document_title: Money in the Bank ladder match

question_text: who held the money inthe bank briefcase the longest

text: Money in the Bank ladder match

text: Concept[edit]

text: The Money in the Bank ladder match can feature anywhere from 5–10 participants, with the objective being to retrieve a briefcase that is suspended 20 feet above the ring. The match was originally only for male wrestlers until 2017 when women began to have their own ladder match.[1] The briefcase contains a contract that guarantees a match for a world championship, and beginning in 2017, a women's championship. Originally, wrestlers had the option between the WWE Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship, regardless of the brand the wrestler belonged to. In 2006, ECW's world title, the ECW Championship, became a third option until 2010 as in February that year, the ECW brand along with the title was deactivated. Beginning with the inaugural Money in the Bank pay-per-view in 2010, the event featured two ladder matches, one for the Raw brand and one for SmackDown; Raw's ladder match featured a contract for a WWE Championship match while SmackDown's contract was for a World Heavyweight Championship match. Although the brand extension ended after the 2011 event, a ladder match dedicated to each championship continued through the 2013 event. In December 2013, the titles were unified into the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. The next three years' events featured a sole ladder match with a contract guaranteeing a match for the unified title. The brand extension returned after the 2016 event. The WWE World Heavyweight Championship was reverted to WWE Championship and made exclusive to SmackDown while Raw established the WWE Universal Championship as their top title. Despite this, the 2017 event was made a SmackDown exclusive pay-per-view and the contract was for its world title. Also at the 2017 event, the first-ever Women's Money in the Bank ladder match occurred with its contract for a SmackDown Women's Championship match.[1][2]

text: The primary gimmick of the Money in the Bank briefcase is that it can be cashed in at the holder's sole discretion, at literally any time on any WWE programming, unless the contract is brand specific. This enables the holder to take advantage of a moment's weakness in the champion, even if the champion had just finished a title defense for the night. This strategic use of the briefcase was popularized by Edge, the first Money in the Bank holder, who cashed it in at New Years Revolution in January 2006, immediately after defending champion John Cena had finished a grueling Elimination Chamber match against five other wrestlers. Because Cena was exhausted and barely able to defend himself, Edge made quick work of the champion, thus setting a powerful precedent for all Money in the Bank holders to come.

text: The contract is valid for one year and the briefcase holder – dubbed "Mr. Money in the Bank" (or in the case of women, "Ms. Money in the Bank") – can cash in the contract at the date, place, and time of their choosing.[1][3] The briefcase may also be defended in matches, similar to how championships are defended. All of the briefcase holders have successfully defended and cashed in the contract except Mr. Kennedy.[4] John Cena, Damien Sandow, and Baron Corbin are the only Money in the Bank contract holders to cash in and fail to gain a championship. To date, Cena has had the contract cashed in against him the most (three times) as Edge, Rob Van Dam, and Damien Sandow have all cashed in against him. Cena was also involved in all instances where the championship failed to change hands after cashing in the contract, once as the challenger (which he won by DQ against CM Punk) and the second time as champion (defeating Sandow clean), and lastly as a distraction causing Corbin to lose to champion Jinder Mahal. Edge, Daniel Bryan, and Seth Rollins are the only Money in the Bank contract holders to be given a title shot for a championship without having cashed in the contract for the title shot (Edge won a championship tournament in 2005 on Raw to earn him a title match against Batista, Bryan faced then-World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry in a steel cage match on a live Christmas episode of SmackDown in 2011, and Rollins received a title shot in a triple threat match, also involving Cena and champion Brock Lesnar, at the 2015 Royal Rumble).

text: History[edit]

text: In WWE storyline, the concept for the Money in the Bank match was introduced in March 2005 by Chris Jericho. Jericho then pitched the idea to Raw general manager Eric Bischoff, who liked it and promptly began to book the match for WrestleMania 21. Edge won the inaugural match and held the contract until New Year's Revolution in January 2006. There, he cashed in his Money in the Bank contract against WWE Champion John Cena, who had just successfully defended the title in an Elimination Chamber match. Edge defeated Cena to become WWE Champion.

text: The Money in the Bank idea was revived by Carlito on a February 2006 episode of Raw. Mr. McMahon approved the suggestion and set up qualifying matches for the match that would take place at WrestleMania 22. It was later announced that the match was to be interpromotional, and SmackDown general manager Theodore Long also set up qualifying matches to select three members of his roster to compete. In the Raw brand qualifying matches, Rob Van Dam defeated Trevor Murdoch, Shelton Benjamin defeated Chavo Guerrero, and Ric Flair defeated Carlito. On SmackDown!, Finlay defeated Bobby Lashley, Matt Hardy defeated Road Warrior Animal, and Bobby Lashley won a "last chance battle royal".

text: Rob Van Dam won the WrestleMania 22 Money in the Bank ladder match after pushing Shelton Benjamin and Matt Hardy off of a ladder, while he was on another ladder, and retrieving the briefcase. That April, he defended the contract and won the WWE Intercontinental Championship in a contract vs. title/winner take all match against Benjamin at Backlash. Van Dam announced in May 2006 that he would cash in his contract at One Night Stand against Cena in an Extreme Rules match. The match ended with Cena losing after Van Dam performed a Five Star Frog Splash. Van Dam is the first person to give prior notice to an opponent before cashing in his contract, presumably to ensure Cena appeared at the event. He is also the first person to win the title in a match where the contract was cashed in with prior notice.

text: The third Money in the Bank ladder match was held at WrestleMania 23, and was the first to feature eight participants from Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW. Qualifying matches began on the February 19 episode of Raw.[5] On the February 19 episode of Raw, two former Money in the Bank winners (Edge and Rob Van Dam) faced off, with Edge earning a pinfall win to earn the first spot in the match.[6]

text: The next night on ECW, another cross-brand match took place, with CM Punk defeating Johnny Nitro to qualify.[7] On that week's SmackDown!, King Booker defeated Kane in a Falls Count Anywhere match following interference from The Great Khali to become the third man to qualify.[8] On the following episode of Raw, Jeff Hardy defeated Shelton Benjamin to become the fourth man to qualify.[9] The next night on ECW, Mr. Kennedy defeated Sabu in an Extreme Rules match to earn the fifth spot.[10] Two qualifying matches took place on the next SmackDown!'s episode, with Matt Hardy defeating Joey Mercury, while Finlay won a triple threat match against Chris Benoit and Montel Vontavious Porter to qualify.[11] What was to be the final qualifying match on Raw between Carlito and Ric Flair, it was deemed to be a no contest when The Great Khali interfered and attacked both men.[12] The match was rescheduled for the next week on Raw, with Randy Orton bribing his way into the match, which was to be a triple threat elimination match that Orton won by pinning both Carlito and Flair after performing an RKO on each of them.[13] Edge and Orton had recently stopped teaming together, and there was a lot of tension between them as they both attempted to get the other taken out of the Money in the Bank ladder match; both failed, as Edge ultimately won a "last chance battle royal" after feigning injury to retain his slot.[14] Orton was forced to fight Bobby Lashley on ECW to retain his spot, which he did.[15]

text: Kennedy ultimately won at WrestleMania 23, after ramming Punk off the ladder using another ladder (Edge had been taken out earlier by Jeff Hardy).[16] During the next few weeks, Kennedy kept declaring that he would cash in the briefcase at WrestleMania XXIV, but he suffered a legit injury, and on the May 7, 2007 episode of Raw, he lost the Money in the Bank briefcase to Edge. Kennedy is currently the only wrestler to lose the briefcase without cashing it in. The following night at the taping for the May 11, 2007 SmackDown!, episode World Heavyweight Champion The Undertaker and Batista fought to a draw in a steel cage match, after which a returning Mark Henry assaulted Undertaker and left him injured in the ring. As Henry was leaving, Edge came to the ring with his briefcase, handed it to referee Jim Korderas, and defeated the Undertaker after one spear to win the World Heavyweight Championship for the first time.

