The 2010 Money in the Bank was the inaugural Money in the Bank

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(PPV)

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produced by

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(WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's

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and

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brand divisions. The event took place on July 18, 2010, at the

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in Kansas City, Missouri. The event included two

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es, one for each brand. The eponymous ladder match was previously held at

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from 2005 to 2010. Following

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in March, the match concept was spun off into its own PPV event. The event received 169,000 pay-per-view buys. Eight matches were contested at the event, including the two Money in the Bank ladder matches.

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won Raw's ladder match to earn a

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match at a time of his choosing within the next year, while in the opening bout, Kane won SmackDown's ladder match for the same opportunity for the World Heavyweight Championship. In the main event,

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retained the WWE Championship against

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in a

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, following an interference from The Nexus. The undercard featured

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(

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and

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) retaining the

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against

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(

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and

Jimmy Uso The Usos (born August 22, 1985) are an American professional wrestling tag team composed of twin brothers Joshua Samuel Fatu and Jonathan Solofa Fatu, who are known professionally by their respective ring names Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso. They are b ...

) and

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retaining the

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against

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. Also on the card,

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defeated

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to retain the World Heavyweight Championship, only to lose it minutes later to Kane, who cashed in the Money in the Bank contract he won earlier in the event to defeat Mysterio for the title.

Production

Background

In 2005,

(WWE) established the

as an annual match at their marquee event,

, debuting at

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. The match features multiple wrestlers using ladders to retrieve a briefcase hanging above the ring. The briefcase contains a contract that guarantees the winner a match for a world championship at any time within the next year. Following

in March 2010, WWE established a separate Money in the Bank event as a gimmick

(PPV); the match subsequently ceased being held at WrestleMania. The inaugural event was held on July 18, 2010, at the

in Kansas City, Missouri. Unlike WrestleMania, the Money in the Bank event included two ladder matches. One was exclusive to wrestlers from the

brand A brand is a name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that distinguishes one seller's good or service from those of other sellers. Brands are used in business, marketing, and advertising for recognition and, importantly, to create ...

while the other was exclusive to those from

. Raw's match granted a contract for a

match while SmackDown's granted a World Heavyweight Championship match contract.

Storylines

Money in the Bank comprised

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involving professional wrestlers performing as

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in scripted events pre-determined by the hosting

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, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Storylines between the characters were produced on WWE's weekly television shows ''

'' and ''

'' with the Raw and SmackDown brands—storyline divisions in which WWE assigned its employees to different programs. At Fatal 4-Way, the

was scheduled for a namesake pay-per-view. On the June 25 episode of ''SmackDown'', it was revealed that two Money in the Bank ladder matches would be held at the event for the Raw and SmackDown

brands A brand is a name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that distinguishes one seller's good or service from those of other sellers. Brands are used in business, marketing, and advertising for recognition and, importantly, to create an ...

respectively, with the winners of the matches given a title match for the

and World Heavyweight Championship respectively at a time of their choosing within the next 12 months. Three days later, ''Raw''

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Rob Zombie named his brand's eight competitors: Randy Orton,

R-Truth Ronnie Aaron Killings (born January 19, 1972) is an American professional wrestler and rapper. He is currently signed to WWE, performing on the Raw brand under the ring name R-Truth. Killings worked for World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now ...

Chris Jericho Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9, 1970), better known by the ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-Canadian professional wrestler and singer. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the leader of the Jerich ...

Evan Bourne Matthew Joseph Korklan (born March 19, 1983), better known by the ring name Matt Sydal, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Prior to signing with AEW, Sydal wrestled in WWE as Evan Bourne, and was ...

Ted DiBiase Jr. Theodore Marvin DiBiase Jr. (born November 8, 1982) is an American former professional wrestler, best known for his time with WWE as an original member of the stable The Legacy, and for his repackaged gimmick of "The DiBiase Posse", where he th ...

, John Morrison, and

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. On the July 5 episode of ''Raw'', The Miz attacked and injured R-Truth; he was taken out of the Money in the Bank match and replaced with Mark Henry the following week. On June 30, six of the competitors for the SmackDown brand's match were named:

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, Kane,

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, Christian,

Kofi Kingston Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah (born August 14, 1981) is a Ghanaian-born American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Kofi Kingston. He appeared on WWE's NXT brand as one-ha ...

, and

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. On the July 9 episode of ''SmackDown'',

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defeated

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and Chavo Guerrero Jr. in a triple threat match to qualify for SmackDown's ladder match. On the same night,

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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

and

over the World Heavyweight Championship. Mysterio replaced

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, who was found in a vegetative state by his brother Kane, in a

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, which also involved defending Champion Swagger, CM Punk and Big Show, to become a two-time World Heavyweight Champion. On the June 25 episode of ''SmackDown'', a rematch between Swagger and Mysterio was scheduled for Money in the Bank. The main rivalry from the Raw brand heading into Money in the Bank was between

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and

. Sheamus won the title at the Fatal 4-Way event after interference from seven of the contestants from the first season of ''

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'', collectively known as " The Nexus". The next night on ''Raw'', John Cena invoked his rematch clause, but The Nexus interrupted the match. The following week on ''Raw'', Raw's anonymous general manager scheduled a

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between Sheamus and Cena to ensure no outside interference from The Nexus.

