Every Match Ranked & Reviewed

The 2026 Money In The Bank PLE is officially in the history books as WWE took over the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. The show featured brand Mr & Ms Money In The Banks, a major world title clash between Roman Reigns & LA Knight, Stephanie Vaquer defending her Women’s World Championship against Becky Lynch & Liv Morgan, and more throughout the night!

TheSportster’s rating system will assess the quality of every match on WWE’s Money In The Bank 2026 card to determine the best showcase of the night, the weakest on the card, and how everything else stacked up in between.

5

Men’s Money In The Bank Ladder Match

Overall Rating From TheSportster: 5.75/10

This was a rather strange iteration of the Money In The Bank ladder match, with it being more scrappy by design rather than a spotfest. There was a lot of brawling, in-ring moves that didn’t involve ladders, an injury angle with Je’Von Evans, and a heavy focus on the hatred between Kevin Owens and CM Punk. Unfortunately, this led to a something bland, plodding, and messy matchup that wandered in and out of having momentum. Much of the match saw Bron Breakker presented like an absolute beast, with him spearing everyone (even putting Evans in an ambulance after a brutal spear on the outside).

Evans eventually returned to the ring in an ambulance in a fun but silly spot, cleaning house with a flurry of moves (before taking way too long to set up one of the biggest ladders ever). The ending portion saw one of the wildest bumps in Money In The Bank history as Evans was thrown off a ladder and crashed through the roof of the ambulance, plus a brutal Penta Driver on a ladder, but it wasn’t enough to save this matchup. With a wild crowd willing him on, Penta climbed the ladder and won the briefcase, which was at the very least a good winner.

4

Stephanie Vaquer Vs. Becky Lynch Vs. Liv Morgan (Women’s World Championship)

Overall Rating From TheSportster: 6.25/10

Unlike some triple threat matches, there was a good attempt to keep all three women involved in this match at all times, though this did admittedly lead to some messy sequences and disjointed moments as Stephanie Vaquer, Becky Lynch and Liv Morgan battled for the Women’s World Championship. There were some decent character-driven moments, specifically with the alliance/rivlary between Lynch & Vaquer, though admittedly this became slightly overdone and convoluted on occasion.

In a baffling ending this match, Vaquer sent Lynch off the apron and “through” a table (which didn’t break), allowing Morgan to hit the Oblivion to shockingly win back the belt that she only lost a little while ago in Chile. After an awful reign with the gold throughout this year, trading the gold back made little sense and ended this matchup in a dud.

3

Women’s Money In The Bank Ladder Match

Overall Rating From TheSportster: 6.5/10

The women’s Money In The Bank ladder match had ups and downs, with some sloppy moments and missed spots here and there (along with a couple of very scary landings such as Stratton in the opening stages and Vice & Jayne falling out of the ring by accident late on), but it also had some very impressive athleticism, wild spots (such as Sol Ruca’s huge splash into Lash Legend and through a ladder), and plenty of fun as all multi-person ladder matches have. Ruca was the star of the show here, impressive massively throughout, but a lot of those involved in the match had good performances.

With the crowd hot behind her (despite her status as a heel), Roxanne Perez kept getting close to winning the match, contending with Tiffany Stratton and Sol Ruca late on. After several close calls, near-victories, and big moves, Stratton (very awkwardly and in a botched manner) hit Legend with a briefcase and surprisingly won the match for a second time.

2

Oba Femi Vs. Bronson Reed

Overall Rating From TheSportster: 7.75/10

Oba Femi & Bronson Reed clashed in a clubbing affair between two brutes, moving around the ring like men half their size, dealing some punishing offense in the process. Following some early exchanges and shows of strength, Reed (in his first televised match since February) slammed Femi on the apron and proceeded to target his back, with the babyface selling strongly. They continued to go back-and-forth in an exciting, hard-hitting matchup, though it wasn’t long until The Vision expectedly interfered.

Like the beast he is, Femi kicked out of a brass knuckle punch and Tsunami, before rising up to chokeslam Theory on the apron and hit a Fall From Grace on Reed to stand tall. They wrestled this match at a very impressive pace, packed a lot in, and both came out looking good.

1

Roman Reigns Vs. LA Knight (World Heavyweight Championship)

Overall Rating From TheSportster: 8.5/10

Roman Reigns’ World Heavyweight Championship defense against LA Knight had a thunderous atmosphere even before the bell sounded, with this carrying with it a big-fight-feel the entire way through. Both men issued plenty of intensity, mind games, and generated an authentic-feeling hatred of one another as they battled back-and-forth. The opening stages were pretty slow-paced, soaking in the crowd reactions and trading methodical momentum.

When the pace increased, the reactions from the crowd rose with it, with both Reigns & Knight dishing out some big moves and scoring near-falls (with the fans in particular red hot when Knight came close to a shock victory on multiple occasions). It could be argued there were one-too-many near-falls, as the fans became a little restless upon every Reigns kickout, as it steadily became clear that an upset was not on the cards. In the end, a desperate Reigns used the ropes to attack Knight between the legs, allowing him to hit his signature moves (ending with a massive spear) to survive with his belt.