Edge introduces Evan Bourne but Chris Jericho’s music plays. Out comes Jericho. Jericho says he doesn’t take a backseat to Bourne, Edge or anyone else. Jericho says Edge is trying to pander to Nexus so they won’t attack him. Jericho reminds everyone that he was the one who helped Wade Barrett win NXT. Jericho says he’d like to think that Nexus’ destruction is credited to him. Jericho says if anyone is going to be a mentor or potential adviser to Nexus, it’s him. Edge says he owns Money in the Bank and it’s his match. Edge says he might just cash it in on the Champion that night after the steel cage match. Jericho says Edge has always wanted to be like him, always idolized him. Jericho says he is the greatest performer ever and he can’t be replaced. Jericho says he will win Money in the Bank and become champion, making sure Edge never gets a title shot again. Edge decks Jericho with a right hand and lays him out. Edge sets up a ladder in the corner. Jericho counters and locks on the Walls of Jericho. Evan Bourne comes down and hits the double knees on Jericho. Edge and Jericho try to catch Bourne but they can’t. The e-mail alert goes off and Cole has an announcement from the GM. It’s.. “if you want to see some action, give me a hell yeah!” The crowd pops for this. Edge and Jericho will team up now to face Bourne and his partner, Randy Orton. Out comes Orton and we go to commercial so they can clear the ring.

Randy Orton and Evan Bourne vs. Chris Jericho and Edge
- Back from the break and it’s Bourne starting the match off with Jericho. Jericho takes Bourne down and works him over under the rope. Bourne hits a knee to the face and knocks Jericho down in the corner. Bourne with a flying move in the corner and a 2 count. Bourne with kicks to the knees and a tag to Orton. Orton comes in with a kick to the gut on Jericho. Orton works Jericho over in the corner now with uppercuts. Orton launches Jericho in the corner and he goes down. Jericho scrambles and tags in Edge.

Edge comes in and locks up with Orton. Orton with a big clothesline. Orton drops a big knee on Edge and covers for a 2 count. Orton takes Edge back down and starts stomping on him. Orton tags in Bourne. Orton trips Edge which allows Bourne to hit a low dropkick. Bourne with a 2 count. Bourne with kicks now. Jericho is tagged in. Bourne takes him out with kicks and sends him to the floor. Bourne hits a dropkick through the ropes, sending Jericho into the barrier. Bourne flies over the ropes now and lands on Jericho and the floor. Jericho comes back in the ring and we go to commercial.

Back from the break and Edge has Bourne down on the mat. Edge with a 2 count. Edge tags in Jericho and he goes to work on Bourne. Jericho with a backbreaker. He holds it and turns it into a submission. More back and forth until Edge is tagged in. Bourne counters a suplex with a knee to the face and lays out Edge. Edge goes to tag Jericho but Jericho hesitates. Orton comes in and clotheslines Jericho and hits a big scoop slam. Orton brings Jericho in the ring from the apron with his second rope DDT. Orton is distracted which lets Jericho kick him in the head. Edge comes in now and starts stomping on Orton.
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At the first-ever Money in the Bank pay-per-view, live from Kansas City, Mo., eight of Monday Night Raw’s top Superstars will risk it all for an opportunity to challenge the WWE Champion by competing in a career-defining – and threatening – Money in the Bank Ladder Match on July 18.

The rules of this unique bout are simple. Eight Superstars fight to obtain a briefcase hanging precariously over the ring. The one Superstar able to ascend a ladder and snatch the case out of the air becomes the sole owner of its coveted contents: A championship contract. The winner of this match may then “cash in” that contract and challenge the Raw champion at any point over the next 12 months.

The following Raw Superstars are scheduled to compete: Randy Orton, John Morrison, R-Truth, Evan Bourne, United States Champion The Miz, Ted DiBiase, Chris Jericho and Edge. No stranger to this type of harrowing contest, The Ultimate Opportunist became the first-ever “Mr. Money in the Bank” at WrestleMania 21 in 2005, using his contract to challenge and defeat then-WWE Champion John Cena nine months later. However, in order to duplicate that historic victory, The Ultimate Opportunist will need to overcome seven of Raw’s most formidable combatants, including his rival and fellow former WWE Champion, The Viper.

With SmackDown holding its own Money in the Bank Ladder Match for the World Title that same evening, this event marks the first time two of these calamitous contests will be held in a single night. Don’t miss this historic night, live on pay-per-view.

Back from commercial and Justin Roberts introduces tonight’s guest host, Rob Zombie. Zombie comes out to one of the songs on his new album. Zombie says he is here because he loves sick and twisted things, like the kind of things that happen in the ring, like Money in the Bank perhaps. Zombie announces the eight participants and they are… Randy Orton, The Miz, R-Truth, Chris Jericho, Evan Bourne, Ted DiBiase, John Morrison and Edge.

Edge, Ted DiBiase, Chris Jericho and The Miz vs. Randy Orton, Evan Bourne, John Morrison and R-Truth

We go to the ring where a red briefcase with the Money in the Bank logo is hanging above the ring. A ladder is setup under it. Out first for his team comes Edge. Edge climbs the ladder and poses by the briefcase. Out next is Chris Jericho. WWE’s United States Champion The Miz is out next followed by Ted DiBiase, who has Maryse by his side. Their opponents are out next. R-Truth comes out first followed by John Morrison, then Evan Bourne and finally Randy Orton. Before Orton comes out, Morrison pulls a ladder from under the ring and sets it up on the outside. Orton comes out to a big pop from the crowd. We go to commercial before the match starts.

