Money in the Bank (2015)
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Promotion WWE | | ||
Date | June 14, 2015 | ||
City | Columbus, Ohio | ||
Venue | Nationwide Arena | ||
Attendance | 15,277[1] | ||
Buy rate | 57,000[2] (excluding WWE Network views) | ||
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The 2015 Money in the Bank was the sixth annual
Seven matches were contested at the event, including one on the Kickoff pre-show. The titular
The event had 57,000 buys (excluding WWE Network views), down from the previous year's 122,000 buys.
Production
Background
Storylines
The event comprised seven matches, including one on the Kickoff pre-show, that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed
After Kevin Owens defeated John Cena at Elimination Chamber, a rematch was scheduled for Money in the Bank.[9]
At Elimination Chamber,
Also at Elimination Chamber,
On the June 4 episode of SmackDown,
At Elimination Chamber,
On the June 1 episode of Raw,
At Elimination Chamber,
Event
Role: | Name: |
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English commentators
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Michael Cole |
Jerry Lawler | |
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
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Spanish commentators | Carlos Cabrera |
Marcelo Rodriguez
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Backstage interviewer
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Renee Young
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Ring announcers | Lilian Garcia |
JoJo
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Referees | Charles Robinson |
Mike Chioda | |
Jason Ayers | |
Darrick Moore | |
Rod Zapata
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Pre-show panel | Renee Young
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Booker T | |
Corey Graves | |
Byron Saxton |
Pre-show
On the Money in the Bank Kickoff pre-show, R-Truth faced King Barrett. R-Truth pinned Barrett with a schoolboy to win the match.[14]
Preliminary matches
The actual pay-per-view opened with the roster at the entrance stage for a 10-bell salute to Dusty Rhodes, who died before the event.[15][16]
The first match was the Money in the Bank ladder match involving Roman Reigns, Sheamus, Randy Orton, Dolph Ziggler (with
Next, Nikki Bella defended the WWE Divas Championship against Paige. Halfway through the match, Paige executed a "Ram-Paige" for a near-fall. As the referee was focusing on Paige, Nikki then switched places with her sister Brie (who was hiding under the ring). Paige secured a roll-up victory for the win and the championship. A surprised Paige thought that she had won until Brie revealed her face to the referee. The match was continued and Nikki executed a "Rack Attack" on Paige to score a pinfall.[16]
In the third match, Ryback defended the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Big Show. The Miz was on commentary for the match. Near the end of the match, Show executed a "Knockout Punch" on Ryback, who rolled out the ring. As Show rolled Ryback in for the pin, Miz attacked Show, causing a disqualification.[16]
After this, NXT Champion Kevin Owens wrestled WWE United States Champion John Cena. The match went back and forth with a lot of counters and finishers. Owens mocked Cena with his "you can't see me" gesture, but Cena responded with the same move. Owens executed a pop-up powerbomb for a two count while Cena responded with an "Attitude Adjustment" (AA) for a two count. Cena executed another "AA" for another two count. Cena eventually executed a third AA for the decisive pin. After the match, Owens powerbombed Cena on the ring apron and walked off.[16]
In the penultimate match, The New Day (Big E and Xavier Woods) defended the WWE Tag Team Championship against The Prime Time Players (Titus O'Neil and Darren Young). O'Neil won the match for his team by pinning Woods after a "Clash of the Titus" to win the titles.[16]
Main event
In the main event, Seth Rollins defended the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Dean Ambrose in a ladder match. Ambrose executed "Dirty Deeds" on Rollins on the Spanish announce table. The climax saw both Ambrose and Rollins jostle atop the ladders for the championship. The championship was accidentally unhooked and as Rollins and Ambrose came crashing down, it was Rollins who held onto the title, thereby winning the match and retaining the title.[16]
Aftermath
After retaining the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, Seth Rollins celebrated on the following episode of Raw by renaming it "Monday Night Rollins", before being interrupted and attacked by Dean Ambrose, forcing Rollins to retreat. Ambrose then sat on a steel chair in the ring waiting for Rollins to return, but instead ended up facing Sheamus, whom he defeated thanks to a distraction by Randy Orton. Orton attacked Sheamus after the match, leading to a feud between the two,[17] which headed into both Battleground[18] and SummerSlam.[19] Later that night, Triple H revealed that Seth Rollins' next challenger for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Battleground would be Brock Lesnar, who returned from his suspension and his rematch clause for the title was accepted by The Authority doing it on Rollins' behalf.[17]
After feeling humiliated following his loss to John Cena, Kevin Owens challenged Cena to a match for the WWE United States Championship at Battleground,[17] which Cena accepted on the June 22 episode of Raw.[20]
Also on Raw,
After the WWE Intercontinental Championship match that had ended on a disqualification, a
Sheamus twice tried to cash-in his Money in the Bank contract on Seth Rollins for a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match but his attempts were denied, first by Randy Orton as payback for costing him a title match by disqualification against Rollins on August 10 episode of Raw[24] and the second by Kane after Rollins retained his title at Night of Champions.[25] However, Rollins vacated the title on November 4, after suffering multiple knee injuries at a live event in Dublin, Ireland.[26] Sheamus would eventually cash-in his contract on Roman Reigns after the latter won the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Survivor Series and pinned him to win the title.[27]
Results
No. | Results | Stipulations | Times Dean Ambrose Ladder match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship[34] | 35:40 | | ||
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