Money in the Bank 2010 Money in the Bank was a professional wrestling pay - per - view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , which took place on July 18 , 2010 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City , Missouri . The concept of the event was based around the Money in the Bank ladder match , with two matches held at the event for the Raw and SmackDown brands respectively . Eight matches took place . This event received 165 , 000 buys , down on the 228 , 000 buys that Judgment Day 2009 received . A second Money in the Bank event is scheduled to take place on July 17 , 2011 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont , Illinois . Background . Money in the Bank featured professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre - existing scripted feuds , plots , and storylines that will be played out on World Wrestling Entertainment ' s ( WWE ) television programs . Wrestlers portray a villain or a hero as they follow a series of events that build tension , and culminate into a wrestling match or series of matches . At Fatal 4 - Way , it was announced that the Money in the Bank event would be based around the Money in the Bank ladder match . On the June 25 episode of " SmackDown " , it was announced that two Money in the Bank ladder matches will be held at the event for the Raw and SmackDown brands respectively , with the winners of the respective matches given a title match for the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship respectively at a time of their choosing within the next 12 months . Three days later , all eight competitors for the Raw brand ' s match were announced by " Raw " guest host Rob Zombie . The eight competitors would be Randy Orton , The Miz , R - Truth , Chris Jericho , Evan Bourne , Ted DiBiase , John Morrison and Edge . On June 30 , WWE announced six of the competitors for the SmackDown brand ' s match through its official website : Matt Hardy , Kane , Cody Rhodes , Christian , Kofi Kingston and The Big Show . On the July 5 episode of " Raw " , The Miz attacked R - Truth and injured him , taking him out of the Money in the Bank match . On the July 12 episode of " Raw " , Mark Henry was announced as R - Truth ' s replacement . On the July 9 episode of " SmackDown " , Dolph Ziggler defeated Montel Vontavious Porter and Chavo Guerrero in a Triple Threat Match to qualify for SmackDown ' s ladder match . On the same night , Drew McIntyre earned the final spot by pinning Kofi Kingston . The main rivalry from the SmackDown brand heading into the Money in the Bank event was between the defending champion Rey Mysterio and Jack Swagger for the World Heavyweight Championship . Mysterio replaced The Undertaker , who was found in a vegetative state by his brother Kane , in the Fatal Four - Way match at the Fatal 4 - Way event by winning a battle royal . Before the pay - per - view , Mysterio managed to pick up a non - title victory over Swagger . At the event , Mysterio once again pinned Swagger in SmackDown ' s Fatal Four - Way match which also involved CM Punk and The Big Show to become a two - time World Heavyweight Champion . On the June 25 episode of " SmackDown " , Swagger announced that he would get his rematch at the Money in the Bank event . The main rivalry from the Raw brand heading into Money in the Bank was between the defending champion Sheamus and John Cena for the WWE Championship . Sheamus won the title at the Fatal 4 - Way event following interference from seven of the contestants from the first season of " WWE NXT " , collectively known as " The Nexus " . The next night on Raw , John Cena invoked his rematch clause , but The Nexus interrupted the match . The following week on Raw , due to the previous match ' s result being inconclusive , Raw ' s anonymous general manager announced a Steel Cage match between Sheamus and Cena to ensure that no outside interference would take place during the match . The Divas rivalry from the Raw brand heading into Money in the Bank was between Alicia Fox and Eve Torres over the WWE Divas Championship . Fox defeated entering champion Eve , Maryse , and Gail Kim to capture the Divas Championship at the Fatal 4 - Way event . On the July 5 edition of " Raw " , the evil Fox retained her title against Eve after she feigned an ankle injury . However , due to Fox ' s deceptive methods in retaining the title , Eve was granted a rematch for the Divas Championship by Raw ' s anonymous General Manager ; which was announced to take place at the Money in the Bank event . Aftermath . The next night on " Raw " , Edge , Chris Jericho and Randy Orton faced off in a Triple Threat match , where the winner would face Sheamus at SummerSlam for the WWE Championship . Orton won the match , and therefore earned the right to face Sheamus at SummerSlam for the WWE title . Orton would win the match by Disqualification but not the title . On the following episode of " SmackDown " , Rey Mysterio ( whose rematch clause was ignored ) and Jack Swagger faced each other in a first to two falls match to see who would face Kane at SummerSlam . Mysterio defeated Swagger , allowing him to face Kane once more in a rematch for the World Heavyweight Championship . Mysterio was unsuccessful at the event however . Reception . Rob McNichol of " The Sun " stated it was a " gripping night of grappling action " , calling both ladder matches outstanding . McNichol also praised the World Heavyweight Championship match , saying it demonstrated " WWE storytelling in a very good light " . He also described the Women ' s Championship match as " overbooked and poorly executed contest – the worst of the evening " . The WWE Championship match was negatively received by McNichol as well , complaining that it was " forgettable , and oftentimes very slow " . Overall , McNichol said it was a very entertaining night of action and gave the event a score of 8 out of 10 . SLAM ! Wrestling ' s Andy McNamara rated both Money in the Bank ladder matches a 4 out of 5 , the WWE Championship match a 3 out of 5 , and the World Heavyweight Championship match a 3 . 5 out of 5 .