WWE held several qualifying matches to determine participants for this year’s men’s and women’s Money in the Bank ladder matches.
On Monday’s episode of Raw, Ricochet battled AJ Styles, Randy Orton faced John Morrison, and Riddle took on Drew McIntyre in men’s Money in the Bank qualifying matches.
On the flip side, Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross reunited to take on Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler and Asuka & Naomi face Eva Marie and “her partner” (Piper Niven, now listed as Doudrop) with the winning teams qualifying for the women’s Money in the Bank match.
The outcomes resulted in Ricochet, Morrison & Riddle being added to the men’s ladder match while Asuka, Naomi, Cross & Bliss are now in the women’s ladder match. WWE will likely do something similar with SmackDown talent this Friday night.
The opening saw a segment that led to Kofi Kingston challenging Bobby Lashley for the WWE Title at this upcoming show and the champion accepted it. Lashley had been feuding with Drew McIntyre, but that feud ended at Sunday’s Hell in a Cell show.
Also, Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair will meet once again for the Raw Women’s Championship after Ripley retained the title via DQ at the Hell in a Cell PPV.
WWE presents the Money in the Bank pay-per-view event on Sunday, July 18, 2021 from Fort Worth, Texas at Dickies Arena that will air on Peacock.