text: The fourth Money in the Bank ladder match took place at WrestleMania XXIV and was intended to be another eight-man match-up, consisting of wrestlers from Raw, SmackDown, and ECW. Qualifying matches began on the February 18 episode of Raw, as both Jeff Hardy and Mr. Kennedy qualified by defeating Snitsky[17] and Val Venis, respectively, in singles matches.[17] On the February 22 episode of SmackDown, Shelton Benjamin qualified by defeating Jimmy Wang Yang in another singles match.[18] Back on Raw, general manager William Regal placed Chris Jericho in a match against Jeff Hardy with the stipulation that if Jericho won, he would be in the ladder match. Jericho defeated Hardy in that match on February 25.[19] The following week on Raw, the two faced off once again, this time for Hardy's WWE Intercontinental Championship. Jericho won the match and title, and it was revealed that Hardy was suspended from WWE for 60 days for violating the wellness policy.[20] Hardy was subsequently removed from the Money in the Bank ladder match and WrestleMania altogether, making this ladder match a seven-man contest. Also on this episode of Raw, Carlito defeated Cody Rhodes to qualify.[21] On a SmackDown/ECW live event on March 9, United States Champion Montel Vontavious Porter defeated Jamie Noble to qualify.[22] On the March 11 episode of ECW, CM Punk defeated Big Daddy V to qualify.[23] On the March 14 episode of SmackDown, John Morrison defeated his tag team partner The Miz to be the last man to qualify.[24]

text: Punk won the WrestleMania XXIV match after trapping Jericho's leg in a ladder and then climbing the ladder. Punk cashed in his title shot on the June 30 episode of Raw. A farewell speech by Jim Ross was interrupted by then-World Heavyweight Champion Edge who had him removed from the ring and then began to insult the crowd, saying that they would never get to see a world championship being defended on Raw (as at the time both Edge and WWE Champion Triple H were members of the SmackDown brand). When he was about to leave the arena, Batista came out and assaulted Edge in retaliation for Edge cheating to win their title match the previous night at Night of Champions. Punk then immediately ran to the ring with a referee to cash in his contract, then performed a Go to Sleep on Edge to win the World Heavyweight Championship, making it Raw-exclusive in the process.

text: The fifth annual Money in the Bank ladder match was announced for WrestleMania XXV. Qualifying matches began on the February 23 episode of Raw, in which CM Punk qualified by defeating John Morrison and The Miz in a triple threat match.[25] On the March 2 episode of Raw, Kane defeated Mike Knox and Rey Mysterio in another triple threat match.[26] On the March 3 episode of ECW on Sci Fi, Mark Henry qualified for the match by defeating Santino Marella.[27] Both Montel Vontavious Porter and Shelton Benjamin qualified for the match on the March 6 episode of SmackDown, defeating Matt and Jeff Hardy in respective single matches.[28] On the March 9 episode of Raw, Kofi Kingston qualified by defeating Chris Jericho, after Jericho was distracted by Ric Flair.[29] Christian qualified the following night on ECW on Sci Fi by winning a tri-brand battle royal.[30] Finlay was the final person to qualify for the match when he defeated The Brian Kendrick on the March 13 episode of SmackDown.[31]

text: At WrestleMania XXV, Punk won the match and became the first wrestler to win two Money in the Bank ladder matches, and the only one to win the match for two consecutive years.[32] On the May 1 episode of SmackDown, Punk challenged the World Heavyweight Champion Edge for a non-title match with the intent that if he defeated Edge, he would cash in his title shot right after the match. Later that night, Punk defeated Edge and attempted to cash in. However, before the ringside bell could ring to start the title match, Punk and Edge were both attacked by Umaga and Jeff Hardy respectively. As a consequence, the match never started and Punk retained his contract.[33] Punk again tried to cash in for a World Heavyweight Championship match against Edge on the May 15 episode of SmackDown, but was again stopped by Umaga.[34] After Jeff Hardy defeated Edge in a ladder match to win the World Heavyweight Championship at Extreme Rules, Punk cashed in to win the World Heavyweight Championship for the second time. As a result of the fans booing him for cashing on Hardy, who was very popular with the fans, Punk began a gradual change of character into a villain.[35]

text: February–April[edit]

text: On the February 22 episode of Raw, it was announced that the sixth annual Money in the Bank ladder match would take place at WrestleMania XXVI. The first qualifying match was held later that night, where Christian defeated Carlito to qualify.[36] Three more qualifying matches were held on the February 26 episode of SmackDown, with Dolph Ziggler defeating John Morrison and R-Truth in a Triple Threat match, Kane defeating Drew McIntyre, and Shelton Benjamin defeating CM Punk to qualify.[37] The March 1 episode of Raw saw both Jack Swagger and Montel Vontavious Porter qualify by defeating Santino Marella and Zack Ryder respectively.[38] Matt Hardy was the next to qualify for the match when he defeated Drew McIntyre on the March 5 episode of SmackDown.[39] In what was initially declared as the final qualifying match, Evan Bourne defeated William Regal on the March 8 episode of Raw to become the eighth competitor.[40] Due to his favorable association with WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon, McIntyre was given a third chance on the March 12 episode of SmackDown to qualify for the match. In what would also be made a WWE Intercontinental Championship defense by SmackDown general manager Theodore Long, McIntyre defeated local competitor Aaron Bolo to qualify.[41] On the March 22 episode of Raw, the number of participants was once again increased to a record ten, when Kofi Kingston defeated Vladimir Kozlov to qualify.[42]

text: At WrestleMania XXVI, Jack Swagger won the match after knocking Christian off a ladder with the briefcase itself.[43] The following night on Raw, Swagger attempted to cash in his shot against the WWE Champion John Cena after ambushing Cena. However, as Cena recovered too quickly from the ambush, Swagger cancelled his match and retained his contract.[44] The next night, at the taping for the April 2, 2010 episode of SmackDown, after Edge attacked then World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho, Swagger cashed in his contract and successfully claimed the World Heavyweight Championship.

text: June–November[edit]

text: In February 2010, WWE announced that "Money in the Bank" would be the title to their July 18 pay-per-view event at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.[45] The event included two Money in the Bank ladder matches featuring the Raw and SmackDown brands respectively. Unlike previous iterations of the match, the winners could only challenge for their own brand's World Championship.[46] All eight competitors for the Raw brand's match were announced on the June 28 episode of Raw by guest host Rob Zombie. The eight competitors were Randy Orton, The Miz, R-Truth, Chris Jericho, Evan Bourne, Ted DiBiase, John Morrison and Edge. On the July 5th episode of Raw, R-Truth was involved in an injury storyline with The Miz and was subsequently removed from the match and replaced by Mark Henry.[47] Two days later, WWE announced six of the competitors for the SmackDown brand's match through its official website: Matt Hardy, Kane, Cody Rhodes, Christian, Kofi Kingston and Big Show. On the July 9 episode of SmackDown, Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler both competed in qualifying matches and were added to the match.[48]

text: At the PPV, Kane won the SmackDown Money in the Bank match. Kane later cashed it in the same night by defeating Rey Mysterio to win the World Heavyweight Championship. He also became the quickest man to cash in the briefcase (soon equaled by Dean Ambrose). For Raw, The Miz won that brand's Money in the Bank contract. After a couple of aborted attempts (which due to the bell not sounding to start the matches, which allowed Miz to keep the briefcase on said occasions), Miz finally cashed in his title opportunity on the November 22, 2010 episode of Raw, immediately after Randy Orton successfully retained the WWE Championship against Wade Barrett in which The Nexus attacked Orton before the match and injured his right leg. Miz defeated Orton to win his first WWE Championship.

text: The second Money in the Bank pay-per-view took place on July 17, 2011 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. Raw's Alberto Del Rio and SmackDown's Daniel Bryan won their respective brands' 2011 Money in the Bank Ladder Match. At the end of the night, after CM Punk won the WWE Championship from John Cena, Mr. McMahon ordered Del Rio to come in and attempt to cash in his briefcase against Punk. (Punk had threatened to leave the company after the pay-per-view, as his contract was expiring.) Del Rio came out to do so, but Punk attacked him and fled through the crowd. A similar cash-in attempt was performed on then-champion Rey Mysterio on the July 25, 2011 episode of Raw, but Del Rio was again unable to cash in the briefcase. However, Del Rio was able to cash in his briefcase and defeated CM Punk for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam on August 14, 2011.

text: On the July 22, 2011 episode of SmackDown, Daniel Bryan announced that he was going to cash his contract in at WrestleMania XXVIII. On the November 25, 2011 episode of SmackDown, Daniel Bryan cashed in on World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry, who had been knocked out by The Big Show. Bryan got the pinfall victory and was awarded the championship, however SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long overruled the match due to Henry not being medically cleared to compete, the first time a Money in the Bank cash-in match was reversed. Since the match never officially took place, Bryan was given the briefcase back and again reiterated that he planned on cashing in at WrestleMania XXVIII, although he was given a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship against Henry in a Steel Cage match on a live holiday-themed episode of SmackDown the following Tuesday, which Bryan lost. On December 18, 2011 at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, after Big Show defeated Henry to win the World Heavyweight Championship, Henry attacked Big Show with a steel chair, allowing Bryan to cash in his briefcase on Big Show to win his first World Heavyweight Championship.

