Money in the Bank (2026)
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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown | ||
| Date | September 6, 2026 | ||
| City | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||
| Venue | Smoothie King Center | ||
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The 2026 Money in the Bank, also promoted as Money in the Bank: New Orleans, is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It will be the 17th annual Money in the Bank event and will take place on Sunday, September 6, 2026, at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. This will be the first Money in the Bank to be held in September, making it the latest scheduled Money in the Bank in a calendar year, and the first one to be held after SummerSlam. This will also be the first Money in the Bank to air on the ESPN streaming service in the United States.
Production
Background
Money in the Bank is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE since 2010, generally held between May and July. Along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series, it is considered one of the promotion's five biggest events of the year, referred to as the "Big Five". The concept of the show comes from WWE's established Money in the Bank ladder match, in which multiple wrestlers use ladders to retrieve a briefcase hanging above the ring. The briefcase contains a contract that guarantees the respective men's and women's winners a match for a championship of their choosing at any time within the next year.[1]
New Orleans, Louisiana was originally set to host WrestleMania 42 in April 2026, but on May 22, 2025, it was revealed that the city would no longer be hosting the event. This came as part of a larger agreement with New Orleans, in which the city would host a future WrestleMania as well as the 2026 Money in the Bank.[2] The following day, WWE Chief Content Officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque confirmed the date for the 17th Money in the Bank as Saturday, August 29, 2026.[3] However, on October 22, 2025, it was announced that the event would instead be held eight days later on Sunday, September 6, 2026, and the venue was revealed as the Smoothie King Center. It will feature wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. This will be the first Money in the Bank to take place in September, also making it the latest calendar date for the event.[4]
Broadcast outlets
In addition to airing on traditional PPV worldwide, it will be available to livestream on ESPN's direct-to-consumer streaming service in the United States, Netflix in most international markets, SuperSport in Sub-Saharan Africa, and Abema in Japan.[5] This marks the first Money in the Bank to livestream on ESPN in the United States, as WWE's contract with Peacock to air main roster PPV and livestreaming events expired at the conclusion of Clash in Paris in August 2025.[6][7]
Storylines
The event will include matches that result from scripted storylines. Results are predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands, while storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television programs, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.[8][9]
References
- ^ Laboon, Jeff (June 10, 2018). "The complete history of the Money in the Bank contract". WWE. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (May 22, 2025). "WWE WrestleMania 42 No Longer Taking Place In New Orleans". Fightful. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (May 23, 2025). "WWE Confirms WWE Money In The Bank 2026 And A Future WrestleMania In New Orleans". Fightful. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (October 22, 2025). "WWE Money In The Bank 2026 Officially Announced For September 6 In New Orleans". Fightful. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "Where to Watch WWE Premium Live Events, Raw, SmackDown, NXT and more". WWE. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (August 20, 2025). "WWE Wrestlepalooza Announced For September 20, Will Air On ESPN As WWE-ESPN Partnership Begins". Fightful. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ^ Rumsey, Connel (August 20, 2025). "WWE Clash In Paris To Be Final PLE Airing On Peacock". WrestleTalk. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.