WWE Money In The Bank 2026: Draws & Duds

WWE Money in the Bank 2026 is very nearly upon us! In addition to the two eponymous ladder matches, the five-match card features a grudge match between Bronson Reed and Oba Femi, as well as a pair of world championship matches, as Stephanie Vaquer defends the women's world title against Becky Lynch and Liv Morgan in a triple threat, while LA Knight attempts to wrest the World Heavyweight Championship from Roman Reigns.

But which of these matches have us fired up to check out the show, and which make us a bit less excited to watch? That's what the Wrestling Inc. staff is here to find out. Here are our biggest draws and biggest duds for WWE Money in the Bank 2026!

Sol Ruca, Lola Vice, Jacy Jayne, Lash Legend, Roxanne Perez, Tiffany Stratton — the line up for the Women's Money In The Bank match is a portrait of WWE's future. When Stratton, Perez, and Legend are the most seasoned main roster talents in the match, there's a clear focus on the recent "WWE NXT" call-ups, and rightly so.

Every one of the women I listed have made some serious noise on the developmental brand, and while some like Stratton and Perez have been given opportunities to shine, I expect this match will be where the rest of the women make their bones. Ruca, especially, is likely to be a stand out. The match is made for her kind of reckless athleticism, and with someone like Legend as a base, it should be a very entertaining time. Jayne has become an incredible talent. Vice seems like she's champing at the bit for a spotlight. It's a hungry lineup and that can only mean that it will be a spectacle.

As someone who has been running "NXT" coverage for the last couple years, I've seen all of these women impress the more die-hard WWE fans, and now the mainstream fans will get a taste of what "NXT" viewers have known for a while: these women rule.

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I'm sure these three women will put on an excellent match this Saturday, and maybe for some, that's enough. But it has to be mentioned that the build to this contest has been somewhat lacking, and it's not one that I'm exactly clamoring to watch.

The feud between Stephanie Vaquer and Liv Morgan has been going on since before WrestleMania (admittedly with a lengthy break) and it wasn't exactly lighting the world on fire back then. The inclusion of a newly-babyface Becky Lynch has juiced things up a bit, but her issues with Vaquer have largely been the sort where you accidentally hit each other when trying to go after the heel — not the most compelling stuff. While Vaquer regaining the title in her home country of Chile was a cool moment, this storyline has largely been a long, winding road to get to the place we were clearly going all along, and triple threats are (at least for the most part) just naturally less interesting than singles feuds. Throw in the ever-present spectacle of Judgment Day interference shenanigans, and this match just doesn't present a good argument for me to pay for Money in the Bank.

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One might not be surprised that the Men's Money in the Bank match is a draw on the event titled WWE Money in the Bank. It sort of is the entire point of the event. But this year's in particular breeds excitement through the names involved in it. Just two former world champions make up the six in CM Punk and Kevin Owens, the latter having never held either of the active world titles. Aside from that, it is all those who have yet to hold the title. That makes this match one to watch for the simple fact it could determine a future world champion between Bron Breakker, Je'Von Evans, Trick Williams, and Penta — all names who should eventually hold the world title and would make great champions. 

It's why they would make great champions that is also why this is a draw; they're all top notch wrestlers and personalities, so it's bound to be a ridiculously fun match. You have Punk and Owens, ladder match veterans. Williams is explosive with electricity from the crowd behind him on every move. Penta is freaking Penta. Evans is as he says: bouncy. And then there's Breakker, a human wrecking ball with the powerful speed of a pneumatic drill. 

That's a recipe for ladders and broken bodies, high spots aplenty, and justified "This is awesome" chants. Of course the eponymous match is going to be a draw.

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While crowds all over the world love World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns, and they also always pop for "The Megastar" LA Knight, the outcome of their matchup at Money in the Bank seems a bit too obvious. It's more than likely Reigns retains the title going into Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia next month, as well as Survivor Series: WarGames.

If WWE wasn't going to take the title off Reigns a few weeks ago, when Reigns faced Penta on "WWE Raw" in Mexico City, they're not going to now. Knight remains over, but not "Penta in Mexico" over. While there are plenty of fans pulling for Knight, it once again doesn't seem like the right time for him, and predictable outcomes are never fun. While most fans consider Money in the Bank to be in the "big five" of WWE PLEs, it's never really clear if WWE, under Triple H, feels the same way. That being said, Reigns isn't going to drop that title anywhere other than WrestleMania, at this point.

The build for this match has also been sub-par. Sure, they've gone face-to-face a few times, but Reigns has been absent from a few episodes leading into the show, and what they've done have been typical promo segments. The bigger and more interesting story around Reigns is the fact the Bloodline is being targeted by the 946. Reigns himself hasn't been a victim of the stable, however, and it's doubtful they interfere in his MITB match.

Crown Jewel is also not a major premium live event, but the Saudi fans love Reigns, and it's also more than likely WWE wants him to be holding the title to go up against the Undisputed WWE Champion for the Crown Jewel title in the kingdom. Reigns holding the title means a bit less for Survivor Series, if he's going to be teaming alongside the Bloodline once again against the 946, but advertising the World Heavyweight Champion for the event will only help draw.

It's also unclear if Reigns and Knight will be the main event of Money in the Bank, or if one of the ladder matches will take that spot. Without knowing the lineup, it's really difficult to call this match anything but a dud. If someone has the MITB briefcase in hand when, or if, Reigns retains his gold, things could get a bit more interesting, though it's still very unlikely that Reigns drops the title anywhere else but 'Mania.

Written by Daisy Ruth