5 Best moments in SmackDown Live history

The Undertaker had some words for Team SmackDown before Survivor Series 2016.
The Undertaker had some words for Team SmackDown before Survivor Series 2016.

#4 Carmella becomes the first-ever Miss Money in the Bank

Carmella became the first-ever woman to win Money in the Bank ladder match.
Carmella became the first-ever woman to win Money in the Bank ladder match.

In 2017, an episode of SmackDown Live introduced the first ever all female Money in the Bank ladder match. Five of SmackDown Live's top female Superstars - Carmella, Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, Natalya and Tamina participated in the event.

WWE pulled one of the most inappropriate twists in wrestling history to tarnish the ending of the historic bout. James Ellsworth unhooked the briefcase and gifted it to Carmella, an act quite similar to the 'Miss WrestleMania' Battle Royal at WrestleMania 25 - where Santino Marella (who dressed up as a woman) won the match by eliminating Beth Phoenix.

Many fans were enraged by WWE's comedic approach to such a historic bout. In order to correct its mistake, WWE conducted a rematch for the Women's Money in the Bank briefcase nine days later on SmackDown Live.

The match was entertaining and even though Ellsworth tried to repeat what he did previously, Becky Lynch had other ideas. Lynch pushed Ellsworth off the ladder, but that didn't stop Carmella from climbing the ladder to grab the briefcase, as she etched her name in history as the first-ever Ms. Money in the Bank.

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