WWE WrestleMania 23 - 2007 Money In The Bank Ladder Match [Full Length Match]
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00:00This opening contest is the Money in the Bank Ladder Match!
00:06Now the first superstar to climb the ladder and retrieve the briefcase
00:13will win a contract for a future championship match
00:17that can be cashed in at any time over the next 12 months.
00:31Introducing first, from Cameron, North Carolina,
00:36weighing in at 225 pounds, Jeff Hardy!
00:47Jeff Hardy, one of the great risk takers in the WWE,
00:51making his first WrestleMania appearance in five years,
00:55and tonight Jeff Hardy will be squaring off,
00:58that's for sure at some point, against his brother, Matt Hardy.
01:03Yeah, JR, but that Hall of Fame that you just joined along with the King
01:07has got a spot waiting for this guy, the King Booker.
01:12From Houston, Texas, weighing in at 256 pounds, King Booker!
01:20The former world champion making his fifth WrestleMania appearance,
01:24but his first in a ladder match, will that affect the King?
01:28Absolutely, but you're talking about a guy who's held 30, Michael,
01:32over 30 major titles.
01:35First ladder match, yes.
01:37Can you bet against him? Hell no!
01:40He's done everything else in his career.
01:42He might pull this one out, too.
01:48My name is Finlay, and I love to fight.
01:55From Belfast, Northern Ireland, weighing in at 233 pounds, Finlay!
02:02This former United States champion was in last year's Money in the Bank ladder match.
02:06Does that help?
02:07Absolutely, you're talking about a guy who has no weakness in his game.
02:11Finlay, a second generation wrestler from Belfast, Ireland,
02:14has always wanted to be world champion.
02:16Tonight he might get that shot.
02:20From Chicago, Illinois, weighing in at 222 pounds, CM Punk!
02:28And by virtue of qualifying for this Money in the Bank ladder match,
02:32the straight-edge superstar CM Punk is making history right now
02:38by becoming the first ever ECW superstar to compete at WrestleMania.
02:44And it's every man for himself.
02:46I personally hope CM Punk can pull this bad boy out.
02:50Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Kennedy!
03:21Hold on, hold on, wait a minute.
03:27Kennedy!
03:30In his first WrestleMania, can Mr. Kennedy become Mr. Money in the Bank?
03:36You're damn right.
03:37Right in front of us, Michael, is the future of sports entertainment,
03:40the fastest rising star in SmackDown history, Mr. Kennedy.
03:46From Cameron, North Carolina, weighing in at 236 pounds, Matt Hardy!
03:57Matt Hardy hopes WrestleMania number six is a charm.
04:01This is where it gets interesting, Michael.
04:03Jeff Hardy, the lunatic that he is,
04:05no telling what he's gonna do tonight.
04:07But his brother, the king of the tag team ladder match,
04:12tonight, they are on opposite ends.
04:18And there are the ladders.
04:19They will be used to try to climb and grab that briefcase
04:23in the middle of the ring.
04:25Hey!
04:32From San Luis, Missouri, weighing in at 245 pounds, Randy Orton!
04:41Well, Randy Orton, a third-generation superstar,
04:44there's no doubt about it.
04:46This young man has as much natural ability and talent
04:50as any man on the Raw roster.
04:52But this is his first-ever ladder match.
04:56I don't know, JR, what do you think?
04:58I think Orton can win any match he's touched his mind to.
05:01It's about grace in this match.
05:03There's no pinfalls, no disqualifications,
05:05no count-outs, no submissions.
05:08Only one way to win.
05:09That's to take the ladder, climb it,
05:12and retrieve that briefcase.
05:15And this man does that quite well.
05:23And from Toronto, Canada, weighing in at 250 pounds, Edge!
05:29Well, you're up, JR.
05:31When it comes to ladder match, Edge loves to say,
05:34been there, done that.
05:35And he has, indeed.
05:37Edge is 5-0 in WrestleMania,
05:393-0 in ladder matches at WrestleMania.
05:42He also won the first-ever Money in the Bank ladder match
05:45here at WrestleMania,
05:47and cashed in to become the WWE champion.
05:51That is the goal of all eight men
05:54in this biggest ladder match in WrestleMania history.
05:58Hey, JR and Ted, I've got a question.
06:00Can Randy Orton focus tonight,
06:02or is his focus gonna be on his disintegrating relationship
06:05with his former partner, Edge?
