Money in the Bank Qualifying Matches

WrestleMania 22

2/27/06; Washington DC; Verizon Center
Raw - 2/27/06
- Rob Van Dam pinned Trevor Murdoch at 4:54 with the Five Star Frog Splash

2/27/06; Washington DC; Verizon Center
Raw - 2/27/06
- WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin (w/ Mama Benjamin) pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. in a non-title match at 4:07 after Randy Orton interfered and dropped Guerrero with the RKO as Mama Benjamin distracted the referee

2/27/06; Washington DC; Verizon Center
Raw - 2/27/06
- Ric Flair pinned Carlito Caribbean Cool at 6:43 by holding onto the top rope for leverage after punching Carlito in the face while he was chewing his apple

3/7/06; Mobile, AL; Civic Center
Smackdown! - 3/9/06
- Bobby Lashley fought Finlay to a no contest when the two began brawling in the aisle before the bout began, were pulled apart by security, and then brawled their way backstage; moments later footage was shown of the two in the parking lot where Finlay assaulted Lashley with a steel pipe, busting the windows of a car, and Lashley attacked Finlay on the roof of the vehicle before eventually tipping the car over and Finlay narrowly avoiding being pinned underneath

3/14/06; Bossier City, LA; CenturyTelCenter
Smackdown! - 3/16/06:
- Finlay pinned Bobby Lashley in a lumberjack match after hitting him with his shillelagh after Lashley speared an interfering Sylvan as Sylvan had a steel chair in his hand

3/14/06; Bossier City, LA; CenturyTelCenter
Smackdown! - 3/16/06:
- Matt Hardy defeated Road Warrior via reverse decision after Road Warrior used a foreign object to pin Hardy (Road Warrior Animal's debut as "Road Warrior")

WrestleMania 23

2/19/07; Bakersfield, CA; Rabobank Arena
Raw - 2/19/07
- Edge pinned Rob Van Dam with the spear at 13:31 after RVD kicked an interfering Randy Orton off the ring apron as RVD was perched on the top preparing for the Five Star Frog Splash; prior to the match, footage was shown of each man's WrestleMania Money in the Bank victory

2/20/07; San Diego, CA; ipayOne Center
ECW - 2/20/07
- CM Punk pinned Johnny Nitro (w/ WWE Women's Champion Melina) at 5:19 with a fireman's carry into a knee to the face

2/20/07; San Diego, CA; ipayOne Center
Smackdown! - 2/23/07
- Booker T (w/ Sharmell) pinned Kane in a falls count anywhere match at 17:56 by pinning Kane on the floor after the Great Khali attacked Kane and threw him through the ringside barricade; after the commercial break, Booker & Sharmell were shown celebrating backstage until Khali appeared, with Booker extending his hand for Khali to shake and Khali shaking his arm before walking off

2/26/07; Fresno, CA; SaveMart Center
Raw - 2/26/07
- Jeff Hardy pinned Shelton Benjamin with the Swanton at 10:04; after the bout, Vince McMahon appeared on the big screen and cut a promo on Donald Trump's announcement on who would represent him at WrestleMania

2/27/07; San Jose, CA; HP Pavilion
ECW - 2/27/07
- Ken Kennedy pinned Sabu in an extreme rules match at 5:02 with a DDT onto a broken table in the ring after Sabu missed a legdrop off the top and crashed through the table

2/27/07; San Jose, CA; HP Pavilion
Smackdown! - 3/2/07
- Matt Hardy pinned Joey Mercury with a Twist of Fate off the middle turnbuckle at 13:50 after Mercury took his protective facemask off; Booker T, with Sharmell, did guest commentary for the bout; during the match, Booker made mention of the Hardyz ladder matches against Edge & Christian

2/27/07; San Jose, CA; HP Pavilion
Smackdown! - 3/2/07
- Finlay defeated WWE US Champion Chris Benoit and MVP at 11:09 by pinning Benoit after hitting both opponents with his shillelagh as Hornswoggle, Finlay's midget, distracted the referee; prior to the bout, Finlay confronted Michael Cole on the floor and told him the midget's name wasn't Little Bastard but Hornswoggle

3/5/07; Phoenix, AZ; US Airways Center
Raw - 3/5/07
- Ric Flair fought Carlito Caribbean Cool (w/ Torrie Wilson) to a no contest at the 4-minute mark when the Great Khali attacked both men and hit the tree slam on Flair; moments later, Khali grabbed the mic and said he wanted Kane

