The Money in the Bank ladder match is a multi-person ladder match held by the professional wrestling promotion WWE . First performed at WWE's annual WrestleMania event beginning in 2005, a separate Money in the Bank event was established in 2010. The prize of the match is a briefcase containing a contract for a championship match of the winner's choice, which, within WWEs fictional storyline , can be "cashed in" by the holder of the briefcase at any point in the year following their victory. If the contract is not used within a year of winning it, it will be invalid, but this has yet to happen. From its inception until 2017, the match only involved male wrestlers, with the contract being for a world championship match. Beginning with the 2017 Money in the Bank event, women also have the opportunity to compete in such a match, with their prize being a contract for a women's championship match. As of the 2022 event , winners can use the contract on any championship.
222-785: John Morrison and The Miz were an American professional wrestling tag team in WWE . The duo originally performed on the ECW brand, but also appeared on the Raw and SmackDown brands due to ECW's talent exchanges with those brands during their tenure as a team. The team had no official name, although they had been referred to as "the In Crowd" or "the Dirt Sheet Duo", after the name of their Slammy Award -winning online webshow, The Dirt Sheet . Both were former WWE Tough Enough contestants, with Morrison winning
444-497: A Five Star Frog Splash . Van Dam is the first person to give prior notice to an opponent before cashing in his contract. The third Money in the Bank ladder match was held at WrestleMania 23 , and was the first to involve eight participants from Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW . Qualifying matches began on the February 19 episode of Raw . On the February 19 episode of Raw , two former Money in
666-472: A Curb Stomp . This failed attempt to cash in came after Cena attacked Rollins, before the bell could be rung, due to Rollins costing him the championship minutes earlier. At WrestleMania 31 in March 2015, Rollins cashed in his briefcase during the main event championship match between defending champion Brock Lesnar and challenger Roman Reigns. By doing so, he turned the singles match between Lesnar and Reigns into
888-657: A Tables, Ladders and Chairs match . On October 1 at Héroes Inmortales XI , Mundo wrestled in three matches, retaining the Mega Championship against Rey Wagner , but losing the Latin American Championship to Fantasma in the annual Copa Antonio Peña battle royal , and the World Cruiserweight Championship to Lanzelot in a ten-way match, ending his triple championship reign at 196 days. On January 26, 2018 at Guerra de Titanes , Mundo lost
1110-399: A Triple Threat match , Kane defeating Drew McIntyre , and Shelton Benjamin defeating CM Punk to qualify. The March 1 episode of Raw saw both Jack Swagger and Montel Vontavious Porter qualify by defeating Santino Marella and Zack Ryder respectively. Matt Hardy was the next to qualify for the match when he defeated Drew McIntyre on the March 5 episode of SmackDown . In what
1332-565: A draw in a steel cage match , after which a returning Mark Henry assaulted The Undertaker and left him injured in the ring. As Henry was leaving, Edge came to the ring with his briefcase, handed it to referee Jim Korderas , and defeated The Undertaker after one spear to win the World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. Edge thus became the first person to gain the Money in the Bank contract twice. The fourth Money in
1554-463: A falls count anywhere match . Morrison participated in the Royal Rumble match at Royal Rumble on January 30, 2011 and despite not winning, he had a stand-out moment which was praised by critics as "arguably the spot of the decade" when Morrison was knocked off of the ring apron and performed a cat leap onto the barricade to avoid having his feet touch the floor and then went on to precision jump onto
1776-463: A fatal four-way match which also featured Jesse and Festus . Neither Morrison nor The Miz were pinned, as Hawkins pinned Jesse to win the titles. Afterwards, they started a feud with Cryme Tyme ( JTG and Shad ) through each team's Internet show, which then transitioned to matches on Raw and on October 26 at Cyber Sunday . After winning the Slammy Award for Best WWE.com exclusive earlier in
1998-756: A house show in Hamilton, Ontario , Morrison and the Miz won the World Tag Team Championship for the first time, defeating Kofi Kingston and CM Punk . The duo then engaged themselves in a feud with the WWE Tag Team Champions the Colóns ( Carlito and Primo ). They later defended the World Tag Team Championship against the Colóns but lost in a match for the Colóns' WWE Tag Team Championship. On
2220-471: A steel cage match at New Year's Revolution on January 7, 2007, but lost. MNM lost to The Hardys at the Royal Rumble on January 28, and again at No Way Out on February 18, which ended the feud. MNM disbanded as a team when Mercury was released from WWE in March 2007. After Mercury's departure, Nitro also ended his association with Melina. Nitro was placed in a tag team with Kenny Dykstra , until
2442-421: A streaming segment on WWE.com named The Dirt Sheet in which they mocked other wrestlers and facets of pop culture. Morrison and Miz co-wrote each episode of The Dirt Sheet each week, and Morrison credits his time in college studying film with contributing to the success of the show. After being forced to vs. Miz (in a Money in the Bank qualifying match) in which he subsequently beat him in, Morrison competed in
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#17330938346732664-504: A streaming segment on WWE.com named The Dirt Sheet in which they mocked other wrestlers and facets of pop culture. Morrison and The Miz co-wrote each episode of The Dirt Sheet each week, and Morrison credits his time in college studying film with contributing to the success of the show. On March 30 at WrestleMania XXIV , Morrison competed in the Money in the Bank ladder match , which was won by CM Punk. Despite being unsuccessful, Morrison had
2886-623: A triple threat match also involving Carlito to win the title. Nitro held the championship for four months, retaining against Jeff Hardy on September 17 at Unforgiven , before losing the title back to Hardy on the October 2 episode of Raw . Nitro recaptured the Intercontinental Championship from Hardy on the November 6 episode of Raw , but lost it back to Hardy on the following week's Raw . Also around this time, Nitro entered into
3108-544: A triple threat match . Rollins then proceeded to pin Reigns following a Curb Stomp and successfully captured the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. As a result, Rollins set various records: he became the first person to cash in a contract while a championship match was in progress, he became the first person to cash in his briefcase at WrestleMania, and he became the first to win the championship without pinning
3330-561: A Cell in a Hell in a Cell match ( Mick Foley was later added as the special guest referee). The match, however, ended in a no-contest after Lesnar appeared and laid out both men, rendering them unable to continue. Strowman became the fourth person to fail in gaining a championship in their cash-in match, and the first to fail by a no-contest ruling. For the women's match, Ember Moon , Alexa Bliss , Natalya , and Sasha Banks qualified from Raw, while Charlotte Flair , Becky Lynch , Lana , and Naomi qualified from SmackDown. Bliss would win
3552-563: A Falls Count Anywhere match; The Miz won the match by delivering the Skull-Crushing Finale on the steel entrance stage, giving Morrison a ( kayfabe ) injury. This was used to write Morrison off television, even being stretchered out of the arena after the match. On November 29, WWE acknowledged the end of Morrison's contract, and moved his profile to the alumni section of its website. In a video published on December 9, 2011, via Hennigan's personal YouTube channel, Hennigan claimed that he
3774-583: A Money in the Bank briefcase), Carmella cashed in and defeated Charlotte Flair—who had just suffered an attack from the debuting The IIconics ( Peyton Royce and Billie Kay )—for the SmackDown Women's Championship. The 2018 Money in the Bank pay-per-view took place on June 17 at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont , Illinois . For the first time since 2011 with a brand split in effect,
3996-600: A Pro Wrestling Syndicate (PWS) event. On June 21, 2013, Hennigan defeated Carlito Caribbean Cool in FWE Welcome to the Rumble II, winning the FWE Heavyweight Championship. The next day, Hennigan defended the title against Too Cold Scorpio at House of Hardcore 2. On October 12, 2013, at FWE Grand Prix, Hennigan defeated Matt Morgan , retaining the FWE Heavyweight Championship. On March 11, 2015, Hennigan lost
4218-417: A WWE World Heavyweight Championship match contract at the event, and that Rollins would be the first entrant. Further entrants were Bad News Barrett , Dolph Ziggler , Rob Van Dam , Jack Swagger , Kofi Kingston , and Dean Ambrose . The latter, who had threatened to disrupt the match, was added to the match on Rollins' request. Bad News Barrett was later removed from the match due to an injury. Rollins won
4440-465: A World Heavyweight Championship match against Edge on the May 15 episode of SmackDown , but was again stopped by Umaga. After Jeff Hardy defeated Edge in a ladder match to win the World Heavyweight Championship at Extreme Rules , Punk cashed in to win the World Heavyweight Championship for the second time. As a result of the fans booing him for cashing on Hardy, who was very popular with the fans , Punk began
4662-439: A WrestleMania mainstay. The 2010 Money in the Bank event saw a second and third Money in the Bank ladder match when the eponymous event debuted that July, with WrestleMania no longer featuring the match. Unlike the matches at WrestleMania, this titular event included two such ladder matches: one each for a contract for a WWE Championship match and a World Heavyweight Championship (2002–2013 version) match, respectively. Before
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#17330938346734884-525: A contract that guaranteed a match for a world championship , and beginning in 2017 also a women's world championship —as of 2022, the contract can be used on any championship. The original match at WrestleMania 21 was exclusive to the Raw brand, with the contract guaranteeing a match for Raw's top title at the time, the World Heavyweight Championship (2002–2013 version). After this, wrestlers had
5106-628: A distraction by Benjamin. Morrison continued to score victories over Benjamin in singles and tag team matches before defeating him on May 17 at Judgment Day . During this time, Morrison would soon become wildly popular with fans. On the June 16 episode of SmackDown , Morrison lost a critically acclaimed match against Edge , in which the commentators described it as a "third main event". On the July 31 episode of SmackDown , Morrison had his first World Heavyweight Championship match against Jeff Hardy, but failed to win
5328-617: A double countout for the Intercontinental Championship on the November 13 episode of SmackDown and Morrison retaining the championship in a two-out-of-three falls match the following week to end the feud. At Bragging Rights on October 25, Morrison lost to his former tag team partner then- United States Champion The Miz in an interbrand Champion vs. Champion match. Their rivalry continued after both were announced as opposing team captains for Survivor Series on November 22, where Miz's team defeated Morrison's team. Morrison then went on to feud with newcomer Drew McIntyre , who defeated Morrison in
5550-507: A falls count anywhere match to end their feud. At Night of Champions on September 18, Morrison competed in a fatal four-way match for the United States Championship , also involving Alex Riley , Dolph Ziggler, and Jack Swagger, with Ziggler retaining his title. Morrison then challenged Cody Rhodes for the Intercontinental Championship at Hell in a Cell on October 2, but failed to win the title. Following this, Morrison went on
5772-467: A fatal five-way elimination match on that night to determine the number one contender for the SmackDown Women's Championship against Naomi at Money in the Bank. Before their match could begin, a brawl broke out between the five and the match never occurred. SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon then scheduled the five to compete in the first-ever women's Money in the Bank ladder match at the event where