text: The third Money in the Bank pay-per-view took place on July 15, 2012 at the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. There were the usual two Money in the Bank ladder matches; however, the matches were no longer separated by brands (as both Raw and SmackDown by this time had become full roster "Supershows"). Instead, they were separated by Championship (WWE and World Heavyweight).[49][unreliable source]

text: In the first match of the night Dolph Ziggler defeated seven other competitors to win the World Heavyweight Championship contract Money in the Bank ladder match. He attempted to cash it in on that same night for a title shot against Sheamus but was attacked before the referee could call for the bell so he retained his contract.

text: On the August 20 episode of Raw, Ziggler successfully defended his briefcase against Chris Jericho in career vs. contract match. As a result, Jericho was forced to leave WWE.

text: In the last match of the evening, John Cena defeated Kane, The Big Show, The Miz, and Chris Jericho to win the WWE Championship Money in the Bank briefcase in his first Money in the Bank ladder match. A special stipulation had been added before hand that only former WWE Champions could participate in the WWE Championship Money in the Bank ladder match for 2012. Cena won when the briefcase's handle snapped off while using it against Big Show, having previously blocked Show's KO Punch with it.

text: On the July 16, 2012 episode of Raw, Cena announced that he would cash his contract in the following week at Raw 1000. He became only the second wrestler after Rob Van Dam to give prior notice to the opponent. At Raw 1000, Cena failed to win the WWE Title when Big Show interfered in the match, causing champion CM Punk to be disqualified and retain the title (as championships don't change hands on disqualifications.). This made Cena the first Money in the Bank winner to fail to win a title.

text: During the December 3, 2012 episode of Raw, managing supervisor Vickie Guerrero was forced by Mr. McMahon to make Cena and Ziggler's match at TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs a ladder match for Ziggler's World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank contract. On December 16, at the event, he successfully defended the briefcase with help from AJ Lee.

text: On the April 8, 2013 episode of Raw, Ziggler cashed in his contract on World Champion Alberto Del Rio, following Del Rio's handicap match win over Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter. Ziggler defeated Del Rio to win his second World Heavyweight Championship following nearly nine months of holding the briefcase.

text: A fourth Money in the Bank pay-per-view took place on July 14, 2013 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There were the traditional two Money in the Bank ladder matches – one for a WWE Championship contract, and the other for a World Heavyweight Championship contract.

text: On the June 24, 2013 episode of Raw, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Randy Orton, Sheamus, Christian, Kane, and Rob Van Dam were announced by WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon as the participants in the WWE Championship contract match. Kane was later removed after being injured due to an attack by The Wyatt Family on the July 8th episode of Raw. Orton went on to win the contract at the PPV.

text: At the tapings for SmackDown on June 25 (aired June 28), SmackDown Senior Advisor Theodore Long announced that the participants in the World Heavyweight Championship contract match would be WWE United States Champion Dean Ambrose, Fandango, Antonio Cesaro, Jack Swagger, Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow. Sandow won the contract at the PPV.

text: At SummerSlam, Orton cashed in his contract on WWE Champion Daniel Bryan, who had defeated John Cena to win the championship. Orton defeated Bryan to win his seventh WWE Championship, after WWE COO Triple H, who was the special guest referee between Bryan and Cena, attacked Bryan with a pedigree, following five weeks of holding the briefcase.

text: On the October 28, 2013 episode of Raw, Sandow cashed in his contract on World Heavyweight Champion John Cena. Cena defeated Sandow, making Sandow the second wrestler to unsuccessfully cash in the contract and the first to lose a cash-in match via pinfall.

text: On December 15, 2013 at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, the WWE and World Heavyweight Championships were unified into the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

text: A fifth Money in the Bank pay-per-view took place on Sunday, June 29, 2014 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The original plan for the event was that the winner of the ladder match would receive a contract for a match for the now unified title as normal. However, on June 9, defending WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan was forced to vacate the title due to a neck injury, and so the already announced ladder match (consisting of John Cena, Randy Orton, Alberto Del Rio, Bray Wyatt, Cesaro, Sheamus, Kane and Roman Reigns) became for the vacant championship instead.

text: On the June 17 episode of Main Event, Seth Rollins announced that in addition to the ladder match for the title, there would also be a traditional Money in the Bank ladder match for a WWE World Heavyweight Championship contract at the PPV, and that Rollins would be the first entrant.[50] Further entrants were Bad News Barrett, Dolph Ziggler, Rob Van Dam, Jack Swagger, Kofi Kingston and Dean Ambrose. The latter, who had threatened to disrupt the match, was added to the match on Rollins' request. Bad News Barrett was later removed from the match due to an injury.

text: Seth Rollins won the match and the contract after Kane interfered on behalf of The Authority and knocked Dean Ambrose off the ladder. He attempted to cash in the following night on new champion John Cena, but was stopped from doing so by Ambrose. Rollins once again failed to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase, this time against WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar at Night of Champions after attacking him with a curb stomp. This failed attempt to cash in came after John Cena attacked Rollins, before the bell could be rung, due to Rollins costing Cena the championship minutes earlier.

text: At WrestleMania 31, Seth Rollins cashed in his briefcase during the main event championship match between defending champion Brock Lesnar and challenger Roman Reigns. By doing so, he turned the singles match between Lesnar and Reigns into a Triple Threat match. Rollins then proceeded to pin Reigns following a curb stomp and successfully captured the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. As a result, Rollins set various records. First, Rollins became the first person to cash in a contract while a championship match was in progress. Additionally, he also became the first person to successfully cash in to win the now unified WWE World Heavyweight Championship. He became the first person to cash in his briefcase at WrestleMania. He also became the first to win the championship after cashing in without pinning the champion.

text: On June 14, 2015, the sixth annual Money in the Bank pay-per-view took place in Columbus, Ohio. Dolph Ziggler, Sheamus, Kofi Kingston, Neville, Roman Reigns, Randy Orton and Kane participated in the traditional Money in the Bank ladder match. Sheamus won the match and received a WWE World Heavyweight Championship contract.

text: At Survivor Series, Sheamus cashed in his contract by defeating Roman Reigns, who had just won the vacant championship after defeating Dean Ambrose in the tournament finals.[51]

text: On June 19, the seventh annual Money in the Bank pay-per-view took place in Las Vegas. For the traditional Money in the Bank ladder match, Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, Cesaro, Chris Jericho, Alberto Del Rio, and Dean Ambrose all won their qualifying matches on the May 23 episode of Raw to become entrants into the match. Originally slated to be a 7-man ladder match, the seventh slot was later removed. Ambrose won the match and received a WWE World Heavyweight Championship contract. After the conclusion of the main event, he cashed in the contract to challenge Seth Rollins, who had just won the title against Roman Reigns, and become WWE World Heavyweight Champion, thus making him the second wrestler after Kane to successfully cash in the contract on the same night as winning it.

text: The 2017 Money in the Bank pay-per-view took place on June 18, 2017 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri as a SmackDown brand exclusive event. For the traditional ladder match, which had a contract for a match for SmackDown's WWE Championship, SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon announced AJ Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura, Dolph Ziggler, Sami Zayn, and Baron Corbin as the original five participants. United States Champion Kevin Owens was added after he convinced Shane to make him the sixth participant. Mojo Rawley had the opportunity to make it a seven-man match if he could defeat WWE Champion Jinder Mahal, but failed to do so. At the event, Baron Corbin won the match and received a WWE Championship match contract. On the August 15, 2017 episode of SmackDown Live, John Cena had a non-title match against WWE Champion Jinder Mahal. As Cena was pinning Mahal, Corbin attacked him, causing a disqualification. Corbin then cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on Mahal, but as soon as the bell rung, he attacked Cena, who was on the apron, allowing Mahal to quickly roll-up Corbin for the win. This made Corbin the third wrestler to unsuccessfully cash in the contract and the second to lose a cash-in match via pinfall.

