who invented the money in the bank ladder match
Money in the Bank ladder match The first match was contested in 2005 at WrestleMania 21, after being invented (in kayfabe) by Chris Jericho.[1] At the time, it was exclusive to wrestlers of the Raw brand, and Edge won the inaugural match.[1] From then until 2010, the Money in the Bank ladder match, now open to all WWE brands, became a WrestleMania mainstay. 2010 saw a second and third Money in the Bank ladder match when the Money in the Bank pay-per-view debuted in July. Unlike the matches at WrestleMania, this new event featured two such ladder matches â€“ one each for a contract for the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship, respectively.
Money in the Bank ladder match Both the men's and women's ladder matches had eight participants, evenly divided between the two brands. 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 (eventually revealed to be Kofi Kingston), and Samoa Joe qualified from SmackDown. Strowman would go on to win the ladder match and contract. 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 the ladder match and later that night (after causing a disqualification in the title match between Nia Jax and Ronda Rousey) cashed in the contract and defeated Nia 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.