5994-504: A fatal four-way match for a spot in the United States Championship match later that night. However, he failed to win the title in a triple threat match against Riddle and reigning champion Bobby Lashley , which was won by Riddle. After this, Morrison and Miz feuded with rapper Bad Bunny and Damian Priest. At WrestleMania 37 on April 10, Morrison and The Miz lost to Bad Bunny and Priest. After The Miz suffered an injury at WrestleMania Backlash on May 16, Morrison would embark on
6216-440: A fatal four-way tag team match also involving Lucha House Party ( Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado ) and The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake ). Morrison and The Miz then started a rivalry with Universal Champion Braun Strowman . At Backlash on June 14, the duo competed for Strowman's title in a two-on-one handicap match , but lost. As part of the 2020 Draft in October, both Morrison and The Miz were drafted to
6438-606: A gimmick that resulted in the duo being given their own webshow, The Dirt Sheet , and their own in-ring interview segment of the same name on ECW. In December 2008, they won the Slammy Award in the category for Tag Team of the Year and won the World Tag Team Championship . The team split in April 2009, after Miz was drafted to the Raw brand and Morrison was drafted to the SmackDown brand as part of
6660-453: A gradual change of character into a villain . On the February 22 episode of Raw , it was announced that the sixth annual Money in the Bank ladder match would take place at WrestleMania XXVI . The first qualifying match was held later that night, where Christian defeated Carlito to qualify. Three more qualifying matches were held on the February 26 episode of SmackDown , with Dolph Ziggler defeating John Morrison and R-Truth in
6882-404: A grueling Elimination Chamber match against five other wrestlers. Because Cena was exhausted and barely able to defend himself, Edge made quick work of the champion, thus setting a powerful precedent for all Money in the Bank holders to come. At WrestleMania 31 in 2015, Seth Rollins set a precedent that a cash-in can even occur while a championship match is in progress; Rollins cashed in during
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7104-417: A ladder match against Kofi Kingston and Jimmy Uso, in which he was successful. On the April 17 episode of SmackDown , the duo lost the titles back to The New Day after The Miz unsuccessfully defended the titles by himself in a triple threat match against Big E and Jey Uso ending their reign at 50 days. At Money in the Bank on May 10, Morrison and The Miz unsuccessfully attempted to regain the championship in
7326-542: A ladder, while he was on another ladder, and retrieving the briefcase. That April, he defended the contract and won the WWE Intercontinental Championship in a contract vs. title/winner take all match against Benjamin at Backlash . Van Dam announced in May 2006 that he would cash in his contract at ECW One Night Stand against Cena in an Extreme Rules match . The match ended with Cena losing (with interference from Edge spearing Cena) after Van Dam performed
7548-437: A legitimately pinched nerve in his neck. Morrison initially returned on the June 13 episode of Raw , but Truth attacked him again prior to their scheduled match, re-injuring him. Morrison returned again on the July 25 episode of Raw , attacking R-Truth. At SummerSlam on August 14, Morrison, Kofi Kingston and Rey Mysterio defeated R-Truth, Alberto Del Rio and The Miz. The following night on Raw , Morrison defeated R-Truth in
7770-423: A losing streak, lasting a number of weeks. On the November 7 episode of Raw SuperShow , Morrison picked up his first victory in three months, defeating United States Champion Dolph Ziggler in a non-title match. Morrison challenged Ziggler for the championship at Survivor Series on November 20 but lost. In his last advertised WWE appearance on the November 28 episode of Raw SuperShow , Morrison faced The Miz in
7992-416: A match against Jeff Hardy with the stipulation that if Jericho won, he would be in the ladder match. Jericho defeated Hardy in that match on February 25. The following week on Raw , the two faced off once again, this time for Hardy's WWE Intercontinental Championship . Jericho won the match and title, and it was revealed that Hardy was suspended from WWE for 60 days for violating the wellness policy . Hardy
8214-508: A match at Hell in a Cell where Miz won the briefcase. Miz cashed in his Money in the Bank contract at the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs event during a TLC match between Drew McIntyre and AJ Styles , but was unsuccessful as McIntyre retained his title. On the December 28 episode of Raw , Miz had the contract returned to him as the cash-in at TLC was ruled invalid due to Morrison cashing in
8436-456: A match for SmackDown's WWE Championship (formerly WWE World Heavyweight Championship), SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon announced AJ Styles , Shinsuke Nakamura , Dolph Ziggler , Sami Zayn , and Baron Corbin as the original five participants. United States Champion Kevin Owens was added after he convinced Shane to make him the sixth participant. Mojo Rawley had the opportunity to make it
8658-782: A match for the WWE Tag Team Championship , which they subsequently won after MVP turned on Hardy. After winning the title, Morrison and the Miz brought the title to the ECW brand . Soon after winning the WWE Tag Team Championship, the two were no longer portrayed as enemies, but rather as trusting friends. They would defend the title on numerous occasions on both ECW and SmackDown as well as multiple pay-per-views against opponents like Shannon Moore and Jimmy Wang Yang , Jesse and Festus , and Tommy Dreamer and Colin Delaney . In February 2008, Morrison and Miz were given
8880-401: A match that they lost. MNM and The Hardys feuded across the brands throughout the month, with the two teams competing in a four-way ladder match for the WWE Tag Team Championship at Armageddon on December 17 also involving Brian Kendrick and Paul London and Dave Taylor and William Regal , which MNM failed to win. Nitro challenged Jeff Hardy for the Intercontinental Championship in
9102-458: A mixed tag team match. On the April 11 episode of Raw , Morrison participated in a five-man gauntlet match for the #1 contender's spot for the WWE Championship, but was eliminated by R-Truth. The next week on Raw , Morrison challenged R-Truth to a match with the stipulation that if Morrison won, he would take Truth's place in the steel cage match at Extreme Rules . Truth accepted and lost
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9324-453: A neck injury, and the already announced ladder match consisting of John Cena , Randy Orton , Alberto Del Rio , Bray Wyatt , Cesaro , Sheamus , Kane , and Roman Reigns became for the vacant championship instead. On the June 17 episode of Main Event , Seth Rollins announced that in addition to the ladder match for the title, there would be a traditional Money in the Bank ladder match for
9546-505: A non-title match on the December 4 episode of SmackDown , thus earning a championship opportunity against Morrison. At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 13, Morrison lost the Intercontinental Championship to McIntyre, ending his reign at 103 days. Morrison later won an Elimination Chamber qualifying match and participated in the Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship on February 21, 2010, but
9768-428: A non-title match with the intent that if he defeated Edge, he would cash in his title shot right after the match. Later that night, Punk defeated Edge and attempted to cash in. However, before the ringside bell could ring to start the title match, Punk and Edge were both attacked by Umaga and Jeff Hardy respectively. As a consequence, the match never started and Punk retained his contract. Punk again tried to cash in for
9990-470: A partnership with rapper Kevin Federline , with the duo antagonizing and beginning a rivalry with WWE Champion John Cena . Federline was then, in storyline, trained by Nitro for a match with Cena, which he won after interference from Umaga . MNM reunited on the November 27 episode of Raw to accept an open challenge from The Hardys (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy ) at December to Dismember on December 3,
10212-456: A seven-man match if he could defeat WWE Champion Jinder Mahal , but failed to do so. At the event, Baron Corbin won the match and received a WWE Championship match contract. On the August 15, 2017 episode of SmackDown Live , John Cena had a non-title match against WWE Champion Jinder Mahal. As Cena was pinning Mahal, Corbin attacked him, causing a disqualification. Corbin then cashed in his Money in
10434-400: A seven-on-seven elimination tag team match against The Nexus . In October, Morrison began a feud with Sheamus after he helped Santino Marella earn an upset win during a one-sided match against Sheamus. Within the following weeks, Morrison continued to save Marella from attacks by Sheamus. At Survivor Series on November 21, Morrison defeated Sheamus. Morrison entered the 2010 edition of
10656-402: A similar history with one another; however, theirs was for the same championship, the World Heavyweight Championship, but in their case, Priest won his cash in while McIntyre failed. In kayfabe , the concept for the Money in the Bank match was introduced in March 2005 by Chris Jericho . Jericho then pitched the idea to Raw general manager Eric Bischoff , who liked it and promptly began to book
10878-402: A singles run, starting by defeating Jeff Hardy on the June 14 episode of Raw . The following week, Morrison defeated Randy Orton to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match at the namesake pay-per-view event on July 18, which was won by Big E . On the August 23 episode of Raw , The Miz turned on Morrison by attacking him, thus turning Morrison face and setting up a feud between
11100-419: A standout performance in the match, in which he performed a moonsault from the top rope to the outside of the ring while holding onto a ladder. Morrison and The Miz retained the titles against Kane and CM Punk at Judgment Day on May 18 and Finlay and Hornswoggle at Night of Champions on June 29, before dropping the titles to Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder on July 20 at The Great American Bash in
11322-424: A sudden death match against Team Mexico's Pentagon Jr. Money in the Bank ladder match The first match was contested in 2005 at WrestleMania 21 , after Chris Jericho invented the concept. At the time, it was exclusive to wrestlers of the Raw brand and Edge won the inaugural match. From then until WrestleMania XXVI in March 2010, the Money in the Bank ladder match, now open to all WWE brands , became
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#173309383467311544-468: A tag team lumberjack match where both titles were on the line at the WrestleMania 25 , but it was The Colóns who would unify the championships with a win. On April 13, as part of the 2009 WWE draft , The Miz was drafted to the Raw brand to split up the team, and as a result, The Miz attacked Morrison. On April 15, Morrison was drafted to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2009 Supplemental Draft . On
11766-503: A tag team Elimination Chamber match at Elimination Chamber , successfully defending their titles against The New Day, The Usos , Heavy Machinery ( Otis and Tucker ), Lucha House Party ( Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado ), and Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode . On the first night of WrestleMania 36 on April 4, after The Miz's absence due to illness, Morrison defended the SmackDown Tag Team Championships by himself in
11988-406: A tag team match, in which Swann pinned Impact. At Slammiversary XVII on July 7, Impact lost to Swann. On July 8, Pro Wrestling Insider reported that Hennigan's contract with Impact Wrestling had expired several weeks prior to the event, and the two sides agreed to have Hennigan work until Slammiversary. On December 7, 2017, Hennigan debuted for Major League Wrestling (MLW) in the main event of
12210-531: A tag team match, in which they lost. On the August 23, 2021 episode of Raw, the Miz was defeated by Xavier Woods after an unintentional distraction from Morrison. After the match, the Miz attacked Morrison, disbanding the team and setting up a feud between the pair. However, the feud would abruptly end after the Miz took time off to compete on the Dancing with the Stars . On November 18, as part of budget cuts stemming from
