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Tiffany Stratton, Kevin Owens the last ones to qualify for the 2026 Money in the Bank ladder matches

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Gaydos, R. (2026, October 5). Tiffany Stratton, Kevin Owens the last ones to qualify for the 2026 Money in the Bank ladder matches. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/tiffany-stratton-kevin-owens-last-qualify-2026-money-bank-ladder-matches

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WWE’s Friday Night SmackDown concluded the qualifiers for the upcoming Money in the Bank premium live event, where wrestlers compete to retrieve a briefcase containing a guaranteed title shot. Kevin Owens secured his spot in the men’s ladder match by pinning Johnny Gargano after Randy Orton interfered with Cody Rhodes’ chances of winning. Meanwhile, Tiffany Stratton, who previously won the Women’s Money in the Bank match and later became WWE Women’s Champion, triumphed over Tatum Paxley and Candice LeRae to qualify for this year's event. The matches will take place at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on a yet-to-be-specified date starting at 6 p.m. ET and can be viewed on ESPN Unlimited.

Written by AI on 2026-10-05, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

On Friday Night SmackDown, the final qualifiers for the WWE's 2026 Money in the Bank ladder matches were determined. Kevin Owens won the men's last spot by pinning Johnny Gargano in a triple-threat match that also included Cody Rhodes. During the match, Randy Orton interfered and held onto Rhodes' legs to prevent him from breaking up the pin, securing Owens’ victory.

Tiffany Stratton secured her place as the final qualifier for the women’s ladder match, showcasing significant experience despite her young age. The Money in the Bank matches are part of a premium live event where participants must climb a ladder and retrieve a briefcase containing a guaranteed title shot against any champion at any time.

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Topics

FOX FOX News Money in the Bank WWE the WWE Women’s Championship

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Rhodes GPE · 3× Kevin Owens PERSON · 2× Orton PERSON · 2× Stratton PERSON · 2× Tiffany Stratton PERSON · 2× Cody Rhodes PERSON · 1× FOX ORG · 1× FOX News ORG · 1× Johnny Gargano PERSON · 1× WWE ORG · 1×

Narrative

Kevin Owens pinned Johnny Gargano in a triple-threat match, which included Cody Rhodes, to become the last one on the men’s side to qualify.

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2026-10-05 · Fox News

Tiffany Stratton, Kevin Owens the last ones to qualify for the 2026 Money in the Bank ladder matches · assertive framing

Claims (18 extracted, 3 hedged)

The two major bouts on the card include men’s and women’s ladder matches. asserted

bouts → include → matches

The wrestler has to climb the ladder to retrieve a briefcase hanging above the ring. asserted

wrestler → have → ring

The briefcase contains a guaranteed title shot anywhere, anytime against a champion. asserted

briefcase → contain → champion

This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. uncertain

page → contain → partners

If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. uncertain

News → sign → wager

This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. asserted

that → create → newsroom

On "Friday Night SmackDown," the Money in the Bank fields were finalized. asserted

fields → finalize → Bank

Kevin Owens pinned Johnny Gargano in a triple-threat match, which included Cody Rhodes, to become the last one on the men’s side to qualify. asserted

which → pin → side

Rhodes thought he had the match won when Randy Orton interfered and cost him the victory. asserted

Orton → think → victory

Rhodes and Orton brawled as "The American Nightmare" took his eye off the ball. asserted

Nightmare → brawl → ball

As Owens pinned Gargano, Orton held onto Rhodes’ legs and kept him from breaking up the pin. asserted

Orton → pin → pin

Tiffany Stratton became the last wrestler to enter the Women’s Money in the Bank match. asserted

Stratton → become → match

As young as Stratton is, she has much experience in this match and very much could be a favorite to win it. uncertain

she → have → it

Stratton won the match in 2024 and later cashed in on Nia Jax to win the WWE Women’s Championship. asserted

Stratton → win → Championship

On Friday night, she held off Tatum Paxley and Candice LeRae to win her qualifying match. asserted

she → hold → match

With the final qualifying results in the books, here’s how the 2026 Money in the Bank fields shape out. asserted

fields → ’ → Bank

Money in the Bank will take place at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. asserted

Money → take → Orleans

The event will begin at 6 p.m. ET and can be seen on ESPN Unlimited. asserted

event → begin → ESPN