Money in the Bank (2017) facts for kids

Money in the Bank (2017) was a big wrestling event. People could watch it live on pay-per-view or on the WWE Network. It was put on by WWE and only featured wrestlers from their SmackDown show. The event took place on June 18, 2017, in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the eighth Money in the Bank event ever. It was also the very first time there was a Money in the Bank ladder match for women.

Seven matches happened at Money in the Bank. One of these matches was shown before the main event, on the pre-show. Baron Corbin won the main event, which was the men's Money in the Bank ladder match. Also, Jinder Mahal won his match against Randy Orton. This meant Jinder Mahal kept his WWE Championship title. Carmella won the first women's Money in the Bank ladder match, but she used a trick to win. The event was also special because it was Mike Kanellis' first time wrestling in WWE. It was also Maria Kanellis' first time back in WWE since 2010.

About the Event

What is the Money in the Bank Ladder Match?

Every Money in the Bank event has a special ladder match. Several wrestlers compete in this match. To win, a wrestler must climb a tall ladder. They then grab a special briefcase hanging high above the wrestling ring.

The winner of this match gets a contract inside the briefcase. This contract lets them challenge for a world championship title whenever they want. For this 2017 event, only SmackDown wrestlers were involved. So, the winner could challenge for SmackDowns top title, which is the WWE Championship. They could not challenge for Raws championship, called the WWE Universal Championship.

On May 23, the boss of SmackDown, Shane McMahon, announced the wrestlers for the men's ladder match. He chose A.J. Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura, Dolph Ziggler, Sami Zayn, and Baron Corbin. But Kevin Owens was upset. He had beaten A.J. Styles in an earlier event. Kevin felt he should be in the match too. So, Shane McMahon added Kevin Owens to the match.

Jinder Mahal vs. Randy Orton Match

At an event called Backlash, Jinder Mahal beat Randy Orton. Jinder won his first ever WWE Championship title. He got help from two wrestlers, the Singh Brothers. On the next SmackDown show, Jinder Mahal had a big party to celebrate.

Usually, when a champion loses their title, they get a chance to win it back. This is called a rematch. Shane McMahon came to the ring and said Randy Orton had asked for a rematch. Shane agreed and gave Randy the chance to win his title back.

First Women's Money in the Bank Ladder Match

On May 23, on the SmackDown show, several women wrestlers wanted a championship match. Charlotte Flair, Natalya, Tamina, and Becky Lynch all asked Shane McMahon for a match. They wanted to challenge Naomi for her WWE SmackDown Women's Championship.

Shane McMahon decided to have a special match with five wrestlers. The winner of this match would get to face Naomi for her title. But before the match could start, the five women began fighting each other. Shane McMahon then came to the ring. He announced that there would be the first-ever women's Money in the Bank ladder match. The winner would get a contract for a WWE SmackDown Women's Championship match. They could use this contract whenever they wanted.

Matches

• The Hype Bros (Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley) beat The Colons (Primo Colon and Epico Colon). This was a tag team match on the pre-show.
• Carmella (with James Ellsworth) beat Charlotte Flair, Natalya, Tamina, and Becky Lynch. This was a Money in the Bank ladder match for a WWE SmackDown Women's Championship match contract.
• The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston) (with Xavier Woods) beat The Usos (champions). The Usos lost by countout in a tag team match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship.
• Naomi (champion) beat Lana by submission. This was a singles match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship.
• Jinder Mahal (champion) beat Randy Orton in a singles match for the WWE Championship.
• Breezango (Fandango and Tyler Breeze) beat The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) in a tag team match.
• Baron Corbin beat A.J. Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura, Dolph Ziggler, Sami Zayn, and Kevin Owens. This was a Money in the Bank ladder match for a WWE Championship match contract.

Images for kids

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  Carmella won the first Women's Money in the Bank ladder match in a way that caused some debate. Because of this, a rematch was set for a later SmackDown show. In the rematch, Carmella won again by getting the briefcase herself. This made her a two-time winner.

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  Baron Corbin won the men's Money in the Bank match in 2017.