12432-519: A three-way Last Chance Six Sides of Steel match on the January 25, 2018 episode of Impact! , where Drake retained the title. After Drake lost the renamed Impact World Championship to Austin Aries , Impact began pursuit of Aries's championship, facing him at Crossroads special on March 8, where he lost again. On the April 19 episode of Impact! , Johnny Impact was attacked and injured by Kongo Kong , which
12654-637: A three-way match. On January 25, 2013, Morrison appeared at Dragon Gate USA 's Open the Golden Gate, defeating Akira Tozawa in the main event of the show. Hennigan took part in the WrestleMania weekend, wrestling for the Pro Wrestling Syndicate. On April 4, Hennigan defeated Elijah Burke and on April 5, Morrison defeated Japanese legend Jushin Thunder Liger in an "International Dream Match" at
12876-531: A title shot in a triple threat match, also involving Cena and reigning WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar at the 2015 Royal Rumble . Rollins and Lesnar also have a unique history of cash-ins with each other, as they are the only two contract holders to cash in on one another and win a championship: Rollins at WrestleMania 31 when he cashed in and won Lesnar's WWE World Heavyweight Championship and Lesnar at Extreme Rules 2019 when he cashed in and won Rollins' Universal Championship. Priest and McIntyre also have
13098-507: A tri-brand battle royal . Finlay was the final person to qualify for the match when he defeated The Brian Kendrick on the March 13 episode of SmackDown . At WrestleMania 25, Punk won the match and became the first wrestler to win two Money in the Bank ladder matches, and the only one to win the match for two consecutive years. On the May 1 episode of SmackDown , Punk challenged the World Heavyweight Champion Edge for
13320-403: A triple threat in which Damian Priest won to retain. This also gives Rollins the distinction of being involved in the only two official cash ins that converted the singles match into a triple threat. Cena was also involved in the first three instances where the championship failed to change hands after cashing in the contract: once as the challenger, which he won by disqualification against CM Punk,
13542-409: A triple threat match to win the title). When he was about to leave the arena, Batista came out and assaulted Edge in retaliation for Edge cheating to win their title match the previous night at Night of Champions . Punk then immediately ran to the ring with a referee to cash in his contract, then performed a Go to Sleep on Edge to win the World Heavyweight Championship, making it Raw-exclusive in
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#173309383467313764-577: A winning effort, marking Morrison's fourth WWE Tag Team Championship reign. At Survivor Series two days later, Morrison and The Miz were both defeated by CM Punk in a triple threat match for the ECW Championship . After the defeat, the rivalry aspect of Morrison and The Miz's relationship faded, as they were now portrayed as trusting friends. Morrison competed in the 2008 Royal Rumble match on January 27, but failed to win after being eliminated by Kane . In February 2008, Morrison and The Miz were given
13986-480: A winning effort. After the match, Mundo taunted Lucha Underground Champion Mil Muertes , only to be confronted by Cage . Mundo defeated Cage on February 24, after interference from the debuting Taya , subsequently becoming Mundo's valet. On the May 25 episode of Lucha Underground , Taya revealed to P. J. Black and Jack Evans that their partner Fénix was injured by Mundo. As Mundo revealed himself as Fénix's replacement for their match, Black and Evans allied with
14208-440: Is best known for his tenures in WWE , Impact Wrestling and Lucha Underground . He also performs on the independent circuit under various ring names. After winning Tough Enough III (a WWE reality TV competition show that awarded winners a wrestling contract with the company), Hennigan was assigned to its developmental territory , Ohio Valley Wrestling . WWE promoted Hennigan to its SmackDown! roster in April 2005 under
14430-420: Is valid for one year and the briefcase holder—dubbed "Mr./Ms. Money in the Bank"—can cash in the contract at the date, place, and time of their choosing. The briefcase may also be defended in matches, similar to how championships are defended. All of the briefcase holders have successfully defended and cashed in the contract except Mr. Kennedy and Otis , who both won the contract in the ladder match but lost
14652-413: The 2007 WWE draft , during which Nitro was drafted to the ECW brand. Nitro made his debut for the brand on the June 19 episode of ECW , with a win over Nunzio , and few days later, on June 24, at Vengeance: Night of Champions , he won the vacant ECW World Championship by defeating CM Punk , replacing the absent Chris Benoit due to the latter's double-murder suicide . A few weeks after winning
14874-716: The 2009 WWE draft . After the team disbanded, Morrison and Miz sporadically feuded with each other until Morrison's departure from WWE in November 2011. They reunited in January 2020 after Morrison returned to WWE. They won the SmackDown Tag Team Championships shortly thereafter, becoming only the second team (after the Hardys ) to win WWE's original World Tag Team, the 2002 established WWE (now Raw) Tag Team, and SmackDown Tag Team Championships, making them overall three-time tag team champions in WWE. The team of Morrison and Miz
15096-465: The 2013 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs event, there was only a single contract in play. This went into effect beginning with the 2014 Money in the Bank event. The brand split returned shortly after the 2016 Money in the Bank event along with a new world title. The 2017 event, however, was SmackDown -exclusive and the contract was a match for its world championship, the WWE Championship (formerly WWE World Heavyweight Championship). It also included
15318-483: The 2018 Money in the Bank event involved both the Raw and SmackDown brands. It had one men's match and one women's match with participants evenly divided between the brands; the respective contracts guaranteed the winner a championship match for the top title of their respective brand, allowing Raw wrestlers (should they win) to cash-in on the Universal Championship or Raw Women's Championship . Beginning with
15540-460: The 2019 Money in the Bank , the respective winners could challenge either brand's champion. At the 2020 Money in the Bank event, while the rules of the match remained the same, a "Corporate Ladder" gimmick was added on top of the match; both the men's and women's matches, which were held at the same time, took place at WWE's Titan Towers in Stamford, Connecticut , in which the participants began on
15762-521: The AAA Mega Championship . At Triplemanía XXX: Monterrey , Hennigan, now under the name "Johnny Caballero", teamed with Taurus in a three-way tag team match to defeat Dragon Lee and Dralístico , and Laredo Kid and Jack Cartwheel . In the main event of Triplemanía XXX: Tijuana , Caballero was revealed as Matt Hardy 's mystery tag team partner (due to his original partner Jeff Hardy 's arrest five days prior). Caballero, who went under
15984-523: The COVID-19 pandemic , Morrison was released from his WWE contract before the Miz would return to WWE programming. John Morrison (wrestler) John Randall Hennigan (born October 3, 1979), better known by his ring name John Morrison , is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Johnny TV . He also performs for their sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). He
16206-597: The COVID-19 pandemic , it was not held at its originally announced venue of Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, and the majority of its matches were presented live from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando. The eponymous ladder matches were retooled to use a pre-recorded format with cinematic elements, and were filmed within WWE's global headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut . The participants in each match began on
16428-415: The COVID-19 pandemic : the men's and women's matches, featuring only six competitors each but still evenly divided between the brands, were moved to WWE's headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut , and occurred at the same time, with all competitors beginning on the ground floor and fighting their way to the roof where the briefcases were suspended above a ring. The 2021 event returned to the standard rules, but
16650-673: The Dirt Sheet . They also had an Internet-centered feud with Raw' s Cryme Tyme (Shad Gaspard and JTG) based on which WWE.com online show was better: the Dirt Sheet or Cryme Tyme's Word Up . Morrison and Miz won a match between the two teams at Cyber Sunday , which was voted for by fans over a World Tag Team Championship match. Throughout October, the team mocked D-Generation X (DX) ( Triple H and Shawn Michaels ), using phrases such as "Are you 50?" instead of DX's usual catchphrase "Are you Ready?" to mock their ages due to DX being formed in 1997, when both Morrison and Miz were in high school. On
16872-484: The FWE Heavyweight Championship to A.J. Styles . On June 28, 2016, it was announced that Hennigan would make his debut for Pro Wrestling Guerilla in the company's annual Battle of Los Angeles tournament. He won his match against Matt Sydal in the first round, but was eliminated by Ricochet in the quarter-finals. On January 28, 2017, Morrison won a tournament at a 5 Star Wrestling event for
17094-624: The Intercontinental Championship three times, and was a six-time tag team champion . In lucha libre , Hennigan was a central fixture in all four seasons of Lucha Underground , and was AAA's first-ever triple champion, holding the AAA Mega Championship, AAA Latin American Championship , and AAA World Cruiserweight Championship simultaneously. He has headlined multiple major events for WWE and Impact , including
17316-517: The King of the Ring tournament , defeating Tyson Kidd , Cody Rhodes, and Alberto Del Rio but lost to Sheamus in the final round. He continued to feud with Sheamus and defeated him in a WWE Championship number one contender's ladder match at Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 19. Morrison received his WWE Championship match on the January 3, 2011 episode of Raw , but lost to reigning champion The Miz in
17538-575: The Money in the Bank ladder match , which was won by CM Punk, at WrestleMania XXIV . Despite being unsuccessful, Morrison had a standout performance in the match, in which he performed a moonsault from the top rope to the outside of the ring while holding onto a ladder. During the sixth annual WWE Draft on June 23, 2008, on Raw , the duo defeated SmackDown' s the Hardys (Matt and Jeff ) which earned ECW its only draft pick, which turned out to be Matt Hardy, bringing his WWE United States Championship to
17760-416: The Raw brand . Prior to the draft, Morrison and The Miz entered a feud with Otis for his Money in the Bank contract . At Hell in a Cell on October 25, Morrison accompanied The Miz in his match against Otis for the contract, which Miz won. "He's come back and he's kind of been, like, the handyman . He ain't the handyman ... Put some respect on his name because John Morrison is a superstar when given
17982-617: The Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri . The event included two Money in the Bank ladder matches, one for each brand. Unlike previous iterations of the match, the winners could only challenge for their own brand's World Championship. All eight competitors for the Raw brand's match were announced on the June 28 episode of Raw by guest host Rob Zombie . The eight competitors were Randy Orton , The Miz , R-Truth , Chris Jericho , Evan Bourne , Ted DiBiase , John Morrison and Edge . On
18204-575: The University of California, Davis in 2002, where he studied film and geology . After graduating college with a degree in film and geology and deciding that he did not want to pursue either path, Hennigan began his professional wrestling career training at the Supreme Pro Wrestling school in Sacramento, California . After failing his audition for Tough Enough 2 , a competition in which
18426-615: The WWE United States Championship . Also in early 2022, the WWE and Universal championships were unified as the Undisputed WWE (Universal) Championship, which became exclusive to SmackDown in 2023, with Raw subsequently introducing a new World Heavyweight Championship , while the Raw and SmackDown women's titles were renamed as the WWE Women's Championship and Women's World Championship, respectively. The primary gimmick of