text: On the May 30 episode of SmackDown Live, another Money in the Bank ladder match was added to the event, and for the first time, involving women. Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, Natalya, Carmella, and Tamina were originally scheduled to compete in a fatal five-way elimination match on that night to determine the number one contender for the SmackDown Women's Championship at Money in the Bank. Before their match could begin, a brawl broke out between the five and the match never occurred. McMahon then scheduled the five to compete in the first-ever women's Money in the Bank ladder match at the event where the winner would receive a contract for a SmackDown Women's Championship match. Carmella won the match after James Ellsworth retrieved the briefcase, and threw it to her. On the following episode of SmackDown Live, however, SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan forced Carmella to relinquish the briefcase since Ellsworth retrieved it for her.[52] On that same episode, Bryan also scheduled a Money in the Bank ladder match rematch for the June 27 episode with Ellsworth banned from ringside (later from the arena). That episode, Carmella, with some aid from the banned Ellsworth, retrieved the briefcase herself and reclaimed the SmackDown Women's Championship match contract.

text: Matches[edit]

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Raw Brand

SmackDown Brand

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Year
Event
Prize
Winner
Other competitors
Time

2005
WM 21
World Heavyweight Championship match
Edge
Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Shelton Benjamin, Kane, and Christian
15:17

In the 2005 WWE draft, World Heavyweight Champion Batista was drafted to SmackDown and WWE Champion John Cena was drafted to Raw, thus enabling Edge to challenge for the WWE Championship instead.[53]
Successfully defended his contract in a Ladder match against Matt Hardy at WWE Homecoming on the October 3, 2005 episode of Raw.
Edge held the contract for 280 days, which is still the longest amount of time any wrestler has held the contract.

2006
WM 22
Winner's brand's world championship match
Rob Van Dam
Matt Hardy, Shelton Benjamin, Ric Flair, Finlay, and Bobby Lashley
12:14[54]

Successfully defended his contract against Shelton Benjamin at Backlash in a contract vs championship winner take all match on April 30, 2006, winning Benjamin's Intercontinental Championship in the process.[55]
Van Dam is the first person to choose the event where he cashed in the contract and the first person to win a title in a match where opponent was given prior notice to the cashing in of the contract.
Van Dam held the contract for 70 days.

2007
WM 23
Any world championship match
Mr. Kennedy
Edge, Jeff Hardy, CM Punk, King Booker, Finlay, Matt Hardy, and Randy Orton
19:10[56]

Lost his contract in a match against Edge on the May 7, 2007 episode of Raw.[4]
Mr. Kennedy held the contract for 36 days.
As a result of the switch, Edge became a member of the SmackDown brand, marking the first time this occurred.
Edge held the contract for 1 day. (4 days according to WWE, due to the episode of WWE SmackDown airing on tape delay.)

2008
WM XXIV
Any world championship match
CM Punk
Mr. Kennedy, Chris Jericho, Shelton Benjamin, Carlito, John Morrison, and Montel Vontavious Porter
15:12[57]

As a result of the cash-in, the World Heavyweight Championship transferred back to Raw, marking the first (and only) time this occurred.
CM Punk held the contract for 92 days.

2009
WM XXV
Any world championship match
CM Punk
Christian, Shelton Benjamin, Kane, Finlay, Montel Vontavious Porter, Kofi Kingston, and Mark Henry
14:32

CM Punk held the contract for 63 days.
CM Punk was the first back-to-back Money in the Bank contract winner.

2010
WM XXVI
Any world championship match
Jack Swagger
Shelton Benjamin, Christian, Kane, Matt Hardy, Drew McIntyre, Kofi Kingston, Evan Bourne, Montel Vontavious Porter, and Dolph Ziggler
13:44

Swagger becomes second MITB winner to switch brands after cashing in his contract.
Swagger held the contract for 2 days. (5 days according to WWE, due to the episode of WWE SmackDown airing on tape delay.)

Money in the Bank
World Heavyweight Championship match
Kane
Christian, Matt Hardy, Big Show, Dolph Ziggler, Kofi Kingston, Drew McIntyre, and Cody Rhodes
26:18

Kane held the contract for 49 minutes. He was the first wrestler to cash in the contract on the same night as winning it.
Kane is the fastest wrestler to cash the money in the bank contract.

Money in the Bank
WWE Championship match
The Miz
Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, Edge, John Morrison, Evan Bourne, Ted DiBiase, and Mark Henry
20:26

The Miz held the contract for 127 days.

2011
Money in the Bank
World Heavyweight Championship match
Daniel Bryan
Wade Barrett, Kane, Cody Rhodes, Sheamus, Sin Cara, Justin Gabriel, and Heath Slater
24:27

His first cash-in and win against Mark Henry was nullified. This marks the first time that a successful cash-in was reverted.
Bryan held the contract for 154 days.

Money in the Bank
WWE Championship match
Alberto Del Rio
The Miz, Rey Mysterio, Jack Swagger, R-Truth, Kofi Kingston, Evan Bourne, and Alex Riley
15:54

Del Rio held the contract for 28 days.

2012
Money in the Bank
World Heavyweight Championship match
Dolph Ziggler
Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow, Christian, Tyson Kidd, Sin Cara, Tensai, and Santino Marella
18:23

Successfully defended his contract against Chris Jericho on the August 20, 2012 episode of Raw in a career vs contract match.
Successfully defended his contract in a Ladder match against John Cena at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.[58]
Ziggler held the contract for 267 days.

Money in the Bank
WWE Championship match
John Cena
Chris Jericho, The Miz, Kane, and Big Show
20:15

Cena is the first wrestler to not win a world championship in a cash-in match. He is also the second wrestler to announce when he was going to cash it in.
Cena held the contract for 8 days.

2013
Money in the Bank
World Heavyweight Championship match
Damien Sandow
Cody Rhodes, Wade Barrett, Dean Ambrose, Jack Swagger, Fandango, and Antonio Cesaro
16:24

Second Money in the Bank winner to fail to win a world championship in a cash-in match.
First wrestler to cleanly lose a cash-in match
Sandow held the contract for 106 days

Money in the Bank
WWE Championship match
Randy Orton
CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Christian, Sheamus, and Rob Van Dam
28:38

Orton held the contract for 35 days.

2014
Money in the Bank
WWE World Heavyweight Championship match
Seth Rollins
Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger, Rob Van Dam, and Dean Ambrose
23:10

Rollins held the contract for 273 days.
Rollins is the first to cash in at WrestleMania, the first to win the championship after cashing in without pinning the champion and the first to cash in while a championship match was in progress.

2015
Money in the Bank
WWE World Heavyweight Championship match
Sheamus
Dolph Ziggler, Kane, Kofi Kingston, Neville, Randy Orton, and Roman Reigns
20:50

Sheamus held the contract for 161 days.

2016
Money in the Bank
WWE World Heavyweight Championship match
Dean Ambrose
Sami Zayn, Cesaro, Chris Jericho, Kevin Owens, and Alberto Del Rio
21:38

Ambrose held the contract for 57 minutes. Ambrose was the second wrestler to cash in the contract on the same night as winning it.

2017
Money in the Bank
WWE SmackDown Women's Championship match
Carmella
Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Natalya, and Tamina
13:20

This was the first Women's Money in the Bank ladder match.
Carmella held the contract for 2 days.
SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan stripped Carmella of the briefcase two days after the event because of interference by Carmella's manager James Ellsworth, who retrieved the briefcase for Carmella and dropped it to her. A rematch was scheduled for the June 27 episode of SmackDown Live.

Money in the Bank
WWE Championship match
Baron Corbin
AJ Styles, Dolph Ziggler, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, and Shinsuke Nakamura
29:45

Third Money in the Bank winner to fail to win a world championship in a cash-in match and the second to cleanly lose a cash-in match.
Corbin held the contract for 58 days.

SmackDown Live
WWE SmackDown Women's Championship match
Carmella
Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Natalya, and Tamina
24:00

This was a rematch ordered by SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan after he stripped Carmella of the briefcase following the controversial finish at the Money in the Bank PPV. As a result of his actions during the original match, James Ellsworth was banned from the arena, though Ellsworth still interfered in the match on Carmella's behalf.
This was the first Money in the Bank ladder match to not air on pay-per-view, as well as the first to take place on SmackDown Live.
Carmella has held the contract for 78+ days.

text: Record[edit]

text:
Championship
Successful cash-ins
Attempts
%

WWE (World Heavyweight) Championship
8
10
.800

World Heavyweight Championship
7
8
.875

WWE SmackDown Women's Championship
0
0
–

Total
15
18
.833

text: Cash-in matches[edit]

text:
Won match and title.

