[Official] Money in the Bank 2010 Thread

[BourneToFly]

So now that we're on the Road to Wrestlemania, WWE is getting more interesting, as it usually does. After No Way Out, we should start getting Money in the Bank qualifying matches. My question for you guys is who would you put in the MitB this year (3 from Raw, 3 from Smackdown, and 2 from ECW) and why. Also, who would win, and how would their storyline carry out after they won the case. I'm looking for a lot of elaborated, creative storylines here. This is how mine would play out:

Raw:
Kofi Kingston
The Miz
Jack Swagger

Smackdown:
John Morrison
Dolph Ziggler
R-Truth

ECW:
Shelton Benjamin
Christian

I think Christian wins and drops the ECW strap at Backlash (if they still call it that) to Shelton Benjamin. He gets a rematch at Judgement Day (or whatever the hell they call it these days) but loses. Later that night, Edge retains the WWE championship against some other big named guy (Cena, Batista, or even Sheamus). Edge is celebrating after barely getting a win when Christian runs out and cashes in the case while Edge has his back turned, completely oblivious to the whole thing. Edge is celebrating, hands in the air, when Christian grabs him and lands an Unprettier/Killswitch/whatever. 1-2-3. Christian wins the WWE championship.


That's my idea. What about you guys?

 

[tigermatt720]

Here is an idea that could work, although it would steal the thunder from the younger guys but I think this might could work. HBK goes all the way to Mania with no opponent, only for someone in MITB to be "laid out" prior to the match and HBK pulls an Edge and enters and wins. Then later on after Taker successfully defends his streak and title against Edge again, out of nowhere HBK cashes in MITB and defeats Taker.

 

[kideternity]

John Morrison vs. R-Truth vs. Yoshi Tatsu vs. Christian vs. The Miz vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Evan Bourne vs. Dolph Ziggler is what I'm thinking.

Hopefully with Christian winning it. I think it would be great stuff to see him with the MITB briefcase!

 

[Hacksaw Highway]

My personal picks:
Evan Bourne- Bourne is a young, fast, fan favourite, and he is so well suited for this match. He flies like no other in the WWE, and while he won't win, I'm sure he could provide an exciting spot or two.
Kofi Kingston- Kofi, like Bourne, is well liked with the fans, and is an exciting guy in this type of match. With his recent push, Kofi is now perched on the edge of becoming a legit maine venter, and the MITB case would help that cause.
Yoshi Tatsu- Tatsu is a guy who the fans have gotten behind in a relatively short time, and its time to put him on PPV and see what he can do. I don't know if he's ever been in a ladder match before, but I think his offence would work well here.
R-Truth- Damnit, it is time for Truth to be pushed. FOr some inexplicible reason, Truth was on last years Wrestlemania poster without being anywhere on the card, so this year he should be in here. He's exciting, he's likeable, and he needs to be on the card.
John Morrison- Same thing. Exciting, flashy, high-flying, fan favorite.
Dolph Ziggler- He seemed to be on the rise earlier this year, and then he sort of stalled out. Putting him in MITB could rejuvinate his character, even if he doesn't win.
Batista- Now hear me out, this pick sounds out of place but I have a plan. Batista's gimmick of late is based around his theory of being held down and his constant attempts at reclaiming the world title. Have some lower midcard but popular guy like Hurricane, Santino, Golddust, or even Hornswoggle qualify for the match. Then, on Raw the week before Mania, Batista kicks the crap out of that guy. Batista then demands to be put into the match, or he will personally take out each competitor. Batista is given the spot of the guy he attacked, which also sets up a story where everyone else gangs up on him. By having Batista basically mobbed by the other 7 guys, he can blame it on the conspiracy to keep him down, and it gives his character more to talk about. He can also lose a ladder match without losing much credibility, because they can emphasise his speed disadvantage in the match.
Shelton Benjamin- For my reasoning on including Benjamin, please watch MITB I, II, IV, and V. Notice how Benjamin does awesome stuff every time he is in this, and how the one time they left him out, it sucked (MITB III)? I rest my case.