Event

Preliminary matches

The actual pay-per-view opened with the

for a World Heavyweight Championship match contract, which involved

, Christian, Kane,

and

. Midway through the match, Kingston performed a Boom Drop off a ladder on McIntyre through a broadcast table. Big Show climbed a super-sized ladder he had set up, but Kane pushed the ladder over and Christian and Rhodes buried Big Show under multiple ladders. In the end, McIntyre attempted to retrieve the briefcase, but Kane performed a

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off the ladder on McIntyre and retrieved the briefcase to win the match. Next,

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defended the

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against

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. In the end, Fox performed a scissors kick on Eve to retain the title. After that,

defended the

against

. Smith forced Jimmy to submit to the

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to retain the title. In the fourth match,

faced

for the World Heavyweight Championship. In the end, Swagger applied an ankle lock on Mysterio, but Mysterio removed his boot, performed a

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on Swagger and pinned Swagger with a

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to retain the title. After the match, Swagger attacked Mysterio, but Kane entered the ring and chased off Swagger. After that, Kane then returned to the ring with referee Charles Robinson and his briefcase, electing to cash in his contract, marking the first time a wrestler cashed in their briefcase on the same night they won it. Kane then chokeslammed an injured Mysterio before executing a Tombstone Piledriver to win the World Heavyweight title in 54 seconds. Next,

defended the

against

. In the end, Kelly attempted a sunset flip on Layla, who countered into a roll-up to retain the title. The Miz Money in the Bank

After that was the Money in the Bank ladder match for a

match contract involving Randy Orton,

, John Morrison,

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and

During the match, Orton performed an elevated DDT on Bourne using a ladder. The Miz attempted a catapult on Morrison into a ladder, but Morrison climbed the ladder and used another ladder to climb a ladder set up underneath the briefcase. Edge trapped Morrison in the ladder and, along with The Miz, drove another ladder into Morrison. Morrison performed a

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using the ring apron on Henry, Jericho performed a Codebreaker on Henry and Edge performed a

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on Henry. In the end, Orton attempted to retrieve the briefcase but The Miz pushed the ladder, causing Orton to fall, and retrieved the briefcase to win the match.

Main event

In the main event,

defended the

against

in a

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. Sheamus threw Cena into the cage first. It was followed by Cena to do the same. Cena intercepted Sheamus with a twisted slam for a two count. Sheamus attacked with axe handles. After two axe handles, Cena countered the third one and lifted Sheamus for the Attitude Adjustment, but Sheamus escaped. After battling on the top rope, Cena took Sheamus down with a bulldog from the top turnbuckle only for Sheamus to kickout. Sheamus was then laid down for the ''Five Knuckle Shuffle''. Cena tried another Five Knuckle Shuffle from the top turnbuckle but Sheamus moved out of the way. He tied Cena to the middle rope and climbed through Cena to the top. Cena freed himself and tried to stop Sheamus. Sheamus then caught Cena in a sleeper hold which interesting sequence on the top rope. Sheamus delivered a Brogue Kick for a near fall. He took Cena for a Celtic Cross; but Cena countered into a Attitude Adjustment, which Sheamus recountered into Irish Curse Backbreaker. Cena delivered the Attitude Adjustment only to score a near fall. The Nexus led by

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interfered with

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bringing in Bolt Cutters. A referee at the outside stole the cutters and ran away. Another referee threw away key to the cage when Barrett asked for it. A brawl between Cena and Sheamus ended up hurting the referee inside the ring. Cena took Sheamus into the STF and Sheamus tapped out but no one saw. Cena tried to escape the cage but

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interfered only to be thrown off the cage. More Nexus members started interfering Cena and Sheamus recovered and climbed the cage quickly. He intercepted

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and came off and escaped the arena into the crowd, winning the match and retaining the championship. After the match, Cena attacked

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and Tarver at the ringside and walked away with Tarver's Nexus Armband

Reception

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. The event was attended live by a crowd of 8,000 fans. Money in the Bank drew 169,000 pay-per-view buys, approximately 99,000 of which came in the United States.

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

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for the WWE Championship which Orton won. At SummerSlam, due to Orton winning the match via disqualification, Orton did not win the title. On the following episode of ''SmackDown,'' Rey Mysterio faced Jack Swagger in a

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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 on Randy Orton (who won the title back at

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) to win the WWE Championship. A second Money in the Bank event occurred the following year, thus establishing the show as an annual pay-per-view for the promotion, which became simply known as "WWE" in April 2011. While originally only for men, a women's version of the Money in the Bank ladder match was introduced at the 2017 event, and each year's show now features a men's and women's match. While Money in the Bank had been established as one of WWE's monthly PPVs held between their "Big Four" shows (

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, WrestleMania,

, and

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), in October 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 the event's status as one of WWE's five biggest events of the year, referred to as the "Big Five".

Results

Notes

References

External links

Official Money in the Bank website
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