Won match but not title

Lost match

text: Males[edit]

text:
No.
Case Holder
Championship
Date
Location
Event
Results

01 !1
Edge
WWE Championship
January 8, 2006
Albany, NY
New Year's Revolution
Edge defeated John Cena after two Spears to win the championship following Cena's victory in an Elimination Chamber match.

02 !2
Rob Van Dam
WWE Championship
June 11, 2006
New York, NY
ECW One Night Stand
Van Dam defeated John Cena in an Extreme Rules match after an attack by Edge and a Five-Star Frog Splash to win the championship.

03 !3
Edge
World Heavyweight Championship
May 8, 2007 (aired May 11, 2007)
Pittsburgh, PA
SmackDown!
Edge defeated The Undertaker after a Spear to win the championship after Undertaker went to a draw in a steel cage match with Batista and was attacked by Mark Henry.

04 !4
CM Punk
World Heavyweight Championship
June 30, 2008
Oklahoma City, OK
Raw
CM Punk defeated Edge after GTS to win the championship after Edge was attacked by Batista.

05 !5
CM Punk
World Heavyweight Championship
June 7, 2009
New Orleans, LA
Extreme Rules
CM Punk defeated Jeff Hardy after two GTSs to win the championship following Hardy defeating Edge in a ladder match to win the championship.

06 !6
Jack Swagger
World Heavyweight Championship
March 30, 2010 (aired April 2, 2010)
Las Vegas, NV
SmackDown
Swagger defeated Chris Jericho after a gutwrench powerbomb to win the championship after Edge attacked an already injured Jericho.

07 !7
Kane
World Heavyweight Championship
July 18, 2010
Kansas City, MO
Money in the Bank
Kane defeated Rey Mysterio after a Tombstone Piledriver to win the championship after Mysterio successfully defended the championship against Jack Swagger.

08 !8
The Miz
WWE Championship
November 22, 2010
Orlando, FL
Raw
Miz defeated Randy Orton after a Skull Crushing Finale to win the championship after Orton was attacked by The Nexus following a successful defense of the championship against Nexus leader Wade Barrett.

09 !9
Alberto Del Rio
WWE Championship
August 14, 2011
Los Angeles, CA
SummerSlam
Del Rio defeated CM Punk after a step-up enzuigiri to win the championship after Punk defeated John Cena to become undisputed champion and was then attacked by Kevin Nash.

10 !10
Daniel Bryan
World Heavyweight Championship
December 18, 2011
Baltimore, MD
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs
Bryan defeated Big Show after an attack by Mark Henry to win the championship after Show defeated Henry in a chairs match to win the title.

11 !11
John Cena
WWE Championship
July 23, 2012
Phoenix, AZ
Raw 1000
Cena won his cash-in match against CM Punk via disqualification after Big Show interfered, but failed to win the title because championships cannot change hands via count-outs or disqualifications (unless the match stipulation says otherwise).

12 !12
Dolph Ziggler
World Heavyweight Championship
April 8, 2013
East Rutherford, NJ
Raw
Ziggler defeated Alberto Del Rio after a Zig Zag to win the championship after Del Rio was attacked by Jack Swagger, who he had defeated along with Zeb Colter in a 2-on-1 handicap match.

13 !13
Randy Orton
WWE Championship
August 18, 2013
Los Angeles, CA
SummerSlam
Orton defeated Daniel Bryan after a Pedigree from Triple H (who was special guest referee) to win the championship after Bryan had defeated John Cena to win the title. This was the first cash-in to feature a special guest referee.

14 !14
Damien Sandow
World Heavyweight Championship
October 28, 2013
Orlando, FL
Raw
Sandow attacked champion John Cena and immediately cashed in the contract, but became the first man to lose a cash-in match when Cena won the match after an Attitude Adjustment.

15 !15
Seth Rollins
WWE World Heavyweight Championship
March 29, 2015
Santa Clara, CA
WrestleMania 31
During the main event between Roman Reigns and defending champion Brock Lesnar, Rollins cashed in his briefcase. The referee accepted the cash-in while the match was in progress and converted the singles match into a triple-threat match. Rollins then pinned Reigns after a Curb Stomp to win the title. This was the first cash-in where the contract holder did not pin the champion.

16 !16
Sheamus
WWE World Heavyweight Championship
November 22, 2015
Atlanta, GA
Survivor Series
Sheamus defeated Roman Reigns after a Brogue Kick to win the championship after Reigns defeated Dean Ambrose to win the vacant title.

17 !17
Dean Ambrose
WWE World Heavyweight Championship
June 19, 2016
Las Vegas, NV
Money in the Bank
Ambrose defeated Seth Rollins after a Dirty Deeds to win the championship after Rollins defeated Roman Reigns to win the title.

18 !18
Baron Corbin
WWE Championship
August 15, 2017
Providence, RI
SmackDown Live
Corbin interfered in a match between John Cena and WWE Champion Jinder Mahal and attacked Cena, who won by disqualification. He then cashed in the contract after almost departing, but after the match started, he attacked Cena who was on the apron and was then rolled-up by Mahal, making him the second man to have lost a cash-in match.

text: Participant list[edit]

text: Males[edit]

text:
Wrestler
Victories
Appearances

CM Punk
2
4

John Cena
1
1

Seth Rollins
1
1

Baron Corbin
1
1

Mr. Kennedy
1
2

Damien Sandow
1
2

Daniel Bryan
1
2

Alberto Del Rio
1
2

Edge
1
3

The Miz
1
3

Rob Van Dam
1
3

Sheamus
1
3

Dean Ambrose
1
3

Jack Swagger
1
4

Randy Orton
1
4

Dolph Ziggler
1
6

Kane
1
7

Chris Benoit
0
1

Ric Flair
0
1

Bobby Lashley
0
1

Jeff Hardy
0
1

King Booker
0
1

Carlito
0
1

Ted DiBiase
0
1

Heath Slater
0
1

Justin Gabriel
0
1

Rey Mysterio
0
1

Alex Riley
0
1

R-Truth
0
1

Santino Marella
0
1

Tensai
0
1

Tyson Kidd
0
1

Fandango
0
1

Neville
0
1

Roman Reigns
0
1

AJ Styles
0
1

Shinsuke Nakamura
0
1

Drew McIntyre
0
2

John Morrison
0
2

Mark Henry
0
2

Sin Cara
0
2

Big Show
0
2

Wade Barrett
0
2

(Antonio) Cesaro
0
2

Sami Zayn
0
2

Kevin Owens
0
2

Finlay
0
3

Montel Vontavious Porter
0
3

Evan Bourne
0
3

Matt Hardy
0
4

Cody Rhodes
0
4

Shelton Benjamin
0
5

Chris Jericho
0
5

Christian
0
6

Kofi Kingston
0
6

text: Females[edit]

text:
Wrestler
Victories
Appearances

Carmella
2
2

Becky Lynch
0
2

Charlotte Flair
0
2

Natalya
0
2

Tamina
0
2


document_title: Shardlake series

question_text: which is the first book in the shardlake series

root

text: Shardlake series

text: Description[edit]

text: The series' main character is the hunchbacked lawyer Matthew Shardlake, who is assisted in his adventures by Mark Poer and then Jack Barak. Shardlake works on commission initially from Thomas Cromwell in Dissolution and Dark Fire, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer in Sovereign and Revelation and Queen Catherine Parr in Heartstone and Lamentation.

tag: p

text: Sansom has said that he plans to write further Shardlake novels taking the lawyer into the reign of Elizabeth I.[1]

text: Novels[edit]

text:
Matthew Shardlake series

Title
Year
Publisher
ISBN
Awards

Dissolution
2003
London:Macmillan
1-4050-0542-4
Nominated for the 2003 Crime Writers' Association (CWA) John Creasey Memorial Dagger, for first books by previously unpublished writers. It was also nominated for the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger in the same year.[2]

Dark Fire
2004
London:Macmillan
1-4050-0544-0
Awarded the Crime Writers' Association Ellis Peters Historical Dagger award in 2005.[3]

Sovereign
2006
London:Macmillan
0-3304-3608-2

Revelation
2008
London:Macmillan
0-3304-4710-6
Shortlisted for the Books Direct Crime Thriller of the Year 2009[4] and the Crime Writers Association Ellis Peters Historical Dagger in 2008.[5]

