Money In The Bank 2020: 5 interesting stats you need to know 

Money In The Bank is set to be a historic affair this weekend as six men and six women battle it out at WWE's headquarters in the first-ever "corporate" Money In The Bank ladder matches.

This will also be the first Money in the Bank event that will take place without an audience and will be pre-recorded much like WrestleMania back in April. The show will also see Drew McIntyre defend his WWE Championship against Seth Rollins, Braun Strowman defend his Universal Championship against Bray Wyatt and Bayley take on Tamina for the SmackDown Women's Championship.

The SmackDown Tag Team Championships will be on the line in a fatal four-way match between The New Day, John Morrison and The Miz, The Lucha House Party, and The Forgotten Sons.

Money In The Bank is already shaping up to be a historic affair and here are the most interesting facts heading into the show.

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#5. Daniel Bryan, King Corbin and Carmella are the only former Money In The Bank winners

Interestingly there are six men and six women fighting for the chance to lift this year's Money In The Bank contracts and whilst the fields for each match are stacked, there are only three former winners out of the 12 stars.

Both Carmella and Daniel Bryan were successful in their quests to become Champions. Bryan's 2010 victory lead him to the World Heavyweight Championship, while Carmella went on to cash in the first-ever Women's Money In The Bank contract against Charlotte to become SmackDown Women's Champion. Unfortuntely, Corbin is one of the unlucky ones who couldn't cash in his contract successfully.

There are a number of stars who are looking to take advantage of the fact that they have been in the match before, since AJ Styles was unsuccessful back in 2017, whilst Rey Mysterio's only previous appearance in the Money In The Bank ladder match was back in 2011 when Alberto Del Rio picked up the victory.

#4. Just six participants in the Money in the Bank ladder match

This year's Money In The Bank pay-per-view has gone through a number of changes over the past few months and it's thought that the original plan could have been for the ladder match to have the usual eight competitors.

Since 2018, WWE has allowed eight stars to step into the contract ladder match, but this year there will be just three representatives from SmackDown and three from RAW. The women's first-ever ladder match had just five competitors since it was SmackDown exclusive, but the two years that have followed have seen eight women battle it out for a chance to lift the contract.

This year it will be Carmella, Dana Brooke, Daniel Bryan, Otis, King Corbin, and Lacey Evans representing SmackDown whilst Asuka, Shayna Baszler, Nia Jax, AJ Styles, Aleister Black, and Rey Mysterio will represent Monday Night RAW.

Carmella will have the chance to become the first-ever three-time winner since she was able to win the match twice back in 2017, with the help of James Ellsworth.

#3. First time Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman have faced off

It was Bray Wyatt who brought Braun Strowman up to the main roster back in 2015 and he then became the difference-maker in their feud against The Shield. Wyatt and Strowman worked together in The Wyatt Family until the summer of 2016 when Strowman was drafted over to Monday Night RAW.

In the years that have followed, Strowman and Bray have crossed paths and it's been made apparent that Wyatt could still have some hold over The Monster Among Men. That being said, The Fiend did attack Braun Strowman back in September, but for some reason, this was never explained.

This weekend will be the first time that Strowman and Wyatt will face off in a one-on-one match in either of their careers. Of course, Wyatt is a former Universal Champion and he lost the title to Goldberg at WWE Super ShowDown, ahead of Strowman's match against The WCW legend back at WrestleMania last month.

It's also interesting to note that the two men are good friends outside of the ring and that Strowman is the godfather to Wyatt's son Knash.

#2. First singles Women's Championship match for Tamina

Tamina has been part of WWE's main roster since 2010 when she debuted as the manager of The Usos. The daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Snuka hasn't been given a lot of opportunities in the Women's Division throughout her career. Despite being part of the company for more than a decade, Tamina is yet to win a Women's Championship.

Tamina has never had a singles match for the SmackDown Women's Championship. The last time Tamina was given a singles match for a women's Championship came back in 2014 when she challenged Paige unsuccessfully for the Divas Championship at Extreme Rules.

The only other time that Tamina has been handed a singles Championship match was in 2013 when she took on Kaitlyn for the Divas Championship at Elimination Chamber.

This weekend Tamina challenges Bayley for the SmackDown Women's Championship in what could be considered the biggest match of her career. Tamina has won one Championship in WWE, which was the 24/7 Championship, but she was only able to hold on to it for a few hours.

#1. First pay-per-view that Becky Lynch has missed in a year

Becky Lynch has been on quite the mission on WWE TV over the past year since she has been able to retain the RAW Women's Championship for an entire calendar year. Lynch has defended her Championship at almost every pay-per-view over the past year, except Survivor Series where she competed in a Triple Threat match that was won by Shayna Baszler.

Becky also didn't defend her title at TLC since she teamed with Charlotte and looked to lift the Women's Tag Team Championships.

It could be argued that Baszler has defeated every woman in her current division over the past year so she was due a break, which could be why she hasn't appeared on WWE TV since the night after WrestleMania more than four weeks ago.

Lynch will be keeping a close eye on the Money In The Bank ladder match this weekend, but she won't be part of the show. It was announced this past week on RAW that Lynch will be returning to the show next week to confront the winner of the contract match.