4 least appealing options to win either of the Money in the Bank ladder matches

Last week on both WWE Raw and SmackDown Live, the participants from both shows were announced to the world. The men's contestants include Baron Corbin, Braun Strowman, Ricochet, Drew McIntyre, Andrade, Randy Orton, Ali and Finn Balor.

The ladies' match will feature Dana Brooke, Naomi, Alexa Bliss, Natalya, Carmella, Ember Moon, Mandy Rose and Bayley. While there are some first-time participants like Ricochet and Andrade, a field with five former winners actually hinders the field a little bit.

Superstars like Aleister Black or Cesaro would have been better choices than former winners Strowman or Corbin. Ruby Riott or Sonya Deville could have been picked instead of Bliss or Carmella since they have already climbed the ladder and successfully cashed in.

While Raw's Women's division is lacking at the moment, it makes sense for Bliss to be in the match. But she's not actually the worst option to potentially win the Money in the Bank Ladder match for the women.

And regarding the men, how disappointing would it be for Orton, Strowman or Corbin to win another briefcase when some other superstars are primed for breakouts? Here are the four least appealing options to win either of the ladder matches at Money in the Bank.

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#1 Dana Brooke

She may not have received many opportunities but Brooke gets a chance at MITB.

One of the ladies who hasn't been featured prominently on Raw over the last year is Brooke. While that could be said about almost half of the female roster due to the build to the first-ever women's main event of a WrestleMania, Brooke has struggled to find her place in the current hierarchy of WWE.

Was she a heel? A face? Was she aligned with anyone? She has been overlooked for practically every opportunity, but its for an unfortunate reason. While she has been on the main roster for over three years, she wasn't ready. She was still learning the sport and would have been better served spending more time in NXT.

Aliyah, someone who has been in NXT for what seems like forever, is better in the ring but only recently has been featured on NXT programming. Brooke might have had a good look and future potential, but she seemed lost a good deal of time in the ring. She's also towards the bottom of the list of people who should be talking on the mic.

Brooke getting an opportunity after a long time being overlooked might be good in that it gives someone else a chance, but her winning the MITB would be another wasted opportunity like when Corbin won Money in the Bank two years ago.

#2 Baron Corbin

The former 'Constable' already had a briefcase opportunity but muffed it up.

Two years ago, Baron Corbin was on the rise as a member of SmackDown Live. He was picked to win the match and appeared to be on to bigger and better things. Jinder Mahal was the current WWE Champion and some weren't sure if Corbin would cash in on another heel.

His time came, but he lost his cash-in in embarrassing fashion after getting rolled up by Mahal. He was still treated like one of the main heels on SmackDown and later Raw, but something just hasn't clicked. The fans dislike him, but it isn't because he's a great heel.

And currently on Raw without Brock Lesnar lording over the title scene, Corbin, McIntyre and Bobby Lashley have been positioned as the top heels of the show. Lashley is physical and believable and McIntyre is just a title run away from establishing himself as a bonafide star in WWE.

Corbin already had his chance and him winning another briefcase would only upset the fans. While it would be another good way to get heat on him, someone like Cesaro would have been a better choice in the match. They 'blamed' the ratings drop at the end of 2018 on Corbin, so what would happen if he won another briefcase AND became Universal Champion?

#3 Natalya

Natalya enters her third Money in the Bank ladder match.

Natalya has been on the main roster of WWE for 11 years. Think about that - 11 years. Not many females wrestlers have enjoyed that type of longevity for one reason or another. But the 'Queen of Hearts' has been a mainstay in WWE through 'the Divas Era' and into the current era in WWE.

The Superstar Shake Up didn't really add much to the Raw roster for the women. Naomi and Lacey Evans joined the red brand, but other than that, nothing huge happened to improve the division on Monday nights.

Evans might have been a better choice in the match instead of Natalya, but the 'Sassy Southern Belle' will be challenging for the title rather than reaching for the briefcase. Natalya just isn't that exciting to me any more with so many other talented women joining her in WWE.

She has been a staple in WWE for 11 years, but a lot of things have changed in the division. There's less of a need of relying on models and also a greater diversity of characters being presented. Natalya is still held in high regard backstage, but someone like Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan or Deville would have been a new and fresher choice for the match.

#4 Randy Orton

Orton won the briefcase in 2013 and cashed in on Daniel Bryan after he won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

Personally, I've never been a fan of Randy Orton. Sure he looks like the 'prototypical WWE superstar', but I prefer wrestlers over superstars. I also prefer guys that have evolved and adapted their games and styles rather than perform the same match over and over again.

But to each their own, and if you're a fan of his, good for you. We all have our favorites. Orton has seemed to be on the outskirts of SmackDown all year, popping up here and there to RKO someone. He was more visible during the build to his WrestleMania match with AJ Styles.

The reason why he is one of the less appealing options to win MITB is because he has already won a MITB match. It was nearly six years ago, but the fact is he currently represents 'the Old Guard' of WWE superstars along the likes of John Cena, the Big Show and the Hardyz.

Sure, they're good for pushes every now and then, but if you are giving pushes to these types instead of newer and fresher superstars, then you will find yourself in the current situation of having created fewer and fewer new stars.

Having added someone like Black, Rusev, Shinsuke Nakamura, Sami Zayn or Buddy Murphy would have been a more exciting option (at least to me) and would have helped WWE sell the 'New Era' promise that was made at the end of 2018. A few new faces are good but more new faces would have been more exciting.