 

[Rated_R_4_Royal_Rumble]

Who do you think will win the MITB this year, and why?

Christian: Simply put Money in the Bank was made for Christian...ok it was made for Edge but now that Edge is a 9 time World/WWE champion its clearly Christian's to win. Christian is phenomenal in Ladder Matches. Take a look

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Christian has already competed in two Money in the Bank Ladder Matches in his career. As well as three other versions of the Ladder Match at Wrestlemania 16,17, and 18. Making his total of WM Ladder Matches Five. That's astounding! Obviously Captain Charisma is the favorite to win Money in the Bank this year.

 

[Mr. TM]

I have a feeling that the Money in the Bank will be highlighted by Legacy. All three members could take part in it, as I don't see an official Orton versus Ted match happening yet. I think as the Royal Rumble happened in 2009, Priceless will try and help Orton win the match, but just as DiBiase is helping Orton to the top, he takes him down, and wins the match himself. The could then have a rivalry over that, and the belt.

 

[proofinlife]

I have a feeling that the Money in the Bank will be highlighted by Legacy. All three members could take part in it, as I don't see an official Orton versus Ted match happening yet. I think as the Royal Rumble happened in 2009, Priceless will try and help Orton win the match, but just as DiBiase is helping Orton to the top, he takes him down, and wins the match himself. The could then have a rivalry over that, and the belt.

Oh, I'm pretty sure they'll find something for Orton to do at Wrestlemania besides Money in the Bank, unless he shows genuine interest as a character and takes out someone for their spot, which I still, highly do not see happening.

Though, Teddy and Cody have very good reason to be in the match this year, however, I think they're still going to put the standard spotmonkies in the match like Matt Hardy, Evan Bourne, Kofi Kingston, Shelton Benjamin and guys like Christian, and R-Truth. They could flick off Evan Bourne and R-Truth to fit Legacy members in but I do not see it happening without some sort of storyline having them placed in it.

 

[breakingpoint3:16]

I think christian is going to win it seeing as he deserves to be a world champion for some time now, but i think that john morrison and kofi kingston could win it too. I would like too see mvp or christian win it or kane, those are the three i´m rooting for in this match.

 

[goodlay]

I see two legitimate contenders for winning MITB this year. Firstly is Kofi. Ever since his feud with Orton, he's gotten a really generous push and he's pretty over right now. He isn't exactly ready to win the Rumble, so MITB is the perfect platform to push him. Next is Christian. With the ECW brand being basically dead, you gotta believe Christian will be leaving. Maybe Ezekiel will take the title and he will be the NXT champion? Christian is really over with the fans right now and a MITB victory would be perfect to elevate Christian onto Raw or SD.

 

[Savion83]

Well with Wrestlemain 26 next month. People have been wondering who be in the Money in the Bank ladder match this year? It will be up to 8 wrestlers from all three brands.

But last years Money in the Bank match was kind of lackluster in my opinion as well as many from what I heard. Last year's Money in the Bank ladder match was just to ugly to me, mainly with Mark Henry in it. But it was nice to see Christian back in the match as well as Wrestlemania it's self! For C.M. Punk to win the match in back-to-back years just goes to show that the WWE doesn't really care about the match it's self, just only the outcome.

It is kinda unfair that only small or average wrestlers get over in winning the match. The big men are only there because they don't have any else to do. It's extremly dangerous for the WWE to put another big man in the match again this year! As ya'll seen last year Mark Henry only climbt the ladder once or twice in the whole match. And the only reason why Kane is so good at climbing ladders is because he's flexible like that unlike Mark Henry.

But my question is, who will be in the Money in the Bank match this year???

1. John Morrison (Smackdown)-Morrison has proven that he can hold his own in Money in the Bank like he did two years ago in Orlando as a singles star. And is a breath away from being in the main event picture. So why not?

2. R-Truth (Smackdown)-R-Truth is in the Elimination Chamber match. So this says it all right here as far as mania goes for the truth.

