Money in the Bank (2012)

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Money in the Bank
US Airways Center
Attendance9,000[1]
Buy rate188,000
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The 2012 Money in the Bank was the third annual

US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. It was the first Money in the Bank event held following the discontinuation of the first brand extension in August 2011. The event had 188,000 buys, slightly down on the 2011 Money in the Bank
figure of 195,000 buys.

Eight matches were contested at the event, with one match on the pre-show. In the main event,

special guest referee
.

Production

Background

US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona.[4]

Storylines

Money in the Bank featured seven professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing feuds or and storylines that played out on WWE's primary television programs. Wrestlers portrayed villains or heroes as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[5]

On the June 25 episode of Raw, Vickie Guerrero announced that only previous WWE Champions may participate in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match for the WWE Championship contract. The four participants announced were Kane, Chris Jericho, Big Show and John Cena. Earlier, during the pay-per-view, The Miz would return from filming The Marine 3: Homefront and announced that he would insert himself in the match.

On the June 29 episode of SmackDown, qualifying matches were held for the Money in the Bank Ladder Match for the World Heavyweight Championship contract. In those matches,

Great American Bash" edition of SmackDown, Rhodes defeated Christian and Dolph Ziggler defeated Alex Riley in two additional qualifying matches. The final qualifying match took place on the July 9 episode of Raw in which Sin Cara defeated Heath Slater
.

In addition, there was a rivalry involving CM Punk and Daniel Bryan for Punk's WWE Championship. In his reign as WWE Champion, he had successfully defended his title against several contenders, and had defeated Bryan in several pay-per-views, the last one also involving Kane. At the same time, Bryan's ex-girlfriend AJ had taken a liking towards Punk and Kane and had also rekindled her interest in Bryan, but Punk and Kane believed that she was unstable due to Bryan breaking up with AJ. Following No Way Out, Bryan defeated Punk and Kane to earn his rematch against Punk at Money in the Bank. Weeks later, AJ was named special guest referee. Right before the pay-per-view began, WWE.com posted that the no disqualification stipulation was added.

Event

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
English
Commentators
 Michael Cole
Jerry Lawler
Booker T
Spanish Commentators Carlos Cabrera
Marcelo Rodriguez
Backstage
interviewer
 Josh Mathews
Matt Striker
Ring announcers Lilian Garcia
Justin Roberts
Referees Mike Chioda
Rod Zapata
John Cone
Marc Harris
AJ Lee (Punk vs. Bryan)
Chad Patton

Preliminary matches

The actual pay-per-view opened with the

Christian, United States Champion Santino Marella, Tyson Kidd, Dolph Ziggler, Cody Rhodes and Sin Cara
. In the end, Christian attempted to retrieve the briefcase, but Ziggler struck Christian with a ladder, causing Christian to fall off the ladder, and retrieved the briefcase.

Then,

The Miz
returned and announced his entry in the WWE Championship Money in the Bank ladder match.

Next,

Brogue Kick to retain the title. After the match, Del Rio and his ring announcer Ricardo Rodriguez
attacked Sheamus. Dolph Ziggler, who won the Money In The Bank earlier that night, attempted to cash it in until a distraction by Del Rio. Sheamus would give Ziggler a Brogue Kick and leave with the World Heavyweight Championship, as the match never got started.

After that,

R-Truth were at ringside providing commentary for the match. Primo pinned Young with a roll up
for the win.

In the fourth match,

Go To Sleep twice, but Bryan countered each time. Bryan applied a surfboard, but Punk escaped by striking Bryan with the kendo stick. AJ returned to the ring and made the second referee return backstage. She brought a chair into the ring, which Bryan struck Punk with for several near-falls. Bryan tried to coax AJ, allowing Punk to roll him up for a near-fall. Punk set the chair up in the corner and before he could send Bryan into the chair, AJ stood in the way, allowing Bryan to gain the advantage. However, as Bryan went to retrieve the kendo stick, she stood on it, allowing Punk to execute a scoop slam with the chair. Punk attempted a diving elbow drop with the chair, but missed and fell on the chair. Bryan applied the Yes Lock using the kendo stick but Punk fought out and performed a GTS for a near-fall. Punk executed a back superplex
through a table on Bryan to retain the title.

Later,

Tyler Reks in a handicap match. Ryback executed Shell Shocked
on Reks to win the match.

After that,

superkick on Phoenix. Layla performed The Layout
on Phoenix for the victory.

