IWE Money in the Bank (2017)

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Money in the Bank (2017) is aprofessional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by IWE for the SmackDown brand. It will take place on June 18, 2017 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. It will be the eighth event under the Money in the Bank chronology and the first to feature a Women's Money in the Bank ladder match.

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IWE's Money in the Bank pay-per-view event centers around a match of the same name, in which multiple male wrestlers use ladders to retrieve a briefcase hanging above the ring. The winner is guaranteed a match for a world championship at a time of their choosing within the next year; the 2017 match is specifically for a IWE Championship match since the 2017 event is a SmackDown branded pay-per-view. For the first time in the event's history, the 2017 event will feature a Women's Money in the Bank ladder match guaranteeing a SmackDown Women's Championship match.

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The card will include matches resulting from scripted storylines and have results predetermined by IWEon the SmackDown brand. Storylines were produced on IWE's weekly television show SmackDown Live.

At Backlash, Jinder Mahal defeated Kevin Orton to win his first IWE Championship. On the May 23 episode of SmackDown, Orton was granted a rematch for the title at Money in the Bank. On the following episode of SmackDown, Mahal held a Punjabi style celebration, while Commissioner Shane Matteson scheduled a title rematch for Money in the Bank. The following week, Orton declared that he would become a fourteen-time world champion in his hometown before he was interrupted by Mahal on the TitanTron. The following week, after Mahal defeated Mojo Rawley, he taunted Orton, who later responded that he had received supportive phone calls from Ric Flair, Harley Race, and his father "Cowboy" Bob Orton. On the final SmackDown before Money in the Bank, Mahal berated Orton. As Orton's music played, The Singh Brothers went to the ramp to cut him off, but Orton snuck up from behind Mahal, hit him with an RKO and retreated into the crowd.

The winner of the Money in the Bank ladder match earns a contract for a world championship match at any time within a year, with this year's contract being specifically for a WWE Championship match. On the May 23 episode of SmackDown, Commissioner Shane McMahon introduced AJ Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura, Dolph Ziggler, Sami Zayn, and Baron Corbin as the 2017 participants. United States Champion Kevin Owens argued that he deserved to be in the match after retaining his title against Styles at Backlash. Shane agreed and added Owens to the match. Zayn then defeated Corbin in a rematch from Backlash, while Styles and Nakamura teamed up and defeated Owens and Ziggler.<ref name="Smackdown05232017"/> The following week, Owens and Corbin attacked Nakamura, who had been a guest on Owens's Highlight Reel segment, until Zayn came to the rescue. In the resulting tag team match, Nakamura and Zayn defeated Owens and Corbin. Later in the show, Ziggler defeated Styles, but lost a rematch a week later. On the same show, Corbin first attacked Zayn backstage and later asaulted Nakamura, who had just won a match against Owens. Mojo Rawley had the opportunity to be added to the ladder match but failed to do so as he lost to IWE Champion Jinder Mahal. The following week, Styles, Nakamura and Zayn defeated Corbin, Owens and Ziggler. After the match, the men attacked each other with Nakamura standing tall atop a ladder.

At Backlash, Natalya, Carmella, and Tamina defeated Charlotte Flair, SmackDown Women's Champion Naomi, and Becky Lynch in a Six-woman tag team match. On the following episode of SmackDown, Natalya asked Commissioner Shane Matteson for a SmackDown Women's Championship match, followed by Carmella, Tamina, Charlotte, and Becky, who each demanded title opportunities as well. A fatal-five-way elimination match, scheduled for the following week to decide who would face Naomi at Money in the Bank, ended before it could begin as all five attacked each other before the match. Shane McMahon then scheduled the first Women's Money in the Bank ladder match between the five, with the winner receiving a contract for a SmackDown Women's Championship match. On the June 6 episode of SmackDown, Lana made her first appearance since moving to the brand during the Superstar Shake-up and demanded to be added to the Women's Money in the Bank ladder match. Commissioner Shane Matteson, refused her, saying that she would have to earn her opportunity. Later that night, Naomi, Becky and Charlotte faced Natalya, Carmella and Tamina in a rematch from Backlash. Lana interfered in the match, causing Naomi to be pinned by Tamina. After this, Naomi demanded a match against Lana and Shane McMahon scheduled a title match between the two for Money in the Bank. The following week, after Naomi defeated Tamina, Lana attacked Naomi and posed with the title belt.

At Backlash, The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) retained the SmackDown Tag Team Championship against Breezango (Fandango and Tyler Breeze) and again in a rematch on the following episode of SmackDown. On the May 30 episode, The Usos declared that no team could defeat them. They were then interrupted by The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods), making their first appearance on SmackDown since they were moved to the brand during the Superstar Shake-up. A match was then scheduled between the two teams for the titles at Money in the Bank. The following week, after The New Day defeated The Colóns (Primo and Epico), The Usos came out and taunted them, calling The New Day old news. The New Day and Breezango defeated The Usos and The Colóns on the final SmackDown before Money in the Bank.

On the December 13, 2016, episode of SmackDown, The Hype Bros (Mojo Rawley and Zack Ryder) won a battle royal to become the number one contenders for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. but a knee injury sustained during the match took Ryder out for an estimated six to nine months. On the June 13 episode of SmackDown, Ryder appeared backstage. He was greeted by Rawley and the two declared that The Hype Bros were back. Afterwards on Talking Smack, the two said that they felt that they should still be the number one contenders for the tag titles since they won that spot, but never got to have their championship match. Three days later, the two were scheduled to face the Colóns (Primo and Epico) at the Money in the Bank pre-show.

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

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