06:06Oh, you're right about that, Ted.
06:08There's a distinction among the ranks
06:10between Orton and Edge,
06:12but I think every man for himself tonight.
06:15And you gotta focus on climbing that ladder
06:17and capturing that briefcase with that contract.
06:20I think put personal stuff aside.
06:22Business tonight, baby.
06:23Referee's on the outside of the ring
06:25because this is a match that has no pinfalls,
06:29no submissions,
06:30and Crystal's on the outside,
06:32ain't really on the inside.
06:33At least we started with a...
06:35The goal would be to bring a ladder into the ring
06:37and utilize it, to climb it,
06:39and possess the briefcase.
06:41Sounds simple, but it's extremely dangerous.
06:43And remember, it's inside that briefcase, JR.
06:46It is basically a contract.
06:47You have an opportunity to wrestle
06:49for any championship you want
06:50over a year-long period.
06:53Remember, there can be no count-outs
06:55and no disqualifications.
06:56Whoa, whoa, whoa, look at Finlay.
06:57Look at Finlay, yeah, look at Finlay.
06:59And that is uncharacteristic of the Irishman.
07:02Hell, yeah, I have known Finlay for 20 years.
07:04He has always wanted to be a world champion.
07:06He was undefeated in Europe for five.
07:08Ladder in the ring, ladder in the ring.
07:09Edge, Edge, the opportunist.
07:11He's gonna do it, Edge, he's gonna...
07:13From the ladder, Matt Hardy,
07:15slowing down Edge.
07:16It was Edge who looked to extend
07:20his WrestleMania record to 6-0.
07:23And it has been well-documented.
07:25Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
07:27Picking up the scraps.
07:30Orton and Finlay both trying to get up
07:33on top of that ladder,
07:34trying to dodge each other's shots.
07:35Whoa, whoa, look out, Jeff.
07:37Orton and Finlay just beating the hell out of each other.
07:40About 10 or 15 feet above the ring.
07:42And now Jeff Hardy, Jeff Hardy.
07:44Oh, he's going, look at this, Jeff Hardy's going.
07:46Oh, he almost, look out.
07:48Oh, that's Mr. Kennedy.
07:52No woman up in a bullpen here
07:54going right for this briefcase.
07:56Hey, what the hell?
07:58Don't tell me.
07:59I did nothing.
08:00Oh.
08:02Look who got that step ladder.
08:04What would a client work for?
08:05Look at this.
08:06All those of you who saw SmackDown
08:07this past Friday night,
08:08well, you know all about that step ladder.
08:10Well, see a punk's using that step ladder
08:12when it comes to the ring.
08:13And it works just fine as a weapon.
08:15You may not be able to climb it,
08:16but you can certainly swing it.
08:17Oh.
08:18That's great.
08:19It's all legal.
08:20Again, no disqualifications or count-outs.
08:22No pins or submissions.
08:24Well, I think Edge is certainly personifying
08:26every man for himself.
08:27I mean, he's blasting everybody in sight.
08:30Watch this.
08:31This is the step ladder
08:32that Finlay's little bastard Hornswoggle
08:34used on SmackDown this past Friday night.
08:36He's not a little bastard, Michael.
08:37Now, call it by his damn name.
08:39He's a leprechaun.
08:40His name is Hornswoggle.
08:41Look at this.
08:42Edge used that ladder to open up CM Punk.
08:45That's the dangers of this type of matchup.
08:47The world's just in the early going.
08:49Look out here.
08:50Edge trying to suplex CM Punk.
08:52Oh.
08:53What a counter into a snap suplex.
08:57But I gotta tell you, guys,
08:58that didn't make a hill of beans in this match.
09:00You picked your spots.
09:01No matter how bad you beat up a guy,
09:03it's about getting up the ladder
09:04and finding a way to get a briefcase.
09:06Two SmackDown stars,
09:07King Booker and Matt Hardy,
09:08were going at it.
09:09What they fought.
09:10Whoa, whoa, whoa.
09:11Oh.
09:12Oh, man.
09:13Well, it's experience you gotta give
09:14to Duke the King Booker here.
09:15And look at the King,
09:16the former world champion.
09:19And King Booker off the spine buster.
09:22He is rolling, John.
09:25I've told you over 30 titles.
09:28He's won.
09:29King of the Ring champion.
09:30You add one more crown to the jewel.
