{"id":135429,"date":"2025-05-16T22:08:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T02:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=135429"},"modified":"2025-05-16T22:11:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T02:11:45","slug":"wwe-money-in-the-bank-2025-first-mens-entrant-qualifies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/05\/16\/wwe-money-in-the-bank-2025-first-mens-entrant-qualifies\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Money in the Bank 2025: First Men\u2019s Entrant Qualifies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/05\/16\/wwe-smackdown-results-5-16-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">WWE SmackDown this week<\/a> in Greensboro, North Carolina, was the site of the WWE Money in the Bank 2025 qualifiers for both the women&#8217;s and men&#8217;s ladder matches. Earlier in the night, the first woman to<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/05\/16\/wwe-money-in-the-bank-2025-first-womens-competitor-qualify\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"> qualify for the ladder match<\/a> was determined in a banger of a contest. Of course, the men will not be outdone as Rey Fenix, Jimmy Uso, and his little brother, Solo Sikoa, showed up and showed out on this night.<\/p>\n<p>For most of the match, Solo Sikoa was like a house on fire, taking control of both his big brother Jimmy Uso and the high-flying Rey Fenix. Sikoa had a chip on his shoulder, wanting to prove that he could do it without help. Unfortunately, that&#8217;s not what happened. Jacob Fatu and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/05\/10\/wwe-backlash-2025-former-njpw-star-debut\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">JC Mateo<\/a> would get involved.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">LET&#8217;S GO!!!<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re getting JC vs. <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealLAKnight?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RealLAKnight<\/a> RIGHT NOW! \ud83d\udc4a<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SmackDown<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DChouCgTrJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/DChouCgTrJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1923561578810540301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rey Fenix was on the verge of winning it. But with all the shenanigans, Solo Sikoa would come out on top, delivering the Samoan Spike to qualify for the Men&#8217;s Money in the Bank 2025 Ladder Match.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">HE DID IT!!<\/p>\n<p>Solo Sikoa is the first qualifier for the 2025 Men&#8217;s <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MITB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MITB<\/a> Ladder Match! \ud83e\ude9c<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SmackDown<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T1P0VKjviV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/T1P0VKjviV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1923561024461955272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><i>Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><em><u><i>Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0for more on the WWE Money in the Bank 2025 and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><i>You can check out WWE programming on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81788927\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Netflix<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(Raw),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usanetwork.com\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>USA Network<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(SmackDown),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>The CW<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(NXT),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Tubi<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Evolve),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetv.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>A&amp;E<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Superstar Sunday \u2013 Rivals, WWE LFG, and Greatest Moments) and\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Peacock<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Main Event as well as archives and premium live event streaming). Follow WWE on social media to relive top moments and matches on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>YouTube<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>, and catch fast-paced action on X (<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/events\/1773457579022155776?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>WWE Speed<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>).<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWE SmackDown this week in Greensboro, North Carolina, was the site of the WWE Money in the Bank 2025 qualifiers for both the women&#8217;s and men&#8217;s ladder matches. Earlier in the night, the first woman to qualify for the ladder match was determined in a banger of a contest. 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