IWE Money in the Bank (2018)

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Money in the Bank (2018) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and IWE Network event, produced by IWE for their Raw and SmackDown brands. It will take place on June 17, 2018 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. It will be the ninth event under the Money in the Bank chronology.

Production

Background

IWE's Money in the Bank pay-per-view event centers around a match of the same name, 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 top championship of their choosing at any time within the next year. The 2018 event will include two ladder matches: male wrestlers will compete for a contract for a Universal Championship or IWE Championship match, while female wrestlers will compete for a contract for a Raw Women's Championship or SmackDown Women's Championship match. Both the men's and women's ladder matches will have eight participants, evenly divided between the two brands.

Storylines

The card will featured matches that resulted from scripted storylines and had results predetermined by IWE on the Raw and SmackDown brands. Storylines were produced on IWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw, SmackDown Live, and the cruiserweight-exclusive 205 Live.

Braun Strowman defeated Kevin Owens to qualify for the match. Later that night, Finn Bálor defeated Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn in a triple threat match to qualify for the match.

Qualification matches for the men's ladder match began on the May 7 episode of Raw. Braun Strowman defeated Kevin Owens to qualify while Finn Bálor qualified by defeating Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn in a triple threat match, after Jinder Mahal attacked Reigns. The next night on SmackDown, The Miz and Rusev qualified for the match by defeating Josh Hooper and Daniel Bryan, respectively. The following Raw, further triple threat matches yielded two more participants: Bobby Roode defeated Baron Corbin and No Way Jose while Owens (standing in for Mahal, who had been injured by Reigns) defeated Bobby Lashley and Elias after Zayn attacked Lashley.\ On the May 15 episode of SmackDown, Big E and Xavier Woods of The New Day defeated Cesaro and Sheamus in a tag team match, allowing one member of New Day to qualify.

Qualification matches for the women's ladder match also began on the May 7 episode of Raw, with Ember Moon defeated Sasha Banks and Ruby Riott in a triple threat match to qualify. The next night on SmackDown, Charlotte Flair qualified over Peyton Royce. The following Raw, Alexa Bliss defeated Bayley and Mickie James in a triple threat match to qualify. On the May 15 episode of SmackDown, Becky Lynch defeated Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville in a triple threat match to qualify.

At WrestleMania 34, KJ Styles defeated Shinsuke Nakamura to retain the IWE Championship. After the match, Nakamura hit Styles with a Low Blow, turning heel in the process. The two continued to feud through Greatest Royal Rumble and Backlash with their matches ending in draws. SmackDown Commissioner Shane Matteson scheduled a fourth match for Money in the Bank and promised there would a decisive winner. On the May 15 episode of SmackDown, Nakamura defeated Styles in order to choose the stipulation at Money in the Bank.

During the NBCUniversal Upfront event on May 14, Ronda Rousey was interviewed by Cathy Kelley, who congratulated Rousey on her debut match at WrestleMania 34; also at that event, Nia Jax defeated Alexa Bliss for the Raw Women's Championship. During the interview, Jax interrupted and challenged Rousey to a match at Money in the Bank, also putting her title on the line. Rousey accepted and the match was made official.

On the May 15 episode of SmackDown, SmackDown Women’s Champion Carmella hosted a “Mellabration” to celebrate her championship reign. During the segment, SmackDown General Manager Paige interrupted Carmella and scheduled a title match between her and Asuka at Money in the Bank.

Matches

See also

• List of IWE Network events
• List of IWE pay-per-view events

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