09:33Yeah, but shouldn't the King
09:34be worried about climbing
09:35than the WrestleMania Spinner Rooney?
09:41You gotta love a Spinner Rooney, though.
09:44Yeah, but at what price?
09:45A ladder Rooney by the Hardys.
09:48Straight right hand by Edge.
09:50That always works.
09:51Nothing fancy about that.
09:52And there's Matt Hardy and Edge
09:53and their rivalry's been well documented.
09:55And there's the side effect.
09:57And brother and brother,
09:58the Hardys in the ring.
09:59And we all know what these two can do
10:01in a ladder match.
10:02Yeah, but a ladder match together, Michael.
10:04They've never been in a ladder match
10:05with their opposition teams.
10:08Well, to your point, JBL,
10:09it's every man for himself.
10:10It don't matter.
10:11But for the short time here,
10:12Hardys working together.
10:14That's gotta be to their advantage.
10:16Look at this, look at this.
10:17This is what destroyed
10:18Joey Mercury's face.
10:19There's no person on the planet
10:21that Matt Hardy dislikes more than Edge.
10:23And Finlay,
10:25perhaps saving Edge's face.
10:31Edge and Matt Hardy,
10:32here comes more punishment.
10:33Punishment in pain.
10:35Oh, man.
10:36The physical sacrifices in this match
10:38will be enormous.
10:40And there's the man who's defeated
10:41seven former world champions
10:43in his career, Kennedy.
10:45Take that suplex out one more time.
10:47From Matt Hardy.
10:48That's the impact on the spine of Matt Hardy.
10:50You're not kidding.
10:51But JR, as you pointed out,
10:52it's worth laying your body on the line
10:54because the last two winners
10:55of the Money in the Bank Ladder Match
10:57both casted that contract successfully
10:59and wound up wearing championship gold.
11:01Absolutely, Rob Van Dam
11:03won it last year in Chicago.
11:04Wait a minute.
11:06Oh, look, it's Kennedy here.
11:07Oh, no.
11:08The Kenton.
11:09He's not gonna go for the Kenton.
11:11And he did.
11:12And nobody home.
11:13Oh, my gosh.
11:14And the back of his neck
11:15caught the ladder.
11:16The back of Kennedy's neck
11:17caught the ladder
11:19when he missed the Kenton.
11:20Now, look at Jeff Hardy.
11:21Uh-oh.
11:22Jeff Hardy.
11:23And there's the swipe on.
11:24That connected.
11:26Pitcher perfect.
11:27Beautiful by Jeff Hardy.
11:29Ken Kennedy has no idea
11:31where he's at.
11:32None.
11:33Kennedy has got to be hurt.
11:35Oh!
11:36Brothers working together.
11:38Good one for you, Randy Orton.
11:40The Hardys are Home Depot experts.
11:42They know what to do with a ladder.
11:43No doubt about it.
11:44Innovators of the Ladder Match, JR.
11:46But there's gonna come a time
11:47guys, I'm telling you
11:48that these two brothers
11:50are going to turn on each other.
11:52There's too much at stake.
11:53You know what it would mean
11:54to one of these guys
11:55to get a world championship match?
11:57That's right.
11:58There's not two briefcases.
11:59There's one up there.
12:00Look at this.
12:01And the Hardy.
12:02Oh!
12:03And now the Jeff Hardy.
12:04The Hardy brothers
12:05from North Carolina.
12:06It came to a head right there.
12:08Jeff's gonna get it.
12:09Jeff Hardy inches away
12:11from securing the briefcase.
12:13Jeff's gonna get it.
12:14Oh!
12:16Jeff and Matt's gonna get it.
12:18They got it.
12:20This is what WrestleMania
12:21is all about, gentlemen.
12:22The passion.
12:23Leaving your body
12:24and your heart and the soul
12:25in the ring.
12:26It's real simple, Michael.
12:27You go out there
12:28and you wrestle like
12:29you're in somebody else's body.
12:30You drive it like you stole it.
12:32You only get one shot
12:33at dancing with the lights on bright.
12:35And it will never get
12:36brighter than this.
12:37Right now,
12:38Finlay's not wrestling,
12:39but he is certainly
12:40playing some SmackDown.
12:42What a spear!
12:43That's it.
12:44Edge went underneath
12:45the ladder.
12:46Got the spear.
12:47And notice,
12:48former partner Randy Orton
12:49and now Booker T.
12:50Edge is-
12:51Oh!
