The 2011 Money in the Bank was the second annual Money in the Bank professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. It took place on July 17, 2011, at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. This was the last Money in the Bank held under the first brand extension, which ended in August, but was reinstated in July 2016.
Promotional poster featuring Big Show and Hornswoggle
A view of the event from within the Allstate Arena.
John Cena lost the WWE Championship to CM Punk at this event
The opening match ended with Daniel Bryan (centre) fighting off Wade Barrett (left) and Cody Rhodes (right) to grab the SmackDown Money in the Bank briefcase
Allstate Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Rosemont, Illinois, United States, northwest of Chicago, located at the corner of Mannheim Road and Lunt Avenue, just north of Mannheim Road's interchange with the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of O'Hare International Airport. The facility opened in 1980 as the Rosemont Horizon and seats 17,500 for basketball and 16,692 for ice hockey.
Allstate Arena in 2023
Image: Allstate Arena logo
Arena during the 2019 Calder Cup Finals
Arena being set up for hockey ahead of game 1 of the 2022 Calder Cup Finals