Five Bold Predictions For Money In The Bank Pay-Per-View

While WWE hasn't had much luck with pay per views over the past couple of months, especially after Brock Lesnar versus Roman Reigns failed to excite at Greatest Royal Rumble, Money in the Bank is the company's chance to turn things around.

Not only does MITB offer that chance by allowing WWE to tip their hand for what they have planned for the future of the title picture, it also gives them a chance to fix many of the mistakes that plagued them this year. With that being said and a lot of possibilities floating around on what exactly fans can expect at Money in The Bank, here are five bold predictions for the event!

#5 Someone costs Aj Styles the last man standing match

AJ Styles versus Shinsuke Nakamura will most likely reach its conclusion at Money in The Bank and while most fans are hoping for Styles to come out with a clean victory, that idea seems to have several flaws in it. In fact, it seems to go against the trend of WWE protecting Nakamura over the past couple of months.

While Nakamura did lose clean at WrestleMania 34 to AJ Styles, he recovered quickly by turning heel on his longtime friend after the match. The feud then boiled over to Greatest Royal Rumble and Backlash, where both men were protected by a DQ finish and a double count-out respectively.

With that being said and the trend of WWE wanting to protect Nakamura for future matchups in mind, it makes sense that WWE is going to have some kind of dirty finish take place at Money in The Bank. How it ultimately happens remains to be seen, but one would think that Nakamura would get some assistance from someone and go on to win the match.

Who that person is also remains to be seen and will be hard to determine since WWE hasn't really hinted at anything like that, but it would be a great opportunity for the company to put someone in a high profile heel role on the blue brand.

#4 Jinder Mahal Defeats Roman Reigns clean

It's no secret that WWE is applying the breaks on Roman Reigns' push right now and there is probably no better way to do that than to have Reigns take a loss to Jinder Mahal at Money in The Bank. Not only would the result lead to a rematch down the line between the two, it would also keep Reigns out of the title picture, which is something the fans want right now.

With that being said, this doesn't mean that Reigns can't come out the winner of the feud down the line, but a loss for him creates that stop gap that WWE need right now until they figure out how to rebuild and repackage him. In fact, a loss to Mahal could be an important step for Reigns if WWE can somehow get fans to feel sympathy for him.

In the end, it's a long shot at best, but WWE really do not have too many other options with this one. Sure, they can have Reigns come away with the victory over Mahal and somehow re-enter the title picture before SummerSlam in September, but the move would receive criticism from fans, much like what happened at Backlash.

#3 Asuka loses again

It's no secret that WWE has seemingly given up on Asuka lately, especially since she lost to Charlotte at WrestleMania 34 and then followed that up with a loss in tag team action on Smackdown Live. Fans should pretty much expect that trend to continue when The Empress of Tomorrow takes on Carmella at MITB.

Not only does a loss for Asuka make sense due to the fact that WWE is heavily invested in Carmella as the top women's star on Smackdown Live right now, but also previous backstage reports indicate that WWE doesn't see Asuka as a top star right now. With that being said, expect Asuka to get screwed out of the win and maybe get a rematch down the line.

In the end, it doesn't make sense for WWE to want to push Asuka right now after pumping the breaks on her previous push only a few months ago. The feud between Carmella and Asuka also has a minimalist build to it right now, which is a good indicator that WWE just wants the match to happen in order to keep building heat and credibility for Carmella.

#2 Stephanie McMahon wins MITB

Stephanie McMahon versus Ronda Rousey at SummerSlam is one of the prevailing rumors going around in WWE right now, which means that The Money in the Bank pay per view could be the catalyst to get to that point. Not only would it allow McMahon to cash in on Rousey if she wins the title at MITB, but it would also ensure Rousey doesn't look weak in the process.

As for how McMahon could win the briefcase, maybe she is able to talk one of the other Raw superstars into aligning with her and helping her win the match. McMahon could offer the superstar a future title shot in return, which would allow the heel superstar to eventually turn babyface once she realizes that McMahon was just using her.

Of course, there are probably a plethora of other ways to set the feud up between Rousey and McMahon, especially since McMahon has already involved herself in the feud between Jax and Rousey, but McMahon winning the briefcase would be the ultimate way to create a surprise, gain a massive amount of heat and put the two women on a collision course for SummerSlam.

#1 Rusev wins Money in The Bank

Rusev Day is completely over with the WWE Universe right now and what better way for the WWE to capitalize on that than by having The Bulgarian Brute win the Money in the Bank briefcase? Not only would the win set the wheels in motion for his eventual heel turn, it would also allow him to finally re-enter the title picture in the process.

Of course, Rusev could lose fan support by turning heel when the fans are so behind him right now, but if the rumor of WWE wanting to separate Rusev from English and turn Rusev heel are true, this would be the logical first step in achieving that. In fact, Rusev could even cash in on the winner of the last man standing match the next night on Smackdown Live, which would really offer a great shakeup for the blue brand.