12:52Edge is dominating here
12:53at WrestleMania 23.
12:55It's a spear frenzy.
12:56He's already won
12:57a Money in the Bank match.
12:58Look at this!
12:59How many spears
13:00is that in a row?
13:01Another one!
13:02Whoa!
13:03Nice, nice.
13:04Quick thinking by CM Punk.
13:06Gotta capitalize, Keith.
13:07Come on, pull the ladder.
13:08Hard final ladder.
13:09You gotta pick your spots.
13:11This is an opportunity
13:12for CM Punk
13:13to pull it off.
13:14Look at this!
13:15Check out the Whirly Bird
13:16action with the ladder.
13:17There you go!
13:18Go!
13:19Keep spinning, man.
13:20Keep spinning, Punk.
13:21Uh-oh.
13:23Oh!
13:25ECW Vintage Extreme Championship-
13:28Whoa!
13:29Man, that didn't work.
13:31That spear took out three men.
13:33The spear took out one.
13:34The ladder took out two.
13:35Great point.
13:36Nonetheless, three men are down
13:37and Edge is backing up
13:38in an opportunistic position.
13:42Well, none of it matters.
13:44The spears, the Whirly Bird.
13:47Oh!
13:48Unless you can climb that ladder.
13:50And here goes Edge.
13:52I think he wanted the big one.
13:53Look at the size of that thing.
13:54That's a ladder.
13:55Talk about genetics.
13:57Yeah, I thought size didn't matter.
13:59No, size does matter
14:00when it comes to ladders.
14:01Size does.
14:02That's my explanation.
14:03Yeah, here we go.
14:05And that ladder sent back
14:06into the ring by Edge.
14:08There's nobody in there
14:09to stop him.
14:11The king of the ladder match, guys.
14:13Edge is going to do it, man.
14:14Check it out.
14:15Edge has never lost at WrestleMania.
14:17He's won more ladder matches
14:18than the rest of the combatants combined.
14:21And I have a feeling
14:22that Edge is about to win another one.
14:24The only two competitors
14:25with experience in money and bank matches,
14:28Finlay and Matt Hardy,
14:29but Edge is going here.
14:30Look at this.
14:31He's only got to climb
14:32halfway up that ladder
14:33to get the ring case.
14:34That's true.
14:35And Randy Orton,
14:36team-rated RKO.
14:38Look at Edge trying to reason.
14:40Edge over the top,
14:42to the floor,
14:43crashing and burning
14:45at the hands of team-rated RKOs,
14:48Randy Orton.
14:49Every man for himself.
14:54Oh, my gosh.
14:55Face-first suplex
14:56by Jeff Hardy incapacitating.
14:58We saw that same move
14:59on SmackDown this past Friday night
15:01as these two Raw superstars
15:02battle on Friday Night Show.
15:04Well, can Jeff Hardy capitalize now
15:06and get that gigantic ladder
15:08up there and grab that briefcase?
15:13Jeff Hardy with a golden opportunity.
15:15Can Jeff Hardy capitalize?
15:18A world title is at stake here.
15:21Oh, wait a minute.
15:22Wait, what the hell's he doing?
15:24Matt Hardy...
15:26Win the damn match, Jeff!
15:28What the hell's wrong with you, kid?
15:29Yeah, Matt put Edge on that ladder
15:31and Matt's telling him
15:32what's wrong with you,
15:33you lunatic!
15:34Win the damn match!
15:35Grab the briefcase!
15:36You got a shot
15:37at the World Championship, Jeff!
15:39Damn it to hell!
15:41No, come on!
15:42Get the ladder, Jeff!
15:44No.
15:45Jeff Hardy said he was gonna
15:46steal WrestleMania!
15:47You gotta be kidding me!
15:48Oh, my!
15:50Oh, Lord!
15:52The ladder broke in half!
15:54Their history!
15:55Edge may be broken in half!
15:57Jeff Hardy may have taken himself
15:59out of WrestleMania
16:01in contention to win this
16:02Money in the Bank ladder match!
16:07Edge may be out cold,
16:08he hasn't moved.
16:09Out cold if that ladder
16:10broke in half,
16:11it had to break Edge's back!
16:12Jeff and Edge,
16:13one of those guys,
16:14both quite possibly
16:15gotta be injured pretty bad.
16:16That was nasty.
16:17Guys, that's 20 feet.
16:18It's like watching
16:19a human car wreck.
