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WWE’s Friday Night SmackDown concluded the qualifiers for the upcoming Money in the Bank premium live event, where wrestlers compete to retrieve a briefcase containing a guaranteed title shot. Kevin Owens secured his spot in the men’s ladder match by pinning Johnny Gargano after Randy Orton interfered with Cody Rhodes’ chances of winning. Meanwhile, Tiffany Stratton, who previously won the Women’s Money in the Bank match and later became WWE Women’s Champion, triumphed over Tatum Paxley and Candice LeRae to qualify for this year's event. The matches will take place at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on a yet-to-be-specified date starting at 6 p.m. ET and can be viewed on ESPN Unlimited.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-05,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Friday Night SmackDown, the final qualifiers for the WWE's 2026 Money in the Bank ladder matches were determined. Kevin Owens won the men's last spot by pinning Johnny Gargano in a triple-threat match that also included Cody Rhodes. During the match, Randy Orton interfered and held onto Rhodes' legs to prevent him from breaking up the pin, securing Owens’ victory.
Tiffany Stratton secured her place as the final qualifier for the women’s ladder match, showcasing significant experience despite her young age. The Money in the Bank matches are part of a premium live event where participants must climb a ladder and retrieve a briefcase containing a guaranteed title shot against any champion at any time.
Written for “Wwe Money In The Bank Qualifiers” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.
The two major bouts on the card include men’s and women’s ladder matches.
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bouts → include → matches
The wrestler has to climb the ladder to retrieve a briefcase hanging above the ring.
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wrestler → have → ring
The briefcase contains a guaranteed title shot anywhere, anytime against a champion.
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briefcase → contain → champion
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page → contain → partners
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News → sign → wager
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that → create → newsroom
On "Friday Night SmackDown," the Money in the Bank fields were finalized.
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fields → finalize → Bank
Kevin Owens pinned Johnny Gargano in a triple-threat match, which included Cody Rhodes, to become the last one on the men’s side to qualify.
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which → pin → side
Rhodes thought he had the match won when Randy Orton interfered and cost him the victory.
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Orton → think → victory
Rhodes and Orton brawled as "The American Nightmare" took his eye off the ball.
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Nightmare → brawl → ball
As Owens pinned Gargano, Orton held onto Rhodes’ legs and kept him from breaking up the pin.
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Orton → pin → pin
Tiffany Stratton became the last wrestler to enter the Women’s Money in the Bank match.
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Stratton → become → match
As young as Stratton is, she has much experience in this match and very much could be a favorite to win it.
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she → have → it
Stratton won the match in 2024 and later cashed in on Nia Jax to win the WWE Women’s Championship.
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Stratton → win → Championship
On Friday night, she held off Tatum Paxley and Candice LeRae to win her qualifying match.
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she → hold → match
With the final qualifying results in the books, here’s how the 2026 Money in the Bank fields shape out.
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fields → ’ → Bank
Money in the Bank will take place at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.
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Money → take → Orleans
The event will begin at 6 p.m. ET and can be seen on ESPN Unlimited.
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event → begin → ESPN
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