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Money in the Bank takes place this weekend and will see a number of Championship matches taking place since WrestleMania changed the landscape of WWE forever. Ronda Rousey and Brock Lesnar are no longer the big names in the company since Seth Rollins, and Becky Lynch are not only WWE's newest power couple but are also the two biggest Champions.
This weekend Lynch pulls double duty whilst Rollins defends in a fantasy match against AJ Styles, a match that hasn't taken place in more than 13 years and has never taken place in a WWE ring.
As well as these matches there is the Money in the Bank contract ladder matches where this year's Mr and Miss Money in the Bank will be crowned.
#5. Natalya has appeared in more Money in the Bank matches than any other female wrestler
The Women's Money in the Bank ladder match has only been an annual occurrence for the past two years, and so far it's seen Carmella and Alexa Bliss lift the briefcase and go on to become Champions.
Natalya has been part at every Money in the Bank contract match that has happened over the past two years, including the match that took place on an episode of SmackDown Live as a rematch after James Ellsworth helped Carmella to win the debut match.
Carmella went on to win that match and create history again, but this means that this weekend Natalya will step into her fourth Money in the Bank ladder match, the most of any other female on the main roster, with some much like Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke making their debut in this match this time around.
#4. The United States Championship will be defended for the first time in four years
The United States Championship will be defended this weekend at Money in the Bank when Samoa Joe takes on Rey Mysterio for the second time in a month. Mysterio could become a Grand Slam Champion with a victory over The Samoan Submission Machine since The United States title has always alluded him despite being part of the WWE for more than a decade.
Interestingly, the last time the United States Championship was defended at Money in the Bank was back in 2016 when Rusev was holding the title and successfully defeated Titus O'Neil. It's interesting to note that Rusev hasn't won a match on WWE pay-per-view in almost two years which shows just how long it's been since WWE has taken the United States Championship seriously.
#3. First time since Survivor Series that the Cruiserweight Championship won't be on the pre-show
Buddy Murphy lost his Cruiserweight Championship back at WrestleMania as part of the kickoff show when Tony Nese took his place as the top dog on 205 Live. Throughout Murphy's reign as Champion, the Cruiserweights were often pushed onto the pre-show of every pay-per-view they were part of.
This weekend, Daniel Bryan and Erick Rowan defend their SmackDown Tag Team Championships against The Usos in the only match that has been announced for the pre-show.
This means that for the first time since Survivor Series back in November, the Cruiserweight Championship will be defended on the main show.
Hopefully, this is a sign of things to come for Tony Nese as he defends against Ariya Daivari and looks to imprint his own character in the 205 Live locker room.
#2. Second Steel Cage Match at Money in the Bank
This weekend, The Miz and Shane McMahon will seemingly bring their feud to an end when they collide inside a steel cage match. Interestingly, this was a strange match type for the duo to choose since there wasn't really any reason for there to be interference.
Elias has become a problem over the past few weeks which could be why the steel cage stipulation now makes sense.
Whilst it's an odd match to have at Money in the Bank, this interestingly isn't the first time that a steel cage match has taken place at this pay-per-view since Sheamus defended the WWE Championship against John Cena back in Money in the Bank 2010 inside the steel structure. Once again interference was a problem as part of this match since The Nexus was looking to send a message to John Cena.
#1. First Money in the Bank to take place in May
WWE changes their pay-per-view schedule on a regular basis, so it didn't come as much of a shock when the company announced that Money in the Bank would be the fall-out pay-per-view following WrestleMania.
Money in the Bank was established at WrestleMania and took place for a number of years as part of the showcase of the immortals, but this was changed back in 2010 when the ladder match became the focal point of an annual pay-per-view.
For the past eight years, Money in the Bank has taken place in July or June as part of the build-up to SummerSlam.
This year, the show takes place less than a year after Money in the Bank 2018 so per the actual stipulations of the ladder matches, there could still be Money in the Bank winners on the roster if they had waited the full year to cash in.
