Nicole from the Pussycat Dolls in the middle of the ring to perform America the Beautiful.
And we’re off with tons of fireworks and JR’s voice on the mic!
Match #1: Money in the Bank Ladder Match!
CM Punk, Mark Henry, MVP (United States Champion), Finlay, Shelton Benjamin, Kofi Kingston, Christian, Kane
The match starts and all hell breaks loose in the ring. Kane and Mark Henry immediately throw everyone else out and are the only two left in the ring. Shelton and Christian bring in the first ladder and Kofi Kingston takes them both down using the ladder. He tries to set the ladder up and head for the briefcase but is thrown out by Finlay, who is knocked out by Kane. Kane and Henry climb for the briefcase but everyone else is back in and pull them down.
They push Kane out and then go for henry. More than half climb the ladder again and Mark Henry and Kane push the two ladders (who knows where the other ladder came from) apart and they all fall down.
Finlay eventually gets the ring alone but there is no ladder! Kane and Henry had thrown it out. MVP does a ball in on the ground on Kane and Christian. Kofi and CM Punk flip into the crowd. Shelton Benjamin climbs on top of the 15 foot ladder and jumps, flipping into the entire crowd. (the crowd starts chanting “holy shit”) Before Mark Henry can go down, Finlay hits him with his shalleleigh. Hornswaggle brings a little ladder up and the two use it to place Hornswaggle on top of top of Henry - he then jumps into to the rest of the wrestlers on the floor!
Finlay grabs a ladder and gets it into the ring. Kofi arrives but stands no chance against the Irishman. Until, that is, he uses the ladder to take him down. Finlay uses the small step ladder to take down the opposition and goes for the briefcase. Once again Kofi is after him, spin kicking him off of the ladder. Kofi heads up again only to be knocked down by Mark Henry.
As Henry tries to set the ladder up, Kofi climbs up the ladder before it’s even in it’s “A” position. Henry knocks him off and then throws him (back first) onto the ladder.
MVP uses a large ladder right into Henry’s back, through the rope, to get him off of the ladder. Shelton Benjamin and MVP go at it. Shelton jumps for MVP but winds up powerbombed onto the mat. MVP climbs the ladder and goes for the briefcase but CM Punk comes from out of nowehere and climbs onto the other side of the ladder. Christian comes into the match too and pulls Punk down to take his place. The two fall down from the ladder and it looks like it hurt!!
MVP once more climbs the ladder but benjamin scales through three ladders to try to slam him down - it didn’t work and MVP goes face first down the ladder. Benjamin powerbombed him over the top ring (WOW) where he landed on a number of wrestlers.
Benjamin and Finlay go at it on the top before Finlay gets thrown down onto another ladder (you can hear his head smack). Benjamin sets up a second ladder as Christian climbs the first. The ladder tips over and Benjamin falls. Christian climbs but CM Punk jumps onto the ladder and stops him from reaching the briefcase.
Kane climbs up as well and once again stops Christian (as Punk hangs upside down on the ladder). Kane tosses Christian back first down onto the mat and now it’s Punk and Kane at it. Kane grabs him for a chokeslam but he frees himself and kicks Kane off of the ladder. Punk goes for the briefcase and has it!!
WINNER: CM PUNK
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