Heartstone
2010
London:Mantle
1-4050-9273-4
Shortlisted for the 2011 Walter Scott Prize[6]

Lamentation

2014
London:Mantle
978-1447260257

tag: table

text: Adaptations[edit]

text: Television[edit]

text: In 2007 the BBC commissioned an adaptation of Dissolution with Kenneth Branagh set to star as Shardlake.[7] Branagh chose instead to become Kurt Wallander for the BBC series Wallander.[8]

text: Radio[edit]

text: In 2012 BBC Radio 4 adapted Dissolution into a 10-part radio serial, adapted by Colin MacDonald, with Jason Watkins as Shardlake and Mark Bonnar as Cromwell.[9][10][11] BBC Radio 4 went on to broadcast Dark Fire in 2014 and Sovereign in 2015, also adapted by Colin MacDonald as 10-part serials.


document_title: List of Once Upon a Time episodes

question_text: when does the next episode of once upon a time come out

text: List of Once Upon a Time episodes

text: Series overview[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
Nielsen ratings

First aired
Last aired
Viewers
(millions)
Viewers
rank
18–49
rating/share
18-49
rank

1
22
October 23, 2011 (2011-10-23)
May 13, 2012 (2012-05-13)
11.71
28[2]
4.1/10
18[3]

2
22
September 30, 2012 (2012-09-30)
May 12, 2013 (2013-05-12)
10.24
35[4]
3.6/9
18[5]

3
22
September 29, 2013 (2013-09-29)
May 11, 2014 (2014-05-11)
9.38
35[6]
3.3/8
12[7]

4
22
September 28, 2014 (2014-09-28)
May 10, 2015 (2015-05-10)
8.98
50[8]
3.2/7
17[8]

5
23
September 27, 2015 (2015-09-27)
May 15, 2016 (2016-05-15)
6.32
69[9]
2.2/7
34[9]

6
22
September 25, 2016 (2016-09-25)
May 14, 2017 (2017-05-14)
4.39
105[10]
1.5/5
70[10]

7
22[1]
October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA

text: Episodes[edit]

text: Season 1 (2011–12)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

1
1
"Pilot"
Mark Mylod
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
October 23, 2011 (2011-10-23)
12.93[11]

2
2
"The Thing You Love Most"
Greg Beeman
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
October 30, 2011 (2011-10-30)
11.74[12]

3
3
"Snow Falls"
Dean White
Liz Tigelaar
November 6, 2011 (2011-11-06)
11.45[13]

4
4
"The Price of Gold"
David Solomon
David H. Goodman
November 13, 2011 (2011-11-13)
11.36[14]

5
5
"That Still Small Voice"
Paul Edwards
Jane Espenson
November 27, 2011 (2011-11-27)
10.69[15]

6
6
"The Shepherd"
Victor Nelli
Andrew Chambliss & Ian Goldberg
December 4, 2011 (2011-12-04)
9.66[16]

7
7
"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"
David M. Barrett
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
December 11, 2011 (2011-12-11)
8.92[17]

8
8
"Desperate Souls"
Michael Waxman
Jane Espenson
January 8, 2012 (2012-01-08)
10.35[18]

9
9
"True North"
Dean White
David H. Goodman & Liz Tigelaar
January 15, 2012 (2012-01-15)
9.83[19]

10
10
"7:15 A.M."
Ralph Hemecker
Story by : Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
Teleplay by : Daniel T. Thomsen
January 22, 2012 (2012-01-22)
9.33[20]

11
11
"Fruit of the Poisonous Tree"
Bryan Spicer
Ian Goldberg & Andrew Chambliss
January 29, 2012 (2012-01-29)
10.91[21]

12
12
"Skin Deep"
Milan Cheylov
Jane Espenson
February 12, 2012 (2012-02-12)
8.65[22]

13
13
"What Happened to Frederick"
Dean White
David H. Goodman
February 19, 2012 (2012-02-19)
9.84[23]

14
14
"Dreamy"
David Solomon
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
March 4, 2012 (2012-03-04)
10.67[24]

15
15
"Red-Handed"
Ron Underwood
Jane Espenson
March 11, 2012 (2012-03-11)
9.29[25]

16
16
"Heart of Darkness"
Dean White
Andrew Chambliss & Ian Goldberg
March 18, 2012 (2012-03-18)
8.69[26]

17
17
"Hat Trick"
Ralph Hemecker
Vladimir Cvetko & David H. Goodman
March 25, 2012 (2012-03-25)
8.82[27]

18
18
"The Stable Boy"
Dean White
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
April 1, 2012 (2012-04-01)
8.36[28]

19
19
"The Return"
Paul Edwards
Jane Espenson
April 22, 2012 (2012-04-22)
9.08[29]

20
20
"The Stranger"
Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Ian Goldberg & Andrew Chambliss
April 29, 2012 (2012-04-29)
9.20[30]

21
21
"An Apple Red as Blood"
Milan Cheylov
Jane Espenson & David H. Goodman
May 6, 2012 (2012-05-06)
8.95[31]

22
22
"A Land Without Magic"
Dean White
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
May 13, 2012 (2012-05-13)
9.66[32]

text: Season 2 (2012–13)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

23
1
"Broken"
Ralph Hemecker
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
September 30, 2012 (2012-09-30)
11.36[33]

24
2
"We Are Both"
Dean White
Jane Espenson
October 7, 2012 (2012-10-07)
9.84[34]

25
3
"Lady of the Lake"
Milan Cheylov
Andrew Chambliss & Ian Goldberg
October 14, 2012 (2012-10-14)
9.45[35]

26
4
"The Crocodile"
David Solomon
David H. Goodman & Robert Hull
October 21, 2012 (2012-10-21)
9.89[36]

27
5
"The Doctor"
Paul Edwards
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
October 28, 2012 (2012-10-28)
9.85[37]

28
6
"Tallahassee"
David M. Barrett
Christine Boylan & Jane Espenson
November 4, 2012 (2012-11-04)
10.15[38]

29
7
"Child of the Moon"
Anthony Hemingway
Ian Goldberg & Andrew Chambliss
November 11, 2012 (2012-11-11)
8.75[39]

30
8
"Into the Deep"
Ron Underwood
Kalinda Vazquez & Daniel T. Thomsen
November 25, 2012 (2012-11-25)
8.82[40]

31
9
"Queen of Hearts"
Ralph Hemecker
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
December 2, 2012 (2012-12-02)
9.10[41]

32
10
"The Cricket Game"
Dean White
David H. Goodman & Robert Hull
January 6, 2013 (2013-01-06)
9.10[42]

33
11
"The Outsider"
David Solomon
Andrew Chambliss & Ian Goldberg
January 13, 2013 (2013-01-13)
8.24[43]

34
12
"In the Name of the Brother"
Milan Cheylov
Jane Espenson
January 20, 2013 (2013-01-20)
7.68[44]

35
13
"Tiny"
Guy Ferland
Christine Boylan & Kalinda Vazquez
February 10, 2013 (2013-02-10)
7.08[45]

36
14
"Manhattan"
Dean White
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
February 17, 2013 (2013-02-17)
7.61[46]

37
15
"The Queen Is Dead"
Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Daniel T. Thomsen & David H. Goodman
March 3, 2013 (2013-03-03)
7.39[47]

38
16
"The Miller's Daughter"
Ralph Hemecker
Jane Espenson
March 10, 2013 (2013-03-10)
7.64[48]

39
17
"Welcome to Storybrooke"
Dave Barrett
Ian Goldberg & Andrew Chambliss
March 17, 2013 (2013-03-17)
7.45[49]

40
18
"Selfless, Brave and True"
Ralph Hemecker
Robert Hull & Kalinda Vazquez
March 24, 2013 (2013-03-24)
7.38[50]

41
19
"Lacey"
Milan Cheylov
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
April 21, 2013 (2013-04-21)
7.37[51]

42
20
"The Evil Queen"
Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Jane Espenson & Christine Boylan
April 28, 2013 (2013-04-28)
7.16[52]

43
21
"Second Star to the Right"
Ralph Hemecker
Andrew Chambliss & Ian Goldberg
May 5, 2013 (2013-05-05)
7.50[53]

44
22
"And Straight On 'til Morning"
Dean White
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
May 12, 2013 (2013-05-12)
7.33[54]

text: Season 3 (2013–14)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

45
1
"The Heart of the Truest Believer"
Ralph Hemecker
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
September 29, 2013 (2013-09-29)
8.52[55]

