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Money in the Bank, the first WWE pay-per-view after the conclusion of WrestleMania 36, is shaping up to be quite an exciting affair with many interesting matches scheduled to take place on the show. One such match is the clash between the two former Wyatt Family members, Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman.
After The Monster Among Men's Universal title victory at WrestleMania 36, the fans were eager to know which Superstar would he choose to be his first challenger. To the shock of many, the SmackDown after WrestleMania ended with a Firefly Fun House segment where Bray Wyatt made his intentions of coming after Braun Strowman clear.
With that, we have one of the hottest feuds of the year as both of these men have some incredible history together. Wyatt even reminded Braun of the same last week on SmackDown by sending him the black sheep mask as a gift, one which he used to wear during his time with the Wyatt Family.
Now, the question is - who would emerge victorious in this massive clash and what would be the aftermath?
Let's take a look at the five things that could happen if Bray Wyatt becomes the Universal Champion at Money in the Bank.
#5 Braun Strowman's push gets halted
Braun Strowman was the surprise last-minute replacement for Roman Reigns in the Universal Championship match at WrestleMania 36 after the Big Dog pulled out of the match due to the prevailing threat of the coronavirus pandemic. The Monster Among Men went on to get the biggest victory of his career as he defeated Goldberg and won his first World title in WWE.
With that, he certainly has a lot of momentum with him, probably the most he has ever had. But a loss to Bray Wyatt in his very first title defense would cut-short his title reign and would prove the theories that he was just a placeholder Champion.
We earlier saw how WWE had no WrestleMania plans for Strowman after he lost his Intercontinental Championship to Sami Zayn at Elimination Chamber before he was added as a last-minute replacement.
Losing the Universal title so quickly might result in WWE again being clueless as to what to do with him and thus his "push" might get halted.
#4 Roman Reigns vs Bray Wyatt could be in the works for SummerSlam
Before Goldberg came out of nowhere and defeated The Fiend at WWE Super ShowDown to win the Universal Championship, the rumored match for the Universal title at WrestleMania 36 was supposed to be Roman Reigns vs "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt. But then plans changed from that to Reigns vs Goldberg and finally, Braun Strowman replaced Reigns in the match and won the title.
In a way, WWE's plan of giving the Big Dog a "passing the torch" moment with a victory over Goldberg backfired. Reigns wasn't crowned the Champion and The Fiend's Super ShowDown loss was also rendered pointless. There's no denying the fact that having a Hall of Famer be the first person to pin The Fiend was not a good idea.
Anyways, Bray Wyatt winning back the Universal Championship at Money in the Bank could be a hint at the fact that WWE wants to redo their WrestleMania plans. Vince McMahon might just book Roman Reigns to take on The Fiend at SummerSlam instead. If the live crowd returns to the arenas by then, the match and the feud could be an interesting one for sure!
#3 Braun Strowman turns heel
There has been this theory about the character of The Fiend that whoever faces and loses to him goes through a character change. We initially saw this with Finn Balor, who lost to him at SummerSlam 2019 and returned to NXT a few months later as a heel with his former "Prince" gimmick.
He was then followed by Superstars like Seth Rollins, The Miz, and Daniel Bryan who lost to The Fiend and had a change in their character. Even John Cena revisited many of his previous gimmicks during the Firefly Fun House match at WrestleMania 36.
If that is the case, losing to Bray Wyatt at Money in the Bank could trigger a similar character change for Braun Strowman. The Monster Among Men was once a massive heel, destroying everything and everyone on his path. Since then, he has had a bunch of face and heel turns and currently is again a huge babyface on the SmackDown roster.
WWE can easily book a heel turn for Strowman after a loss to Wyatt as the entire purpose of Bray has been to destroy what he created. Maybe there's even a possibility of Strowman joining his former master again!
#2 A clash of egos between Bray Wyatt and The Fiend
One of the most interesting things to note in this match at Money in the Bank is that Bray Wyatt and not The Fiend, is facing Braun Strowman for the Universal Championship. The last time we saw him wrestle was at TLC last year where he defeated The Miz.
One thing that has been made clear is that The Fiend is far more powerful than Bray Wyatt himself. Why else would he take revenge from those who have hurt Bray? But won't it be somewhat weird if Bray himself ends up defeating a major opponent like Braun Strowman?
Bray and The Fiend are two separate entities, even though they are portrayed by the same person. If Bray could himself defeat his opponents, why would he need his sadistic alter ego? Moreover, that could lead to some clash among the two of them!
Rambling Rabbit has time and again tried to expose the weakness of The Fiend, and maybe what he wanted to reveal was that The Fiend lives off the fear of Bray Wyatt. If Wyatt himself starts dealing with his opponents, he might just free himself from The Fiend.
At least the seeds of the same can be sown if Bray defeats Braun Strowman at Money in the Bank.
#1 A RAW Superstar wins the MITB match
We all saw the look of fear and disbelief on the face of Finn Balor when he witnessed the breathtaking entrance of The Fiend at SummerSlam last year. That fear was what made him so special as we don't get such characters these days.
Unfortunately, this terror of the alter ego of Bray Wyatt has diminished in the last few months, especially after his clean loss to Goldberg at WWE Super ShowDown.
One implication of Bray Wyatt winning the Universal Championship at Money in the Bank could be that a RAW Superstar wins the MITB match and the briefcase. This is because it would be really weird for a Superstar to try to cash-in on The Fiend or Bray Wyatt.
I mean, most of the time, he is in his Firefly Fun House and we still don't know how one goes there! Seth Rollins did it last year, but there was no explanation as to how did he get in.
From SmackDown, Daniel Bryan has already booked his spot in the match, and either of Drew Gulak or King Corbin will be in the match as well. Neither of the three Superstars would be a good opponent for Wyatt at this time, hence him winning the title should pretty much lead to a RAW Superstar becoming Mr. Money in the Bank!
