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At the Money In the Bank PPV, Ali, Andrade, Finn Balor, Randy Orton, Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre, Ricochet, and Sami Zayn were scheduled to square off for the Men's MITB Ladder Match.
At the PPV, an unknown person attacked Sami Zayn. Many assumed that it was Braun Strowman and as a result of that he was removed from the building.
Towards the end of the match, it seemed Ali was set to get the victory as he was alone in the ring and on the top of the ladder after having dispatched of Baron Corbin.
Brock Lesnar's theme song then shockingly played, and the former Universal Champion stormed into the ring. The Beast Incarnate then knocked Ali off the ladder and stole the briefcase.
This was not a great idea as there are so many reasons why Brock Lesnar did not deserve this victory.
#5 There will likely be no suspense as to when Brock Lesnar decides to cash in the championship
There is likely one reason that WWE decided to have Brock Lesnar win the Money in the Bank briefcase. The Beast Incarnate flirted with the idea of cashing in on the Universal Champion Seth Rollins and WWE Champion Kofi Kingston on both Monday Night Raw and SmackDown Live respectively.
Brock Lesnar will be announcing his cash-in plans on Monday Night Raw. It is likely that Lesnar plans on announcing that he will be cashing in the Money in the Bank briefcase against Seth Rollins at WWE Super ShowDown. There are a lot of rumors that Brock Lesnar will be doing so. If this happens, it will be the second year in the row that WWE has done this, and it is getting quite dull.
Money in the Bank is supposed to be unpredictable, and if the winner announces their cash in, it is not as exciting.
The unannounced cash-ins of Superstars like Bayley, Carmella, Edge, and Dolph Ziggler were far more interesting than the announced cash-ins of John Cena and Braun Strowman. WWE missed another chance to make something interesting about the Men's Money in the Bank briefcase holder.
#4 This could lead to another World Championship reign
As Michael Cole made sure to mention at Money in the Bank on commentary, 82% of the Money in the Bank winners have successfully cashed in the Money in the Bank briefcase to win a championship.
Additionally, Brock Lesnar is undefeated in WWE's past few pay-per-views in Saudi Arabia while Seth Rollins only has a 67% winning rate.
Braun Strowman also failed at cashing in the Money in the Bank briefcase last year, and WWE likely does not want someone to fail to cash in the briefcase two years in a row.
Brock Lesnar's previous two Universal Championship reigns were stale and way too long. There is no reason to believe that another Lesnar title reign will be any different as he barely shows up on most pay per views, Raw, and SmackDown Live.
At a time where WWE's ratings are at an all-time low, WWE cannot afford to have the World Champion of either brand disappear from TV. Seth Rollins and Kofi Kingston have both earned their top spot and should not have to lose their titles to a part-timer.
#3 Another Superstar could have done what Brock Lesnar did in this match
The idea of a Superstar making their entrance towards the end of the Money in the Bank ladder match and stealing the briefcase is somewhat interesting. However, it did not have to be Brock Lesnar who did this.
It would have been more interesting if Bray Wyatt made his in-ring return. The lights would turn off and when they turned back on, Wyatt would appear on the top of the ladder and would take the briefcase.
Another possible option would be for an underutilized Superstar like Bobby Lashley, Cesaro, or Robert Roode was revealed to having attacked Sami Zayn out of frustration.
Another option would be for Sami Zayn to have faked an injury and returned at the end to win the match.
Imagine the promos that he would deliver. Brock Lesnar was not the only option for this match as another heel could've been given the victory.
#2 Brock Lesnar just showing up to win the briefcase after all Seven superstars worked hard in this match was bad
Ali, Andrade, Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre, Finn Balor, Randy Orton, and Ricochet all brought their A+ game to this match.
Ali and Andrade hit some of the most impressive spots of the night including a Sunset Flip Powerbomb on the ladder, and the Reverse Hurricanrana.
Baron Corbin and Drew McIntyre were two of the powerhouses of the match while Ricochet and Finn Balor sold for everyone in the bout. Randy Orton was excellent as the veteran who picked his spots.
These seven Superstars competed in what was one of the better men's money in the bank ladder matches of the past few years.
The idea of Brock Lesnar just strolling into the match after Finn Balor sacrificed his back in three different brutal spots and stopping Superstars like Ali, Drew McIntyre, and Andrade from making their jump into the main event scene is just horrible.
This is the epitome of what Brock Lesnar has been doing over the past few years, and that is taking advantage of the work of WWE's hard working full-time stars.
#1 WWE wasted the opportunity to make a new main event star using the Men's Money in the Bank briefcase once again
WWE had a lot of great options to win the Men's Money in the Bank briefcase this year. Randy Orton cashing in on Kofi Kingston to take the WWE Championship would give him a lot of heat due to their history with each other.
Baron Corbin would have been great as Mr. Money in the Bank due to all of the heel heat that he has.
WWE could have shown commitment to treating Ricochet as a star by having him win. Ali winning would have been an excellent way for him to make up for injuries costing him his chance to challenge for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania.
Drew McIntyre, Andrade, and Sami Zayn are all fabulous heels who need a small push to become a central part of the main event scene.
The last four names mentioned above would have been the best choices, but WWE decided to have Brock Lesnar win instead.
Brock Lesnar stealing a much-deserved victory from Ali was unfortunate as he will likely go back to mid-card purgatory after a fantastic performance at Money in the Bank.
Sami Zayn is, unfortunately, treated as a jobber to the Superstars. Andrade and Drew McIntyre are both also likely to continue to have various roles in the mid-card.
The reports of WWE trying to make a new star out of the Men's Money in the Bank ladder match winner were wrong. Brock Lesnar did not deserve this victory, and he stopped a new star from being to jump to the main event scene.
