Summary

Raquel Rodriguez believes 2026 is the year she finally breaks through in the Women's Money in the Bank match.

Rodriguez said in a recent interview that she does not see herself as someone who merely deserves the opportunity. Instead, she argued that she has earned it through her work over the last year, while also pointing to what she described as bad luck keeping her from reaching that next level.

With a main roster singles title still out of reach, Rodriguez framed Money in the Bank as her clearest path toward changing that later this year. That confidence lines up with her recent comments about The Judgment Day feeling like a women's club now, a sign that she is presenting herself as a bigger force in WWE's women's division.

Quote from Raquel Rodriguez

"Because this year she's undeniable. That's why. Because she is undeniable. I don't deserve to be the Money In The Bank winner. I've earned to be a Money In The Bank winner. I've earned everything that I have gotten up to this point and more and more. But, you know, because of other circumstances or whatever may be happening, my timing has had what I would call bad luck. But no more. In 2026, that bad luck is gone. Raquel Rodriguez is going to be on top, baby."

Raquel Rodriguez and the women's Money in the Bank picture

Rodriguez putting the briefcase at the center of her goals matters because it gives her a direct route into the singles title picture without changing much about her current presentation. WWE has continued to feature her as a physically imposing presence, and a strong Money in the Bank showing would fit naturally with that push.

It also keeps Rodriguez tied to one of WWE's biggest annual match concepts even without a championship around her waist right now. If the company wants to elevate her further in the second half of 2026, the ladder match is an obvious vehicle for that move.

Sources

Raquel Rodriguez while speaking with Give Me Sport