3/12/07; Washington DC; Verizon Center
Raw - 3/12/07
- Randy Orton defeated Ric Flair and Carlito Caribbean Cool in an elimination match at 13:43; Orton pinned Flair with the RKO at 3:59 after Flair sustained Carlito's Back Cracker; Orton pinned Carlito with the RKO after Carlito crotched himself on the top

3/19/07; Indianapolis, IN; Conseco Fieldhouse
Raw - 3/19/07
- Edge won a 10-man battle royal by last eliminating Ric Flair at 9:56; order of elimination: Viscera by Ric Flair, Shelton Benjamin, Kenny Dykstra, Super Crazy, Johnny Nitro, Val Venis, Carlito Caribbean Cool, Edge, and Charlie Haas (0:39); Crazy by Benjamin & Haas after blocking an attempted armdrag / hurricanrana (3:05); Venis by Nitro via a dropkick as Venis was on the ring apron (during commercial break); Haas by Carlito via a kneelift as Haas was on the ring apron (during commercial break); Benjamin by Flair by shoving him off the top as Benjamin was perched on the top attempting to attack Carlito (8:12); Dykstra by Flair via a chop after crotchiing Dykstra on the top rope (8:49); Nitro by Carlito via a dropkick to the back as Nitro attempted a springboard (8:57); Carlito by Flair via a backdrop (10:42); Flair by Edge (9:56); Edge appeared to have injured his knee early in the match and spent the duration of the contest being attended to on the floor before sliding back in the ring after Flair was named the winner, by eliminating Carlito, throwing Flair out, and showing his injury was fake

WrestleMania 24

2/18/08; Anaheim, CA; Honda Center
Raw - 2/18/08
- WWE IC Champion Jeff Hardy pinned Snitsky with the Twist of Fate and Swanton at 10:28; prior to the bout, the band EndeverafteR, who performed Hardy's new theme music, were shown at ringside (Hardy's debut with a new theme)

2/18/08; Anaheim, CA; Honda Center
Raw - 2/18/08
- Ken Kennedy pinned Val Venis with the Mic Check at 2:29 (Kennedy's debut with a new theme)

2/19/08; San Diego, CA; Sports Arena
Smackdown! - 2/22/08
- Shelton Benjamin pinned Jimmy Wang Yang at 6:53 with the jumping facebuster; prior to the bout, it was announced the WrestleMania 24 press conference would be held the following Monday in Los Angeles at noon local time and would be streamed live on WWE.com

2/25/08; Phoenix, AZ; US Airways Center
Raw - 2/25/08
- Chris Jericho pinned WWE IC Champion Jeff Hardy with a roll over at 12:32 in a non-title match

3/3/08; Indianapolis, IN; Conseco Fieldhouse
Raw - 3/3/08
- Carlito Caribbean Cool pinned WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Cody Rhodes with the Backstabber at 3:39

3/8/08; Oshkosh, WI; Kolf Sports Center
- WWE US Champion MVP pinned Jamie Noble

3/11/08; Chicago, IL; AllState Arena
ECW - 3/11/08
- CM Punk defeated Big Daddy V (w/ Matt Striker) via count-out at 3:52 after Punk avoided a charge and Big Daddy fell out to the floor; after the match, Punk fought off an interfering Striker and dropped him with the Go To Sleep; Shelton Benjamin provided guest commentary for the bout (V's last appearance)

3/11/08; Chicago, IL; AllState Arena
Smackdown! - 3/14/08
- WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion John Morrison pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Mike Mizanin with the corkscrew neckbreaker at 4:36; prior to the bout, the other participants were mentioned for the Money in the Bank match with Jeff Hardy's name excluded due to his suspension, though the suspension was not mentioned; it was also announced before the match that Morrison & Mizanin would defend the titles the following week against Jesse & Festus

WrestleMania 25

2/23/09; Nashville, TN; Sommet Center
Raw - 2/23/09
- WWE IC Champion CM Punk defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champion John Morrison and WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Mike Mizanin at 10:25 by pinning Morrison with the Go To Sleep after swinging Morrison's legs into Mizanin, knocking him to the floor, after Morrison was set up for the move