18648-544: The XL Center in Hartford , Connecticut . Like the 2018 event, there was one male ladder match and one female ladder match with eight participants each, evenly divided between the Raw and SmackDown brands. Unlike 2018, however, the contracts granted the winners a match for the world championship of their choice. The men's contract granted the winner a match for either Raw's Universal Championship or SmackDown's WWE Championship, while
18870-683: The independent circuit under his real name, as well as his previous ring name John Morrison. On his first post-WWE wrestling appearance, Hennigan rekindled an old feud, facing off against Shelton Benjamin in the main event of the World Wrestling Fan Xperience (WWFX) Champions Showcase Tour in Manila, Philippines on February 4, 2012. Hennigan won the match to become the inaugural WWFX Heavyweight Champion. On August 12, 2012, Hennigan appeared at Juggalo Championship Wrestling 's Bloodymania 6 event, defeating Matt Hardy and Breyer Wellington in
19092-573: The stable MNM . MNM wrestled in OVW for around a year, holding the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship once, before losing the titles to Cappotelli and Johnny Jeter in January 2005. They were soon called up to the main SmackDown! brand in April that same year. In their debut match on the main roster, MNM won the WWE Tag Team Championship from Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio on
19314-531: The 2013 event. In December 2013, the titles were unified as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. The next three years' events included a sole ladder match with a contract guaranteeing a match for the unified title. The brand split returned after the 2016 event. The WWE World Heavyweight Championship was made exclusive to SmackDown and renamed back to WWE Championship, while Raw established the WWE Universal Championship as their top title. Despite this,
19536-509: The 2017 event was SmackDown-exclusive and the contract was for a match for its world title. The 2017 event also saw the first women's Money in the Bank match with its contract for a SmackDown Women's Championship match. Brand-exclusive PPVs ended following WrestleMania 34 in 2018, with all future events involving both the Raw and SmackDown brands. The Money in the Bank event now features two ladder matches, one for males and one for females, and each has eight participants evenly divided between
19758-491: The 2022 event saw an uneven number of participants in the women's match; there were seven participants with four from Raw and three from SmackDown. The men's match was originally booked with an uneven division but that was rectified just before the match occurred. The 2022 event winner changed the contract, allowing wrestlers the choice of any championship to challenge for; 2022 contract winner Austin Theory unsuccessfully cashed in on
19980-460: The 2024 Money in the Bank. Edge, Daniel Bryan , and Seth Rollins are the only Money in the Bank contract holders to be given a title opportunity that was not their cash-in match: Edge won a championship tournament in 2005 on Raw to earn him a World Heavyweight Championship match against Batista , Bryan faced reigning World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry in a steel cage match on the November 29, 2011, episode of SmackDown , and Rollins received
20202-536: The 5 Star Wrestling Championship, defeating Moose , Drew Galloway , and Rey Mysterio to win the title. On February 8, 2018, he lost the title against Jake Hager after over a year as champion. On September 22, Morrison reunited with former MNM tag team partner Joey Mercury after ten years, defeating Reno Scum . In September 2014, it was reported that Hennigan had signed with the El Rey network's new television series, Lucha Underground , where he wrestled under
20424-414: The AAA Mega Championship to Rey Wagner , ending his reign at 314 days. In August 2017, despite not being signed to the promotion at the time, Hennigan appeared for Impact Wrestling at some live events. On August 17, a video package was shown at Destination X revealing his ring name as Johnny Impact. His first feud in the promotion was with Eli Drake , when Impact made his televised in-ring debut on
20646-420: The April 17 episode of SmackDown , he defeated R-Truth . On the May 1 episode of SmackDown , Morrison engaged in a backstage fight with Chris Jericho after Jericho slapped him, turning face in the process for the first time in his career. Later that same night, Morrison defeated Shelton Benjamin , beginning a feud between the two. On the May 7 episode of Superstars , Morrison lost a match to Jericho after
20868-577: The April 21 episode of SmackDown! . MNM held the titles for three months, having successful defenses against the teams of Guerrero and Mysterio, and Charlie Haas and Hardcore Holly on May 22 at Judgment Day , before dropping them to the Legion of Doom on July 24 at The Great American Bash . They won the titles again on the October 28 episode of SmackDown! in a four-way match defeating Legion of Doom, The Mexicools , and William Regal and Paul Burchill , but lost them to Rey Mysterio and Batista on
21090-529: The August 24 episode of Impact! , participating in a Gauntlet for the Gold match for the vacant Global Championship , but was eliminated by eventual winner Eli Drake . Impact would face Drake for the title at Victory Road on September 28 and Bound for Glory on November 5, where he failed to win the title. Since the Bound for Glory match ended after Alberto El Patrón made an interference, Impact, Alberto and Drake had
21312-439: The Bank event in July, it included two ladder matches, one for the Raw brand and one for SmackDown ; Raw's ladder match was for a contract for a match for its top title at the time, the WWE Championship, while SmackDown's contract was for a match for its top title at the time, the World Heavyweight Championship. Although the WWE brand split ended after the 2011 event, a ladder match dedicated to each championship continued through
21534-465: The Bank pay-per-view took place on July 17 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois . Raw's Alberto Del Rio and SmackDown's Daniel Bryan won their respective brands' Money in the Bank ladder matches. At the end of the night, after CM Punk won the WWE Championship from John Cena , Mr. McMahon ordered Del Rio to come in and attempt to cash in his briefcase against Punk, who had threatened to leave
21756-482: The Bank the following month, Morrison and Miz unsuccessfully attempted to regain the championship in a fatal four-way tag team match. Both participated in a handicap match against the Universal Champion Braun Strowman at Backlash for the title, but they were defeated. Then, they started a storyline with the Money in the Bank contract holder Otis and Tucker of Heavy Machinery , culminating with
21978-525: The Bank contract on Mahal, but as soon as the bell rung, he attacked Cena, who was on the apron, allowing Mahal to quickly roll-up Corbin for the win. This made Corbin the third wrestler to unsuccessfully cash in the contract and the second to lose a cash-in match. On the May 30 episode of SmackDown Live , another Money in the Bank ladder match was added to the event, and for the first time, involving women. Charlotte Flair , Becky Lynch , Natalya , Carmella , and Tamina were originally scheduled to compete in
22200-402: The Bank idea was revived by Carlito on a February 2006 episode of Raw . Mr. McMahon approved the suggestion and set up qualifying matches for the match that would take place at WrestleMania 22 . It was later announced that the match was to be interpromotional , and SmackDown! general manager Theodore Long also set up qualifying matches to select three members of his roster to compete. In
22422-413: The Bank ladder match rematch for the June 27 episode with Ellsworth banned from ringside (later from the arena). That episode, Carmella, with some aid from the banned Ellsworth, retrieved the briefcase herself and reclaimed the SmackDown Women's Championship match contract. On the April 10, 2018 episode of SmackDown Live , after holding the contract for 287 days (the longest time any wrestler has held on to
22644-552: The Bank ladder match took place at WrestleMania XXIV and was intended to be another eight-man match-up, consisting of wrestlers from Raw, SmackDown, and ECW. Qualifying matches began on the February 18 episode of Raw , as both Jeff Hardy and Mr. Kennedy qualified by defeating Snitsky and Val Venis , respectively, in singles matches . On the February 22 episode of SmackDown , Shelton Benjamin qualified by defeating Jimmy Wang Yang in another singles match. Back on Raw , general manager William Regal placed Chris Jericho in
22866-425: The Bank winners ( Edge and Rob Van Dam ) faced off, with Edge earning a pinfall win to earn the first spot in the match. The next night on ECW , another cross-brand match took place, with CM Punk defeating Johnny Nitro to qualify. On that week's SmackDown! , King Booker defeated Kane in a Falls Count Anywhere match following interference from The Great Khali to become the third man to qualify. On
23088-524: The Championship. King Cuerno attacked Mundo on the February 4 episode, beginning a feud between them; the second installment took place on the episode which aired March 11, where Mundo and Cuerno wrestled in a Steel Cage match, which was won by Mundo. On May 13, Mundo turned into a villain when he attacked Alberto El Patrón in his match against Hernandez , throwing him through the window of Dario Cueto's office. Mundo subsequently tossed El Patrón back into
23310-438: The December 16 episode of SmackDown! two days before Armageddon . Due to help from Mark Henry , MNM defeated Mysterio and Batista in a rematch on the December 30 episode of SmackDown! to win the championship for the third time. They began a rivalry with the team of Paul London and Brian Kendrick that lasted over three months, until they dropped the championship to London and Kendrick at Judgment Day on May 21, 2006, with
23532-420: The February tapings for Impact Wrestling, Impact defended his title in a four-way contest involving Killer Kross, Moose and Brian Cage. Impact hit his finisher on Moose, barely seconds prior to Cage hitting his Drill Claw finisher on Killer Kross. As Impact was able to cover his opponent first the referee was able to provide the count and therefore Impact won the match as Brian Cage went to cover his opponent. On
23754-461: The January 3, 2020 episode of SmackDown and was paired with the Miz. On the January 31 episode of SmackDown , the duo teamed together for the first time in nearly 11 years, defeating Heavy Machinery ( Otis and Tucker ), Lucha House Party ( Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado ), and the Revival ( Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson ) in a fatal four-way tag team match , thus earning an opportunity to face
23976-470: The July 16, 2012, episode of Raw , Cena announced that he would cash his contract in the following week at Raw 1000 . He became only the second wrestler after Rob Van Dam to give prior notice to the opponent. At Raw 1000 , Cena failed to win the WWE title when Big Show interfered in the match, causing champion CM Punk to be disqualified and retain the title, as championships cannot change hands via disqualification unless otherwise stipulated. This made Cena
24198-414: The July 22, 2011, episode of SmackDown , Bryan announced that he was going to cash his contract in at WrestleMania XXVIII in April 2012. On the November 25, 2011, episode of SmackDown , Bryan cashed in on World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry , who had been knocked out by Big Show . Bryan got the pinfall victory and was awarded the championship, however SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long overruled
24420-487: The July 5th episode of Raw , R-Truth was involved in an injury storyline with The Miz and was subsequently removed from the match and replaced by Mark Henry . Two days later, WWE announced six of the competitors for the SmackDown brand's match through its official website: Matt Hardy , Kane , Cody Rhodes , Christian , Kofi Kingston and Big Show . On the July 9 episode of SmackDown , Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler both competed in qualifying matches and were added to
24642-464: The June 7 episode of Raw against Eugene , which carried the stipulation that upon his loss, he also lost his job, but was actually returned to OVW. Upon his return to OVW, Nitro was put into a feud with Matt Cappotelli. During the course of the feud, Melina was brought into the company as Nitro's ex-girlfriend and an ally of Cappotelli, only to turn on him and side with Nitro. Not long after, Nitro and Melina were joined by Joey Mercury , forming