16:2020 feet.
16:22He came down.
16:23Well, referee Jimmy Corderas
16:25just signaled to the entrance area.
16:27Knee of the man,
16:28knee of the man's moving.
16:29Let's check this out.
16:30Watch this impact!
16:31Whoa!
16:32Good God.
16:33Oh, my God.
16:34Gonna crush your ribs,
16:35your spine.
16:36The height.
16:38Wow.
16:39We talked about risk,
16:40we talked about injury
16:41in the beginning of this contest,
16:43and we're seeing now the results.
16:45And damn that Jeff Hardy!
16:47Damn him to hell!
16:48He could've won the damn match!
16:50Instead, he wants to be
16:51the human highlight reel,
16:52and he destroyed himself
16:53and Edge!
16:54But what's more important
16:55at this point in time
16:56is that the backboard
16:57has been brought out here
16:58to ringside with EMTs
16:59to attend to Edge.
17:01Well, that's gotta be
17:03some serious spinal damage there.
17:04It has to be.
17:05Someone might want to attend
17:06to Jeff Hardy also.
17:07I mean, he's not moving neither.
17:11But the match continues.
17:13Not to be a buzzkiller,
17:14but the match will continue.
17:16And Randy Orton avoided disaster
17:19and the ladder.
17:20Whoa!
17:22The RKO!
17:23Well, watch out, Orton!
17:24Oh!
17:26Another RKO by Orton!
17:29Keep him against him!
17:30RKO!
17:31Orton's on fire
17:32and needs a damn ladder!
17:33Ladder!
17:34Where's the ladder?
17:37Randy Orton with a trio of RKOs.
17:41Now Orton finds himself
17:43in the driver's seat
17:44to win this match.
17:45And this may be the only thing
17:46that would hurt Edge
17:47worse than what happened to him
17:49is Randy Orton wins
17:50this ladder match.
17:52This Money in the Bank match.
17:53Good point.
17:54I agree with you.
17:55I don't think Orton's
17:56underneath that briefcase.
17:57He's gotta move that ladder
17:58unless he can reach.
17:59Oh!
18:00CM Punk has other ideas.
18:03Down goes Orton.
18:04All right, here you go, Punk.
18:05Here's your opportunity now.
18:07These guys aren't getting
18:08those ladders right under
18:09that briefcase.
18:10Yeah, I know.
18:12I guess Punk wanted
18:13to use his own ladder.
18:15I don't know.
18:16He must have something
18:17against the other one.
18:18I don't know.
18:19Oh, man, look at this.
18:20Edge being taken in the back.
18:21That's a new update,
18:22but we'll get it.
18:25Oof!
18:26Now we're down to seven men.
18:27This is not an elimination match,
18:28but we have seen one man,
18:30Edge, eliminated.
18:31And look at Randy Orton
18:32hammering on ECW's CM Punk.
18:34Punk in his first WrestleMania.
18:36Uh-oh, uh-oh.
18:37No way, no way.
18:38What?
18:39Whoa!
18:40Oh, no!
18:42The RKO from the top of the ladder.
18:45Gotta be kidding me.
18:46Straight up ugly.
18:47Bring that gurney back.
18:48Good God.
18:49They're gonna be carrying him
18:50off like cordwood, boys.
18:51Well, we talked earlier
18:52about passion and what it means
18:54to capture that contract,
18:56that briefcase.
18:57Watch this impact here.
18:59Oh, man!
19:02A WrestleMania-sized RKO,
19:05and look who may take advantage
19:07of this situation.
19:08King Booker,
19:09the former world champion.
19:11Smart.
19:12You can't blame King Booker.
19:16It's Randy Orton from behind,
19:18plumbing away.
19:19Both men side by side,
19:21perhaps an arm length away.
19:22Oh, no, no, no, no.
19:23Going for the RKO again.
19:25And King Booker battling out.
19:27Oh, maybe a bookend!
19:28Look at that bookend!
19:29Oh!
19:30From nearly the top of the ladder,
19:31a bookend, and by the king!
19:34And the queen loving what she sees,
19:36and perhaps the king will be king of the hill
19:39in moments.
19:40He's gonna win by attrition.
19:42The impact of a bookend straight up
19:44is bad enough.
19:45Just imagine from the top of the ladder.
19:47And look at King Booker.
19:48It's the last one left.
19:50King Booker may get that long-awaited
19:52title opportunity.
