These WWE Money in the Bank 2026 predictions cover every match on a stacked card heading to New Orleans. The Smoothie King Center hosts one of the promotion’s most chaotic premium live events on Saturday, October 10. Headlining the show is a World Heavyweight Championship clash between Roman Reigns and LA Knight. Two ladder matches, a Women’s World Championship triple threat, and a grudge match between Oba Femi and Bronson Reed round out a card built for pure carnage.
| Match | Prediction |
| Oba Femi vs. Bronson Reed | Oba Femi |
| Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match | Roxanne Perez |
| Women’s World Championship Triple Threat – Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs. Liv Morgan vs. Becky Lynch | Stephanie Vaquer retains |
| Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match | Penta |
| World Heavyweight Championship – Roman Reigns (c) vs. LA Knight | Roman Reigns retains |
WWE Money in the Bank 2026 goes down on Saturday, October 10, at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. The main card is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT, with a kickoff show typically airing about an hour earlier. Fans in the United States can stream the event live through ESPN’s direct-to-consumer platform. Viewers outside the US can catch the full show on Netflix, which now carries every WWE premium live event internationally.
Here are Stadium Rant’s picks for every match on the card. Some outcomes look straightforward, while others carry major storyline implications heading into the next few months. A full set of picks across the card is also available in Stadium Rant’s wider Money in the Bank predictions piece, for anyone comparing notes before fight night.
Oba Femi vs. Bronson Reed
Femi enters this contest off one of the best years anyone on the Raw roster has produced. A King of the Ring victory and a statement win over Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania sit on his resume already. Reed, by contrast, looks in the best shape of his career after shedding a considerable amount of weight during his injury layoff. The Vision has leaned on Reed’s return to steady a faction that had started to look shaky.
Bron Breakker, Austin Theory, and Logan Paul round out The Vision alongside Reed, giving the faction a deep bench heading into Money in the Bank. Femi has stood as one of Raw’s lone resistance figures against that group for months, repeatedly absorbing numbers disadvantages without backing down. That history makes this singles match feel like the culmination of a long-running story rather than a simple one-off matchup.
The recent no-contest between Femi and Breakker on Sunday Night’s Main Event only adds urgency to this one. Expect interference from Theory and Paul at some point, since The Vision rarely lets a member fight fair. Femi has tossed aside numbers before, and nothing suggests that changes in New Orleans. Breakker is unlikely to show up himself, given his own commitment to the men’s ladder match later in the night.
WWE has reportedly been building toward a Reigns-Femi showdown at WrestleMania 43, and a dominant performance here keeps that path open. Femi still holds a King of the Ring title opportunity in his back pocket, and this win only strengthens the case for cashing it in soon. Expect a handful of near-falls off Vision interference before Femi survives a Tsunami or two. Prediction: Oba Femi.
Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match
The women’s ladder match looks more straightforward than most of this card. Roxanne Perez and Tiffany Stratton stand out as the clearest front-runners among six genuinely credible entrants. Stratton has already won this match once, parlayed it into a championship reign, and later added the United States title to her resume. That track record makes a second briefcase run feel unlikely for her character arc right now.
Lash Legend brings real momentum but remains tied up in a tag division alongside Nia Jax. Sol Ruca recently lost the Intercontinental Championship to Raquel Rodriguez, which makes a Money in the Bank win an awkward follow-up. Lola Vice only just debuted on the main roster and hasn’t built the story weight a win usually requires. Jacy Jayne currently holds the United States Championship and runs with The Fatal Influence, leaving her with plenty on her plate already.
Perez checks every box WWE typically wants from a Money in the Bank winner. Perez’s alignment with Judgment Day sets up months of additional drama once the briefcase is in play. Perez’s character has been building toward exactly this kind of spotlight all year. Prediction: Roxanne Perez.
Women’s World Championship Triple Threat
Stephanie Vaquer defends her title against Liv Morgan and Becky Lynch in a match that could easily steal the show. Vaquer is the strong favorite to retain here, given how recently she reclaimed the belt and how motivated WWE seems to keep her on top. Morgan and Lynch both bring enough star power to make the finish feel genuinely uncertain, especially with Perez lurking nearby.
