![]() ![]() It was reported that general admission tickets for Money in the Bank sold out in one minute. Tickets for both events went on sale on February 24 with hospitality packages also available. It was also announced that the June 30 episode of Friday Night SmackDown would air live from the same venue, marking the first time for the show to broadcast live and in primetime from the UK at 8pm local on BT Sport. In addition to airing on pay-per-view worldwide and the livestreaming services Peacock in the United States and the WWE Network in most international markets, it was the first Money in the Bank to livestream on Binge in Australia after the Australian version of the WWE Network merged under Foxtel's channel Binge in January. This was also WWE's first major event to be held in London since Insurrextion in May 2002 and England in general since Insurrextion in June 2003. This marked the first Money in the Bank event to be held outside of the United States. įollowing the success of Clash at the Castle in September 2022, which was held in Cardiff, Wales, WWE announced on January 5, 2023, that they would be returning to the United Kingdom for the 14th Money in the Bank event on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at The O2 Arena in London, England. ![]() The 2023 event also reduced the number of participants in both matches: the men's had seven participants with three from Raw and SmackDown each and one non-exclusive wrestler, while the women's had six participants evenly divided between the brands. The 2023 event featured wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions male wrestlers competed for a contract to grant them a match for any singles championship of their choosing, while female wrestlers competed for a match contract for either Raw's Women's World Championship or SmackDown's WWE Women's Championship. The briefcase contains a contract that guarantees the winner a match for a championship of their choosing at any time within the next year. The concept of the event comes from WWE's established Money in the Bank ladder match, in which multiple wrestlers use ladders to retrieve a briefcase hanging above the ring. ![]() Along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series, it is considered one of the promotion's five biggest events of the year, referred to as the "Big Five". Money in the Bank is an annual professional wrestling event produced by the American promotion WWE since 2010, generally held between May and July. Production Background The event was held at The O2 Arena in London, England. The event also saw surprise appearances by John Cena and Drew McIntyre, both appearing for the first time since WrestleMania 39 in April 2023. In other prominent matches, Seth "Freakin" Rollins defeated Finn Bálor to retain the World Heavyweight Championship, which was the main match from Raw, and Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan defeated Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. Additionally, Raw's Damian Priest and SmackDown's Iyo Sky won the respective men's and women's Money in the Bank ladder matches. In the main event, which was SmackDown's main match, The Usos ( Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) defeated The Bloodline ( Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa) in a " Bloodline Civil War" tag team match, which was the first time that Reigns was pinned since December 2019. ![]() Seven matches were contested at the event. It was also the first Money in the Bank to livestream on Binge in Australia. This was the first Money in the Bank to be held outside of the United States as well as WWE's first major event to be held in London since Insurrextion in May 2002 and England in general since Insurrextion in June 2003. The event took place on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at The O2 Arena in London, England. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The 2023 Money in the Bank was the 14th annual Money in the Bank professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by the American promotion WWE. Promotional poster featuring Seth "Freakin" Rollins and various other WWE wrestlers, as well as London landmarks Elizabeth Tower and the Tower Bridge. ![]()
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