Main event

The main event was the Money in the Bank Ladder match for a WWE Championship contract involving John Cena, Big Show, Chris Jericho, Kane and The Miz. Cena performed an Attitude Adjustment on Big Show through a broadcast table and then the other wrestlers buried Big Show under several ladders. Cena performed an Attitude Adjustment on Kane on top of The Miz, who was lying on a ladder, but Jericho struck Cena with a ladder. As Jericho was about to retrieve the briefcase, Big Show destroyed the ladder with one hand. Big Show destroyed every ladder in the ring and then retrieved a super-sized ladder. Kane and Big Show fought atop the ladder, but Big Show knocked Kane and Cena off of the ladder. Jericho struck Big Show with a chair, causing Big Show to fall. Jericho applied a sleeper hold to Cena atop the ladder. After Cena fell, Jericho almost retrieved the briefcase, but The Miz climbed the other side of the ladder. Big Show climbed up the ladder and attacked Jericho and The Miz with KO Punches. Big Show attempted a KO Punch on Cena, but Cena blocked it with the briefcase and struck Big Show with it. During this, the handle of the briefcase broke off, meaning Cena won the match. Cena then knocked Big Show off the ladder.

Reception

Money in the Bank received generally positive reviews. Adam Testa of

411Mania awarded the pay-per-view a 7.8/10 calling it 'good'.[7] The WWE title match received 4.25 stars, the World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank ladder match received 4 stars, and the WWE Championship Money in the Bank ladder match received 3.75 stars, according to Dave Meltzer.[8]

Aftermath

On July 23, 2012, during

Damien Sandow in October 2013,[9] Baron Corbin in August 2017,[10] Braun Strowman in September 2018,[11] and Austin Theory in November 2022 (in Theory's case, he was the first person to cash in the contract on a non-world title, that being the United States Championship).[12]

Meanwhile,

Jack Swagger
.

The feud between Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio continued into SummerSlam, where Sheamus "beat" Del Rio. After Sheamus attacked Ricardo Rodriguez, Del Rio sought David Otunga to ban the Brogue Kick. This was granted by SmackDown general manager Booker T. The ban was lifted at Night of Champions, where Sheamus won.

Also, at Raw 1000, CM Punk turned heel after attacking The Rock, who was helping John Cena fend off Big Show. At SummerSlam, Punk defended the WWE Championship against Cena and Show in a Triple Threat Match and at Night of Champions against Cena, where the match ended in a draw. Punk would continue to defend the WWE Championship until the 2013 Royal Rumble, where, despite interference from The Shield, The Rock would defeat him for it.

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1P
Six-Diva tag team match
03:23[14]
8John Cena defeated Big Show, Chris Jericho, Kane, and The MizMoney in the Bank ladder match for a WWE Championship contract[18]15:03[14]
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

References

  1. ^ Recent WWE attendance figures (7/14 to 7/17), Wrestleview.com, 2012-07-19, retrieved 2012-08-14
  2. ^ Laboon, Jeff (June 10, 2018). "The complete history of the Money in the Bank contract". WWE. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  3. ^ Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE: History of WrestleMania. p. 59.
  4. ^ WWE PPV Money In The Bank, US Airways Center, archived from the original on June 25, 2012, retrieved June 17, 2012
  5. ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment of World Wrestling Entertainment". WWE. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  6. ^ Testa, Adam (July 15, 2012). "WWE Money in the Bank recap: PPV is strong, if unspectacular". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  7. 411Mania
    . Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  8. ^ "Dave Meltzer Star Ratings – WWE Money In The Bank 2012". IWNerd. September 2018.
  9. ^ Nemer, Paul (October 28, 2013). "WWE RAW Results – 10/28/13 (WWE Title Celebration)". WrestleView. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  10. ^ Keller, Wade (August 15, 2017). "KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 8/15: Cena vs. Mahal for the first time, final Summerslam hype including Nakamura, Shane, Owens, Styles". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  11. ^ Keller, Wade (September 16, 2018). "WWE HELL IN A CELL PPV REPORT 9/16: Keller's report on Reigns vs. Strowman, Rousey vs. Bliss, Styles vs. Joe, Charlotte vs. Lynch, Orton vs. Hardy". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  12. CBSSports
    . Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  13. ^ WWE Tag Team Champions R-Truth & Kofi Kingston vs. Hunico & Camacho, WWE, retrieved 2012-07-11
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h Caldwell, James (2012-07-15). "CALDWELL'S WWE MITB PPV REPORT 7/15: Complete 'virtual time' coverage of live PPV – Punk vs. Bryan, Sheamus vs. Del Rio, two MITB matches". pwtorch.com. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  15. ^ Money in the Bank Ladder Match for a World Championship Contract, WWE, retrieved 2012-06-29
  16. ^ World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio, WWE, retrieved 2012-07-02
  17. ^ WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan, WWE, retrieved 2012-06-25
  18. ^ Money in the Bank Ladder Match for a WWE Championship Contract, WWE, retrieved 2012-06-25

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