3. MVP (RAW)-Raw doesn't really have anything for MVP to do on RAW except continue to chase the U.S. title (which I'm kinda of sick of). And MVP's been in the Money in the Bank match for the past two years so there it is.

4. Kofi Kingston (RAW)-Like John Morrison, Kofi Kingston is a breath away from the main event picture. But if he wins the match it's self the victory and the contract could do him and his career wonders!

5. Zach Ryder (ECW/NXT?)-I guess because he has a brite future in front of him and he's the only other guy from the ECW/NXT brand who comes close to a main eventer in the future.

6. Shelton Benjamin (ECW/NXT?)-Shelton Benjamin! Everybody's favorite ladder match wrestler! Only because he's great at it. But when will he finally win Money in the Bank??? Will this year be his last chance? He wasn't even in the match three years ago at Wrestlemania 23.

7. Matt Hardy (Smackdown)-Poor Matt Hardy. This could be his last Wrestlemaina, period. He's not going to win.

8. Even Bourne (RAW)-Where he can showoff more of his ariel skills.


But that's what I believe will be Money in the Bank 2010.

 

[theBIGdealAndyP]

i personally think the money in the bank should look like this:
HHH
HBK
Undertaker
Rey Mysterio
Kane
Batista
Randy Orton
John Cena
That way you have something for all the main eventers to do, and you can have all the rest of the roster put on great 1 on 1 matches... who wouldnt want to see all 8 of the guys in the ring fighting for the briefcase, talk about an all out war, everyone has history with eachother, everyone has won numerous championships and a lot of storylines can collide into 1 big fight for a title shot at anytime... i know its a total pipe dream, and i did hit the pipe before i wrote this, and it will never happen in a million years, but if it did.. you got yourself the best MITB match of ALL time. and if you ask well, what are the other main events? Edge vs Jericho (WHT) Sheamus vs Ted Dibiase (WWEchamp) MVP & Mark Henry vs Straightedge Society vs. THE MIZSHOW (tag team) Drew Mcintyre vs Beth Phoenix (IC, yeah i said it) Kofi vs Jack Swagger vs Evan Bourne vs Christian vs Zach Ryder (vacant U.S.) Mickie vs McCool (womens) Maryse vs The Divas in a big bra and panties slumber party blowout and Kaval vs. Daniel Bryans for the NXT title...
Now Thats a Wrestlemania- anyone care to disagree?

 

[Y2J420RKO420]

Well with NXT being new they should show case them in the MITB LM for a title shot at the money in the bank ppv so that there is a cocky heel bragging because he already has a shot at real gold so he goes and act like he is better than everyone else.

 

[SuperSteve16]

I think that this years money in the bank will feature five superstars from Smackdown and five from RAW so we can have the first ever ten man MITB. I think the three mosty likely choices here is John Morrison, Kofi Kingston and Christian. All three of them deserve a world title and I believe that 2010 could be the year for all three of them. Anyway here's who I believe will be in MITB 2010

RAW

Kofi Kingston
MVP
Yoshi Tatsu
Mark Henry
Evan Bourne

Smackdown

John Morrison
Kane
Christian
R-Truth
Mcientire

 

[wbuqed]

Ok, did I read this correctly, "I saw that WWE's official Twitter page announced that on tonight's Raw, there will be Money in the Bank qualifying matches, which means yes, there will be a MitB match at WrestleMania." ???

If that's the case then what the hell is the MITB PPV about?

Is Vince just making this up as he goes along? Or are there gonna be 2 different MITB matches at 2 diff PPVs? I know that idea sounds idiotic but at this point I'm not sure Vince isn't aiming for idiotic

 

[proofinlife]

Ok, did I read this correctly, "I saw that WWE's official Twitter page announced that on tonight's Raw, there will be Money in the Bank qualifying matches, which means yes, there will be a MitB match at WrestleMania." ???

If that's the case then what the hell is the MITB PPV about?

