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00:00The following is the Money in the Bank Ladder Match!
00:21The only way to win is to climb the ladder and take extension of the Money in the Bank
00:27The winner will receive a contract for a guaranteed championship match
00:33Any time, any place, for up to one year!
00:38Introducing first, from Ghana, West Africa, weighing 221 pounds, Kofi Kingston!
00:46From Monday Night Raw, the last of the 10 men to qualify this past Monday night
00:50against Vladimir Kozlov, none other than the controlled frenzy of Kofi Kingston!
00:56And from Miami, Florida, weighing 259 pounds, Montel Vontavious Porter, MVP!
01:12Third time MVP's been involved in this matchup, King!
01:15Well, you know, I don't know what you want me to say about MVP, but all of these guys,
01:21no one's going to take to win this match, and this is going to be probably one of the best
01:27better matches ever!
01:29Kevin Bourne!
01:30Also from Monday Night Raw, the high-flying Evan Bourne beat William Regal to advance
01:34into this matchup here tonight.
01:35He should be at home on these ladders in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match!
01:39The Peri-Oklahoma, weighing 263 pounds, the All-American-American, Jeff Swagger!
01:50This pass went down on Raw, King Swagger told him he was a favorite!
01:54Well, if you can win with enthusiasm, this guy may do it!
02:04Group Hornsburg, South Carolina, weighing 248 pounds, the gold standard, Shelton Benjamin!
02:12There have been five Money in the Bank Ladder Matches, and this superstar has competed in
02:17every single one!
02:18Oh, yeah!
02:19Hands down, the most athletically gifted, Shelton Benjamin!
02:22Group Hornsburg, North Carolina, weighing 236 pounds, Matt Hardy!
02:29And Matt's the innovator, perhaps, of the Ladder Match, Matt Hardy!
02:32Well, Matt Hardy has been to the bottom, he has been to the top!
02:35Matt Hardy has a lot to prove to the world, and we're better than WrestleMania!
02:40I am perfection!
02:44Group Hollywood, Florida, weighing 223 pounds, Dolph Ziggler!
02:50Or perhaps the most sinister of minds in this match, a graduate of Kent State University
02:56in his first ever Money in the Bank Ladder Match, SmackDown's Dolph Ziggler!
03:01So save in my life, what is your life?
03:05Uber Scotland, weighing 246 pounds, he is the Intercontinental Champion, Drew McIntyre!
03:15Not well liked!
03:16Well, persona non grata, perhaps the most underhanded and egocentric competitor, the Intercontinental Champion,
03:25the Chosen One, Drew McIntyre!
03:31Chosen One, the key word there!
03:33I don't know if Drew McIntyre even deserves to be in this match!
03:35Took him three tries to qualify!
03:37And two of those losses expunged by Mr. McMahon!
03:41Weigh 323 pounds, Kane!
03:49In fact, Matt, here's a guy who actually beat McIntyre to qualify for this matchup!
03:54The only competitor in this match to have held a World's title!
03:58Also, in back-to-back Money in the Bank Ladder Matches, is Kane, the last person to enter
04:03back-to-back Money in the Bank Ladder Matches, won them both, and cashed it in for a World's Championship!
04:09I didn't think you see a punk?
04:11Go!
04:15And from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, weighing 227 pounds, Christian!
04:22Well, this is my favorite, guys!
04:24I'm one of Christian Peeps!
04:26I just...
04:27I've seen this guy do some absolutely amazing things in ladder matches, and I think tonight
04:32he may outdo himself!
04:34Now, Matt, this is the fifth time in WrestleMania history that Christian's actually competed
04:38in a ladder match!
04:39It's the third time he's been in Money in the Bank!
04:42So he has the experience!
04:43I cannot tell you how much that experience, how valuable that is, to know what it's like
04:47to climb the ladder, to know what it's like to take, to incapacitate your opponent,
04:51to render them useless, and climb the ladder on your way to destiny!
04:55Ladies and gentlemen, do you want to know how important this match-up is here tonight
04:58for these ten superstars?
