Money in the Bank 2019 - 5 Things we learned at Money in the Bank

Money in the Bank was a mixed bag of good and bad.
Money in the Bank was a mixed bag of good and bad.

Hubris led to the same title changing hands twice in 10 minutes

'The Hugger' can now add her name to the list of women to have held titles from both Raw and SmackDown.
'The Hugger' can now add her name to the list of women to have held titles from both Raw and SmackDown.

WWE did two things with the same match. When Charlotte Flair defeated Becky Lynch for yet another title win, it gave her nine title reigns. From now on, they will refer to her as a 9-time champion. Her last two reigns will have lasted for two weeks and under ten minutes respectively.

Now I know a lot of stock is put in the amount of reigns a champion has, but more stock should be put in the length of the reigns and the quality of title defenses. They are clearly fast-tracking Flair to beat her father's record and it will likely happen in the next two years at this rate.

The other thing they did was have Bayley cash-in on the heel, Flair, instead of the beloved face champion in Lynch. While that was smart in that the fans obviously received it better than had Bayley took advantage of Lynch, it still meant that Flair would likely still be lurking around the title picture after the event.

But the main theme of the night for Lynch and Flair was that their unyielding hubris led to both women losing the same title. While Lynch might have been seen as valiant for wanting to defend both titles on the same night, it was that same pride that ultimately cost her one of her belts in the end.

Sure, Lacey Evans interfered, but the fact still remains that Lynch was too headstrong to think smarter. And Flair's own arrogance and hubris obviously came back to haunt her because she chose to take part with Lacey Evans in the post-match attack of Lynch. She also chose to attack Bayley instead of walking out of the ring.

While that was the plan that Creative had for Flair, it still can be said that instead of walking away to fight another day, Flair got what she deserved when was victimized by another cash-in by a winner of Money in the Bank.

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