24864-724: The Lucha Underground Championship, becoming the second Triple Crown Champion in Lucha Underground history. On the December 21 episode of Lucha Underground , Mundo successfully defended his championship in a rematch against Sexy Star inside a steel cage. He lost the title to Prince Puma at Ultima Lucha Tres . Mundo made his return on the fourth season's premiere, competing in Aztec Warfare entering at number 11. Mundo eliminated Ricky Mundo and Daga before getting eliminated by Marty Martinez and being attacked by
25086-476: The March 14 episode of SmackDown , John Morrison defeated his tag team partner The Miz to be the last man to qualify. Punk won the WrestleMania XXIV match after trapping Jericho's leg in a ladder and then climbing the ladder. Punk cashed in his title shot on the June 30 episode of Raw . A farewell speech by Jim Ross was interrupted by then-World Heavyweight Champion Edge who had him removed from
25308-570: The March 15 episode of Impact Wrestling , Impact's wife Taya Valkyrie would low blow Cage, which allowed Impact to attack Cage, turning into a villain. At United We Stand on April 4, Impact won a five-way Ultimate X match to become the number one contender for the Impact X Division Championship . Throughout April, Impact successfully defended his title from Cage, often with interferences from Valkyrie and former referee John E Bravo. At Rebellion on April 28, Impact, accompanied by Valkyrie and Bravo, lost
25530-514: The March 22 episode of Raw , the number of participants was once again increased to a record ten, when Kofi Kingston defeated Vladimir Kozlov to qualify. At WrestleMania XXVI, Jack Swagger won the match after knocking Christian off a ladder with the briefcase itself. The following night on Raw , Swagger attempted to cash in his shot against the WWE Champion John Cena after ambushing Cena. However, as Cena recovered too quickly from
25752-524: The Miz attempting a Pedigree on Triple H. Following their feud with DX, they continued to feud with Cryme Tyme. Morrison and the Miz were part of John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL)'s team at the annual Survivor Series but they lost to a team led by Shawn Michaels. On the December 8 episode of Raw , Morrison and the Miz won the 2008 Slammy Award for Tag Team of the Year and also for the Best WWE.com exclusive, for their show, The Dirt Sheet . On December 13, at
25974-470: The Miz's absence due to illness, Morrison defended the SmackDown Tag Team Championships by himself in a ladder match against Kofi Kingston and Jimmy Uso, in which he was successful. On the April 17 episode of SmackDown , the duo lost the titles back to the New Day after Miz unsuccessfully defended the titles by himself in a triple threat match against Big E and Jey Uso, ending their reign at 50 days. At Money in
26196-502: The Money in the Bank briefcase is that it can be cashed in at the holder's sole discretion, at any time on any WWE programming. This enables the holder to take advantage of a moment's weakness in the champion, even if the champion had just finished a title defense for the night. This strategic use of the briefcase was popularized by Edge , the first Money in the Bank holder, who cashed it in at New Year's Revolution in January 2006, immediately after defending champion John Cena had finished
26418-572: The Never Say Never event, teaming with Shane Strickland in a loss to Darby Allin and Jimmy Havoc . On July 19, 2018, at Battle Riot I , Hennigan participated in the 40-man Battle Riot match , which was won by Tom Lawlor . On September 6, in the main event of WarGames , Hennigan participated in a WarGames match , teaming with Shane Strickland, Tommy Dreamer , Barrington Hughes and Kotto Brazil to defeat Abyss , Jimmy Havoc , Sami Callihan , Fulton and Leon Scott. On September 26, 2019, it
26640-599: The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston) for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship at Super ShowDown , winning the titles on February 27. On March 8, the duo had their first title defense against five other teams in the second-ever tag team Elimination Chamber match at the Elimination Chamber event, eliminating the New Day and the Usos themselves at the end of the match to retain the title. At WrestleMania 36 , after
26862-514: The October 28 episode of ECW , their feud with DX continued as they mocked them after a live Dirt Sheet and then proceeded to attack two impostors playing Michaels and Triple H. On the 800th episode celebration of Raw , Morrison and the Miz competed in a match against DX, and were defeated. During the match, they mocked DX's signature moves, with Morrison successfully performing a superkick (mocking Michaels' Sweet Chin Music ) on Triple H as well as
27084-435: The Raw brand qualifying matches, Rob Van Dam defeated Trevor Murdoch , Shelton Benjamin defeated Chavo Guerrero , and Ric Flair defeated Carlito. On SmackDown! , Finlay defeated Bobby Lashley , Matt Hardy defeated Road Warrior Animal , and Bobby Lashley won a " last chance battle royal ". Rob Van Dam won the WrestleMania 22 Money in the Bank ladder match after pushing Shelton Benjamin and Matt Hardy off of
27306-640: The Reptile Tribe. On November 17, 2018, Mundo wrestled on the final episode of Lucha Underground, Ultima Lucha Cuatro , defeating Matanza Cueto in a Sacrifice to the Gods match. On May 24, 2015, Mundo made his debut for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) at the Lucha Libre World Cup event representing Lucha Underground as a member of "Team TNA /Lucha Underground" alongside TNA wrestlers Matt Hardy and Mr. Anderson . They finished in second place, losing in
27528-536: The SmackDown Tag Team Champions, The New Day , with Morrison winning singles matches against Big E and Kofi Kingston . At Royal Rumble on January 26, 2020, Morrison participated in the Royal Rumble match as the fifth entrant, but he was eliminated by Brock Lesnar . At Super ShowDown on February 27, The Miz and Morrison won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship from The New Day. On March 8, Morrison and The Miz had their first title defense in
27750-604: The Unified Tag Team Championships held by the Miz and the Big Show . Morrison was finally able to defeat the Miz in a singles match, however Morrison could not pick up the victory for the titles at WrestleMania XXVI . In 2011, after the Miz won the WWE Championship , he retained the title against Morrison in a Falls Count Anywhere match on the January 3, 2011, episode of Raw . At May's Extreme Rules , Cena won
27972-478: The Universal Championship from Rollins at Extreme Rules on July 14, right after Rollins and Raw Women's Champion Becky Lynch had retained their respective titles against Baron Corbin and Lacey Evans in a Last Chance Winners Take All Extreme Rules mixed tag team match . This made Lesnar the first wrestler to successfully cash in on the Universal Championship. The four participants from Raw in
28194-504: The WWE World Heavyweight Championship. The 2014 Money in the Bank pay-per-view took place on June 29 at the TD Garden in Boston , Massachusetts . The original plan for the event was that the winner of the ladder match would receive a contract for a match for the now unified title as normal. On June 9, defending WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan was forced to vacate the title due to
28416-427: The ambush, Swagger cancelled his match and retained his contract. The next night, at the taping for the April 2, 2010 episode of SmackDown , after Edge attacked then World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho , Swagger cashed in his contract and successfully claimed the World Heavyweight Championship. In February 2010, WWE announced that " Money in the Bank " would be the title to their July 18 pay-per-view event at
28638-529: The angle "like [it] was a shoot". The two wrestlers got in a brawl the night before Bound for Glory during Abyss 's Impact Hall of Fame induction. At the event on October 14, Impact defeated Aries to win the Impact World Championship. Throughout the following weeks, Impact successfully defended his title against Fénix, Killer Kross, and Matt Sydal . At Homecoming on January 6, 2019, Impact defeated Brian Cage to retain his championship. During
28860-553: The brand later that night to Jack Swagger . In his final match on SmackDown , he lost to Cody Rhodes . On June 1, Morrison announced that he would be mentoring Eli Cottonwood in the second season of NXT . Cottonwood, however, was the second person eliminated from the competition, and was eliminated on the July 27 episode of NXT . Morrison then went on to participate in the main event of SummerSlam on August 15, in which he and six teammates (John Cena, Edge, Chris Jericho, Bret Hart , R-Truth, and Daniel Bryan ) were victorious in
29082-415: The brand. At The Great American Bash in July, Morrison and Miz lost the tag team titles in a four team tag match to Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder , ending their reign at 250 days; however, neither Miz nor Morrison were pinned during the match. After losing the titles, Morrison and Miz entered a feud with ECW newcomers Evan Bourne and Ricky Ortiz , who they had previously mocked (and continued to do so) on
29304-404: The brands. The 2018 event was also the first year that the winners could challenge for the Universal Championship and Raw Women's Championship , respectively. For 2018, the winners received a contract for a match for their respective brand's world championship; in 2019, it was changed so that the winners could choose either brand's top championship. The 2020 event saw a variation to the match due to
29526-577: The briefcase. In the last match of 2012 event, John Cena defeated Kane, Big Show, The Miz, and Chris Jericho to win the WWE Championship Money in the Bank briefcase in his first Money in the Bank ladder match. A special stipulation had been added beforehand that only former WWE Champions could participate in the WWE Championship Money in the Bank ladder match for 2012. Cena won when the briefcase's handle snapped off while using it against Big Show, having previously blocked Show's KO Punch with it. On
29748-548: The champion during the cash-in match. The 2015 Money in the Bank pay-per-view took place on June 14 in Columbus, Ohio . Dolph Ziggler , Sheamus , Kofi Kingston , Neville , Roman Reigns , Randy Orton , and Kane participated in the traditional Money in the Bank ladder match. Sheamus won the match and received a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match contract. At the 2015 Survivor Series event on November 22, Sheamus cashed in his contract by defeating Reigns, who had just won
29970-425: The chance to replace Ricochet in the ladder match if he could defeat Ricochet, but was unsuccessful, while Sami Zayn , who was assisted by Corbin and McIntyre, defeated Strowman in a falls count anywhere match to take Strowman's spot. During the event prior to the match, Zayn was attacked backstage and taken to a medical facility. Strowman was alleged as the attacker and was asked to leave the arena, despite denying
30192-410: The claim. The match pursued without an announced replacement for Zayn, however, at the climax of the match, Brock Lesnar made a surprise return as Zayn's unannounced replacement and won the contract. After teasing cashing in on Universal Champion Seth Rollins and WWE Champion Kofi Kingston and failing an attempt to cash-in on Rollins at Super ShowDown , Lesnar successfully cashed in his contract to win
30414-445: The company after the pay-per-view, as his contract was expiring. Del Rio came out to do so, but Punk attacked him and fled through the crowd. A similar cash-in attempt was performed on then-champion Rey Mysterio on the July 25, 2011, episode of Raw , but Del Rio was again unable to cash in the briefcase. Del Rio was able to cash in his briefcase and defeated CM Punk for the WWE Championship at the 2011 SummerSlam event on August 14. On
30636-513: The company. According to Wrestling Observer , AAA asked Mundo to turn in Taya's Reina de Reinas Championship for a photo shoot the day prior to an event on July 1. A few weeks later, Vampiro addressed to the live crowd that Forster was stripped of the title due to not appearing to defend her title, despite not being scheduled to appear. On August 26, at Triplemanía XXV , Mundo successfully defended his three championships against Fantasma and Texano in
30858-418: The contract at the event. On the October 28, 2013, episode of Raw , Sandow cashed in his contract on World Heavyweight Champion John Cena. Cena defeated Sandow, making Sandow the second wrestler to unsuccessfully cash in the contract and the first to lose a cash-in match via pinfall. At the 2013 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs event on December 15, the WWE and World Heavyweight championships were unified into
