The men and women’s division Money In The Bank Ladder matches have received new contestants as Daniel Bryan and Dana Brooke have both qualified for the gimmick-based matches.
As seen on SmackDown, Bryan defeated Cesaro to qualify for the Men’s Ladder Match whereas Dana defeated Naomi to qualify for the Women’s Ladder Match.
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— WWE (@WWE) April 18, 2020
Thus, they became the first two SmackDown superstars to enter the 2020 Money In The Bank ladder match lineup. Initially, Naomi was the favorite to win the scheduled match with Dana Brooke.
But then Brooke shocked the WWE Universe by kicking out of the rear-view finishing maneuver performed by Naomi. The former Women’s Champion still tried to come back with the split-legged moonsault but missed it. Dana rolled her up to pull off the upset.
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On the other hand, Daniel Bryan made his first appearance following WrestleMania 36 on last night’s SmackDown. He competed in a rematch against Cesaro in a rematch from a month ago that was more of the battle of the two’s submission moves.
Daniel Bryan forced his opponent to tap out via the YES Lock submission hold. Shinsuke Nakamura tried to interfere but Drew Gulak neutralized him, outside the ring.
The 2020 WWE Money In the Bank pay-per-view will air live on May 10 on the WWE Network. But some of the contents will be seen airing on tape delay from WWE Headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut.
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Some of the materials will also air from the closed-set WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. The event was originally planned for the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland which was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Apart from new participants for the 2020 Money In The Bank Ladder matches, a title match was also announced for the show where Braun Strowman defends the Universal Championship against Bray Wyatt. The current match card of the pay-per-view stands as follows,
WWE Universal Title Match
Bray Wyatt vs. Braun Strowman (c)
Men’s Money In the Bank Ladder Match
MVP or Apollo Crews vs. Aleister Black or Austin Theory vs. Rey Mysterio or Murphy vs. Daniel Bryan vs. King Corbin or Drew Guak vs. TBA
Women’s Money In the Bank Ladder Match
Nia Jax vs. Asuka vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Dana Brooke vs. Sasha Banks or Lacey Evans vs. TBA
