Money in the Bank 2019: Ranking all of the matches

WWE Money in the Bank 2019 is now in the history books and it was an interesting card, to say the least.

On one hand, the WWE provided audiences with some satisfying moments and the majority of the matches delivered from an in-ring perspective.

On the other hand, the show featured several weak finishes and also featured one of the worst PPV endings in recent memory.

The show also featured three title changes and the announcement that a new Championship is set to be revealed on tonight's edition of Raw.

The WWE has had a bit of a rough time over the last couple of months, with fans turning away from the product in their droves, but with AEW breathing down their neck and Double or Nothing just one week away, did the WWE do enough to bring back some viewers at Money in the Bank?

Let's take a look at each of the matches that took place on the night's main-card and rank them from worst to best to find out.

#10 Roman Reigns Vs Elias

Was anybody really that surprised when Roman Reigns squashed Elias here?

The artist formerly known as The Drifter has spent the last few months of his career effectively acting as a punching bag to the bigger stars, and his match with Reigns last night was yet another example of that.

After beating down Reigns backstage, Elias ate a spear in the ring for his efforts and was defeated in less than 10 seconds.

Reigns will no doubt move on to a feud with Shane McMahon following this and hopefully, the WWE will start taking Elias seriously as an in-ring performer because the guy is one of the most over performers on their entire roster right now.

While this was dissappointing, it really can't be said that it was a surprise.

#9 Samoa Joe Vs Rey Mysterio

This encounter felt much more like a segment than a match, and while it was nice to see Mysterio capture the US Championship, there is clearly still a lot more to come from these two men.

Having Mysterio pick up the quick victory actually made a lot of sense from a narrative perspective given what happened at WrestleMania, and Dominic watching his father get beat down post-match also suggests that the company has something in the pipeline with him as well.

The idea of Mysterio passing on his mask could certainly have an emotional impact and could be a nice way of saying goodbye to Mysterio's in-ring career but it remains unclear as to whether or not that is the WWE's plans.

Expect at least one more match between these two before we see the bigger picture with Mysterio and his son though.

#8 Tony Neese Vs Ariya Daivari

Neese and Daivari couldn't capture the audience's attention

While it was nice to see the Cruiserweight Championship being featured on the main show, it's a shame that this match couldn't quite deliver the kind of matches fans of Buddy Murphy's title reign has become accustomed to.

While Neese put on a solid show here, the Premier Athlete lacks the same kind of charisma that Murphy had and his in-ring work just doesn't captivate the audience in quite the same way.

As for Daivari, he looked fine here but he never came across as too much of a legitimate challenger, and the outcome of the match felt far too obvious from the opening bell.

Hopefully, the WWE can now spend some time building up Drew Gulak as Neese's next opponent and allow those two performers to do their thing the next time the WWE decides to put the Cruiserweight Championship on the main show.

#7 The Miz Vs Shane McMahon

At this point, you have to think that the WWE is deliberately trolling their fanbase when it comes to Shane McMahon.

Not only has the (former?) SmackDown Live Commissioner wrestled on every single PPV so far in 2019, but he now has back to back victories over The Miz to his name.

What purpose does this possibly serve? It would appear as though this whole thing exists just to feed McMahon to Reigns at some point down the line, which in turn is effectively making The Miz another one of Reigns's victims.

The match itself was okay, with The Miz dragging McMahon to an enjoyable match. The finish, which saw Shane McMahon slips through his own shirt out of The Miz's grasp, was super lame and sadly, means we will probably see these two men square off once again.

The Miz needs to move on from this feud now, and another defeat has not done his momentum any favours at all.

#6 Lacey Evans Vs Becky Lynch

Lacey Evans looked solid between the ropes

One of the more intriguing encounters of the evening, Becky Lynch's match with Lacey Evans was a reasonably solid encounter, but like a lot of matches on this card, one that could have benefitted from a stronger finish.

Considering how quickly she has been thrust into the limelight, Lacey Evans didn't look too out of place during her match here and her more physical approach in the ring could certainly continue to help bring out a different side to Becky Lynch's character.