31080-612: The contract in defending the contract itself in a match. John Cena, Damien Sandow , Baron Corbin , Braun Strowman , Austin Theory, and Drew McIntyre are the only Money in the Bank contract holders to cash in and fail to gain a championship. To date, Cena, Charlotte Flair , and Seth Rollins have had the contract cashed in against them the most (three times), as Edge, Rob Van Dam , and Damien Sandow have all cashed in against Cena, Carmella , Bayley , and Nikki A.S.H. have all cashed in against Flair, and Dean Ambrose , Brock Lesnar, and Austin Theory have all cashed in against Rollins, who has
31302-409: The contract on his behalf (as only the contract holder himself can cash it in). At Elimination Chamber , Miz would successfully cash in on McIntyre and win the WWE Championship for the second time in his career but lost it eight days later against Bobby Lashley. Miz and Morrison started a feud against Bad Bunny and Damian Priest at the end of January which led them to a match at WrestleMania 37 , in
31524-508: The day, Morrison and The Miz won the "Tag Team of the Year" Slammy Award on December 8, 2008 episode of Raw . On December 13, Morrison and The Miz won the World Tag Team Championship from CM Punk and Kofi Kingston at a live event . Morrison and The Miz engaged themselves in a feud with The Colóns (Carlito and Primo ), who were the reigning WWE Tag Team Champions, which resulted in both teams defending their respective championships successfully in separate matches. Their feud culminated in
31746-402: The establishment of the annual Money in the Bank event, wrestlers were allowed to use the contract to claim a match for any world championship in WWE. After the establishment of the event, the Money in the Bank contracts were specifically aimed at one or the other championship. With the championship unification of the WWE and World Heavyweight titles into the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at
31968-418: The event became dual-branded, involving both the Raw and SmackDown brands. The event included one male match and one female match with eight participants each, evenly divided between the brands. The contracts granted the winners a match for the world championship of their respective brand. The men's contract granted the winner a match for either Raw's Universal Championship or SmackDown's WWE Championship, while
32190-479: The event. Mundo participated in the 2016 Lucha Libre World Cup as a member of "Team Lucha Underground" alongside Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Brian Cage , defeating "Team Mexico Leyendas" ( Blue Demon Jr. , Canek , and La Parka) in the quarter-finals, and "Team Mexico International" ( Rey Mysterio Jr. , Dr. Wagner Jr. , and Dragon Azteca Jr. ) in the semi-finals. Mundo's team won the tournament defeating "Team AAA" ( Pentagón Jr. , El Texano Jr. and Psycho Clown ) in
32412-447: The finals to the "Dream Team" ( El Patrón Alberto , Myzteziz and Rey Mysterio Jr. ). On June 4, 2015 in the main event of Verano de Escándalo , Mundo established himself as a rudo (or villain) and teamed with El Mesias and Pentagón Jr. losing to Myzteziz, La Parka and Rey Mysterio Jr. On September 27, Konnan announced Mundo as an official member of the rudo stable , La Sociedad , while he subsequently stepped down as
32634-566: The finals. After adopting an " anti-Mexico " attitude and teaming with El Mesías and Hernandez to defeat El Texano Jr., El Hijo del Fantasma and Pentagón Jr. , Mundo challenged the latter to a match at Triplemanía XXIV for the AAA Latin American Championship , to which Pentagón accepted. At the event, on August 28, Mundo defeated Pentagón to win the Latin American Championship, marking his first championship in AAA and becoming
32856-659: The first Money in the Bank winner to fail to win a title. The 2013 Money in the Bank pay-per-view took place on July 14 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia . There was the traditional two Money in the Bank ladder matches: one for a WWE Championship match contract and the other for a World Heavyweight Championship match contract. On the June 24, 2013, episode of Raw , CM Punk , Daniel Bryan , Randy Orton , Sheamus , Christian , Kane , and Rob Van Dam were announced by WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon as
33078-461: The first and so far only to cash-in on a non-world championship when he unsuccessfully challenged for the WWE United States Championship . The Money in the Bank ladder match can involve anywhere from 5–10 participants, with the objective being to retrieve a briefcase that is suspended 20 feet above the ring. The match was originally only for male wrestlers until 2017, when women began to have their own ladder match. The briefcase originally contained
33300-771: The first non-Mexican to hold the title. On October 2 in the main event of Héroes Inmortales X , Mundo successfully defended his title against Garza Jr. On March 19, 2017, at Rey de Reyes , Mundo defeated El Texano Jr. and El Hijo del Fantasma in a three-way match to not only retain the Latin American Championship, but to also win Texano's AAA Mega Championship and Fantasma's AAA World Cruiserweight Championship . In his first AAA Mega Championship defense, on June 30, Mundo successfully retained his title against Texano. In July 2017, Mundo and his fiancée Kira Forster, known as Taya , were involved in controversy with AAA and its Director of Talent Vampiro , which led to Taya's departure from
33522-421: The first-ever women's Money in the Bank ladder match, with the winner receiving a contract for a SmackDown Women's Championship match. Due to the controversy surrounding the ending of that match, the first non- pay-per-view / livestreaming Money in the Bank ladder match occurred on the June 27 episode of SmackDown . Brand-exclusive pay-per-view and livestreaming events were discontinued the following year, thus
33744-564: The following Tuesday, which Bryan lost. On December 18, at the 2011 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs event, after Big Show defeated Henry to win the World Heavyweight Championship, Henry attacked Big Show with a steel chair, allowing Bryan to cash in his briefcase on Big Show to win his first World Heavyweight Championship. The 2012 Money in the Bank pay-per-view took place on July 15 at the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona . There were
33966-447: The following episode of Raw , Jeff Hardy defeated Shelton Benjamin to become the fourth man to qualify. The next night on ECW , Mr. Kennedy defeated Sabu in an Extreme Rules match to earn the fifth spot. Two qualifying matches took place on the next SmackDown!' s episode, with Matt Hardy defeating Joey Mercury , while Finlay won a triple threat match against Chris Benoit and Montel Vontavious Porter to qualify. What
34188-399: The ground floor of the building and fought their way to the roof where a ring and ladders were located with the briefcases suspended above the ring; this change was brought about due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The matches returned to their regular format for the 2021 Money in the Bank event. While the contract was originally only for a world championship match, 2022 winner Austin Theory was
34410-400: The ladder match and contract. During the ladder match, Strowman threw Owens off the top of a ladder and Owens crashed through a table. The two would then feud, leading to a match at SummerSlam where Strowman defended his contract against Owens with the stipulation being that if Strowman lost by any means, he would lose the contract. Strowman, however, retained the contract. He would then become
34632-463: The ladder match and later that night, she would cause a disqualification in the Raw Women's Championship match between defending champion Nia Jax and Ronda Rousey , and then cashed in the contract and defeated Jax to win the title, thus becoming the third wrestler (and first woman) to cash in her contract on the same night as winning it. The 2019 Money in the Bank pay-per-view took place on May 19 at
34854-646: The latter company's flagship event, Bound for Glory , in 2017 and 2018 . Outside of wrestling, Hennigan has also worked in the film and television industry. In film, he has mainly worked as an actor, producer and stuntman. He also competed as a contestant on the 37th season of the competitive reality show Survivor . John Randall Hennigan was born on October 3, 1979, in Los Angeles, California , and grew up in Palos Verdes Peninsula , where he attended Palos Verdes Peninsula High School . He graduated from
35076-433: The leader of the group. On October 4, at Héroes Inmortales IX , Mundo unsuccessfully challenged El Patrón Alberto for the AAA Mega Championship , when he was defeated by disqualification. After Alberto left AAA, Mundo was scheduled to face Rey Mysterio Jr. for the vacant AAA Mega Championship at Guerra de Titanes , but after the matches of the event were officially announced, neither Mundo nor Mysterio were featured for
35298-455: The lines between a work (something scripted) and shoot (something real), beginning with the two wrestlers trading insults on Twitter that they appeared to take personal, with Aries later deleting many of his tweets. Specifically, Impact mocked Aries' short stature and the champion responded by making fun of his wife 's weight. Aries and Impact both alleged in the media that they authentically took issue with comments. TMZ Live also pushed
35520-399: The main event match between Royal Rumble winner Roman Reigns and WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar , converting the match to a triple threat match , and pinned the challenger Reigns to win the title. The Miz attempted to repeat this at the 2020 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs event; however, since his tag team partner John Morrison cashed in the contract on his behalf, it
35742-535: The main event of the December 10, 2014 episode, which was a three-way ladder match, to finally win the hundred thousand dollars he was denied in the Lucha Underground debut. On January 7, 2015, Mundo participated in a 20-man "Aztec Warfare" battle royal for the Lucha Underground Championship . He was the second luchador to enter the ring, but was the last man eliminated by Prince Puma who won
35964-494: The match and the contract after Kane interfered on behalf of The Authority and knocked Dean Ambrose off the ladder. He attempted to cash in the following night on new champion John Cena but was stopped from doing so by Ambrose. Rollins once again failed to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase, this time against WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar at the 2014 Night of Champions event in September, after attacking him with
36186-424: The match by defeating Santino Marella . Both Montel Vontavious Porter and Shelton Benjamin qualified for the match on the March 6 episode of SmackDown , defeating Matt and Jeff Hardy in respective single matches. On the March 9 episode of Raw , Kofi Kingston qualified by defeating Chris Jericho , after Jericho was distracted by Ric Flair . Christian qualified the following night on ECW by winning
36408-433: The match due to Henry not being medically cleared to compete, the first time a Money in the Bank cash-in match was reversed. Since the match never officially took place, Bryan was given the briefcase back and again reiterated that he planned on cashing in at WrestleMania XXVIII, although he was given a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship against Henry in a steel cage match on a live holiday-themed episode of SmackDown
36630-435: The match for WrestleMania 21 . Edge won the inaugural match and held the contract until New Year's Revolution in January 2006. There, he cashed in his Money in the Bank contract against WWE Champion John Cena , who had just successfully defended the title in an Elimination Chamber match . Edge defeated Cena to become WWE Champion and quickly establishing the precedent of "cashing in" on a vulnerable champion. The Money in
36852-481: The match for his team, but did not win the World Trios Championship due to the match stipulation in which the champions must be pinned to win the titles. At the 2023 Lucha Libre World Cup , Caballero teamed with Christopher Daniels and Sam Adonis as Team United States. In the tournament finals, they fought Team Mexico ( Taurus , Pentagón Jr. , and Laredo Kid ) to a draw; Caballero subsequently lost