05:00Every time that the contract has been cashed in over the years, a new WWE or World Champion
05:09has been crowned every single time!
05:12And that contract for that title match is right inside that briefcase hanging high above the ring!
05:19So again, an owner, with this match-up, you're going to climb a ladder, you're going to grab that briefcase.
05:23If you do that, you win Money in the Bank!
05:25Have you guys seen all these ladders around the ring? There must be twenty of them!
05:28And here we go, match-up underway. King, I'll start with you. What type of strategy do you employ in this type of match-up?
05:33Well, this is similar to a battle royal here, at first, until a ladder comes into play.
05:38You know, you try not to turn your back on anybody, you try to stay healthy.
05:42What about you, Matt? What would you do?
05:44Again, rip the ring of as many of your opponents as you can, get that ladder, climb up, and get out of here on your way to greatness!
05:53MVP is doing just that!
05:56Already getting a ladder in the ring, and look, look at the opportunity!
06:00Drew McIntyre, perhaps going to go through the back door yet again!
06:05Wow!
06:06It's Matt Hardy making sure that doesn't happen!
06:10Evan Bourne high knee to McIntyre!
06:13Matt Hardy with Twist of Fate!
06:18Keep your eye on MVP!
06:20You know, there's one thing that...
06:21Oh!
06:22Oh!
06:23Everybody has in common in this match is they don't like Drew McIntyre!
06:26Well, he didn't...
06:27I mean, in many people's minds, didn't earn his way into this match!
06:31Well, I disagree.
06:32Earned his way in, albeit after a couple of opportunities.
06:35And a hand-picked opponent by Mr. McMahon!
06:37Look at this!
06:38You didn't even know the guy's name on SmackDown!
06:39He beat Tomato Tomato!
06:40Watch it, Evan Bourne's close!
06:41And look at this Evan Bourne, top rope!
06:42Will Evan Bourne grab the briefcase?
06:44He's close!
06:45Bourne's close!
06:46Yeah, but Kane's got his...
06:47Evan's...
06:48Oh, now he's got Evan's neck!
06:50And Kane tosses...
06:51Oh!
06:52And look at Matt Hardy and Jack Swagger going after the briefcase!
06:55Swagger the All-American American!
06:56Matt Hardy, look at...
06:57Watch it!
06:58Kofi Kingston!
06:59Making both men pay!
07:00And already you see the carnage that comes with the Money in the Bank ladder match!
07:05The non-stop excitement!
07:06Well, you saw how the strategy for this match changed as soon as that ladder got introduced
07:20into the ring!
07:21Most competitors ever involved in this Money in the Bank ladder match here tonight!
07:24Ten superstars have qualified!
07:26Only one can win the contract!
07:28Watch it!
07:29Ooh!
07:30And you notice Christian looked up and then decided to again try to damage his opponents
07:34further to create a better opportunity!
07:36Ooh!
07:37Yeah, I think there's too many fresh superstars still involved in this match!
07:41He knows if he gets anywhere up that ladder, somebody's gonna stop him!
07:44Look at Christian!
07:45Christian, the lone man in the ring!
07:48Here comes Dolph Ziggler!
07:50But Ziggler from out of nowhere, Christian!
07:52And this is a great opportunity for Dolph Ziggler!
07:59Yeah, Ziggler pierced by the ladder as Dolph Ziggler looks for his WrestleMania moment
08:06as he looks to climb the ladder and grab the briefcase and win Money in the Bank!
08:10Come on!
08:11Nobody else in the ring!
08:12Here comes MVP though!
08:13Yes!
08:14Oh!
08:15Whoa!
08:16Man!
08:17MVP's turn!
08:19For a moment, but there's the big red machine, Kane!
08:23As Matt mentioned earlier, he hasn't experienced in this match!
08:30Shelton Benjamin!
08:31Kofi Kingston!
08:33Whoa!
08:34With brief ladders flying everywhere!
08:37And bodies too!
08:40Many experts...
08:41Watch it!
08:44Many experts feel that Kofi Kingston is the favorite!
08:47Here comes Kofi!
08:48Oh!
08:49And that's one of the reasons why Kofi Kingston...