46
2
"Lost Girl"
Ron Underwood
Andrew Chambliss & Kalinda Vazquez
October 6, 2013 (2013-10-06)
8.00[56]

47
3
"Quite a Common Fairy"
Alex Zakrzewski
Jane Espenson
October 13, 2013 (2013-10-13)
7.53[57]

48
4
"Nasty Habits"
David Boyd
David H. Goodman & Robert Hull
October 20, 2013 (2013-10-20)
7.05[58]

49
5
"Good Form"
Jon Amiel
Christine Boylan & Daniel T. Thomsen
October 27, 2013 (2013-10-27)
7.23[59]

50
6
"Ariel"
Ciaran Donnelly
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
November 3, 2013 (2013-11-03)
7.55[60]

51
7
"Dark Hollow"
Guy Ferland
Kalinda Vazquez & Andrew Chambliss
November 10, 2013 (2013-11-10)
6.71[61]

52
8
"Think Lovely Thoughts"
David Solomon
David H. Goodman & Robert Hull
November 17, 2013 (2013-11-17)
6.66[62]

53
9
"Save Henry"
Andy Goddard
Christine Boylan & Daniel T. Thomsen
December 1, 2013 (2013-12-01)
6.64[63]

54
10
"The New Neverland"
Ron Underwood
Andrew Chambliss
December 8, 2013 (2013-12-08)
6.94[64]

55
11
"Going Home"
Ralph Hemecker
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
December 15, 2013 (2013-12-15)
6.44[65]

56
12
"New York City Serenade"
Billy Gierhart
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
March 9, 2014 (2014-03-09)
7.66[66]

57
13
"Witch Hunt"
Guy Ferland
Jane Espenson
March 16, 2014 (2014-03-16)
7.75[67]

58
14
"The Tower"
Ralph Hemecker
Robert Hull
March 23, 2014 (2014-03-23)
6.91[68]

59
15
"Quiet Minds"
Eagle Egilsson
Kalinda Vazquez
March 30, 2014 (2014-03-30)
6.64[69]

60
16
"It's Not Easy Being Green"
Mario Van Peebles
Andrew Chambliss
April 6, 2014 (2014-04-06)
7.26[70]

61
17
"The Jolly Roger"
Ernest Dickerson
David H. Goodman
April 13, 2014 (2014-04-13)
6.50[71]

62
18
"Bleeding Through"
Romeo Tirone
Jane Espenson & Daniel T. Thomsen
April 20, 2014 (2014-04-20)
5.95[72]

63
19
"A Curious Thing"
Ralph Hemecker
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
April 27, 2014 (2014-04-27)
7.34[73]

64
20
"Kansas"
Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Andrew Chambliss & Kalinda Vazquez
May 4, 2014 (2014-05-04)
6.86[74]

65
21
"Snow Drifts"
Ron Underwood
David H. Goodman & Robert Hull
May 11, 2014 (2014-05-11)
6.80[75]

66
22
"There's No Place Like Home"
Ralph Hemecker
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
May 11, 2014 (2014-05-11)
6.80[75]

text: Season 4 (2014–15)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

67
1
"A Tale of Two Sisters"
Ralph Hemecker
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
September 28, 2014 (2014-09-28)
9.47[76]

68
2
"White Out"
Ron Underwood
Jane Espenson
October 5, 2014 (2014-10-05)
8.78[77]

69
3
"Rocky Road"
Morgan Beggs
David H. Goodman & Jerome Schwartz
October 12, 2014 (2014-10-12)
7.92[78]

70
4
"The Apprentice"
Ralph Hemecker
Andrew Chambliss & Dana Horgan
October 19, 2014 (2014-10-19)
8.07[79]

71
5
"Breaking Glass"
Alrick Riley
Kalinda Vazquez & Scott Nimerfro
October 26, 2014 (2014-10-26)
6.87[80]

72
6
"Family Business"
Mario Van Peebles
Kalinda Vazquez & Andrew Chambliss
November 2, 2014 (2014-11-02)
7.54[81]

73
7
"The Snow Queen"
Billy Gierhart
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
November 9, 2014 (2014-11-09)
7.42[82]

74
8
"Smash the Mirror"
Part 1: Eagle Egilsson

Part 2: Ralph Hemecker
David H. Goodman & Jerome Schwartz
November 16, 2014 (2014-11-16)
6.80[83]

75
9
"Fall"
Mario Van Peebles
Jane Espenson
November 30, 2014 (2014-11-30)
6.43[84]

76
10
"Shattered Sight"
Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Scott Nimerfro & Tze Chun
December 7, 2014 (2014-12-07)
6.20[85]

77
11
"Heroes and Villains"
Ralph Hemecker
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
December 14, 2014 (2014-12-14)
5.69[86]

78
12
"Darkness on the Edge of Town"
Jon Amiel
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
March 1, 2015 (2015-03-01)
6.66[87]

79
13
"Unforgiven"
Adam Horowitz
Andrew Chambliss & Kalinda Vazquez
March 8, 2015 (2015-03-08)
6.72[88]

80
14
"Enter the Dragon"
Ralph Hemecker
David H. Goodman & Jerome Schwartz
March 15, 2015 (2015-03-15)
5.88[89]

81
15
"Poor Unfortunate Soul"
Steve Pearlman
Andrew Chambliss & Dana Horgan
March 22, 2015 (2015-03-22)
5.79[90]

82
16
"Best Laid Plans"
Ron Underwood
Kalinda Vazquez & Jane Espenson
March 29, 2015 (2015-03-29)
5.48[91]

83
17
"Heart of Gold"
Billy Gierhart
Tze Chun & Scott Nimerfro
April 12, 2015 (2015-04-12)
5.17[92]

84
18
"Sympathy for the De Vil"
Romeo Tirone
David H. Goodman & Jerome Schwartz
April 19, 2015 (2015-04-19)
5.12[93]

85
19
"Lily"
Ralph Hemecker
Andrew Chambliss & Dana Horgan
April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26)
5.21[94]

86
20
"Mother"
Ron Underwood
Jane Espenson
May 3, 2015 (2015-05-03)
5.31[95]

87

88
21

22
"Operation Mongoose"
Romeo Tirone

Ralph Hemecker
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
May 10, 2015 (2015-05-10)
5.51[96]

text: Season 5 (2015–16)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

89
1
"The Dark Swan"
Ron Underwood
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
September 27, 2015 (2015-09-27)
5.93[97]

90
2
"The Price"
Romeo Tirone
Andrew Chambliss & Dana Horgan
October 4, 2015 (2015-10-04)
5.38[98]

91
3
"Siege Perilous"
Ralph Hemecker
Jane Espenson
October 11, 2015 (2015-10-11)
5.28[99]

92
4
"The Broken Kingdom"
Alrick Riley
David H. Goodman & Jerome Schwartz
October 18, 2015 (2015-10-18)
4.92[100]

93
5
"Dreamcatcher"
Romeo Tirone
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
October 25, 2015 (2015-10-25)
5.12[101]

94
6
"The Bear and the Bow"
Ralph Hemecker
Andrew Chambliss & Tze Chun
November 1, 2015 (2015-11-01)
4.83[102]

95
7
"Nimue"
Romeo Tirone
Jane Espenson
November 8, 2015 (2015-11-08)
4.88[103]

96
8
"Birth"
Eagle Egilsson
David H. Goodman & Jerome Schwartz
November 15, 2015 (2015-11-15)
4.85[104]

97
9
"The Bear King"
Geofrey Hildrew
Andrew Chambliss
November 15, 2015 (2015-11-15)
4.85[104]

98
10
"Broken Heart"
Romeo Tirone
Dana Horgan & Tze Chun
November 29, 2015 (2015-11-29)
4.38[105]

99
11
"Swan Song"
Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
December 6, 2015 (2015-12-06)
4.56[106]

100
12
"Souls of the Departed"
Ralph Hemecker
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
March 6, 2016 (2016-03-06)
4.01[107]

101
13
"Labor of Love"
Billy Gierhart
Andrew Chambliss & Dana Horgan
March 13, 2016 (2016-03-13)
4.31[108]

102
14
"Devil's Due"
Alrick Riley
Jane Espenson
March 20, 2016 (2016-03-20)
3.54[109]

103
15
"The Brothers Jones"
Eagle Egilsson
Jerome Schwartz & David H. Goodman
March 27, 2016 (2016-03-27)
3.51[110]

