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WWE Hell in a Cell 2020 saw a massive match added to the card at the last moment, on the go-home SmackDown episode, when JBL ruled in The Miz's favor to give him a match against Otis at the pay-per-view with his Money in the Bank contract on the line.
At WWE Hell in a Cell tonight, Tucker shockingly turned on his Heavy Machinery partner Otis, which led to The Miz defeating him to become a two-time Money in the Bank winner. This result has changed the landscape of WWE quite significantly and it will be interesting to see what does it lead to.
For now, let's take a look at five reasons why WWE decided to let The Miz defeat Otis at Hell in a Cell to win the Money in the Bank contract. Be sure to comment down and let us know your reactions on the same.
#5 Otis was going nowhere with the Money in the Bank contract
Otis becoming Mr. Money in the Bank was arguably one of the most unexpected decisions by WWE this year. While it was a gamble based on how popular Otis was, thanks to his love angle with Mandy Rose, it is safe to say that the gamble wasn't paying off well.
Otis was going absolutely nowhere with the Money in the Bank contract. With top Superstars like Roman Reigns and Randy Orton holding the world titles on SmackDown and RAW respectively, Otis had no momentum whatsoever to be taken seriously as a threat to either of them.
Letting The Miz defeat Otis to win the Money in the Bank contract almost looked like WWE realizing the same and deciding to fix it. With all due respect to Otis, The Miz is a much better option to be Mr. Money in the Bank.
#4 To give The Miz one final run as a World Champion
The Miz is arguably one of the greatest heels of WWE's modern era. The sheer ease with which he controls the crowd in attendance and can make the WWE Universe cheer for any babyface is incredible. In fact, The Miz is often underrated when it comes to his amazing character work.
Throughout his over one and a half decade long career with the company, The Miz has won the WWE Championship only once. Earlier this year, The Miz revealed that he wants to be the WWE Champion again during an appearance on the Busted Open Radio.
People always ask me that question. I’m a person that wants it all. I want it all, and what does all entail? When I am not the WWE champion, I want to be the WWE champion. When I am not on a poster for SmackDown or any PPV, if I’m not the front and centre, even if I’m on the poster and I am on the side, that infuriates me. That aggravates me. That motivates me to want to be front and centre and being the top dog to where WWE looks at me and goes, this is our guy. I don’t honestly feel like I have been that guy. I’ve always had to work very hard to become that guy, to be that guy. Right now, I don’t feel like I am that guy.
The Miz winning the Money in the Bank contract at WWE Hell in a Cell 2020 could lead to him getting one final run as a world champion. Not to mention, with the kind of heel he is, his Money in the Bank run would be way more interesting than that of Otis.
#3 To keep Roman Reigns out of the Money in the Bank scene
One of the most subtle reasons for WWE to let The Miz take the MITB contract from Otis is to keep the Universal Champion, Roman Reigns away from the Money in the Bank scene. The Tribal Chief has been on a whole different level ever since his return to WWE at SummerSlam earlier this year.
With his amazing heel turn and alliance with Paul Heyman, many in the WWE Universe are considering Roman Reigns to be the best character in the company right now. With that kind of momentum and the highly personal feud that he is in the middle of right now, it makes no sense for WWE to involve the Money in the Bank winner into the mix.
The Miz was drafted to Monday Night RAW recently. With The Miz winning the Money in the Bank contract tonight, he would likely take it with him to Monday Nights and try to cash-in on the WWE Champion, Randy Orton. This would make for a better scenario than anyone trying to attempt to cash-in on Roman Reigns.
#2 The Miz winning after Tucker's heel turn ensures Otis doesn't lose credibility
The Miz winning the Money in the Bank contract at WWE Hell in a Cell was probably the correct decision. But what made it better was the way he defeated Otis. In a shocking turn of events, Tucker betrayed his Heavy Machinery brother and hit him with the Money in the Bank briefcase, which led to The Miz taking advantage to pin Otis.
A booking like this ensured that even after losing his Money in the Bank contract to The Miz, Otis was protected in the finish, while also getting massive babyface sympathy. After the match, Tucker mentioned how he was tired of being the workhorse and Otis getting all the limelight.
Scenarios like these should usually result in a feud between Otis and Tucker, and we saw a glimpse of the same when the two started a brawl backstage after the match at Hell in a Cell. But with Tucker being on RAW and Otis on SmackDown, it is anyone's guess as to how WWE would play this out. Or both might just be in their brand's Survivor Series team and clash at the pay-per-view.
Nonetheless, The Miz was the one who benefitted the most from Tucker turning on Otis.
#1 To set up a feud between The Miz and John Morrison
When John Morrison returned to WWE earlier this year, the expectation was that he would be used as a singles Superstar in the mid-card or the main-event scene. Instead, WWE immediately paired him up with The Miz, reforming their famous alliance.
The two have had a successful run together, winning the SmackDown Tag Team Championships once and being involved in some hilarious segments together. Interestingly, WWE also teased tensions between The Miz and John Morrison earlier this year when they took on Braun Strowman in a two-on-one handicap match for the Universal Championship.
We have seen many instances of titles and glories coming in the way of friendship and the same might happen in the case of The Miz and John Morrison. If someone like Tucker can turn on Otis, what's stopping Morrison from doing the same to The Miz? A feud between the two would surely be interesting even though it would come at the expense of WWE having to lose yet another tag-team from its division.
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