08:53Oh!
08:57Those metal ladders are so dangerous!
08:59It's a testament to the sacrifice that the WWE superstars will give to become a champion!
09:05Kane down and out!
09:08Unfortunately, these ladders...
09:09Oh!
09:10Paid dirt by Shelton Benjamin!
09:12These ladders don't care who wins, they seem to have a mind of their own!
09:15Oh!
09:16Shelton Benjamin involved in his fifth Money in the Bank ladder match!
09:20These ladders don't mind hurting anyone!
09:22In three of the past five years, a Raw superstar has won Money in the Bank!
09:26And now, Shelton Benjamin!
09:29Shelton Benjamin with that big ladder!
09:31From Friday Night SmackDown looking to win this event here tonight!
09:35Shelton Benjamin, center of the ring!
09:37There's the briefcase!
09:38Swagger ladder in hand!
09:40And there goes Shelton!
09:41Ooh!
09:42Nobody can seem to gain the upper hand in Money in the Bank!
09:47Jack Swagger discovered by Hall of Famer Jim Ross and Gerald Briscoe!
09:51Many feel Jack Swagger can carry the WWE into this 21st Century!
09:56The dynamic!
09:58Evan Bourne!
09:59Swagger was using that ladder almost like a javelin, just...
10:03firing it at his opponents, and then Evan Bourne came out of nowhere!
10:07And now, Evan Bourne in his first ever Money in the Bank!
10:10What an opportunity it would be for Evan Bourne!
10:13Evan Bourne...
10:15Only made it a few runs before Jack Swagger...
10:20Knocked him down, Matt Hardy!
10:23Ladder match veteran as well!
10:26Look at this!
10:28Ooh!
10:29Oh my gosh, look at this!
10:30A ladder sandwich!
10:31It's interesting to note that it's Christian and Matt Hardy who have extensive ladder match experience,
10:42proficient in the use of the ladder!
10:44Yeah, that's the ladder ladder as well, Evan Bourne up there!
10:46No!
10:47Christian, Matt Hardy both with their hands in the briefcase!
10:49Look at Evan Bourne trying to hang in there as well!
10:52Whoa!
10:53Ooh!
10:54Swagger didn't pull the rug out from under, he pulled the ladder out from under Matt Hardy!
10:59Evan Bourne, the young man from St. Louis who has dreamed of being a WWE superstar!
11:04No, look at Christian!
11:05Killswitch engaged!
11:06No, no, no!
11:07No way!
11:08Whoa!
11:09Goodness for Evan Bourne!
11:11Well, that could've taken out-
11:12Ooh, here's Evan's chance!
11:13Turn around, kid!
11:14Come on!
11:15The lone man on the ladder!
11:16Come on!
11:17Can Evan Bourne, and no!
11:18No!
11:19No!
11:20Airborne!
11:21From off the ladder with the briefcase in sight!
11:26Evan Bourne!
11:27Can he be Mr. Money in the Bank?
11:30Come on!
11:31You've dreamt of this in your entire life, Evan!
11:33Come on!
11:34Evan Bourne trying to make it to the top!
11:36He's there!
11:37Hardee playing defense!
11:38Oh!
11:39Hardee!
11:40Great defensive effort!
11:41Watch out!
11:44I don't know!
11:45Both, man!
11:46Oh, my goodness!
11:47Look at Bourne!
11:48He did it!
11:49Oh, man!
11:50You gotta be kidding me!
11:54And a broken Evan's back!
11:58Jack Swagger trying to prevent Matt Hardy from making it to the top of the ladder!
12:02Matt Hardy fingertips away from winning Money in the Bank!
12:05Matt needs to unhook the briefcase, though, and-
12:08Oh!
12:09Oh!
12:10Oh, my!
12:11Oh, no!
12:13Matt's finished!
12:16Someone has to capitalize, though!
12:19Who will it be?
12:20Who will seize the opportunity?
12:22Who will grab their WrestleMania moment?
12:25Speaking of WrestleMania moments, watch Evan Bourne!
12:29Ooh!