Is Vince just making this up as he goes along? Or are there gonna be 2 different MITB matches at 2 diff PPVs? I know that idea sounds idiotic but at this point I'm not sure Vince isn't aiming for idiotic

Obviously this last MITB match will be "marketing" match for the new PPV. They'll probably announce on SD! and RAW after WM about the PPV move. They'll either

A) Make the winner cash in nearly immediately as it's been done by Edge or

B) Stipulate when they announce the PPV that the winner of the WM MITB match will have to claim his challenge before the PPV.

Just my guess.

Another piece of dribble, what if, in pure WWE Style, the PPV doesn't actually have any MITB Briefcase matches and is just named so for "trendiness" sake??

 

[LamaNamaneumi]

Seeing tonight's Raw it seems like the MITB match is going to take place at Mania.
I am hoping that we only get six superstars in the match so its not a big kluster fuck of a mess.That would give three from Raw and three from Smackdown.I would also like to see superstars who have not yet held the World title or WWE title. Hopefully the IC and US champs whoever they are at the time are defending the belts at the PPV and not in this match.

As for the up coming PPV by the same name, I was thinking what if they have a MITB match where the winner gets a shot at the IC or US title. Then the normal MITB match. I don't think a tag team MITB would work right now with the lack of legit teams, but would be interesting. Maybe the NXT rookies could have a MITB match for a contract for Raw or Smackdown.

 

[WWE*FAN*CB]

Many people would say either Morrison or McIntyre would be deserving...however I am high on Kofi Kingston winning this year. They want to continue his push and establish him as a top baby-face...so I think he should win this years matchup.

 

[psykohurricane]

If you read the spoilers for this firday's smackdown as i did, you already know who are some of the new guys added into the money in the bank match and who are suprisingly not in it. So now what about the remaining spot. Who do you give them to. Personally are some of the guys i would actually like to see in this match.

Kofi Kingston: Sure he was get some sort of a push last year with the Randy Orton program but since then, nothing, so i wouldn'T be surprise if it make it.

Evan Bourne: This guy been jobbing left and right so i would be really surprise if he makes it.

Yoshi Tatsu: Another Guy that would be perfect for this type of match and the only difference between him and Evan is that YOshi actually was push on ECW last year.

Ezekiel JAckson: Sure not a popular choice but let's face it, the guys is on a major role, he just won the ECW championship sure what better way to continue his push then by adding him in this match

Zack Ryder: again pretty sure he won't make it but again why not, he'S athletic enough and is a pretty good performer, plus he was one of the most push guy on ECW.

Sheamus: If Sheamus is put into another match, why give him a chance in this match. Sure it'S a demotion from where he was but pretty much everybody that was in his position have been sent back to the mid card level.

 

[Schoolboy-Chris]

This thread has been running quite a while, but I think now that we are getting close to Wrestlemania it is becoming clearer who is going to be involved with MITB and which of these will be in with a chance.

A few people have mentioned the idea of Punk winning. While this would be a fun moment because he has not won the match as a heel, I would still be opposed to this happening. When we think of the MITB match we think of mid carders, or people who are on the cusp of the main event and waiting for their big push. Punk is a multi-time world champion and has had his shot at MITB two years in a row. If this is not enough to cement him as main event material, then I think there is a serious problem. I think Punk is capable of reaching and staying in the main event on his own, and hopefully we will see him at Wrestlemania against an opponent like Mysterio, since his heat would be wasted to some extent in an eight man match.

I see the eventual eight participants coming down to someone like Christian, Kofi Kingston, Shelton Benjamin, Dolph Ziggler, John Morrison, Zack Ryder and the last couple being either Matt Hardy, Kane, Evan Bourne, Yoshi Tatsu or maybe Ezekiel Jackson. The probable winners as others have stated will most likely be either Christian, Kofi or Morrison. I think we are most likely to see Christian get the win at the moment, but it will become clearer who has the edge over the next few weeks.

With the reports of a MITB PPV coming up in July I have been thinking about how this will affect the Wrestlemania match. The idea that I came up with is that The MITB winner will cash it in before the PPV in July, as I don't see the WWE letting two MITB winners stroll around at the same time. This could be fun if it happened, but I think that WWE would want to keep the concept simple and have the attention on one budding star at a time. And who knows, this WM could be the one where the MITB winner finially cashes in on the night. Since the announced matches so far are for established feuds I think that its unlikely that the MITB winner will make one of these a triple threat, as it could just interfere in the storyline culmination. As for after the matches however, the MITB briefcase is all about surprises, and that could be what we are in for.

