Money in the Bank

Abstract is: The 2018 Money in the Bank was the ninth annual Money in the Bank professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event took place on June 17, 2018, at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. The event featured eleven matches, including one match on the Kickoff pre-show. In the main event, Raw's Braun Strowman won the men's Money in the Bank ladder match. Raw's Alexa Bliss won the women's Money in the Bank ladder match and cashed in her contract later in the night to win the Raw Women's Championship from Nia Jax after causing a disqualification in the previous title match between Ronda Rousey and Jax. In other prominent matches, AJ Styles retained SmackDown's WWE Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura in a Last Man Standing match and Carmella retained the SmackDown Women's Championship against Asuka with help from the returning James Ellsworth. The event received a mixed to positive reception from critics, with the ladder matches, WWE Championship, Raw Women's Championship, and the Intercontinental Championship matches garnering the most praise. However, the remaining matches from the card, as well as the finish of the SmackDown Women's Championship match were negatively received.