Back from the break and the bell rings. It’s DiBiase and Morrison starting things out. Ted kicks Morrison first and takes it to the corner. Ted kicks Morrison to the mat and finally backs off. Morrison with a big backdrop. Morrison tags in Truth. Truth hits Ted with rights. Ted fights out but gets dumped over the top and to the floor. Bourne is tagged in and runs off the apron and kicks Ted in the face. Bourne brings Ted in the ring and hits him with nasty kicks. 2 count by Bourne. Ted hits a knee to the gut and tags in The Miz. Bourne catches Miz and tosses him for a 1 count. Miz beats Bourne down. Bourne trips Miz and kicks him in the face. Bourne with another dropkick in the corner for a 2 count.

Miz catches Bourne with an elbow. The ref is distracted as Ted drops Bourne with a right hand. Miz tags in Jericho now. Jericho kicks Bourne in the head and slingshots him into the bottom rope. Edge kicks Bourne while he’s on the floor and the ref is distracted. Jericho brings Bourne back in and slaps him in the head. Jericho taunts Bourne and stops him from tagging. Jericho tags in Miz and drops Bourne with a right. Miz works over Bourne now. Miz with a chinlock on Boourne. Miz goes for a suplex but Bourne counters it and tags in Morrison. Morrison clotheslines Miz and hits a big dropkick. Morrison with a springboard kick off the ropes. Ted pulls Miz out to safety but Morrison flies over the top onto both of them. The ref is distracted. Edge comes over and beats Morrison down. We go to commercial.

Back from the break and Jericho is working Morrison over. During the break, Jericho rammed Morrison with a ladder while the referee was distracted. Morrison comes back in now and rolls Jericho up for a 2 count. Jericho counters and drops Morrison for 2. Jericho tags in Edge, who kicks Morrison to the mat. Edge works Morrison over in the corner. Morrison reaches for a tag but Edge pulls him back and tags in DiBiase. Ted mounts Morrison with right hands. They go back and forth until Ted catches Morrison with a powerslam for 2. Ted with a headlock now.

Edge is tagged back in and he continues the assault on Morrison. Edge runs into a big boot but comes right back with a bigger boot to the face to Morrison. Edge charges for the spear but Morrison moves. Edge hits the turnbuckle pad and goes down. Morrison goes for a tag but Edge pulls him back. Morrison kicks Edge in the head and they both go down. Edge tags in Jericho as Morrison tags Bourne. Bourne with a headscissor takedown and a dropkick. Bourne runs the ropes and hits a heel kick to Jericho’s jaw. More kicks from Bourne for a 2 count. Bourne goes to the top but Jericho cuts him off. Jericho tries for a superplex but Bourne stops it with knees to the head. Bourne knocks Jericho to the floor and goes for Air Bourne. He misses but lands on his feet. Jericho responds with the Codebreaker. Jericho tags in Ted as Orton is tagged in. Orton lays out Ted with a quick RKO for the pinfall and the win.

Winners: John Morrison, R-Truth, Evan Bourne and Randy Orton

- As Orton’s music hits, Edge attacks from behind and lays out Randy Orton. Edge brings a ladder into the ring and drops R-Truth with it. Morrison and Bourne kicks the ladder into Edge. Bourne lays out Jericho with a kick. Bourne runs and Morrison helps him jump off the ropes and onto the floor where Jericho is. Miz comes up and lays Morrison out with his finisher. Miz sets the ladder up and climbs it to the briefcase. Orton comes over and pushes the ladder over. Miz hits the ropes and rolls out to the floor. The crowd starts chanting for Orton. Orton stands the ladder back up and starts to climb. Orton grabs the briefcase and the crowd pops. Orton poses with the briefcase at the top of the ladder as his music plays and we go to replays. RAW goes off the air with Orton holding the briefcase.

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Evan Bourne pinned Zack Ryder with the shooting star press in 6:58. Solid but unspectacular opener, although being the first match the crowd reaction was definitely solid for it.

While Evan did not win any of the wwe.com Superstar Superlatives polls, he was still voted by a couple divas for best listener:

Diva selected Superstar: MATT HARDY

WWE Universe selected Superstar: JOHN CENA

Full Diva Results:

Eve Torres: Evan Bourne
Kelly Kelly: Kofi Kingston
Natalya: Tyson Kidd
Tiffany: Theodore Long
Gail Kim: Matt Hardy
Savannah: Matt Hardy
Brie Bella: Evan Bourne
Layla: Cody Rhodes
Nikki Bella: Matt Hardy
Michelle McCool: Cody Rhodes
Maryse: None
Serena: CM Punk
Alicia Fox: The Miz
Rosa Mendes: Zach Ryder
Jillian: Chavo Guerrero
Vickie Guerrero: Dolph Ziggler

EVAN BOURNE beat CHRIS JERICHO with the shooting star press. Jericho had NUCLEAR HEAT. He moved slowly around the ring for 5 minutes while the crowd booed him mercilessly. He then threw down the microphone and refused to speak. What he did do was have a 5 star match with Bourne and worked the hot crowd the whole time until Bourne hit a spectacularly high shooting star.