 

[TheTruNoLimit]

I think the Money in the Bank field will come down to the usual suspects if you will.

Raw: Christian has already qualified, and I would think that Kofi Kingston will be a shoe-in. As for the other two, how about surprises such as Jack Swagger and Evan Bourne.

Why Swagger? I still believe he has amazing potential, even though he really got the shaft on Raw. He is doing nothing, and even if he doesn't win, a nice showing and a little more focus heading into Wrestlemania can kind of remind everyone about Swagger.

Why Bourne? Why not. He has no shot at winning, but he could do a couple crazy things in this type of match.

Smackdown!: Kane and Shelton Benjamin have to be locks. Kane has nothing going on but he is definitely a top star and will be involved in Wrestlemania one way or another. Shelton MUST be in Money in the Bank. He's been in almost every one and even though he has no shot, he often steals the show. The other two can depend upon what's in the cards for John Morrison, Drew McIntyre, R-Truth, Ezekiel Jackson, or Dolph Ziggler. Of course, if they FINALLY defend the Intercontinental Title at Mania this would definitely take a few superstars out of the running.

Who knows. Every year seems to be a surprise. While it would be amazing to see Punk involved, he really shouldn't be. It should be for people, win or lose, who could actually benefit by being in the match. Punk will likely feud with Rey heading into Mania.

I think it's painfully obvious that this year is going to be Christian or Kofi winning. Do we really have any other options? Kofi got that main-event test push against Orton and this could be used as the next tool to move him up and Christian has main-eventer written all over him.

Everyone else named, Kane, Benjamin, R-Truth, Dolph Ziggler, Swagger, Bourne, they really have no shot. Maybe Ezekiel Jackson if he gets involved but it may be too soon for Big Zeke. Morrison really doesn't need it as I see him eventually being able to take Jeff Hardy's spot.

 

[Rated RKO Canadian Trio]

I see Christian winning this.

He SHOULD'VE won last year anyway,this win could lead to a feud with Edge.

Edge could win the title from Jericho,and then during a match for the title against another person,he could be assaulted by Jericho then Christian's music hits and wins the title off of the MITB contract.

This could also be a 3 way feud as Chris Jericho can face someone else for the #1 contender spot but Christian ends up getting Jericho disqualified and so on.

 

[colalella2891]

Well, the match isn't full yet, so I'll probably re-post a prediction later on as well, however for now I obviously see Christian winning it. By the looks of most of the posts so far, he is the favorite, but we shouldn't assume anything until we see how the entire match looks.

But, SO FAR Christian has the biggest chance, but lets not get ahead of ourselves.

 

[Sparky]

It don't matter who there is left to go into this match, I think that Christian will win this. He is the only one so far ready enough to become ME status, and the WWE would be wanting to repay him for him not being champion anymore.

 

[Papa Shango]

Well, four spots have been filled so far:

Christian
Kane
Dolph Ziggler
Shelton Benjamin

The only one of these I find surprising is Dolph Ziggler. He hasn't really done much as of late, and I would have had him pegged as someone likely to end up left off the card. But I'm happy for him. This more than makes up for the payday he missed out on at Bragging Rights (could this be Vince's way of making it up to him?), and if he puts on a good show, it could lead to a renewed push for him, if the fact that he's in at Mania doesn't already signify that's he'd getting pushed again.

Christian, Kane and Benjamin are all staples of the match. Christian definitely makes sense, we all saw it coming, he didn't have any other possible spot on the card, and as of right now, he has to be considered the favorite to win. Kane and Benjamin are pity entrants in my opinion. I don't find either worthy enough to warrant a spot at Mania anymore, but Benjamin does some crazy shit in ladder matches, so at least that makes sense. Kane never does anything interesting in these matches, but he still has fans in the crowd and backstage, and WWE has plenty of room in the budget for that sick ass pyro. But honestly, there are so many other young talents worthy of a spot here who now no longer will be on the card. Kane and Benjamin have had YEARS to prove any worth, and they haven't. save for a very rare occurrence.