12:30He's being set right out of the picture by-
12:32By Matt and then Matt-
12:33Look, look, look, look, look!
12:34MVP!
12:35Meanwhile, MVP climbing to the top of the ladder!
12:38It's Shelton Benjamin!
12:40What about MVP from humble beginnings growing up on the street?
12:44What an opportunity it would be for MVP!
12:46Or Shelton Benjamin as well!
12:48Shelton Benjamin, a tenured veteran in the WWE!
12:51Uh-oh!
12:52Watch out, Shelton!
12:53Trying to hang on to that ladder now!
12:54Where's he going?
12:55Whoa!
12:56Both men over the top rope!
12:58All ten men's bodies strewn around the ring!
13:00No one in the ring to take advantage of this moment!
13:02But Kane...
13:03What?!
13:04What?!
13:05He actually did it to his mind!
13:06Kane the only superstar actually standing!
13:07And it's Kane!
13:08Okay, Kane the veteran!
13:09Kane's advantage is that he's nearly seven feet tall!
13:11Look at Dolph!
13:12And Dolph Ziggler doing all he can to make sure it's not Kane who wins money in the bank here tonight!
13:17I mean over Kane!
13:18What determination!
13:19The athleticism of Dolph Ziggler!
13:20Come on, Dolph!
13:21Come on, Dolph!
13:22Ziggler's there!
13:23Ziggler's there!
13:24As is Kane, Michael!
13:25Oh!
13:26Oh!
13:27Oh!
13:28Oh!
13:29Oh!
13:30Oh!
13:31Oh!
13:32Oh!
13:33Oh!
13:34Oh!
13:35Oh!
13:36Oh!
13:37Oh!
13:38Oh!
13:39Oh!
13:40Oh!
13:41Oh!
13:42Oh!
13:43Oh!
13:44Oh!
13:45And again, Kane turns the ladder into a weapon!
13:50Whoa!
13:51Whoa!
13:52Whoa!
13:54Whoa!
13:59B Cobb back into the ring.
14:01Ziggler still fighting away.
14:05He's does gone, and introduced to those ropes the hard way.
14:09There's no slam on the ladder!
14:11Did you hear that?
14:13Buckling the spine.
14:14of Ziggler. I think Kane has a special dislike for Dolph Ziggler. Oh no, let me, ah, do you think?
14:28Kane literally is ripping the ladder off its hinges. Well, I don't think they're going to be
14:35climbing that ladder to briefcase. Oh, swallow it paradise. But remember the ladder was disjointed.
14:42Kofi's going to need a better ladder unless the athleticism of Kofi Kingston can surprise us.
14:47What in the world is Kofi going to attempt here?
14:52Everybody got a screwdriver? You've got to be innovative in this matchup.
14:55Hey, listen, it's WrestleMania. Leave everything out here, Kofi. Come on.
14:59Kofi Kingston using the ladder as a pair of stilts. How ingenious is this?
15:05Kofi Kingston. This is great. Can Kofi Kingston do it?
15:10This will make history. If Kofi Kingston. Look at Kingston, look at the balance of Kofi.
15:16Necessity, the mother of invention, Kofi Kingston. No.
15:20And Drew McIntyre spoils Kofi's party for the time. No, no, no, no, no.
15:25Kofi almost took advantage. Come on, Drew, there's no one in the ring.
15:31You're the prodigy, handpicked by Mr. McMahon. Get a ladder.
15:35And the chosen one looking to once again go through the back door.
15:40The youngest competitor in the Money in the Bank ladder match.
15:43The Intercontinental Champion Drew McIntyre.
15:46And Drew McIntyre moments away from being Mr. Money in the Bank.
15:52I can't believe this. He's got it. Oh!
15:54And Hardy scaling the other side of the ladder. It's Hardy and McIntyre.
15:59Everyone on their feet here seems to... No!
16:04Come on! All the way from Air Scotland, Drew McIntyre!
16:10Come on! Oh! Oh!
16:13The West is not wearing a kilt, guys.
16:18And now it's Matt Hardy's opportunity.
16:22As a C, that is, the WWE Universe looks on.