19:54Wait, wait, wait.
19:55There's Matt Hardy.
19:56Two smacked-out superstars battling it out
19:59for an opportunity to rip down that briefcase
20:01and get a championship shot.
20:03Hey, look, Sharmell,
20:04what's the queen doing in the ring?
20:05What the hell?
20:06Wait a minute.
20:07Queen Sharmell has got-
20:08She's got Matt's leg!
20:09And there's no disqualifications.
20:11Not at all.
20:12Look at this!
20:13The queen is down!
20:14No, no, no, no, no, no.
20:15What's she doing?
20:16Booker's about to get the briefcase.
20:18Booker's gotta make a decision here.
20:20Booker to hell with her!
20:21I've left plenty of women!
20:22Don't go!
20:23Damn it, Booker!
20:24Matt Hardy was holding the queen
20:25hostage, but Booker made that decision!
20:28Oh!
20:29A twist of fate connecting!
20:30Booker went to his wife's aid,
20:32and Matt Hardy may take advantage.
20:34That's what women will get you.
20:36For years, Matt Hardy has been on the cusp
20:38of the main event,
20:39and perhaps tonight,
20:40he will grasp it and seize it
20:42at WrestleMania.
20:43Booker could have had the briefcase,
20:45but I said all along,
20:46Matt Hardy is a main event
20:47waiting to happen.
20:48Wait, wait, wait.
20:49And here he is.
20:50Oh!
20:52Finlay thwarting the attempt.
20:55Finlay busted open.
20:56Finlay bleeding from the top.
20:57Oh, my God.
20:58From the top of the head.
20:59That was mad.
21:00Right over the eye.
21:01He's a tough Irish bastard.
21:03That don't faze him.
21:04He's smiling.
21:05He loved the fight,
21:06and he'd love to win this match.
21:08Oh, no.
21:09Wait a minute.
21:10What's he thinking here?
21:11Celtic Cross coming.
21:12Oh!
21:13Oh!
21:14Oh!
21:15Celtic Cross on the ladder.
21:16Finlay throwing his own body
21:18and caution into the wind.
21:20I think he mismeasured that Celtic Cross.
21:24As Jeff Hardy sacrificed himself,
21:26so did Finlay here.
21:29Oh!
21:31But watch this.
21:32Finlay caught his back
21:33as well as Matt on that ladder.
21:36I think Finlay would rather taste his own blood
21:38than Irish potato soup.
21:40He's got blood dripping down his face,
21:42blood on the top of his head,
21:43and Finlay now with this.
21:45It may be just a matter of attrition.
21:47Maybe the last man with a pulse
21:49is gonna win this thing.
21:50Finlay's setting up another ladder.
21:52Can Finlay capitalize?
21:55That briefcase dangling above the ring.
21:57Well, there's nobody else in sight.
21:59It's a great opportunity for Finlay
22:01to get up there and get it.
22:02Complete carnage around the ring here.
22:04So many superstars are laid out.
22:06Guys, I'm not sure that Finlay
22:08is quite comfortable on ladders.
22:10And Finlay's back.
22:11Obviously, he's hurting him.
22:12Hey!
22:13Oh, wait!
22:14Hornswoggle!
22:15Hornswoggle!
22:16Hornswoggle came from under the ring!
22:18No disqualification.
22:19So what?
22:20Wait a minute.
22:21No DQ at all.
22:23What has he volunteered to do?
22:25Finlay can't climb, so he's gonna do it.
22:27Hornswoggle's going up the ladder.
22:28What?
22:29Go get him!
22:30Hornswoggle's going for the briefcase.
22:32You're kidding me.
22:33And Finlay egging him on.
22:35I don't think even if he gets to the top of the ladder,
22:37he won't be able to reach him, will he?
22:39Hornswoggle may be in the front ladder.
22:41And there's Kennedy.
22:42And Mr. Kennedy climbing the ladder as well.
22:45And this is a mismatch, to say the least.
22:48Kennedy's got socks taller than this guy.
22:50Hey!
22:51What the hell?
22:54That may have been a big, well, nothing big about him,
22:56but that may have been a mistake.
22:58Short right hand.
22:59Yeah, short right hand.
23:00Oh, another one.
23:01And Hornswoggle isn't quite tall enough on that ladder
23:03to get to that briefcase.
23:04That's why I've never done a ladder match in my career.
23:06Oh, watch out!
