What is the WWE Money In The Bank match?

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Ahead of the annual Money In The Bank PLE, find out what the match type is about, what's at stake and some trivia to wow your friends with at the Netflix watching party this year.

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00:00It's one of the highlights of the wrestling calendar, one of being the operative word,

00:06but the Money in the Bank ladder match is upon us, and one of those style of matches

00:11that end up getting clipped and shared by sheer virtue of the incredible, sometimes car crash

00:17hits that the stars of the WWE find themselves in for a shot at a WWE championship.

00:24But how does it work?

00:26Well, hanging above the ring is the coveted Money in the Bank briefcase.

00:31Inside, an opportunity for a WWE title shot at any time, at any place.

00:37Literally, you could run in midway through a title match and cash in your shot,

00:41in the case of Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre.

00:44Or, you could be an ultimate opportunist like the artist formerly known as Edge, or Cope these days,

00:51and decide to cash in after a match for the easiest, let's be honest, sweatiest championship win you could think of.

00:58Now, six wrestlers from both the men's and the women's division duke it out as they attempt to climb the ladder and retrieve the case.

01:06Simple enough, right?

01:07Wrong.

01:08It's anything goes.

01:10More than one ladder can and will be used, along with tables, chairs, all sorts of paraphernalia you can find either under the ring or ringside.

01:20And the absolute wealth of bumps, or crashes, or burns, however you want to call them,

01:26it does make you wonder if they wonder if it's all worthwhile putting themselves through this for such an opportunity.

01:36Spoiler alert, it is.

01:38Now, the first Money in the Bank match took place back at WrestleMania 21,

01:42conceived as an idea by Chris Jericho, Keep K Faber Live,

01:46and has become an annual fixture, so much so that they dedicated a premium live event dedicated to both the men's and women's matches.

01:55Now, the winner of that first Money in the Bank match would be Edge, who cashed in on John Cena to earn his first world title.

02:03But the cash-in isn't quite straightforward and never guarantees that a title change is going to take place.

02:10In fact, on five separate occasions, the winners cashed in and lost the title match,

02:17including John Cena, who would be the very first to fail at a cash-in.

02:21Now, the women's Money in the Bank match has been a recent addition,

02:25with the first taking place in 2017, and won by Carmella, with shenanigans aplenty.

02:31While those wanting a bit of WWE trivia to show up while they're watching this year's event on Netflix,

02:37can shine away with this following nugget.

02:40Of all the female cash-ins that have taken place throughout the history of the women's briefcase,

02:45three have gone on to use their opportunity the very same night to win the title.

02:51Alexa Bliss in 2018, Bayley in 2019, and more recently Liv Morgan in 2022.

02:58And if you're also wondering who has won the Money in the Bank match the most amount of times,

03:04I'm pleased to say that would be CM Punk, who won it in both 2008 and 2009.

03:09But sadly, no chance for a three-peat for CM Punk.

03:13But perhaps there's a bit of interest he might have in the match,

03:17considering that Seth Rollins, who at the moment seems to be his eternal rival,

03:22is hoping to join Punk in that group,

03:25as he has taken part in this year's Money in the Bank match.

03:29And that's pretty much all you need to know about it.

03:32Strap in, enjoy the PLE on Netflix,

03:35and no doubt you'll see some of the thrills and spills if you don't on TikTok or other social media channels.

03:41Happy watching, and don't try it at home.

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