WWE Money In The Bank 2020: 5 stats created at the show

There were some interesting stats created last night at Money in the Bank
There were some interesting stats created last night at Money in the Bank

Money in the Bank 2020 was pushed forward by WWE despite the current restrictions that are in place all over the world. WWE was able to ensure that WrestleMania still took place last month and, last night Money in the Bank may have been pre-recorded but it still delivered.

While there weren't any title changes as part of last night's show, there were two Money in the Bank winners crowned - as well as a number of statistics created as 12 WWE superstars battled it out inside Titan Tower for the chance to hold the briefcase.

Despite the fact that the show was shortened down somewhat, it was still the form of escapism that every member of the WWE Universe needed and every match was worthy of the pay-per-view level.

Here are just five statistics from last night at Money in the Bank in both the Performance Center and WWE HQ.


#5 Previous Royal Rumble winners facing off at Money in the Bank

Seth Rollins took on Drew McIntyre last night for the WWE Championship in just one of the title matches that were part of Money in the Bank, and it was quite the history-making match.

Rollins was unable to overcome the threat of the Scottish star, in what was a match between the two most recent Royal Rumble winners. Of course, Rollins came out on top back in 2019 along with Becky Lynch, whilst Drew McIntyre was the man who walked out as the victor this year, along with Charlotte.

Both men went on to defeat Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania following their January triumph and have now crossed paths. Murphy wasn't on hand last night to help The Monday Night Messiah, but the handshake at the end of the match gave the impression that this feud isn't over yet.

It's also worth noting that both men are also former NXT Champions, as well. In fact, this is the first time on a main roster PPV that two former NXT champs have faced off for a world championship! Facts!

#4 R-Truth has been waiting for a singles PPV victory since 2013

R-Truth took on Bobby Lashley last night in a change of schedule since he was originally due to take on MVP before The Almighty gave Montel Vontavious Porter the night off and defeated R-Truth himself.

Truth was later confused by the entire encounter with the former Intercontinental Champion but seemingly decided that he was going to return to the 24/7 Championship picture and go after current Champion Rob Gronkowski (although he appropriately confused him with his NFL teammate Tom Brady.)

R-Truth is a veteran in WWE, which allows him to come and go from television as he pleases, but the former Champion hasn't been very successful over the past few years when it comes to singles victories on pay-per-view.

One harrowing stat coming out of last night's show is that R-Truth hasn't won a singles match on pay-per-view since TLC 2013. This doesn't include the short 24/7 Championship changes, which shows the kind of position Truth was in before WWE handed him the storyline surrounding their newest Championship, which he has become the face of.

#3 Otis improves the odds of a Money in the Bank win

The Money in the Bank ladder match was 15 years old as of yesterday, since it made its debut back at WrestleMania 21 in 2005. The match didn't evolve into its own pay-per-view until five years later, but in that time there have already been a number of winners and successful cash-ins.

There have only ever been four unsuccessful cash-ins for the men, while all of the women with the contract have been successful. That being said, there have been several stars in the Money in the Bank ladder match who haven't been able to win. Kofi Kingston has been in seven matches without a victory, but odds are that Kingston may never win the match since the odds favor first time Money in the Bank winners.

This was made even more clear last night when Otis won the men's ladder match on his first attempt, while Asuka also won on her first attempt. It's also interesting to note that Asuka is now the first woman to win both the Royal Rumble and the Money in the Bank contract.

#2 The first-ever WWE mothers to compete on Mother's Day

Yesterday was Mother's Day in the United States, which meant that while Money in the Bank was happening, a number of mothers all over the world were enjoying the festivities. Even though this isn't the first pay-per-view to take place on Mother's Day, this is the first time in WWE history that women who are mothers have been able to compete.

Last night, Lacey Evans took part in the Money in the Bank ladder match. Even though she wasn't victorious, it was recently brought to the public's attention that Evans has a six-year-old daughter called Summer.

Tamina was handed her first singles Women's Championship match in her career as she took on Bayley last night. The former 24/7 Champion is also a mother, even though it isn't as well documented since her two daughters, who are named Male’Ata and Milaneta, are now teenagers.

Previous pay-per-views that took place on Mother's Day in the United States include the first In Your House PPV, as well as In Your House 15: A Cold Day In Hell - which seems like an odd choice to name a PPV on Mother's Day but, whatever, it was the 90s..

#1 Shortest WWE pay-per-view in almost two decades

Last night's Money in the Bank pay-per-view wasn't a very long one, as it appears that the company deto become the shortest WWE event on PPV in almost 20 years.

Money in the Bank ran for just 2 hours and 24 minutes, or 3 hours and 24 minutes with the kick-off show added. There have been a number of short shows take place over the past few years including Evolution back in 2018 which went on for 3 hours and 19 minutes, and Fastlane 2018 ran for 2 hours and 51 minutes.

This means that last night's show was the shortest since Insurrextion 2002, which ran for a short 2 hours and 23 minutes, its also worth noting that WWE Rebellion in 2001 also only ran for 2 hours and 15 minutes. Another interesting note here is that both of these pay-per-views took place in the UK.

The shortest event from the United States ahead of Money in the Bank was Survivor Series back in 1990 which was 2 hours and 21 minutes.

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