Roman Reigns vs. LA Knight to Open Money in the Bank This Saturday

October 9, 2026

This announcement completely upends the predictions!

Time is ticking, the Premium Live Event Money in the Bank is highly anticipated as it is every year. While fans logically expected Roman Reigns’ title defense to headline the event, the opposite was announced on this Friday’s SmackDown.

During SmackDown on October 9, 2026, the night before the show in New Orleans, commentator Michael Cole announced that the championship match between the OTC and LA Knight will open the show this Saturday. Usually, WWE saves its biggest surprises for the end of the broadcast… So, are the already slim chances of the Megastar being extinguished by this announcement? In any case, LA Knight will give his all in THE match of his life, to walk away with the World Heavyweight Championship title.

The World Heavyweight Championship Match will START the show tomorrow night at #MITB!! 🔥 We are in for a treat when @WWERomanReigns defends against @RealLAKnight! https://t.co/kdsQyWDDsy

— WWE (@WWE) October 10, 2026

Zachary Mitchell

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