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Wrestling Tonight: WWE MONEY IN THE BANK 2026 MEGA PREVIEW | PENTA & LASH LEGEND FAVORED, ROMAN vs. LA KNIGHT & VAQUER'S TRIPLE THREAT | 223
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This week, JBugz from The Rawdown joins Acefield Retro on Wrestling Tonight for a full WWE Money in the Bank 2026 mega preview from New Orleans, breaking down the entire five-match card and everything that got us to Saturday night. This is the first Money in the Bank ever held in October, the first after SummerSlam, and the first edition streaming through ESPN's direct to consumer service in the United States. With Crown Jewel, Survivor Series: WarGames and Wrestlepalooza still to come, WWE is creating two new briefcase holders right as the company enters its final PLE stretch of 2026.
The men's Money in the Bank match brings together Penta, Bron Breakker, Kevin Owens, CM Punk, Trick Williams and Je'Von Evans, with Penta entering as the narrow betting favorite at minus 110 ahead of Bron Breakker at plus 125. We look at how Penta went from losing a World Heavyweight Championship match against Roman Reigns to replacing Solo Sikoa after the 946 attack and suddenly becoming the favorite to win the briefcase. We also break down Bron Breakker and Je'Von Evans' year-long rivalry, CM Punk and Kevin Owens' recent championship history, and why this field is much deeper than simply Penta and Bron Breakker at the top.
On the women's side, Lash Legend enters as the minus 120 favorite, narrowly ahead of Roxanne Perez at plus 125 and former Money in the Bank winner Tiffany Stratton at plus 300. Sol Ruca, Jacy Jayne and Lola Vice round out a field that has spent most of 2026 crossing paths through championship matches, NXT, WWE and AAA. We get into why the betting odds do not tell the entire story, especially when Lola Vice recently defeated Roxanne Perez, Jacy Jayne took the WWE Women's United States Championship from Tiffany Stratton and Sol Ruca has already had championship success against several women connected to this match.
Roman Reigns also defends the World Heavyweight Championship against L.A. Knight, revisiting a rivalry that goes back to Crown Jewel 2023. Roman Reigns has already left two championship matches involving L.A. Knight with the title, then spent 2026 winning the Royal Rumble, defeating CM Punk at WrestleMania, and successfully defending against Jacob Fatu, Seth Rollins, and Penta. With Roman Reigns sitting at minus 1500 and L.A. Knight at plus 600, we look at why another moral victory does absolutely nothing for L.A. Knig