Money in the Bank 2019: 3 blunders made by WWE at the PPV

The 2019 edition of Money in the Bank is now in the history books. We had some amazing matches throughout the night, ranging from the brilliant Universal Title match between Seth Rollins and AJ Styles to the amazing main event between all seven competitors.

The fact that Money in the Bank 2019 had to endure a generally uninteresting buildup and competition from other TV shows like Game of Thrones meant WWE had to give it their best shot yesterday.

For most of the night, Money in the Bank was brilliant for a PPV that had to exist between the extravaganza of WrestleMania 35 and the annual Jeddah mega event, this time named - Super Show-Down.

However, WWE made some blunders on the night. On this list, we will take a look at a few mistakes made by WWE at Money in the Bank 2019.

---

#3. Brock Lesnar's main event appearance

A wonderful main event was literally ruined by Brock Lesnar

Let's address the elephant in the room. Brock Lesnar is a huge attraction for WWE. But the fact that he is not around WWE for most of the year means that the company should use him only in high profile matches, without championships at stake.

His past two Universal Title reigns are huge examples that attest to this fact. Lesnar barely defended the Universal Title, and even when he did, most of his matches were underwhelming.

In a match involving some of the most exciting upcoming talents who have not held a top title so far, like Drew McIntyre, Andrade, and Ali, WWE should not have given the Money in the Bank briefcase to someone as established as Brock Lesnar. WWE wasted a golden opportunity to create a star and decided to prioritize a part-timer over full-timers.

#2. The kick-off show

Bryan, Rowan, and The Usos are some of the best talents in WWE

After winning the SmackDown Live tag team championship with Eric Rowan, Daniel Bryan cut one of the best promos in tag team history. The former leader of the YES Movement emphasized the need for a tag team revolution, and mocked the other tag teams in the division for being "jokes". Bryan was passionate throughout the promo and meant everything he said.

He even said that he and Rowan would elevate the tag team titles to a stage where it would headline WrestleMania 36. That promo sparked hope among the WWE fans who were fed up with the segments from RAW involving The Revival.

However, WWE relegated the potentially show-stealing tag team match between the team of Bryan and Rowan vs The Usos to the kick-off show. The match was better than most of the other bouts on the night, and pushing such a match to the pre-show was a grave mistake on WWE's part.

#1. Roman Reigns squashing Elias

Roman Reigns squashed Elias under ten seconds after hitting a spear

When Elias challenged Roman Reigns for a match at Money in the Bank, we all knew the Big Dog was winning it. Since Reigns was a good performer himself, we all thought Elias would get a rub and show off his skills in a sub-10-minute match against the "face" of WWE.

Elias is one of the most promising prospects in WWE and even without many wins, the Drifter can manipulate the crowd to his liking. Most of the modern day wrestlers lack this trait. Thus pushing such a talent would only be beneficial for WWE in the long run.

However, WWE thought otherwise and had Elias lose to Reigns in less than ten seconds. The Drifter attacked Reigns backstage but Reigns avenged that attack via a spear and a successful pinfall in less than ten seconds.