<Tr> <Td> Money in the Bank (2016) </Td> <Td> Money in the Bank (2017) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Money in the Bank (2017) was a professional wrestling pay - per - view (PPV) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE for the SmackDown brand . It took place on June 18, 2017, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri . It was the eighth event under the Money in the Bank chronology and the first to feature a Women's Money in the Bank ladder match . </P> <P> Seven matches were contested at the event, including one on the pre-show, and the main card featured two bouts that were the titular match type . 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>

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