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Money in the Bank is arguably one of the most exciting pay-per-views that the company produces as it allows us to watch a couple of different types of matches involving some top stars.
This year’s Men’s and Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Matches are loaded with some top talent, and AJ Styles’ late entry into the men’s match will make things much more exciting during the show.
The WWE Championship, Universal Championship, and SmackDown Women’s Championship will also be defended during the pay-per-view, as Drew McIntyre, Braun Strowman, and Bayley will look to take down Seth Rollins, Bray Wyatt, and Tamina respectively.
SmackDown’s Tag Team Champions The New Day will also have a hard time during the event as they will defend their titles against The Miz and John Morrison, The Lucha House Party, and The Forgotten Sons in a Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Match.
With so much on the line and a chance for twelve Superstars to climb the ‘corporate ladder’, we will look at the five things that must happen during the PPV to make things a little more exciting!
#5 The Miz must take another pin
The New Day won’t get much time to rest as they will have to defend their SmackDown Tag Team Championships during the show in a Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Match. Big E won the titles for his team after he defeated The Miz and Jey Uso in a Triple Threat Match for the titles.
This time around, The Usos will sit this one out as The Miz and John Morrison will look to take the titles back from The New Day, while Lucha House Party and the newly-introduced The Forgotten Sons will be in the chase for the title.
While we have seen WWE usually add Lucha House Party as the enhancement team to most matches, we all know that the team is much more than just that. Therefore, the company must mix things up once again and allow New Day to defeat their opponents by pinning The Miz again.
The Miz was responsible for losing the titles for his team the first time around, and Michael Cole mentioned the same last week when Miz and Morrison joined him at the commentary table.
The A-Lister must take the pin to create more problems between himself and Morrison and give the spark needed to begin their rivalry while allowing The Forgotten Sons to retain their momentum for a one-on-one feud with The New Day for the titles.
#4 AJ Styles wins the Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match
AJ Styles was buried by The Undertaker at WrestleMania 36 after the two battled in an epic Boneyard match. While Styles was off television after his loss, he made a surprise return to the Red brand earlier this week and won the Last Chance Gauntlet Match to take Apollo Crews’ spot in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
Along with Daniel Bryan, Styles is the most accomplished Superstar in the world of wrestling today, and we could see one of the two men take the briefcase home at the end of the night. On the other hand, WWE is trying to build Superstars like Aleister Black, Otis, and King Corbin, who also have a fair chance of bagging the Money in the Bank contract and aiming for something bigger than they have before.
However, the company must allow Styles to win the briefcase to once again get in contention for the WWE Championship as he has proven to be a great Champion earlier in his career. Styles is playing a great heel character, and he could do a lot more than the others on the list with the briefcase as he is a master on the mic and at playing heelish games on his opponents.
With Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson out of the company, the focus will be back on Styles solely who must win the briefcase to give RAW’s Champion Drew McIntyre a tough time for the next few months.
As for the other newer Superstars, they still have other ways to get into the title picture while the Money in the Bank briefcase holder figures out the best time for a cash-in.
#3 Braun Strowman retains the Universal Championship
Braun Strowman lived the dream at WrestleMania 36 when he defeated Hall of Famer Goldberg to win the Universal Championship. Strowman was lucky to replace an immunocompromised Roman Reigns in the match, and the switch allowed him to win his first major title in the company even though fans had been lobbying for him to become a top guy for some time.
Strowman’s victory was massive, but the celebrations were short-lived as his past came back to haunt him soon after WrestleMania. Bray Wyatt, the former leader of The Wyatt Family, reminded his Black Sheep of their past and how Strowman left the family without notice for a solo career.
Now that Wyatt is in the hunt for the Universal Championship, there’s not much that can help Strowman from keeping the title around his waist. However, the good news for Strowman is that it will be Wyatt himself who will take him on at Money in the Bank and not the demonic 'Fiend' character.
With that in mind, the company must allow Strowman to defeat Wyatt convincingly and retain the title only to meet Wyatt’s alter-ego after the match. This will help the company keep the title on Strowman for a while longer and not have him come across as just a transitional Champion.
The Monster Among Men’s victory will also help him slay Wyatt before meeting The Fiend and getting in a rivalry with him over the belt, possibly giving fans an even better storyline to follow for the next couple of months.
#2 Seth Rollins faces two setbacks in one night
Seth Rollins had a dismal WrestleMania 36 but remained in the spotlight as he did not take long to target Drew McIntyre and get challenged for the WWE title by the Champion himself. With the help of Murphy, Rollins tried to gain the upper hand on RAW but failed to outsmart The Scottish Psychopath.
However, on Sunday at Money in the Bank, we will witness these two top Superstars of RAW likely deliver the match of the night as Rollins will exhaust everything in his tank to become the true Monday Night Messiah, while McIntyre will try to retain the title he’s worked so hard to get.
WWE must allow McIntyre to defeat Rollins after a hard-fought match to retain the title at Money in the Bank, as he deserves a longer reign and has several dream-matches queued up for the title.
After the match, The Messiah must face another setback and we must see him vent out his frustration on Murphy for his loss, leading to The Disciple growing sick of Rollins and attacking him.
This will allow Rollins to immediately get into another storyline, one where he can help a newer Superstar get a massive push, while Murphy can get into the biggest rivalry of his career.
#1 Asuka wins the briefcase with some help
Asuka has been one of the most entertaining Superstars in WWE for a while, and her magic has seriously worked during the closed-door shows as she has provided fans with some comic relief at a very important time.
Asuka will be one of the six women in the Money in the Bank ladder match where Lacey Evans, Shayna Baszler, Nia Jax, Dana Brooke, and Carmella will be up against her to win the briefcase.
While Baszler and Evans are two great options for WWE to hand the briefcase to, Asuka should be the woman who should walk out of the event with the Money in the Bank contract.
Asuka has been a part of a ladders match before and she has the experience and the skills to pull this off. She’s been playing a great heel character, but The Kabuki Warriors have faced a setback in recent weeks after losing the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships. The team has consequently lost some of their momentum as well.
Kairi Sane must help Asuka win the briefcase, while Sane could also find a rivalry during the match while helping The Emperess of Tomorrow.
This would be a good way for the company to reward Asuka for her good work of late and also add some freshness to the programming of RAW. Asuka winning would surely frustrate Shayna Baszler to no end and she could go about venting her anger on other Superstars on the roster as well.
