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Money in the Bank took over Connecticut tonight as Mr. and Ms. Money in the Bank for 2019 was crowned in two interesting ladder matches. There were a number of title changes on the night but there were many botches that were made apparent throughout.
The referees had a shocking night once again as a number of calls were made that weren't in line with the official rules of the wrestling business, which obviously had a huge impact on the matches that they were part of.
Money in the Bank went toe to toe with Game of Thrones and sadly WWE didn't deliver on the same level that many fans are used to and some of these botches could be the reason why.
#6 Bayley is hit with a ladder
The women's Money in the Bank ladder match was expected to be a brutal affair as eight women from both Raw and SmackDown Live looked to climb the ladder and become Ms. Money in the Bank 2019.
Multi-woman matches are usually a place where a number of botches are aired, but shockingly this match wasn't as botchy as expected. Instead, there was only one big noticeable botch in the match, which was when Bayley was hit with a ladder when it fell down and cut into her side.
Of course, Bayley went on to win the match and become just the third Ms. Money in the Bank, so the ladder didn't injure The Hugger too much. The scream that Bayley let out after the ladder fell on her shows that she definitely wasn't expecting it and it probably wasn't meant to happen.
#5 AJ Styles hangs on a little too long
Seth Rollins and AJ Styles collided for the first time in more than 13 years at Money in the Bank and for the first time in a WWE ring. But whilst this was one of the best matches of the night, there was still a number of botches.
Seth Rollins and AJ Styles are seen as two of the very best in-ring technicians in WWE right now, but when Rollins delivered the hip toss mid-way through the match, Styles held on for a little too long and almost pulled Rollins over with him.
Styles then backflipped off the top rope and Rollins had to cash him and move him so that he was in position for the move that followed since he seemed to overjudge his landing. Luckily, none of these botches took away from the fantastic match.
#4 Was Rey Mysterio supposed to win?
In a WrestleMania rematch, Rey Mysterio challenged Samoa Joe for the United States Championship in what was the shortest match of the night once again, but this time it was Mysterio that picked up the win.
Mysterio busted Samoa Joe open with a senton that landed square on his face before he then delivered a hurricanrana into a pin to pick up the United States Championship. The issue here was the fact that Samoa Joe's shoulder was up, the commentary team even pulled the referee up on it because it wasn't a legal pin but the referee still counted it and the title changed hands.
It will be interesting to see if WWE use this in a storyline or if it was another referee finish botch much like at WrestleMania a few weeks ago.
#3 There are no rope breaks inside a cage
The referees had an interesting night at Money in the Bank, to the extent that they will probably be talked about much more than the superstars tomorrow morning. Once again the referee took center stage as part of Shane McMahon's match with The Miz when he decided to stop a pinfall attempt for a rope break.
A few minutes before he had refused to count following a submission attempt and made it clear that rope breaks weren't allowed, but then he was OK to call a rope break for Shane McMahon as part of a pin.
The commentary team once again called the referee out on it and they pointed out that rope breaks shouldn't be used in a cage and stated that Shane must have paid the referee off.
#2 What the hell happened there?
The Cruiserweight Championship was given time on the main show for the first time since Survivor Series but it wasn't the match that many of the WWE Universe expected as Tony Nese defended against Ariya Davari.
There were a number of interesting botches in the Cruiserweight Championship match, which saw Davari fall over his own feet on one occasion whilst trying to lock in a submission move. It wasn't a great advert for 205 Live since this is the match that many fans will have seen for the first time, but it wasn't one of the best matches and it was riddled with botches.
It's a shock that this made the main show but no 205 Live match was able to make the main show when Buddy Murphy was the Cruiserweight Champion.
#1 Lacey Evans should be Champion
Lacey Evans had a good outing in her first Raw Women's Championship match but she wasn't able to dethrone current Champion Becky Lynch, despite the fact that she had The Man down for the three count.
Evans rolled up Becky Lynch but the referee failed to count as he checked to see if the shoulders were down, but Lynch's shoulders were down for a four count before she was able to reverse into the DisArmher and then force Evans to tap.
Of course, Evans got revenge later in the night when she was able to help Charlotte Flair become a nine-time Women's Champion, but Bayley then came and cashed in her Money in the Bank contract and was able to dethrone The Queen to start a feud over the title on the SmackDown Live brand.
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