WWE added one more championship match on the Money in the Bank match card on last night’s Smackdown. Kofi Kingston will now defend his WWE Championship against Kevin Owens. This will be his first title defense in a pay-per-view match following the title win at Wrestlemania 35.
Additionally, WWE also added four names each from the male and female roster on Smackdown into the Money in the Bank ladder match. Finn Balor, Ali, Andrade, and Randy Orton are the participants from the men’s division whereas Bayley, Mandy Rose, Ember Moon, and Carmella will represent the women’s division.
For now, the Money in the Bank match has shaped up to be a stacked card following this week’s Smackdown. You can check it out as given below.
WWE Universal Championship Match: Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles
WWE Championship Match:
Kofi Kingston vs. Kevin Owens
Raw Women’s Championship Match: Becky Lynch vs. Lacey Evans
Smackdown Women’s Championship Match: Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair
Men’s Money in the Bank Match: Ricochet vs. Braun Strowman vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Baron Corbin vs. Finn Balor vs. Ali vs. Andrade vs. Randy Orton
Women’s Money in the Bank Match: Natalya vs. Dana Brooke vs. Naomi vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley vs. Mandy Rose vs. Ember Moon vs. Carmella
Roman Reigns vs. Elias
Steel Cage Match: The Miz vs. Shane McMahon
WWE started to build up the Money in the Bank ladder match from this past Monday onwards. Alexa Bliss hosted a special edition of Moment of Bliss to reveal the eight competitors for the match from the flagship show. (Four superstars each from the men and women’s division) As you can see above, Smackdown announced the rest of the eight names to fill up the entire squad for the 2019 ladder match.
Rumors started to roam in the past few days that WWE may host a third Money in the Bank ladder match, this year. Local advertisements in the host city of Connecticut was advertising a similar matchup from the NXT division. However, that is not the case after WWE came up with the official announcements on Smackdown. There will be two traditional ladder matchups from the men and women’s division and not the third one.
