▁reign ▁as ▁W WE ▁Champion , ▁he ▁had ▁successfully ▁def ended ▁his ▁title ▁against ▁several ▁cont enders , ▁and ▁had ▁defeated ▁Bry an ▁in ▁several ▁pay - per - views , ▁the ▁last ▁one ▁also ▁involving ▁K ane . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁Bry an ' s ▁ex - g irl friend ▁A J ▁had ▁taken ▁a ▁lik ing ▁towards ▁Punk ▁and ▁K ane ▁and ▁had ▁also ▁re kind led ▁her ▁interest ▁in ▁Bry an , ▁but ▁Punk ▁and ▁K ane ▁believed ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁un stable ▁due ▁to ▁Bry an ▁breaking ▁up ▁with ▁A J . ▁Following ▁No ▁Way ▁Out , ▁Bry an ▁defeated ▁Punk ▁and ▁K ane ▁to ▁ear n ▁his ▁rem atch ▁against ▁Punk ▁at ▁M oney ▁in ▁the ▁Bank . ▁We eks ▁later , ▁A J ▁was ▁named ▁special ▁guest ▁ref eree . ▁Right ▁before ▁the ▁pay - per - view ▁began , ▁W WE . com ▁posted ▁that ▁the ▁no ▁dis qual ification ▁st ip ulation ▁was ▁added . ▁ ▁Event ▁ ▁Pre lim inary ▁matches ▁The ▁actual ▁pay - per - view ▁opened ▁with ▁the ▁M oney ▁in ▁the ▁Bank ▁Lad der ▁Match ▁for ▁a ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁Championship ▁contract ▁involving ▁Dam ien ▁Sand ow , ▁T ens ai , ▁Inter cont inental ▁Champion ▁Christian , ▁United ▁States ▁Champion ▁Sant ino ▁Mare lla , ▁T ys on ▁K idd , ▁Dol ph ▁Z igg ler , ▁C ody ▁Rh odes ▁and ▁Sin ▁Car a . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁Christian ▁attempted ▁to ▁retrieve ▁the ▁brief