<P> Seven matches were contested at the event, including one on the pre-show . Two of the matches were the titular Money in the Bank ladder match: the male ladder match, which was the main event, was won by Baron Corbin, who earned a contract for a WWE Championship match, and Carmella controversially won the first - ever women's ladder match to earn a SmackDown Women's Championship match contract . In another prominent match, Jinder Mahal defeated Randy Orton to retain the WWE Championship . The event was also notable for the televised in - ring debut of Lana, who lost her SmackDown Women's Championship match to Naomi, the return of Maria Kanellis, who had last performed in WWE in 2010, and the WWE debut appearance of her husband Mike Kanellis . </P> <P> WWE's Money in the Bank pay - per - view event centers around a match of the same name, in which multiple male wrestlers use ladders to retrieve a briefcase hanging above the ring . The winner is guaranteed a match for a world championship at a time of their choosing within the next year; the 2017 match was specifically for a WWE Championship match since the 2017 event was a SmackDown branded pay - per - view . For the first time in the event's history, the 2017 event featured a Women's Money in the Bank ladder match with a contract for a SmackDown Women's Championship match . </P> <P> The card included seven matches that resulted from scripted storylines and had results predetermined by WWE on the SmackDown brand . Storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television show SmackDown Live . </P> <P> At Backlash, Jinder Mahal defeated Randy Orton to win his first WWE Championship with help from The Singh Brothers (Samir and Sunil Singh). On the following episode of SmackDown, Mahal held a Punjabi style celebration, while Commissioner Shane McMahon announced that Orton invoked his championship rematch for Money in the Bank . The following week, Orton declared that he would become a fourteen - time world champion in his hometown at Money in the Bank before he was interrupted by Mahal on the TitanTron . The following week, after Mahal defeated Mojo Rawley, he taunted Orton, who later responded that he had received supportive phone calls from Ric Flair, Harley Race, and his father "Cowboy" Bob Orton . On the final SmackDown before Money in the Bank, Mahal with The Singh Brothers came out and berated Orton . As Orton's music played, The Singh Brothers went to the ramp to stop him, but Orton snuck up from behind Mahal and executed an RKO before retreating into the crowd . </P>

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