4 Surprise entrants that would have been better choices than Brock Lesnar to win Money in the Bank 

The first thing I will say is that I'm not stating that Brock Lesnar shouldn't appear in WWE again. He's still a big star and can have good matches when he wants to. Him returning to wreak havoc on the match itself would have been perfectly fine.

But having him as the new 'Mr. Money in the Bank' keeps the WWE in the holding pattern that they are trying to get out of. If you want a rise in ratings, you need to do things differently than before. You need to be better than before.

I would have been fine had someone who actually been in the match won, but people also argue the same about Becky Lynch in the Royal Rumble this year. She at least appeared weekly.

By resorting back to giving Lesnar a title shot, it basically means that WWE is not learning from their mistakes. 'The Beast' could have easily been used to have matches with the likes of Lars Sullivan or Drew McIntyre, but he likely only agreed to come back as long as he was either given another title run or something like Money in the Bank.

It takes away what could have been a truly career-making win for someone like Ali, Andrade or McIntyre. While it does fit his usual M.O. of rarely showing up, it was still a huge missed opportunity to give a chance to someone who had been busting their tails in order just to stand out.

Since there have actually been other stars doing just that who weren't included in the match, they would have certainly been better options as surprise entrants to win the match instead of 'the Beast.'

Here are four other superstars who could have used a briefcase win more than Lesnar.

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#1 Aleister Black

His vignettes should turn into actual appearances on TV and one could have been at MITB.

Black is someone who could be a future champion unless the WWE creative team doesn't understand his words or gimmick. The vignettes started out well but they need to turn into matches and appearances on SmackDown sooner rather than later.

He hasn't had a match since the Superstar Shake Up and he could have made a big impact if he was allowed to debut in person at MITB. It appears that Black is likely going to be a heel due to him thinking that people won't like the stories behind his tattoos. A heel is usually the best choice to win the briefcases because it suits their nature.

While Lesnar is indeed the epitome of a heel, we already know that and expect nothing less from The Beast, Black appearing and kicking anyone and everyone into oblivion would have garnered him heat instead of Lesnar and set him up nicely going forward.

#2 Lars Sullivan

Sullivan could have caused a lot of havoc with ladders.

This choice might have worked, but he said some horrible things in the past and news about those past comments came out over the last few weeks. He said some offensive things and is going to have to work hard to overcome the perception he created with those terrible comments.

But instead of wasting a segment at the PPV over basically the same things he's been doing on Raw/SmackDown, they could have had him arrive in the main event to run roughshod over the participants.

It would have gone along with his willingness to wreak havoc. Him 'picking the bones' after all of the superstars had been exhausted would have given him actual heat and not heat for putting his foot in his mouth.

Some might feel that it would have been wasted on a person who didn't deserve it because of his comments, but they still had The Usos win tag titles literally the same week Jimmy Uso had an altercation with and was arrested by police in Detroit. I'm not condoning what Sullivan said, but Uso was actually arrested and still allowed to win a title not five days later.

#3 Kevin Owens

Owens showing up in the main event after losing could have prolonged his feud with Kofi Kingston.

One of the most opportunistic heels in WWE is Kevin Owens. It seems like he would have been a perfect choice to have won any of the MITB ladder matches in which he participated. But since he challenged for the title and wasn't a part of the match this year, it would have made storyline sense for him to show up later in the night in order to take someone else's opportunity.

It might have been better had he done it to Strowman - instead of Sami Zayn - had Strowman still had his opportunity. It could have even been done to someone like Finn Balor since Balor holds the Intercontinental Title. But the fact is that Owens taking advantage of a weakened opponent is something that we could totally have believed he would do.

Owens has proven to be great as a heel or a face. Since he's back to terrorizing the faces of WWE, the briefcase could have done more for him in the future rather than giving it to someone who cares more about the money and less about the company.

#4 Bray Wyatt's new character

Bray Wyatt's new character would have had a maximum impact had he appeared and won MITB.

One thing is certain about Bray Wyatt's new persona - you either hate it or love it. I'm a part of the latter because the performer, Windham Rotunda, has routinely displayed that he is fantastic at character work.

The only reason some fans soured on him was because he was basically stripped of his credibility when he lost every major feud he was in (John Cena, The Undertaker, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins). A briefcase could have immediately set him up as a huge threat again rather than a punchline.

His new character has a lot of potential but will be wasted again if he receives the same type of booking as before. It's apparent that a good portion of the crowd is behind him no matter what he does in the ring. It also would have helped to rectify the mistakes the WWE has made with him over the last four years had he become 'Mr. Money in the Bank.'

He did win the WWE Championship but didn't even defend it once. He deserves a lot better and has worked extremely hard to try things out a different way. Wyatt would have been a much better choice in my eyes to disrupt the match and win the briefcase instead of 'the Beast.'