16:26Come on, take a look here at Drew McIntyre.
16:28This is his moment right there.
16:30But look at Matt Hardy.
16:31Don't wait for someone to tell you it's too late.
16:33Take chances and dream. Come on, Matt!
16:36And Kane is back in it again, however.
16:39The resilience of the veteran Kane and Matt Hardy could be moments away.
16:44Matt Hardy's there. All you gotta do is reach up. He's got it.
16:49Unhook the briefcase, Matt.
16:51Matt Hardy's gonna do it! Seconds away!
16:53Matt Hardy's gonna do it!
16:54Finally for Matt Hardy Vindication!
16:56He can't get it off!
16:57And Christian out of desperation!
16:59Christian has heard whispers of a shadow in his career.
17:03This is an opportunity for Christian to show the world he's a champion.
17:06And Kane setting the ladder up as well!
17:11Hardy and Christian and Kane!
17:13Who's it gonna be?
17:15Oh no!
17:18Oh no!
17:20Kane's got both men goozled!
17:23No way!
17:24Well, both men may have Kane!
17:25You're right!
17:26The three most experienced along with Benjamin.
17:29There goes Kane!
17:30Kane falls a long way!
17:31And now it's down to Christian and Matt Hardy!
17:32Christian and Matt Hardy!
17:33From the top of the ladder!
17:34Money in the Bank briefcase just inches away from both these men!
17:37Yeah, but Matt can't take both hands off the ladder,
17:40or else Christian will surely throw him off!
17:42That compromises Matt's chances right now!
17:44Christian in a precarious situation.
17:47Oh!
17:48He's gotta be kidnapped from the top of the ladder!
17:51A twist of faith from the top of the ladder!
17:54Who will carry the WWE into the 21st century!
18:01Watch this again!
18:02Whoa!
18:03But that did severe damage to both!
18:07Well, but Christian back on his feet now!
18:09And Christian using both ladders, trying to make it to the top!
18:11Christian!
18:12And there's Jack Swagger!
18:13The All-American American is back in it!
18:15Six foot six, 260 pounds!
18:17Watch it, Christian!
18:18Two-time All-American!
18:19Look at Christian!
18:20Look at Christian!
18:21Christian, look at the scale of the other ladder!
18:22Swagger's trying to play defense!
18:24The briefcase swinging in the air!
18:25Christian has it!
18:26Christian has it!
18:27Christian has it!
18:28There's a hook that holds the handle, you just have to open it up!
18:32These guys slugging it out, but Christian not letting go of that briefcase!
18:38I think he's got it!
18:39Both hands off!
18:40Oh!
18:41It's Swagger!
18:42Swagger takes advantage!
18:43How brilliant!
18:44Jack Swagger at the top of the ladder!
18:47Come on, wait for him to stop swinging!
18:49Jack Swagger!
18:50Here we go!
18:51Here we go!
18:52Can he seize the opportunity?
18:53He's done it!
18:54He's done it!
18:55Jack Swagger is Mr. Money in the Bank!
19:00Here is your winner, the All-American American, Jack Swagger!
19:07Ladies and gentlemen, Jack Swagger has created his WrestleMania moment!
19:13It is the moment of his career!
19:18Congratulations, Jack Swagger!
19:21Hey gang, he is now guaranteed a title opportunity any time, any place over the next year,
19:29whenever he wants to cash it in!
19:31And you know, I think I remember Jack Swagger telling us on commentary,
19:36Look at some of this action!
19:38Last week, that if he won, he might catch it in right here tonight!
19:45Jack Swagger, the man with the least amount of experience in ladder matches!
19:49Jack Swagger also celebrated a birthday this week!
19:52What a way to go out!
19:55Congratulations, Jack Swagger!
19:57Jack Swagger!
19:58Jack Swagger is Mr. Money in the Bank!
20:02Wow!
20:03Jack Swagger!
20:04Jack Swagger
20:09Uh!
20:11If you look alive, thank you!
20:13It looks, peace!
20:14The eveningye show me!
20:15Now Guillaume decide the same character...
20:16Is what we lie to you???
20:17You
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