Money in the Bank was a mixed bag of good and bad.

Money in the Bank 2019 - 5 Things we learned at Money in the Bank

What started out as a night filled with some exciting matches and some confusing segments ended with the worst possible ending for fans - Brock Lesnar. Fans who were happy with getting a full-time Universal Champion in Seth Rollins had to be filled with dread when the former champ, Brock Lesnar, shockingly returned and won the men's briefcase.

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The night actually started out with a bang as Bayley won the ladies' ladder match and would go on to cash-in later in the night. And although a few mediocre matches (Shane McMahon vs. the Miz, both Becky Lynch matches) bogged the card down, both the WWE and Universal Championship matches were great.

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Seth Rollins and AJ Styles had the match of the night but were being challenged by the men's Money in the Bank ladder match. But once that familiar music hit and we saw 'The Beast' in ring gear, the enthusiasm the match created was quickly replaced with the dread of the potential that was walking down to the ring.

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Since we will now have Lesnar looming around with a briefcase he basically pulled down after the actual participants had given their all, there are several things that we learned from the 2019 version of Money in the Bank.

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Disclaimer: The views in the article are those of the writer and do not reflect the opinions of Sportskeeda.

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Brock Lesnar is unfortunately back

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'The Beast' is back to the dismay of many fans.
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WWE really needed to nail the men's ladder match at MITB. They needed to create a new star for the fans to get behind, and from the performances of practically all the men in the match, it appeared that WWE was going to follow through with that.

Finn Balor, Andrade, Ali, and even Randy Orton all had strong showings and participated in many memorable spots. I'm not usually a fan of Orton, but even he took some crazy bumps and was a part of some entertaining spots like dropping Balor, Ali, and Ricochet on the announce table all within the same four minutes.

But as the participants were giving their all, Brock Lesnar's familiar music hit. It was confusing at first. Was he here to ruin the match for everyone or was he somehow now a part of the match?

Well, we got our answer shortly after he walked out for his usual appearance and now we the fans are left with the same guy we couldn't wait to leave. If WWE hasn't learned that having a part-time champion like Lesnar helped lead to the tanking of the ratings, then unfortunately for us fans, we are the ones forced to repeat and relive that history.

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That is unless WWE does the right thing and has him lose the briefcase in some fashion, like putting it up as the prize in the 50-man Royal Rumble match at Super Showdown. But knowing WWE and their treatment of Lesnar, it probably won't happen.

WWE missed the boat with Buddy Murphy's title reign

Buddy Murphy was lighting up 205 Live as the Cruiserweight Champion.
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Buddy Murphy's reign as Cruiserweight Champion was so fantastic that it forced WWE to move him to SmackDown during the Superstar Shake Up. He had routinely defended the title in matches that could have been 'Match of the Night'.

His defense against the former champion, Cedric Alexander, was another fantastic showing by the 'Best Kept Secret'. The 'Fatal Four Way' at the Royal Rumble was fast-paced and exciting. His match with Akira Tozawa at the Elimination Chamber PPV was awesome. But at each PPV, Murphy's matches were on the pre-shows instead of the actual PPV.

Even the match at WrestleMania 35 in which he lost the title to Tony Nese was great, but it was ten minutes and on the pre-show. In a strange but deserving move, Nese actually defended the title on the actual PPV against Ariya Daivari. It was a decent match that was better in its last two minutes, but practically every one of Murphy's defenses was exponentially better.

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WWE might have wanted to give a little love to the smaller athletes of 205 Live who had consistently been relegated to the pre-show of PPVs, but this wasn't the match that deserved to be on the main show. Murphy's title defenses should have been as they were often better than matches on the PPV itself. A swing and a miss.

Hubris led to the same title changing hands twice in 10 minutes

'The Hugger' can now add her name to the list of women to have held titles from both Raw and SmackDown.
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WWE did two things with the same match. When Charlotte Flair defeated Becky Lynch for yet another title win, it gave her nine title reigns. From now on, they will refer to her as a 9-time champion. Her last two reigns will have lasted for two weeks and under ten minutes respectively.

Now I know a lot of stock is put in the amount of reigns a champion has, but more stock should be put in the length of the reigns and the quality of title defenses. They are clearly fast-tracking Flair to beat her father's record and it will likely happen in the next two years at this rate.

The other thing they did was have Bayley cash-in on the heel, Flair, instead of the beloved face champion in Lynch. While that was smart in that the fans obviously received it better than had Bayley took advantage of Lynch, it still meant that Flair would likely still be lurking around the title picture after the event.

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But the main theme of the night for Lynch and Flair was that their unyielding hubris led to both women losing the same title. While Lynch might have been seen as valiant for wanting to defend both titles on the same night, it was that same pride that ultimately cost her one of her belts in the end.

Sure, Lacey Evans interfered, but the fact still remains that Lynch was too headstrong to think smarter. And Flair's own arrogance and hubris obviously came back to haunt her because she chose to take part with Lacey Evans in the post-match attack of Lynch. She also chose to attack Bayley instead of walking out of the ring.

While that was the plan that Creative had for Flair, it still can be said that instead of walking away to fight another day, Flair got what she deserved when was victimized by another cash-in by a winner of Money in the Bank.

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A new title will be revealed by Mick Foley on Raw

'The Hardcore Legend' will reveal WWE's newest title on the Raw after Money in the Bank.
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One of the non-MITB storylines that were announced during the PPV was that on Raw the next night, Mick Foley would be showing the WWE Universe 'WWE's Newest Title.' It was a good surprise and thoughts obviously immediately turned to just what type of title it would be.

Would it be a Hardcore Title for which Foley was so well-known for during his WWE career? Could it be something like a Wildcard Title that could be defended across brands? Would it be another title for the women or another title for the men? Could it be a title concept from a company like Ring of Honor or New Japan Pro Wrestling like an Open-Weight or Trios Championship?

We'll obviously have to wait until Raw to find out just what the title is, but it can certainly be a multitude of things. One big issue will be the booking of said title. The United States Champion has changed hand more than the seasons do each year. Creating a new title for the company is great, but if it's booked poorly, it will backfire quickly.

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WWE really didn't want to create a new star from the men's ladder match

Every performer gave their best in the men's ladder match.
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Prior to Money in the Bank, a rumor emerged from WrestleVotes which revealed that WWE felt that they had botched the men's winner over the past two years. Because of that, they really wanted to make a star out of this year's winner. With the field set on the Raw before the PPV, any number of men could have been that new star.

Andrade had been having great matches nightly while Ricochet and Ali took the term 'show-stealing' to new heights with their exciting, high-flying moves in every one of their matches. Sami Zayn had been doing great heel work since his return to the WWE, but he was quickly eliminated from the match before it even happened. Darn you, Braun Strowman!

Finn Balor took a lot of tough bumps onto ladders while Baron Corbin and Drew McIntyre did a lot of the literal heavy lifting of throwing superstars around. Even Randy Orton looked like a different man at times during the match. But all that was thrown out the window once 'The Beast' returned and retrieved the briefcase. It was not a welcome surprise and it might cause the ratings to continually plummet.

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The exact problem of not creating new stars was WWE's own fault for either picking the wrong superstar to win the briefcase over the past two years or not pushing people (Rusev) at the right time.

Having someone like Bray Wyatt constantly lose most of his feuds didn't help either. Things could become clearer over the course of this week, but on the initial surface, it was a huge missed opportunity to truly give a deserving superstar the push forward.

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