3/2/09; Boston, MA; TD Banknorth Garden
Raw - 3/2/09
- Kane defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. and Mike Knox at 8:46 by pinning Knox with the chokeslam after Knox dropped Mysterio with the Hard Knox; prior to the bout, it was announced Kane's "See No Evil" would air Saturday on the Sci-Fi Network and he would appear the following night on ECW; after the contest, Kane dropped Mysterio with the chokeslam

3/2/09; Boston, MA; TD Banknorth Garden
ECW - 3/3/09
- Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) pinned Santino Marella (w/ Beth Phoenix & Rosa Mendez) at 1:07 after catching Marella attempting a crossbody and hitting the powerslam; prior to the bout, Marella cut an in-ring promo in which he said women loved his physique and didn't love Henry's

3/3/09; Uncasville, CT; Mohegan Sun Arena
Smackdown! - 3/6/09
- MVP pinned Matt Hardy at 7:59 by reversing an attempt at the Twist of Fate into a roll up; prior to the match, Matt cut an in-ring promo on Jeff Hardy not wanting to wrestle him and said once they both win their Money in the Bank qualifying matches then he would finally get his hands on Jeff at WrestleMania

3/3/09; Uncasville, CT; Mohegan Sun Arena
Smackdown! - 3/6/09
- WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated Jeff Hardy via disqualification in a non-title match at 9:25 when Matt Hardy came out, climbed into the ring, stared at Jeff, and then punched Benjamin; after the match, Matt slowly turned away from Jeff and left the ring

3/9/09; Jacksonville, FL; Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Raw - 3/9/09
- Kofi Kingston pinned Chris Jericho with the spin kick to the face at 7:48 after Jericho released the Walls of Jericho when Ric Flair appeared on the entrance stage; after the bout, Flair congratulated Kingston on the win and mocked Jericho

3/9/09; Jacksonville, FL; Veterans Memorial Auditorium
ECW - 3/10/09
- Christian won a battle royal by last eliminating Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 11:58; other participants included: Cryme Tyme, Vladimir Kozlov, William Regal (w/ Layla), the Great Khali, R Truth, Jimmy Wang Yang, Goldust, Sho Funaki, Ricky Ortiz, Dolph Ziggler, Paul Burchill, Tommy Dreamer, and Charlie Haas; order of elimination: Ortiz by Khali following a chop to the head (0:13); Funaki by Kozlov after landing a headbutt as Funaki came off the top (0:26); Kozlov by Khali after catching him by the leg and pushing him backwards (0:35); Khali by everyone else (0:50); Yang by Haas & Ziggler (1:15); Goldust by Ziggler following a dropkick and Haas pulling down the top rope (1:28); Ziggler by Shad via a boot to the face as Ziggler was on the apron (1:33); Haas by JTG via a boot to the face as Haas was on the apron (1:34); Burchill by Cryme Tyme following double punches as Burchill was on the apron (2:07); Shad by JTG (2:17); JTG by Truth (2:21); Dreamer by Regal by pulling him over the top as Regal was on the apron (6:57); Truth by Chavo after Truth missed a kick to Christian and crotched himself on the ropes (8:53); Regal by Christian with a backdrop as Christian was on the apron (10:03); Chavo by Christian by kicking him in the face as both men fought on the ropes, knocking Chavo off the apron

3/3/09; Uncasville, CT; Mohegan Sun Arena
Smackdown! - 3/13/09
- Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) pinned The Brian Kendrick (w/ Ezikiel Jackson) with the Celtic Cross at 3:13 after reversing The Kendrick; prior to the bout, Jackson punched Finlay in the face

WrestleMania 26

2/22/10; Indianapolis, IN; Conseco Fieldhouse
Raw - 2/22/10
- Christian pinned Carlito with the Unprettier at 3:01; prior to the bout, Heath Slater, Christian's rookie on WWE NXT, cut an insert promo on working with Christian; moments later, Michael Tarver, Carlito's rookie, cut a similar promo (Christian's debut as part of the Raw roster)

2/23/10; Milwaukee, WI; Bradley Center
Smackdown! - 2/26/10
- Dolph Ziggler defeated John Morrison and R-Truth (w/ David Otunga) at 12:19 when, after Morrison hit Starship Pain on Truth, Ziggler pulled Morrison out of the ring and pinned Truth himself; prior to the bout, AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" was played as the camera focused on the Money in the Bank briefcase hung above the ring (Smackdown: Best of 2009-2010)