37074-433: The match, making Morrison the new #1 contender. After the match, Truth viciously attacked Morrison. At Extreme Rules on May 1, R-Truth interfered in the WWE Championship steel cage match, attacking Morrison to prevent him from winning the match. The next night on Raw , Morrison was attacked by Truth again, prior to a scheduled match between the two which did not happen as a result. Morrison then underwent surgery to correct
37296-460: The match. At Money in the Bank, Kane won the SmackDown Money in the Bank ladder match. Kane later cashed it in the same night by defeating Rey Mysterio to win the World Heavyweight Championship. He also became the quickest man to cash in the briefcase. For Raw, The Miz won that brand's Money in the Bank contract. After a couple of aborted attempts (which due to the bell not sounding to start
37518-425: The match. Originally slated to be a 7-man ladder match, the seventh slot was later removed. Ambrose won the match and received a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match contract. After the conclusion of the main event, he successfully cashed in the contract on Seth Rollins , who had just won the title from Roman Reigns . Ambrose was the second wrestler to cash in the contract on the same night as winning it. The night
37740-415: The matches, allowed The Miz to keep the briefcase on each occasion), The Miz finally cashed in his title opportunity on the November 22, 2010 episode of Raw , immediately after Randy Orton successfully retained the WWE Championship against Wade Barrett in which The Nexus attacked Orton before the match and injured his right leg. The Miz defeated Orton to win his first WWE Championship. The 2011 Money in
37962-509: The name "Johnny Hardy", and Matt Hardy lost their match against Dragon Lee and Dralístico. At Triplemanía XXX: Mexico City on October 15, Caballero teamed with Brian Cage and Sam Adonis in a three-way trios match for the AAA World Trios Championship against Psycho Clown , Laredo Kid , and Bandido and champions Nueva Generación Dinamita ( El Cuatrero , Sansón , and Forastero ). Caballero pinned Laredo Kid to win
38184-451: The next few weeks, Kennedy kept declaring that he would cash in the briefcase at WrestleMania XXIV , however, on the May 7, 2007 episode of Raw , he defended and lost the Money in the Bank briefcase to Edge. Kennedy was the first wrestler in WWE history to lose the briefcase without cashing it in. The following night at the taping for the May 11, 2007 episode of SmackDown! , World Heavyweight Champion The Undertaker and Batista fought to
38406-576: The only member of the Raw roster to win an interpromotional match. The following month at Survivor Series , Miz captained a team of five wrestlers against Team Morrison in a five-on-five Survivor Series elimination match and once again bested his former partner. At the Tribute to the Troops in December, Miz rolled up Morrison for the win in a singles match. The two had another match the following March, when John Morrison and his new partner R-Truth challenged for
38628-517: The option between the WWE Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship, regardless of the brand the wrestler belonged to. In 2006, ECW 's world title, the ECW Championship , became a third option until 2010, as in February that year, the ECW brand along with the title was deactivated; despite being an option, no contract holder cashed-in on the ECW Championship. Beginning with the 2010 Money in
38850-534: The pair. However, the feud abruptly ended after the Miz took a hiatus to compete on Dancing with the Stars . On November 18, as part of an eighth round of layoffs due to budget cuts stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic , Morrison was released from his WWE contract. On February 19, 2022, Hennigan returned to AAA as "Johnny Superstar" (his former ring name in Ohio Valley Wrestling ), and unsuccessfully challenged El Hijo del Vikingo at Rey de Reyes for
39072-462: The participants in the WWE Championship contract match. Kane was later removed after being injured due to an attack by The Wyatt Family on the July 8 episode of Raw . Orton went on to win the contract at the event. At the 2013 SummerSlam event on August 18, Orton cashed in his contract on WWE Champion Daniel Bryan, who had defeated John Cena to win the championship. Orton defeated Bryan to win his seventh WWE Championship, after WWE COO Triple H , who
39294-551: The pre-show of WrestleMania 25 , Morrison and the Miz lost the World Tag Team Championship to the Colóns ( Carlito and Primo ) in a Lumberjack match to unify the World Tag Team and the WWE Tag Team Championships. On the April 13 episode of Raw , the Miz lost a match to Raw' s Kofi Kingston after John Morrison accidentally got him disqualified, which gave Raw a draft pick in the 2009 WWE draft . The pick
39516-435: The process. The fifth annual Money in the Bank ladder match was announced for WrestleMania 25 . Qualifying matches began on the February 23 episode of Raw , in which CM Punk qualified by defeating John Morrison and The Miz in a triple threat match . On the March 2 episode of Raw , Kane defeated Mike Knox and Rey Mysterio in another triple threat match. On the March 3 episode of ECW , Mark Henry qualified for
39738-466: The right opportunity." On the December 7 episode of Raw , Morrison ended a nearly seven-month losing streak after defeating Drew McIntyre and Sheamus in a 3-on-2 handicap match alongside The Miz and AJ Styles . Morrison entered the 2021 Royal Rumble match on January 31, lasting over eight minutes before being eliminated by Damian Priest . At the Elimination Chamber event on February 21, Morrison defeated Ricochet , Elias , and Mustafa Ali in
39960-400: The ring and then began to insult the crowd, saying that they would never get to see a world championship being defended on Raw (as at the time both Edge and WWE Champion Triple H were members of the SmackDown brand and the ECW Championship was on the ECW brand after Mark Henry defeated then champion Kane of the Raw brand and Big Show of the SmackDown brand at Night of Champions in
40182-647: The ring name Johnny Nitro ; winning the WWE Tag Team Championship with Joey Mercury in his first match on the show. Hennigan has also held main event roles in several promotions outside of WWE, including lucha libre promotions Lucha Underground and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide as Johnny Mundo , and in Impact Wrestling as Johnny Impact . Hennigan has won the ECW World Championship , AAA Mega Championship , Impact World Championship , and Lucha Underground Championship once each. In WWE, he also held
40404-469: The ring name "Johnny Superstar", turned on Cappotelli, establishing himself as a heel . On the March 1, 2004 episode of Raw , Hennigan debuted on the main roster as a heel under the ring name "Johnny Blaze". His gimmick was that he was the apprentice and assistant of the Raw General Manager, Eric Bischoff . The next week his name was changed to "Johnny Spade", and three weeks after that it
40626-552: The ring name Johnny Mundo. Mundo wrestled in the main event of the debut episode of Lucha Underground on October 29, 2014, defeating Prince Puma and winning one hundred thousand dollars, which was then taken away from him by promoter Dario Cueto, setting up several feuds. He then teamed with Prince Puma during the November 5, 2014 episode, defeating Cortez Castro and Mr. Cisco. On the November 19 episode, Mundo defeated Big Ryck by disqualification after interference by Castro and Cisco. Mundo then defeated Prince Puma and Big Ryck in
40848-551: The ring steps and re-enter the ring. On February 20, Morrison participated in the Elimination Chamber match at Elimination Chamber , but was eliminated by CM Punk. During the match, Morrison climbed to the top of the cage while inside the cage before dropping to deliver a crossbody on and eliminate Sheamus. At WrestleMania XXVII on April 3, Morrison, Trish Stratus and Jersey Shore guest star Snooki defeated Dolph Ziggler and LayCool ( Layla and Michelle McCool ) in
41070-414: The ring, giving Hernandez the win. On the June 17, episode of Lucha Underground , Johnny Mundo unsuccessfully challenged Prince Puma for the Lucha Underground Championship in an Iron Man match. On August 5, 2015, at Ultima Lucha , Mundo defeated Alberto El Patrón after an interference by his girlfriend Melina Perez . On the February 3, 2016 episode of Lucha Underground , Mundo faced Killshot in
41292-491: The second time as champion by defeating Sandow via pinfall, and lastly as a distraction causing Corbin to lose to champion Jinder Mahal . Strowman was the first to fail by a no-contest ruling, when Brock Lesnar interfered during his Universal Championship match against Roman Reigns at the 2018 Hell in a Cell event and laid out both men. McIntyre is the most recent wrestler to fail in his cash in, losing to World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest, thanks to an attack by CM Punk at
41514-461: The show's third season and Miz being the runner-up of its fourth season . They first began teaming together in November 2007. Originally rivals, John Morrison and the Miz became partners as a result of winning the WWE Tag Team Championship and making the title exclusive to the ECW brand, for a brief time. They held the championship for 250 days, before eventually dropping the title in July 2008. During their title reign, Morrison and Miz developed
41736-454: The storyline leading to Nitro and Melina suddenly turning on Mercury after the match, breaking up the group. Melina and Nitro left the SmackDown! brand by losing their jobs in kayfabe . The next week, Nitro, along with Melina, debuted on the Raw brand in a loss to WWE Champion John Cena . Nitro was immediately placed in the Intercontinental Championship picture, and at Vengeance on June 25, he defeated champion Shelton Benjamin in
41958-558: The third and final part Ultima Lucha Dos , which aired on July 20. On the October 26 episode of Lucha Underground , Mundo defeated Sexy Star to win the Lucha Underground Gift of the Gods Championship after he knocked out Sexy Star with brass knuckles while the referee was unaware. On the November 23 episode of Lucha Underground , he cashed in his Gift of the Gods Championship on Sexy Star before defeating her to win
42180-505: The third person to announce their cash-in match ahead of time. He first announced that he would cash-in on the winner of the SummerSlam main event match between defending Universal Champion Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns, but during that match, he was incapacitated by Lesnar, and thus did not cash-in (this distraction would allow Reigns to defeat Lesnar for the title). He then announced that he would cash-in on new champion Roman Reigns at Hell in
42402-507: The title in a triple threat steel cage match against the Miz and Morrison. Later that year in November, the Miz and Morrison had another Falls Count Anywhere match, in which the Miz caused Morrison a scripted injury; this was used to write Morrison off WWE television as he decided not to renew his contract. On September 26, 2019, it was reported by Mike Johnson of Pro Wrestling Insider that Morrison had re-signed with WWE , being confirmed on December 3 on WWE Backstage . He made his return on
42624-509: The title to Cage in a match where Lance Storm was special guest referee; this left Impact's reign to end at 196 days, leaving it the longest reign since Bobby Roode's 2011–2012 reign, and therefore the longest reign in seven years, as well as the third-longest reign in history. On the May 31 episode of Impact Wrestling , Impact challenged X Division Champion Rich Swann to a title match at Slammiversary XVII . Later that night, he teamed with Michael Elgin to face Swann and Willie Mack in
42846-436: The title, Nitro was repackaged as John Morrison, a reference to musician Jim Morrison , to whom Hennigan bears a strong physical resemblance. Morrison retained the title against Punk at The Great American Bash on July 22, and on August 26 at SummerSlam . Punk would again challenge for the championship on the September 4 episode of ECW , in which Morrison lost the championship to Punk, ending his reign at 69 days. Morrison
43068-408: The title. On the September 4 episode of SmackDown , Morrison defeated Rey Mysterio to win his third Intercontinental Championship. Morrison then began a feud with Dolph Ziggler , retaining the title against Ziggler on October 4 at Hell in a Cell , and again on the following episode of SmackDown . The feud between Morrison and Ziggler continued throughout the next month, with the two wrestling to
