WWE: Roman Reigns' challenger and new participants in the Money in the Bank match

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With the episode of Friday Night SmackDown aired on Friday 25 June, or the one immediately following the Hell in a Cell event of which you can retrieve highlights and results with our dedicated article, the race for the next WWE PPV has officially started. also for the blue brand sanctioning, in a spectacular and unexpected way, Roman Reigns' challenger for the WWE Universal Championship and the first participants in the two Money in the Bank ladder matches.

WWE Money in the Bank 2021 is another of the WWE gimmick events and characterized, as easily understood by the name, by the characteristic Money in the Bank ladder match that is up for grabs, in a closed case suspended in the ring by capture with the aid of a straight, a title shot of one of the federation's belts.

Roman Reigns' challenger

The episode of Friday Night SmackDown was in the final bars, after the main event between Jimmy Uso and Dolph Ziggler, when Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman had taken the microphone for their now traditional promo celebrating the victory after Hell in a Cell. However, there was the really surprising interruption that sanctioned the return di Edge also sanctioned, officially only in the post-show Talkin 'Smack, that the Rated-R Superstar will be Roman Reigns' challenger for the WWE Universal Championship.

The new participants in the Money in the Bank match

The first participant in the Money in the Bank ladder match for men was also sanctioned during the episode. It is about Big E who defeated Apollo Crews.



GM Sonya DeVille has instead announced that the first female Money in the Bank ladder match participant will be Carmella.



In the episode of Friday Night SmackDown a Last Man Standing match will finally be staged between Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn who will decide another participant of the blue show at the Money in the Bank ladder match.

Recall that in both Money in the Bank Ladder Match 8 participants will face each other (4 from Raw and 4 from Smackdown). For the first participants coming from Raw, find our dedicated article.

WWE Money in the Bank 2021

WWE Money in the Bank 2021 will be staged on July 18th from the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. It will be WWE's first PPV outside of Florida and WWE Thunderdome as well as the first public attendance since Wrestlemania 37.

WWE Network, the federation's official streaming platform, will broadcast WWE Money in the exclusive Bank 2021. Join the WWE ring with the latest WWE Battlegrounds video game that you can buy on Amazon.