and storylines that played out on World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) television programs. Wrestlers portrayed a villain or a hero as they followed 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 feature the Money in the Bank ladder match.[5] On the June 25, 2010, edition of SmackDown, it was announced that two Money in the Bank ladder matches would be held at the event for the Raw and SmackDown brands, respectively, with the winners of the 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] On the June 28, 2010, edition of Raw, 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, 2010, WWE announced six of the competitors for the SmackDown brand's match: Matt Hardy, Kane, Cody Rhodes, Christian, Kofi Kingston and Big Show.[10] On the July 5, 2010, edition of Raw, The Miz attacked R-Truth and injured him, taking him out of the Money in the Bank match; Mark Henry was announced as R-Truth's replacement the following week. On the July 9, 2010, edition 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 Big Show to become a two-time World Heavyweight Champion.[13] On the June 25, 2010, edition 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 NXT, collectively known as "The Nexus."[14] The next night on Raw, 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 to ensure no outside interference from The Nexus.[9]

Event

The commentators were Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and Matt Striker. This event saw the first (and only) instance of a wrestler cashing in their briefcase on the same night 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 in 54 seconds.

Aftermath

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, 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, 2010 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.[2] 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[2] Stipulations Times
1D Santino Marella defeated William Regal[19] Singles match 04:36
2 Kane defeated Big Show, Matt Hardy, Christian, Kofi Kingston, Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler[10] Money in the Bank ladder match for a World Heavyweight Championship match contract 26:18
3 Alicia Fox (c) defeated Eve Torres[20] Singles match for the WWE Divas Championship 05:52
4 The Hart Dynasty (David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd) (with Natalya) (c) defeated The Usos (Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso) (with Tamina) by submission[21] Tag team match for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship 05:53
5 Rey Mysterio (c) defeated Jack Swagger[22] Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship 10:43
6 Kane defeated Rey Mysterio (c) Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship 00:54
7 Layla (c) (with Michelle McCool) defeated Kelly Kelly (with Tiffany)[23] Singles match for the WWE Women's Championship 03:56
8 The Miz defeated Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, Edge, Evan Bourne, John Morrison, Mark Henry and Ted DiBiase[24] Money in the Bank ladder match for a WWE Championship match contract 20:26
9 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
  • D – indicates the match was a dark match

References

  1. ↑ "Money in the Bank: "Money" by I Fight Dragons is the official theme song for Money in the Bank". World Wrestling Entertainment. June 17, 2010. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Money in the Bank". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
  3. ↑ "WWE presents Money In The Bank". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
  4. ↑ "WWE: Money In The Bank". In Demand. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  5. 1 2 "The first-ever Money in the Bank event airs live on pay-per-view – Sunday, July 18". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  6. 1 2 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 May 18, 2010.
  8. 1 2 Passero, Mitch (June 25, 2010). "Hot pursuit". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
  9. 1 2 Adkins, Greg (June 28, 2010). "Snakes and ladders". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 6, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
  10. 1 2 "Results:Raising Kane". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
  11. ↑ Passero, Mitch (June 4, 2010). "Seeing red". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
  12. ↑ Burdick, Michael (June 11, 2010). "Unnatural Phenom-enon". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
  13. ↑ Burdick, Michael (June 20, 2010). "Against all odds". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
  14. ↑ Murphy, Ryan (June 20, 2010). "Stealing glory". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
  15. ↑ Adkins, Greg (June 21, 2010). "Seven deadly sinners". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
  16. ↑ McNichol, Rob (July 19, 2010). "New PPV is on the Money". The Sun. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  17. ↑ McNamara, Andy (July 19, 2010). "Kane, Miz make most of Money In The Bank". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
  18. ↑ Martin, Adam (November 11, 2010). "More bad news for WWE domestic PPV buyrates". WrestleView. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  19. ↑ Tucker, Benjamin (July 18, 2010). "WWE News: MITB PPV Results – Dark Match result for the live crowd at the PPV". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Results:The Butterfly stays foxy". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
  21. ↑ "Results:Harts unbroken". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
  22. ↑ "Results:Red robbin'". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
  23. ↑ "Results:Layla remains flawless". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
  24. ↑ "Results:"Miz-ter" Money in the Bank". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
  25. ↑ "Results:Bank robbery". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 19, 2010.

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