104
16
"Our Decay"
Steve Pearlman
Tze Chun & Dana Horgan
April 3, 2016 (2016-04-03)
3.78[111]

105
17
"Her Handsome Hero"
Romeo Tirone
Jerome Schwartz
April 10, 2016 (2016-04-10)
3.75[112]

106
18
"Ruby Slippers"
Eriq La Salle
Andrew Chambliss & Bill Wolkoff
April 17, 2016 (2016-04-17)
3.76[113]

107
19
"Sisters"
Romeo Tirone
David H. Goodman & Brigitte Hales
April 24, 2016 (2016-04-24)
3.85[114]

108
20
"Firebird"
Ron Underwood
Jane Espenson
May 1, 2016 (2016-05-01)
3.77[115]

109
21
"Last Rites"
Craig Powell
Jerome Schwartz
May 8, 2016 (2016-05-08)
3.75[116]

110
22
"Only You"
Romeo Tirone
David H. Goodman & Andrew Chambliss
May 15, 2016 (2016-05-15)
4.07[117]

111
23
"An Untold Story"
Dean White
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
May 15, 2016 (2016-05-15)
4.07[117]

text: Season 6 (2016–17)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

112
1
"The Savior"
Eagle Egilsson
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
September 25, 2016 (2016-09-25)
3.99[118]

113
2
"A Bitter Draught"
Ron Underwood
Andrew Chambliss & Dana Horgan
October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02)
3.72[119]

114
3
"The Other Shoe"
Steve Pearlman
Jane Espenson & Jerome Schwartz
October 9, 2016 (2016-10-09)
4.11[120]

115
4
"Strange Case"
Alrick Riley
David H. Goodman & Nelson Soler
October 16, 2016 (2016-10-16)
3.53[121]

116
5
"Street Rats"
Norman Buckley
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
October 23, 2016 (2016-10-23)
3.40[122]

117
6
"Dark Waters"
Robert Duncan
Andrew Chambliss & Brigitte Hales
October 30, 2016 (2016-10-30)
3.06[123]

118
7
"Heartless"
Ralph Hemecker
Jane Espenson
November 6, 2016 (2016-11-06)
3.56[124]

119
8
"I'll Be Your Mirror"
Jennifer Lynch
Jerome Schwartz & Leah Fong
November 13, 2016 (2016-11-13)
3.40[125]

120
9
"Changelings"
Mairzee Almas
David H. Goodman & Brian Ridings
November 27, 2016 (2016-11-27)
3.28[126]

121
10
"Wish You Were Here"
Ron Underwood
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
December 4, 2016 (2016-12-04)
3.27[127]

122
11
"Tougher Than the Rest"
Billy Gierhart
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
March 5, 2017 (2017-03-05)
3.03[128]

123
12
"Murder Most Foul"
Morgan Beggs
Jerome Schwartz & Jane Espenson
March 12, 2017 (2017-03-12)
3.06[129]

124
13
"Ill-Boding Patterns"
Ron Underwood
Andrew Chambliss & Dana Horgan
March 19, 2017 (2017-03-19)
2.71[130]

125
14
"Page 23"
Kate Woods
David H. Goodman & Brigitte Hales
March 26, 2017 (2017-03-26)
2.85[131]

126
15
"A Wondrous Place"
Steve Pearlman
Jane Espenson & Jerome Schwartz
April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02)
2.80[132]

127
16
"Mother's Little Helper"
Billy Gierhart
Story by : Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
Teleplay by : Paul Karp
April 9, 2017 (2017-04-09)
2.60[133]

128
17
"Awake"
Sharat Raju
Andrew Chambliss & Leah Fong
April 16, 2017 (2017-04-16)
2.51[134]

129
18
"Where Bluebirds Fly"
Michael Schultz
David H. Goodman & Brigitte Hales
April 23, 2017 (2017-04-23)
2.69[135]

130
19
"The Black Fairy"
Alrick Riley
Jerome Schwartz & Dana Horgan
April 30, 2017 (2017-04-30)
3.05[136]

131
20
"The Song in Your Heart"
Ron Underwood
David H. Goodman & Andrew Chambliss
May 7, 2017 (2017-05-07)
2.87[137]

132

133
21

22
"The Final Battle"
Steve Pearlman

Ralph Hemecker
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
May 14, 2017 (2017-05-14)
2.95[138]

text: Season 7 (2017)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

134
1
"Hyperion Heights"
Ralph Hemecker
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
3.26[139]

135
2
"A Pirate's Life"
Tara Nicole Weyr
Jane Espenson & Jerome Schwartz
October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)
2.74[140]

136
3
"The Garden of Forking Paths"
Ron Underwood
David H. Goodman & Brigitte Hales
October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20)
2.49[141]

137
4
"Beauty"
Mick Garris
Dana Horgan & Leah Fong
October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27)
2.44[142]

138
5
"Greenbacks"
Geofrey Hildrew
Christopher Hollier & Adam Karp
November 3, 2017 (2017-11-03)
2.29[143]

139
6
"Wake Up Call"
Sharat Raju
Jerome Schwartz & Jane Espenson
November 10, 2017 (2017-11-10)
2.37[144]

140
7
"Eloise Gardener"
Alex Kalymnios
David H. Goodman & Brigitte Hales
November 17, 2017 (2017-11-17)
2.28[145]

141
8
"Pretty in Blue"
Ralph Hemecker
Dana Horgan & Leah Fong
November 17, 2017 (2017-11-17)
2.28[145]

142
9
"One Little Tear"
Steve Pearlman
Christopher Hollier & Adam Karp
December 8, 2017 (2017-12-08)
2.45[146]

143
10
"The Eighth Witch"
Ralph Hemecker
Jane Espenson & Jerome Schwartz
December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)
2.29[147]

144
11
"Secret Garden"[148]
TBA
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
March 2, 2018 (2018-03-02)[149]
TBD

145
12
"A Taste of the Heights"[150]
TBA
David H. Goodman & Brigitte Hales
TBA
TBD

146
13
"Knightfall"[151]
TBA
Jerome Schwartz & Miguel Ian Raya
TBA
TBD

147
14
"The Girl in the Tower"[152]
TBA
Dana Horgan & Leah Fong
TBA
TBD

text: Specials[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Narrator
Aired between
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

1
"Magic Is Coming"
Giancarlo Esposito
"A Land Without Magic"
"Broken"
September 30, 2012 (2012-09-30)
6.04[153]

2
"The Price of Magic"
Alan Dale
"Selfless, Brave and True"
"Lacey"
April 14, 2013 (2013-04-14)
5.17[154]

3
"Journey to Neverland"
Alfred Molina
"And Straight On 'til Morning"
"The Heart of the Truest Believer"
September 29, 2013 (2013-09-29)
5.07[155]

4
"Wicked Is Coming"
Dan Stevens
"Going Home"
"New York City Serenade"
March 9, 2014 (2014-03-09)
4.44[156]

5
"Storybrooke Has Frozen Over"
John Rhys-Davies
"There's No Place Like Home"
"A Tale of Two Sisters"
September 28, 2014 (2014-09-28)
5.50[157]

6
"Secrets of Storybrooke"
Jennifer Morrison
"Heroes and Villains"
"Darkness on the Edge of Town"
March 1, 2015 (2015-03-01)
4.45[158]

7
"Dark Swan Rises: A Once Upon a Time Fan Celebration"
Howard Parker
"Operation Mongoose, Part 2"
"The Dark Swan"
September 27, 2015 (2015-09-27)
3.20[159]

8
"Evil Reigns Once More"
Howard Parker
"An Untold Story"
"The Savior"
September 25, 2016 (2016-09-25)
2.86[160]

9
"The Final Battle Begins"
Howard Parker
"The Song in Your Heart"
"The Final Battle"
May 14, 2017 (2017-05-14)
2.82[161]

text: Home media releases[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
DVD and Blu-ray release date

Region 1
Region 2
Region 4

1
22
August 28, 2012[162]
October 31, 2012[163]
October 17, 2012[164]

2
22
August 13, 2013[165]
November 18, 2013[166]
October 16, 2013[167]

3
22
August 19, 2014[168]
March 14, 2016[169]
November 12, 2014[170]

4
22
August 18, 2015[171]
May 9, 2016[172]
August 17, 2016[173]

5
23
August 16, 2016[174]
October 17, 2016[175]
December 7, 2016[176]

6
22
August 15, 2017[177]
October 16, 2017[178]
November 8, 2017[179]