Money in the Bank 2012

Money in the Bank 2012 is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE, which took place on July 15, 2012 at the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. It will be the third annual Money in the Bank pay-per-view.

Background
Money in the Bank will feature professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that will be played out on WWE's television programs. Wrestlers will portray heroes or villians as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a match or a series of matches.

This year's Money in the Bank ladder matches will have a slightly different format, as while there will be the usual two matches (one for a future WWE Championship match and one for a future World Heavyweight Championship match), they will each be interbranded; where at previous Money in the Bank PPVs, Raw wrestlers competed for the WWE Championship shot, and SmackDown competitors challenged for the World Title opportunity.

On the June 25 edition of Raw, Vickie Guerrero announced that Kane, Chris Jericho, Big Show and John Cena would be the participants in the WWE Championship Money in the Bank ladder match. On the same episode, it was announced that CM Punk would defend the WWE Championship against Daniel Bryan and the guest referee to be AJ Lee.

On the June 29 episode of SmackDown, qualifying matches were held for the Money in the Bank Ladder Match for the World Heavyweight Championship contract. In those matches, Damien Sandow defeated Zack Ryder, Tyson Kidd defeated Jack Swagger, Santino Marella and Christian defeated Cody Rhodes and David Otunga in a tag team match and Tensai defeated Justin Gabriel.

Matches

 * Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
 * (c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match.


 * The Big Show vs. John Cena vs. Kane vs. Chris Jericho in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a WWE Championship contract


 * CM Punk (c) vs. Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship (with AJ as Special guest referee)


 * Damien Sandow vs. Christian vs. Santino Marella vs. Tensai vs. Tyson Kidd in a Money in the Bank ladder match for a World Heavyweight Championship contract

Also See

 * List of WWE pay-per-view events
 * World Wrestling Entertainment/Event history
 * Money in the Bank
 * Event gallery

DVD release

 * Vison.jpg [Money in the Bank 2012 on DVD]