2/23/10; Milwaukee, WI; Bradley Center
Smackdown! - 2/26/10
- Kane pinned WWE IC Champion Drew McIntyre in a non-title match with a stomp to the face at 5:12; prior to the bout, AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" was played as the camera focused on the Money in the Bank briefcase hung above the ring; during McIntyre's entrance, he cut a promo while walking to the ring, noting his undefeated streak and his win over Kane at Elimination Chamber; McIntyre then said he would go on to win Money in the Bank while and hold both the WWE IC and World Heavyweight Titles, his undefeated streak still intact; after the match, McIntyre threatened referee Charles Robinson as the fans chanted "You lost;" moments later, McIntyre took his belt and yelled at the commentary team before leaving ringside (McIntyre's first loss)

2/23/10; Milwaukee, WI; Bradley Center
Smackdown! - 2/26/10
- Shelton Benjamin pinned CM Punk (w/ Luke Gallows & Sarina) at 4:56 with Paydirt after Rey Mysterio Jr. pulled an interfering Gallows off the ring apron, distracting Punk (Benjamin's return to the Smackdown! brand)

3/1/10; Oklahoma City, OK; Ford Center
Raw - 3/1/10
- Jack Swagger pinned Santino Marella with the gutwrench powerbomb at the 27-second mark; prior to the bout, AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" was played as the camera focused on the Money in the Bank briefcase hung above the ring

3/1/10; Oklahoma City, OK; Ford Center
Raw - 3/1/10
- MVP pinned Zack Ryder (w/ Rosa Mendes) with the Playmaker at the 46-second mark

3/2/10; Wichita, KS; Intrust Bank Arena
Smackdown! - 3/5/10
- Matt Hardy (w/ Justin Gabriel) pinned WWE IC Champion Drew McIntyre in a non-title match with a reversal of a roll over at 7:58; after Hardy and Gabriel left ringside, McIntyre stared at the WrestleMania sign above the ring before throwing a fit at the commentary table and telling Matt Striker, "I swear to God, I will be at WrestleMania"

3/8/10; Portland, OR; Rose Garden
Raw - 3/8/10
- Evan Bourne pinned William Regal (w/ Skip Sheffield) at 1:28 with Air Bourne; Audioslave's "Be Yourself" played before the match while the camera focused on the briefcase hung above the ring; Christian, alongside Heath Slater, provided guest commentary for the match

3/9/10; Seattle, WA; Key Arena
Smackdown! - 3/12/10
- WWE IC Champion Drew McIntyre pinned Aaron Bolo with the Future Shock DDT at the 32-second mark; Audioslaves' "Be Yourself" was played before the match as the camera focused on the Money in the Bank briefcase hung above the ring; after the bout, McIntyre confronted Matt Striker at the commentary table to make it clear he was now going to WrestleMania

3/22/10; San Jose, CA; HP Pavilion
Raw - 3/22/10
- Kofi Kingston pinned Vladimir Kozlov with the spin kick to the face at 2:21; Jack Swagger provided guest commentary for the match

Money in the Bank 2010

In the weeks prior to the event, it was announced the Big Show, Kane, WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston, Cody Rhodes, Matt Hardy, and Christian would compete in the Smackdown! match and Evan Bourne, Ted Dibiase Jr., Edge, Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, John Morrison, and WWE US Champion Mike Mizanin would compete in the Raw match. Qualifiers were made to determine the final spots.

7/6/10; Atlanta, GA; Philips Arena
Smackdown! - 7/9/10
- Dolph Ziggler (w/ Vickie Guerrero) defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. and MVP at 9:16 when MVP submitted to the sleeper; Vickie provided guest commentary for the match but left the broadcast area when Chavo tried to win the match for himself instead of Ziggler; late in the match, MVP had Chavo covered following the Play of the Day but Vickie pulled the referee to the floor; the Money in the Bank briefcase was shown above the ring prior to the match

7/6/10; Atlanta, GA; Philips Arena
Smackdown! - 7/9/10
- Drew McIntyre pinned WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston in a non-title match at 12:59 with the Future Shock after ramming Kingston into the ringpost as both men were on the ring apron; during the bout, a crawl at the bottom of the screen advertised Summer Slam Axxess tickets going on sale the following day; stipulations stated McIntyre would earn a spot in the Money in the Bank match if he won; the Money in the Bank briefcase was shown above the ring prior to the match

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