Money in the Bank (2011)
2011 professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE
The 2011 Money in the Bank was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It was the second annual Money in the Bank and took place on July 17, 2011, at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, United States, held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event centered on the men's Money in the Bank ladder match, a multi-person ladder match where the wrestlers compete to retrieve a briefcase hanging above the ring which contains a contract for a guaranteed world championship match at any time within the next year.
Seven matches were contested at the event, including one dark match before the broadcast. In the main event, CM Punk defeated John Cena to win Raw's WWE Championship and as per the stipulation, Cena was fired in storyline. In another prominent match, Christian defeated Randy Orton by disqualification and as per the stipulation, he won SmackDown's World Heavyweight Championship. There were two Money in the Bank ladder matches, one for each brand. Alberto Del Rio won Raw's ladder match against Alex Riley, Evan Bourne, Jack Swagger, Kofi Kingston, Rey Mysterio, R-Truth, and The Miz for a future WWE Championship match, while in SmackDown's ladder match, which was the opening bout, Daniel Bryan won against Cody Rhodes, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel, Kane, Sheamus, Sin Cara, and Wade Barrett for a future World Heavyweight Championship match.
Money in the Bank was broadcast globally and received positive reviews from critics, with the main event receiving the most praise. For pay-per-view buys, 205,000 customers paid to watch the event compared with 165,000 for the previous year. This was the first Money in the Bank event held to be promoted under the company's shortened trade name of WWE, as following WrestleMania XXVII in April, the company ceased using its full name of World Wrestling Entertainment, although that remains the legal name of the company.
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