The match went around eight minutes, which made sense given that Lynch still had another match to follow, but the finishing sequence felt rather anti-climactic and the fact that Evans tapped virtually straight away didn't really do the encounter any favours either.

While Evans did get some revenge on Lynch later in the night, the feud between the two women would have benefitted from Evans looking a bit more defiant in defeat here.

#5 Charlotte Flair Vs Becky Lynch/ Charlotte Flair Vs Bayley

Charlotte won, and lost her ninth Women's Championship

While there were certainly some booking decisions to criticise at Money in the Bank, having Bayley walk out as the new SmackDown Women's Champion was certainly not one of them.

The match between Lynch and Charlotte was not up there with the women's finest and was once again let down by a so-so finish, but the post-match action, which saw Bayley save Lynch from an attack from Evans and Flair and then cash in on Charlotte, was brilliantly executed.

Having Flair win the title was a smart move and one that got instant heat and was the perfect way of setting up Bayley's big moments.

It's crazy how much Bayley has turned around in the last month and this angle also sets us up with two separate feuds on each brand for the women's division.

Random thought- is Charlotte going to be the one to break her father's record and not John Cena?

#4 Kofi Kingston Vs Kevin Owens

While KofiMania is still red hot at the moment, this match certainly felt as though it lacked a degree of intensity and it never really got going in the way that it could have done.

This could have been, by and large, down to the fact that the result of the match felt very predictable from the off, but also because this had the impossible job of following on from the Universal Championship encounter.

Regardless, Owens and Kingston still put on a solid encounter and they were given enough time to highlight their abilities. Owens, in particular, looking very good at times during this match.

Like a lot of matches on this card though, the finish felt incredibly flat,which only further took away from the lack of drama that already existed here.

This was a good match but the two men definitely have a better one in them.

#3 Men's Money in the Bank Ladder Match

Okay, so the finish to this match was absolutely horrible and a perfect example of why large portions of the WWE Universe are largely disengaged with the current product but putting that aside for a few minutes, this was still an incredibly fun encounter.

The seven men involved in the encounter (I'm not counting Lesnar here) all put in a solid shift and the match produced some excellent spots.

The teasing of Baron Corbin winning the match was perfect, and in fairness to the former Raw constable, he put in one of his best performances in the ring in quite some time.

It's ridiculous that the WWE has decided to blow the opportunity to give McIntyre or Andrade the briefcase here, but if we can, somehow, look past that atrocious booking decision, there was still an awful lot to enjoy with this encounter.

#2 Women's Money in the Bank

The Women set a good tone for the rest of the night

The Women's Money in the Bank ladder match got the night off to a fantastic start and set the standard that the rest of the show struggled to follow.

The layout for this encounter was perfect, and every superstar involved, including the likes of Dana Brooke and Natalya, was given ample time to do their own thing in the encounter.

There were several memorable spots throughout the match, and it was good to see Nikki Cross being given a chance to finally do her thing on the main roster.

Bailey picking up the victory was clearly the right idea given what went down later on in the night, and the finish involving Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville sets up a potentially interesting feud between the two women and the newly crowned Champion in the coming weeks and months.

On the whole, this was the strongest Women's Money in the Bank match to date.

#1 Seth Rollins Vs AJ Styles

On a night of controversial booking decisions and weak looking finishes, it was Seth Rollins and AJ Styles, the WWE's two most consistent performers in recent years, who once again stepped up to the plate and smashed the ball out of the park.

Dream matches often fail to deliver in the WWE, and while this match lacked a certain sense of unpredictability, the two men put together a beautifully executed masterclass in professional wrestling that highlighted exactly why they deserve to be at the top of the Raw roster right now.

Despite the predictable nature of the match, the two men still managed to string together several exciting exchanges that had fans questioning whether or not they would see a surprise title change.

The post-match show of respect suggested that we could get to see further clashes between these two superstars further down the line as well.