Vaquer reclaimed the title from Morgan in a hard-fought battle away from WWE’s usual arenas, further cementing her status as the measuring stick on Raw. Morgan and Lynch both enter as former champions in their own right, giving the match legitimate championship pedigree on both sides of the ring. That depth of resume makes the triple threat format especially unpredictable heading into Saturday.
A title retention for Vaquer sets up the most interesting storyline of the night if Perez wins the briefcase earlier in the evening. Judgment Day has every incentive to help Perez cash in on a vulnerable champion, and a triple threat leaves plenty of bumps and bruises to exploit. Expect WWE to plant seeds for that scenario regardless of who leaves New Orleans as champion. Prediction: Stephanie Vaquer.
The Roxanne Perez Cash-In Angle
Multiple layers exist if Perez wins the briefcase and looks to cash in afterward. A cash-in right after Vaquer retains would let Judgment Day pounce on a champion still worn down from the triple threat. A cash-in while Morgan is in a winning position could cost her the title at the worst possible moment. A cash-in after Morgan actually wins sets up a far more personal betrayal, stripping the gold from her almost immediately.
Perez could also cash in while the match still in progress, turning the triple threat into an impromptu fatal four-way on the spot. A simple ringside appearance and a tease of the briefcase, with no cash-in at all, would raise the drama without tipping WWE’s hand. Each path gives WWE months of storytelling to work with heading toward the next set of premium live events.
Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Six names make up this year’s field, and not all of them carry equal odds. J’Von Evans is a future champion in the making, but a briefcase win likely comes too early for his current spot on the roster. Trick Williams holds the United States Championship and already has a program with Baron Corbin that appears headed toward Damien Priest next. CM Punk has won this match twice before and successfully cashed in both times, which makes him a credible pick, though WWE rarely repeats a story beat that cleanly. Kevin Owens brings an interesting wrinkle given his history with Sami Zayn, but nothing on WWE television has signaled that story is ready to restart.
Breakker and Penta stand out as the two realistic favorites. Breakker has looked like a wrecking ball all year and seems built for a spear-heavy run up the ladder before setting his sights on Reigns. Penta, though, carries the strongest momentum after a widely praised match against Reigns in Mexico City last month. WWE has leaned into Penta’s presentation in ways that suggest bigger plans are coming soon. Expect Penta to grab the briefcase in a match that could easily be one of the night’s best. Prediction: Penta.
Roman Reigns vs. LA Knight for the World Heavyweight Championship
Reigns defends the World Heavyweight Championship against Knight in a match WWE has been building since Knight laid him out on Raw. Reigns remains the betting favorite given his standing in the title picture and WWE’s long-term plans around him. Knight, though, has turned nearly every program this year into must-see television, and a surprise result wouldn’t shock long-time fans of the Megastar’s unpredictable streak. Stadium Rant has already broken down what Reigns has to prove heading into this specific matchup.
Knight has chased a world title opportunity for years, and this moment finally arrived after months of close calls against the Bloodline’s inner circle. Reigns, meanwhile, has quietly rebuilt his championship reign since returning to the title picture earlier this year, fending off a rotating cast of contenders. The history between these two adds extra weight to a match that already carries the night’s biggest title on the line.
Knight is likely to kick out of at least one Spear before the finish, given how personal this feud has become. The Bloodline and 946 could still factor in somewhere, though Reigns has defended the title clean without The Bloodline’s help ever since winning it from CM Punk at WrestleMania. Expect Reigns to retain in a hard-fought main event that sets up a bigger showdown with Femi further down the road. Prediction: Roman Reigns.
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New Orleans is set to deliver one of the most unpredictable Money in the Bank cards in recent memory. Femi, Perez, Vaquer, Penta, and Reigns all look like the safest picks heading into fight night, even with plenty of chaos expected along the way. Judgment Day’s fingerprints are all over this show, and the Perez cash-in angle alone could shape WWE’s storylines well into next year. Fans should expect a loaded night of wrestling, several close finishes, and at least one shocking moment nobody saw coming.
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