43290-553: The two. Later that night in the main event, Mundo, Black and Evans defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. , Prince Puma and Dragon Azteca Jr. to win the Lucha Underground Trios Championship , the first championship for each in Lucha Underground . The week after, Mundo, Black and Evans, now collectively billed as Worldwide Underground, retained their championships in a rematch via disqualification. Worldwide Underground lost their titles to Aero Star , Drago and Fénix at
43512-522: The unique distinction in that all three cash-ins against him were for different championships: the WWE World Heavyweight Championship with Ambrose, the Universal Championship with Lesnar, and the United States Championship with Theory. Rollins was also involved in the 2024 cash in for the World Heavyweight Championship where he was originally the sole challenger for the title but contract holder McIntyre cashed in during his match, converting it to
43734-406: The usual two Money in the Bank ladder matches; however, the matches were no longer separated by brands, as both Raw and SmackDown by this time had become full roster "Supershows". Instead, they were separated by championships (WWE and World Heavyweight). In the first match of the night, Dolph Ziggler defeated seven other competitors to win the World Heavyweight Championship match contract. All of
43956-458: The vacant championship after defeating Dean Ambrose in the tournament finals. On June 19, the seventh annual Money in the Bank pay-per-view took place in Las Vegas . For the traditional Money in the Bank ladder match, Sami Zayn , Kevin Owens , Cesaro , Chris Jericho , Alberto Del Rio , and Dean Ambrose all won their qualifying matches on the May 23 episode of Raw to become entrants into
44178-714: The winner earned a World Wrestling Federation (WWF) contract, he was accepted as a cast member for Tough Enough III in 2002, eventually becoming the co-winner with Matt Cappotelli . For winning, Hennigan was awarded a developmental contract and assigned to their developmental territory , Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), to continue his training. Hennigan competed in Acolytes Protection Agency 's invitational Bar Room Brawl match on July 27, 2003, at Vengeance . Hennigan and Cappotelli made an appearance on an episode of Heat in January 2004, losing to Garrison Cade and Mark Jindrak . In March 2004, Hennigan, going by
44400-405: The winner would receive a contract for a SmackDown Women's Championship match. Carmella won the match after James Ellsworth retrieved the briefcase, and threw it to her. On the following episode of SmackDown Live , however, SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan forced Carmella to relinquish the briefcase since Ellsworth retrieved it for her. On that same episode, Bryan also scheduled a Money in
44622-469: The women's contract granted the winner a Raw Women's Championship or SmackDown Women's Championship match. Qualification matches for both ladder matches began on the May 7 episode of Raw . For the men's match, Braun Strowman , Finn Bálor , Bobby Roode , and Kevin Owens qualified from Raw, while The Miz , Rusev , a member of The New Day (revealed to be Kofi Kingston at the event), and Samoa Joe qualified from SmackDown. Strowman would go on to win
44844-489: The women's contract granted the winner a Raw Women's Championship or SmackDown Women's Championship match. Raw's four participants for the men's match were announced by Alexa Bliss during her "A Moment of Bliss" segment on the April 29 episode of Raw : Braun Strowman, Ricochet , Drew McIntyre, and Baron Corbin. SmackDown's four participants were announced the following night on SmackDown : Ali , Finn Bálor, Andrade , and Randy Orton. Robert Roode (formerly Bobby Roode ) had
45066-406: The women's match were also announced by Alexa Bliss during another "A Moment of Bliss" segment on the April 29 episode of Raw : Natalya, Dana Brooke , Naomi, and Bliss herself. On the following night's episode of SmackDown , Bayley , Mandy Rose , Ember Moon, and Carmella were revealed as SmackDown's four participants. On May 16, it was revealed that Bliss was not medically cleared to compete and
45288-404: The world title Money in the Bank competitors in world title ladder match also won qualifying matches. He attempted to cash it in that same night against Sheamus but was attacked before the referee could call for the bell so he retained his contract. On the August 20 episode of Raw , Ziggler successfully defended his briefcase against Chris Jericho in career vs. contract match. As a result, Jericho
45510-471: Was a lot of tension between them as they both attempted to get the other taken out of the Money in the Bank ladder match; both failed, as Edge ultimately won a "last chance battle royal" after feigning injury to retain his slot. Orton was forced to fight Bobby Lashley on ECW to retain his spot, which he did. Kennedy ultimately won at WrestleMania 23, after ramming Punk off the ladder using another ladder (Edge had been taken out earlier by Jeff Hardy). During
45732-512: Was also notable due to it making the stable The Shield the first group in WWE history to be world champions on the same night. The brand split was reinstated the following month. The 2017 Money in the Bank pay-per-view took place on June 18 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis , Missouri as an exclusive event for the SmackDown brand. For the traditional ladder match, which had a contract for
45954-405: Was changed to "Johnny Nitro". The Nitro name, which finally stuck, was a reference to WCW Monday Nitro , the flagship show of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) for which Bischoff had previously worked, using the Nitro theme as his ring entrance music . Nitro acted as Bischoff's apprentice and assistant until June, when he was sent back to OVW. To explain his departure, Nitro lost a match on
46176-457: Was critically acclaimed, especially during their first run when they were recognized as Tag Team of the Year by WWE, Wrestling Observer Newsletter , and The Baltimore Sun in 2008. Before they formed a partnership, John Morrison and the Miz were enemies, competing for the ECW Championship in October 2007. On the November 16, 2007, episode of SmackDown , then-rivals Morrison and Miz were paired together to face Matt Hardy and MVP in
46398-436: Was eliminated by The Undertaker . On the March 5 episode of SmackDown , Morrison teamed with R-Truth to defeat Cryme Tyme and The Hart Dynasty to earn a Unified WWE Tag Team Championship match against ShoMiz ( Big Show and The Miz). At WrestleMania XXVI on March 28, they failed to win the championship. On April 26, Morrison was drafted to the Raw brand as part of the 2010 WWE draft , and lost his first match back for
46620-674: Was forced to leave WWE. On the December 3 episode of Raw , managing supervisor Vickie Guerrero was forced by Mr. McMahon to make Cena and Ziggler's match at the 2012 TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs event a ladder match for Ziggler's Money in the Bank contract. On December 16, at the event, he successfully defended the briefcase with help from AJ Lee . On April 8, 2013, an episode of Raw , Ziggler cashed in his contract on World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio , following Del Rio's handicap match win over Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter . Ziggler defeated Del Rio to win his second World Heavyweight Championship following nearly nine months of holding
46842-506: Was initially declared as the final qualifying match, Evan Bourne defeated William Regal on the March 8 episode of Raw to become the eighth competitor. Due to his favorable association with WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon , McIntyre was given a third chance on the March 12 episode of SmackDown to qualify for the match. In what would also be made a WWE Intercontinental Championship defense by SmackDown general manager Theodore Long , McIntyre defeated local competitor Aaron Bolo to qualify. On
47064-402: Was performed to write him off television in order to film for reality television show Survivor . Impact returned at Slammiversary XVI on July 22, when he won a four-way match against Fenix , Taiji Ishimori , and Petey Williams . Impact began a feud with the Impact World Champion Austin Aries, which led to a match at Bound for Glory . As the PPV moved closer, the feud started to blur
47286-427: Was replaced by Nikki Cross . Bayley would go on and win the match and later that night, she cashed in her contract on Charlotte Flair, who had just defeated Becky Lynch for the SmackDown Women's Championship, and defeated Flair to win the title. This made her the fourth wrestler (and second woman) to cash in her contract on the same night as winning it. The 2020 Money in the Bank pay-per-view aired on May 10. Due to
47508-421: Was reported by Mike Johnson of Pro Wrestling Insider that Hennigan had re-signed with WWE, which was officially confirmed by the company on December 3 during WWE Backstage . He made his return on January 3, 2020 episode of SmackDown under his John Morrison ring name and resumed his partnership with The Miz , thus re-establishing him as a heel for the first time in WWE since 2009. They would feud with
47730-463: Was ruled an invalid cash-in and the contract was returned to The Miz, thus enforcing that only the contract holder can cash in the contract. Drew McIntyre would then cash in during a match between Rollins and reigning World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest at the 2024 Money in the Bank event, which converted that match into a triple threat, but McIntyre failed his cash in due to an attack from CM Punk , which allowed Priest to retain. The contract
47952-481: Was subsequently booked against SmackDown' s Intercontinental Champion , John Morrison. In the build up to their first match since splitting, the two hosted a one-off edition of The Dirt Sheet on the October 16 episode of SmackDown where the two compared themselves to '80s tag team the Rockers , debating over which is more comparable to the successful Shawn Michaels and which was the less successful Marty Jannetty . At Bragging Rights , Miz pinned Morrison to become
48174-429: Was subsequently removed from the Money in the Bank ladder match and WrestleMania altogether, making this ladder match a seven-man contest. Also on this episode of Raw , Carlito defeated Cody Rhodes to qualify. On a SmackDown/ECW live event on March 9, United States Champion Montel Vontavious Porter defeated Jamie Noble to qualify. On the March 11 episode of ECW , CM Punk defeated Big Daddy V to qualify. On
48396-409: Was taking time off to heal and retrain for a possible return to wrestling in the future. In 2015, Hennigan revealed on Stone Cold Steve Austin 's podcast that WWE wanted him to sign another multi-year contract, but due to a neck injury, residual pain, and creative frustrations, he decided to not renew his contract, wanting "more control over [his] time". After leaving WWE, Hennigan began wrestling on
48618-485: Was the special guest referee between Bryan and Cena, attacked Bryan with a Pedigree , following five weeks of holding the briefcase. At the tapings for SmackDown on June 25 (aired June 28), SmackDown Senior Advisor Theodore Long announced that the participants in the World Heavyweight Championship contract match would be WWE United States Champion Dean Ambrose , Fandango , Antonio Cesaro , Jack Swagger , Wade Barrett , Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow . Sandow won
48840-411: Was then revealed to be Miz, and he subsequently attacked Morrison, ending their partnership. Two days later on April 15, Morrison was drafted to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2009 Supplemental Draft . In October 2009, WWE premiered a new pay-per-view event based around inter-brand matches. At the time, the Miz was the second-tier champion on Raw after winning the United States Championship and
49062-413: Was then suspended for thirty days for violating WWE's Wellness Program , renewing his feud with Punk upon his return, as well as competing against The Miz for the number one contendership to the title. Though rivals, Morrison and The Miz faced the dysfunctional tag team of Matt Hardy and Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) on the November 16 episode of SmackDown! for the WWE Tag Team Championship in
49284-491: Was to be the final qualifying match on Raw between Carlito and Ric Flair , it was deemed to be a no contest when The Great Khali interfered and attacked both men. The match was rescheduled for the next week on Raw , with Randy Orton bribing his way into the match, which was to be a triple threat elimination match that Orton won by pinning both Carlito and Flair after performing an RKO on each of them. Edge and Orton had recently stopped teaming together , and there
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