Six Superstars poised to clash at Money in the Bank

Full coverage of Money in the Bank 2017, featuring SmackDown LIVE’s top Superstars and airing live on WWE Network tomorrow from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.

1. United States Champion Kevin Owens, AJ Styles, Baron Corbin, Sami Zayn, Dolph Ziggler and Shinsuke Nakamura (Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match)
2. WWE Champion Jinder Mahal vs. Randy Orton
3. Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Natalya vs. Tamina vs. Carmella (Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match)
4. SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos vs. The New Day
5. SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi vs. Lana
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7. The Hype Bros vs. The Colons (Kickoff Match)

United States Champion Kevin Owens, AJ Styles, Baron Corbin, Sami Zayn, Dolph Ziggler

and Shinsuke Nakamura (Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match)

At Money in the Bank, six of SmackDown LIVE’s best competitors will battle it out in the 2017 Money in the Bank
Ladder Match with the goal of climbing the dreaded rungs and claiming a prized briefcase. With the contract
inside that case, the victorious Superstar will guarantee himself a WWE Championship opportunity any time
they wish in the subsequent year.
SmackDown LIVE Commissioner Shane McMahon named the six participants on the May 23 edition of the blue
brand: United States Champion Kevin Owens, AJ Styles, Baron Corbin, Sami Zayn, Dolph Ziggler and Shinsuke
Nakamura.
No stranger to Money in the Bank, or Ladder Matches in general for that matter, the veteran Ziggler will
perhaps walk into the June 18 pay-per-view with a distinct advantage. After all, he did ascend to the top
of the ladder back in 2012 to capture the coveted briefcase.

WWE Champion Jinder Mahal vs. Randy Orton

Randy Orton will have the home-field advantage when he gets his rematch for the WWE Championship against
Jinder Mahal in St. Louis at Money in the Bank tomorrow .
Mahal has proven to be a true thorn in The Viper’s side since becoming the No. 1 contender to the title
in April. The Modern-Day Maharaja has sneak-attacked Orton on several occasions and even cost him a House
of Horrors Match against Bray Wyatt at WWE Payback.
But Mahal sent shockwaves through the WWE Universe at WWE Backlash when he planted The Apex Predator into
the canvas with the Khallas and pinned Orton for a three-count to win the WWE Championship. Now, Mahal’s
championship mettle will be put to the test at Money in the Bank.

Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Natalya vs. Tamina vs. Carmella (Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match)

The SmackDown LIVE Women’s division is once again about to prove just how ground-breaking it can be.
At WWE Money in the Bank, Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Natalya, Tamina and Carmella will compete in the
first-ever Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
The fuse for the unprecedented showdown was lit during the May 30 edition of SmackDown LIVE when all five
Superstars competed in a 5-Way Elimination Match to determine the new No. 1 contender to SmackDown Women’s
Champion Naomi at the highly-anticipated June 18 pay-per-view.
None of the athletes proved willing to wait for the bell, though, and a pre-match brawl inevitably broke
out, setting the stage for all-out bedlam.
As the dust cleared, SmackDown LIVE Commissioner Shane McMahon picked up the mic and acknowledged just how
hungry the five competitors were for a chance at the prestigious title. Taking pride in Team Blue being
The Land of Opportunity, Shane-O-Mac seized the moment to make history by declaring that all five
Superstars will square off in the first-ever Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match.

SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos vs. The New Day

It’s a new day, yes it is. Or at least Kofi Kingston, Big E & Xavier Woods are hoping it will be when
they challenge The Usos for their first SmackDown Tag Team Championship at WWE Money in the Bank,
streaming live tonight at 8 ET/5 PT on WWE Network.
On the very same night that the longest-reigning Tag Team Champions in WWE history made their long-awaited
reemergence on SmackDown LIVE — their first such appearance since moving to the blue brand in the
Superstar Shake-up — they quickly made their case to be The Usos’ next challengers, right as Jimmy & Jey
were crowing over their two consecutive title defenses against Breezango. Back to full force after an ankle
injury felled Kofi Kingston last month, ya boys declared they were rested, ready, and sanctioned by
SmackDown LIVE Commissioner Shane McMahon to challenge The Usos straight out of the gate.

SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi vs. Lana

At SmackDown LIVE’s WWE Money in the Bank pay-per-view, Lana will make her blue brand in-ring debut when
she challenges Naomi for the SmackDown Women’s Championship in a match that was made following the turbulent
events of the June 6 edition of SmackDown LIVE.
Angered over Commissioner Shane McMahon’s decision to deny her from entering the first-ever Women’s Money
in the Bank Ladder Match, The Ravishing Russian suddenly attacked Naomi during the titleholder’s Six-Woman
Tag Team Match.
In response, Naomi’s glow turned red, and she demanded that Shane-O-Mac grant Lana a title match against
her at the June 18 pay-per-view and promised to “snatch her bald.”
Irate over the actions of her Total Divas co-star, the SmackDown Women’s Champion is ready for an out-and-out
fight. But what will happen when she stands across the squared circle from an opponent with an in-ring style
she knows nothing about?