23:07Oh, no!
23:08Oh, no!
23:09Wait a second here.
23:10Oh, no.
23:11Oh, no.
23:12Oh, Kennedy, come on.
23:13Wait a minute.
23:14Whoa!
23:15That plunged from the top of the ladder.
23:18Oh, only at WrestleMania would you see something like that.
23:22Whoa!
23:23And Finlay taking out Kennedy.
23:26Finlay hitting Kennedy square in the face with that ladder.
23:30And the little guy, and we may need more medical attention
23:34out here for Hornswoggle.
23:36Hell, for Finlay, this is just like where he grew up
23:38in Belfast, North Ireland.
23:39Yeah, but the story here, guys-
23:40Bodies with blood everywhere.
23:42The story here is Finlay is climbing the ladder.
23:45Finlay is moments away from winning this ladder match.
23:48Oh!
23:49CM Punk drop kicks the ladder.
23:52CM Punk big time opening up a great opportunity for himself.
23:56Can Punk capitalize?
23:58Did you see pieces of that ladder flying everywhere
24:00when Punk delivered that drop kick?
24:02It's all about picking your spots,
24:04and CM Punk has got a chance right now
24:06to be the first CCW guy in WrestleMania
24:09and the first CCW guy to win a Money in the Bank ladder match.
24:13He's damn right.
24:14Let's see if Punk can pull it off, though.
24:16All he's got to do is get up the ladder.
24:18Get up the ladder, Punk, go!
24:20Come on, kid, this is your chance.
24:22He's trying to pull himself up there.
24:24Punk's close.
24:25Keep climbing, kid.
24:26Go, man, go.
24:27Everybody else is laying out.
24:28Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
24:29Oh, he got fingertips on the briefcase.
24:30Fingertips.
24:31Kennedy.
24:33Kennedy's wrestling one smart match here, guys.
24:35Well, Kennedy from out of nowhere,
24:36with the right to the left hand.
24:38Punk, that exchange, he blows.
24:40Ooh!
24:41These two young men have a chance
24:42to be made famous here tonight.
24:44Kennedy.
24:45He's got one hand on it.
24:47Oh, what a kick from that position.
24:49Punk's gonna do it.
24:50Punk's gonna do it.
24:52Kennedy has his hand on the prize.
24:54Now Punk's gonna-
24:55He's got it.
24:56Oh!
24:57Good Lord.
24:58He's got his face.
24:59And here's Kennedy.
25:00Kennedy's gonna climb the ladder.
25:02He's defeated seven world champions
25:04in the past 12 months.
25:06Mr. Kennedy, the fastest rising star
25:08in SmackDown history,
25:09is about to add the crown jewel,
25:12Money in the Bank.
25:14Get it, Ken.
25:15Get it, boy.
25:16Wait, wait, Punk.
25:17Punk's trying to-
25:18Mr. Kennedy's there.
25:19He's got it.
25:20Kennedy did it.
25:21He's gonna do it.
25:22Mr. Kennedy wins Money in the Bank.
25:25Whoa!
25:27Here is your winner,
25:29Mr. Kennedy!
25:32And JR, that means Mr. Kennedy
25:34is guaranteed a title opportunity
25:37sometime in the next year.
25:39Anytime he wants it.
25:41Mr. Money in the Bank.
25:43The last two winners of the Money in the Bank ladder match
25:46have gone on to become the champion.
25:49Can Kennedy continue that streak?
25:52A career-making moment for Kennedy
25:56at WrestleMania 23.
25:59Hey, gentlemen, we witnessed a great match.
26:01All eight competitors leaving in the ring.
26:03Mr. Kennedy.
26:05Oh, man, he's taking it home, baby.
26:06What a way to start WrestleMania.
26:08Talk about passion.
26:10You talk about love.
26:11You see guys busting their ass,
26:13and I love it.
26:15Just like that, Mr. Kennedy
26:17coming up high,
26:19going after Finlay's horse, Swaggum.
26:22And then Mr. Kennedy,
26:24realizing that his plan may not be coming through,
26:28would finally climb the ladder.
26:30And Kennedy's hope that he is the future
26:33of sports entertainment may indeed be true.
26:38Mr. Kennedy did everything he had to do
26:40to win the Money in the Bank ladder match,
26:42and we did everything we could do Friday night.
26:44Plus, we had a great time with 4,000 fans
26:47at the premiere of The Condemned.