This year Money in the Bank was held in London for the first time, but people from all over Europe came to the show. As usual, the international crowd was as boisterous as it gets.
The show featured the usual men’s and women’s Money in the Bank ladder matches, but that wasn’t all we saw on Saturday. We also witnessed a civil war between the four core members of The Bloodline.
The Usos fought their brother Solo Sekoa and cousin Roman Reigns. This is one of the longest running events in WWE history so it seemed like one of the most important matches of the night even though there was no gold at stake.
There was a lot to discuss from this event, so let’s take a look at some of the biggest takeaways from Money in the Bank.
Before we get into the main points, here’s a summary of Money in the Bank’s results:
- Damien Priest won the Money in the Bank ladder match.
- Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez defeated Ronda Rousey and Chyna Baszler for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships.
- Gunter defeated Matt Riddle.
- Cody Rhodes defeated Dominic Mysterio.
- Iyo Sky won the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match.
- Seth Rollins defeated Finn Balor.
- The Usos defeated Roman Reigns and Solo Sekoa.
Over the past couple of months, one of the few constants in WWE programming has been LA Knight getting a major pop every time he appears.
Considering how difficult he got off to the main roster with the whole Max Dupree debacle, it’s amazing to see how quickly he managed to win over fans.
Even the highly publicized Mountain Dew Pitch Black match at the Royal Rumble in January did nothing to slow his rise. Nobody blames him for how that match was set up, so he survived what could have been disastrous.
When Megastar entered for the men’s MITB match, the London crowd erupted. Every time he got close to climbing the ladder a few times, everyone started cheering.
When it looked like he might win the whole ball, the whole O2 Arena became unglued. It was the kind of backlash that WWE just can’t ignore. Damien Priest may have won, but Knight needs to get a major boost out of the event.
Speaking of The Archer of Infamy, he was one of the highlights of this match and got a huge reaction when he pulled the briefcase.
Priest knocked it out of the park every time WWE offered him a high-profile match, so this is his reward for all his hard work.
The WWE Women’s Tag Team Title match ended in a surprising turn of events when Chyna Baszler attacked Ronda Rousey, leaving her weak enough for Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez to defeat her for the belts.
After years of friendship, seeing the Queen of Spades turn on her fellow Four Musketeers was something not many expected. There were no signs of a breakup for weeks in advance as is usually the case, so this was a really shocking moment.
What this will lead to is a singles match, and if Basler can defeat the most decorated champion in women’s combat sports history, it will be the biggest win of her career.
Her career in NXT has been as dominant as ever, and she seemed to be off to a good start when she dominated the women’s Elimination Chamber match in 2020 by eliminating all five of her opponents. However, the years that have passed since then have not been so great for her.
If WWE wrote about Baszler as a babyface and the crowd got behind her the same way they did Money in the Bank when she turned on Rousey, then The Queen of Spades would be in prime position to finally win one of the top women’s titles. main menu.
Drew McIntyre had been off WWE TV for several months, but he returned on Saturday to confront Gunther.
The intercontinental champion had just defeated Riddle to retain his title in a great match before the Scotsman arrived to a standing ovation.
The General of the Ring showed no fear, but that was his fault. When things got physical, McIntyre pinned him with a jab and a Claymore kick to put him to the mat.
Gunther has made a huge reign as IC Champion, but that may be coming to an end. The two-time WWE Champion is one of the few people who can beat him and beat him in almost every way, so this would be an intense feud.
McIntyre will likely tackle Ludwig Kaiser before he gets to the champ, so WWE could easily extend this until SummerSlam on August 5th.
John Cena made an unannounced appearance mid-show and impressed the English crowd as one of the best in the entire WWE universe.
Then he did something unexpected. He brought up the idea of WrestleMania taking place in the UK, which obviously got quite popular with the London crowd.
WWE has been experimenting with more international promotions in recent years, and the results have been mostly positive. Fans are always happy to get a big event in a market they don’t usually get, so they tend to be more active than in a city that gets a lot of PPVs.
Nothing official yet, but if WWE commits to holding WrestleMania overseas, the UK would be a great place to do it.
After a long, grueling battle, The Usos defeated Reigns and Sikoa in the Money in the Bank main event.
After dispatching their brother, Jey and Jey zeroed in on their cousin and delivered several superkicks before Jey finished him off with a Uso Splash from the top rope.
The crowd was totally losing it for every wrong ending, but when the referee finally counted Reigns for the triple count for the first time in nearly three years, the fans in attendance blew the roof off the ring.
No storyline in professional wrestling has captured the WWE Universe the way the Bloodline saga has, and few storylines in history have had this kind of longevity. Even the New World Order began to wan in its welcome before it reached this point.
The number of twists and turns along the way has been enough to keep us invested this whole time, and it looks like WWE is finally starting to build on this whole epic rivalry.
A win for Usos was the right choice, but where they all go from here remains to be seen. Jey could get a shot at the WWE Undisputed World Championship, but only time will tell.
This year’s Money in the Bank was a highlight event with several standout moments. What’s your favorite thing from Saturday’s show?
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