So, with four spots remaining, I see one more Smackdown star getting in, and three Raw stars. Who will they be?

Let's start with the last smackdown spot.

I'm saying it's gonna be Matt Hardy. WWE seems to be using the SD! slots for old tired veterans who no longer have any reason to be near Mania. I think we'll see Morrison-Truth-McIntire for the IC title, so those guys are out. CM Punk-Rey Mysterio appears to be on the horizon. Who else does that leave on SD?

Zeke Jackson- no. he gets no reaction, and he definitely is too green to be in a ladder match. At least Bobby Lashley had some natural talents. Jackson would be garbage. See also; Khali, The Great.

Luke Gallows- He'll be backing up CM Punk.

Hart Dynasty- They'll be lucky to see a unified tag title shot. See also; Tyme, Cryme, Croft & Baretta

Finlay- I like him, but he's a mid carder at best now, relegated to filler feuds. See also; Knox, Mike

Charlie Haas- Don't make me laugh. See also; Yang, Jimmy Wang, Naki, Kung Fu, and J, Slam Master.

That LITERALLY leaves only Matt Hardy, unless Goldust, Kozlov, or Lance Hoyr debut soon, and none of them are goin in the match.

Hopefully, We'll see a spot were Hardy gets an assist from Khali, they climb the biggest ladder they got, but then Khali betrays Hardy by throwing him through the announcer's table from the top of the ladder, killing him.

Now, onto RAW, where there are SO many more possibilities. I don't even wanna go over the whole roster, so I'll just say which ones I think will/ deserve to get the spots.

Kofi Kingston- He's not really doing anything right now, and he has put on a good showing in previous MITB's. See also; Carlito, MVP, Henry, Mark (I'm serious, I like the role he played in last year's match)

Sidenote: IMO, if Kofi is in the match, he replaces Christian as favorite to win.

Evan Bourne- This guy is model-made for this type of match. Is it really so much to ask for an SSP from the top of a ladder? His style is great for this type of match. See also; Tatsu, Yoshi, Ryder,Zach, Colon, Primo

Jack Swagger- He could have a really good showing. He's more than capable, and I could see a technical guy like him play an interesting role in the match. See also; Regal, William, Masters, Guerrero,Chavo, Masters, Chris

Santino Marella- I can dream, can't I?

I think the only lock for a spot is Kofi. He's one the few young guys WWE is 100% committed to right now. A lot of these other guys have a shot at a different match, maybe with ShowMiz or a United States title shot. I honestly think the storyline with ShowMiz and MVP and Mark Henry will continue until Wrestlemania. But if it doesn't then I think MVP and Henry get the other two spots. If they do face ShowMiz in some capacity, then I think it opens it up a bit. Evan Bourne, Yoshi Tatsu, Jack Swagger, Carlito, and Zach Ryder all have something good going for them right now, IMO. Carlito has been in a MITB before, which seems to give him some form of a shot, by the looks of it. And Creative has a knack for making decisions that seem outta left field.

I'm going guess/hope that the final MITB lineup will be:

Christian
Kofi Kingston
Jack Swagger
Evan Bourne
Kane
Dolph Ziggler
Shelton Benjamin
Matt Hardy

How does that look to you guys? Does it look accurate? Does it fall in line with your guys' predictions? Does the lineup even look good to you? Personally, I think it's alright, but I think it could be a better lineup. And Smackdown's spots are pathetic.

 

[Richard]

I'm pretty confident that it will be Christian who wins Money in the Bank. A simple reason really, Edge will win at WrestleMania and give the tag team history between Edge and Christian would set up a good feud if Christian wins MITB, Edge beats Jericho and after Extreme Rules or some other match where Edge gets beat up pretty bad, Christian will cash in his match for the title.

Christian wins MITB for me.