The event was originally scheduled to take place at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland, but the venue cancelled all shows that were to be held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the main event, Otis and Asuka won their respective Money in the Bank ladder matches, which were contested at the same time.

In the penultimate match, Drew McIntyre defeated Seth Rollins to retain Raw's WWE Championship.

Money in the Bank is an annual professional wrestling event produced by WWE since 2010, generally held between May and July.

The briefcase contains a contract that guarantees the winner a match for a world championship of their choosing at any time within the next year.

[5][4] However, on March 30, one week before WrestleMania 36, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan issued a stay at home order.

[6] An advertisement promoting Money in the Bank for May 10 aired during WrestleMania 36 Part 2 on April 5, but with no reference to a city or venue.

[7] Subsequently, Royal Farms Arena cancelled all events due to the pandemic and began issuing refunds.

He then stated he wanted his title back and Strowman accepted the challenge,[23] which was scheduled for Money in the Bank, though against Wyatt's normal self instead of The Fiend.

Asuka, Shayna Baszler, and the returning Nia Jax qualified for the match by defeating Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, and Kairi Sane, respectively.

[10] On the following Raw, Aleister Black, Apollo Crews, and Rey Mysterio qualified for the match by defeating Austin Theory, Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP), and Murphy, respectively.

[12] On the May 4 episode of Raw, AJ Styles—in his first appearance since being buried alive by The Undertaker at WrestleMania—won a Last Chance gauntlet match to take the final spot vacated by Crews.

[22] On the April 13 episode of Raw, Rollins stated that by losing to Owens, he had been crucified and now had truly risen (buying into his "Monday Night Messiah" gimmick).

[24] The following week, McIntyre challenged Rollins to a match at Money in the Bank with his title on the line, stating that as champion, he needed to face the best.

[26] On the April 17 episode of SmackDown, The New Day's Big E defeated Jey Uso (representing The Usos) and defending co-champion The Miz (representing himself and John Morrison) in a triple threat match to win the SmackDown Tag Team Championship for The New Day.

The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler, Jaxson Ryker, and Wesley Blake) then made their SmackDown debut, stating they would be taking over the brand's tag team division before attacking New Day.

[25] The following week, The Forgotten Sons (Cutler and Blake) defeated The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston) in a non-title match where Miz and Morrison were on commentary.

[32] The actual pay-per-view opened with The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston) defending the SmackDown Tag Team Championship against The Miz and John Morrison, Lucha House Party (Lince Dorado and Gran Metalik), and The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake) (accompanied by Jaxson Ryker).

[17] In the main event, both the men's and women's Money in the Bank ladder matches were contested simultaneously at WWE Global Headquarters.

The women's match featured Asuka, Shayna Baszler, and Nia Jax from Raw and Lacey Evans, Carmella, and Dana Brooke from SmackDown, while the men's match featured AJ Styles, Rey Mysterio, and Aleister Black from Raw and King Corbin, Daniel Bryan, and Otis from SmackDown.

[17] Bryan, Black, Otis, and Corbin brawled into an elevator, spilling out onto another floor where they briefly encountered Evans, Baszler, and Carmella.

Carmella then unhooked a large poster off the wall (depicting herself winning the first women's Money in the Bank ladder match) and smashed it over Brooke's head.

[17] All of the participants except Styles and Asuka converged on a room where Paul Heyman was indulging in a buffet, and an inter-gender food fight ensued.

The three fought in and around the rooftop ring until Asuka gained the upper hand by dropping a ladder on Jax.

[33] The following week, The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) hosted a championship celebration, but were interrupted by Nia Jax, who wanted a shot at the title.

Otis' mystery partner was revealed as Universal Champion Braun Strowman and the two defeated Miz and Morrison in the ensuing tag team match.

[42][43] Also on the following SmackDown, Elias defeated King Corbin in a rematch from WrestleMania 36 to advance in the tournament for the vacant Intercontinental Championship.