Real Reason WWE Moved Money In The Bank 2026 (WWE News)
WWE shifts Money In The Bank 2026's date for the second time. Here's why!
WWE has decided to move this year's Money In The Bank PLE for a second time. Now, the event takes place at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on 10 October, which is a shift from the prior 6 September date. That, rather bizarrely, was already a change: MITB 2026 was originally pencilled in for 29 August.
There's also a change of week day - 6 Sept is a Sunday, but 10 October is a Saturday.
Now, Fightful Select is reporting why this change was made yet again. According to their write up, WWE/TKO made the call due to "a scheduling matter with broadcast partners". They've been aware of it internally for around a month now, but things are just leaking out to the public.
Further, officials in the New Orleans area alerted the company that "things connected to the city would drive up a lot of prices for attendees in early September". Thus, the decision was taken to postpone Money In The Bank for another month so WWE has a clear run at business in Louisiana.
There was also the not-so-small matter of possible travel issues across Labor Day weekend.
2026 marks the first time that MITB takes place outside the typical May-July summer window. That scheduling previously helped tie it in with build towards SummerSlam, but that won't be the case this year. Instead, WWE may use both briefcases as a means to carry booking through the final few months before Royal Rumble-WrestleMania 43 season starts in early-2027.
Both the King and Queen Of The Ring tournaments are precursors to SummerSlam. They'll peak at Night Of Champions in Saudi Arabia on 27 June.