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Money in the Bank has shaped up to be an interesting PPV on paper, thanks in large part to the Corporate Money in the Bank ladder matches which will be held at the WWE HQ.
The show will also see Drew McIntyre defend the WWE Championship against Seth Rollins, while Bray Wyatt challenges former protege Braun Strowman for the Universal Championship.
With the PPV around the corner, let's take a look at the rumors surrounding the show.
Bray Wyatt wants to put Braun Strowman over at Money in the Bank
‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt will challenge his former protege in the Wyatt Family, Braun Strowman, for his WWE Universal Championship at Money in the Bank.
This will be Strowman's first title defense since winning the Universal Championship at WrestleMania 36. Sportskeeda’s Tom Colohue discussed the match on the latest episode of Dropkick DiSKussions
Colohue reported that Bray Wyatt possibly wants to put the ‘Monster Among Men’ over at Money in the Bank. Here’s what he had to say:
However, we know their history, Bray Wyatt very much believes in Braun Strowman. I think that this might be a match that Bray wants to lose, in many ways, not just the actual man himself who undoubtedly wants to work and really put him over, as he's always done. He has really worked hard with Braun to do everything he can and Braun is reaping the rewards of his own hard work as well but you also have to consider, Bray Wyatt changes people.
I don't want to see Braun straight back heel again. It's getting to Big Show level flip-flopping. I've spoken on this podcast extensively, if they were going to get out of this match with Braun Strowman retaining, it had to be a storyline reason. The fact that it is Bray Wyatt and not the Fiend, that's a storyline reason. To me Braun retains. Braun knows Bray. Also in a backstage sense, Bray wants to give that rub to Braun.
You can check out our original report HERE.
The WWE hacker could have big plans for Money in the Bank
The WWE hacker has been sending cryptic messages for weeks now and we still aren’t any closer to finding out who it is. In a recent post on Twitter, the WWE hacker has teased something big for WWE's Money in the Bank pay-per-view.
A close look at the tweet shows that the co-ordinates in it (28.5623° N, 81.2907° W) correspond to that of the WWE Performance Center where the PPV is being held (other than the MITB ladder matches which will be at WWE HQ).
The hacker is also seen in the video punching a code into his phone. The code punched in by the hacker corresponds to the date on which the Money in the Bank PPV will be held.
We don't yet know who will be revealed as the WWE hacker but some fans are guessing that it could be Mustafa Ali. Could we find out the hacker's identity this Sunday at Money in the Bank or will he continue working from the shadows?
How WWE were allowed to film the Money in the Bank matches at WWE HQ
With the restrictions from the coronavirus pandemic still affecting business and everyday life, some fans were wondering how WWE HQ was able to open up to have the Money in the Bank Ladder Matches.
The Hour addressed this recently. Their report stated that WWE was able to film at WWE HQ based on the simple fact that they’re considered an essential business in the United States.
Here’s a line from their report:
WWE was allowed to film the event because media companies provide “essential” services that are excluded from the stay-at-home order enacted March 23 by Gov. Ned Lamont.
Backstage update on the Corporate Money in the Bank Ladder Matches
The corporate Money In The Bank Ladder Matches will see Superstars battle from the ground floor of the WWE HQ all the way to the roof where the MITB briefcases will be suspended. The matches will take place simultaneously and were taped a couple of weeks ago.
A new report from PWInsider says that there was a plan to break up the match throughout the show to give the feeling that the match is going on simultaneously along with the rest of the PPV.
Vince McMahon reportedly showed Superstars that a Money in the Bank spot is safe
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that there is a big spot planned for WWE Money in the Bank, during the MITB ladder match.
The Money in the Bank ladder matches will be held at the WWE HQ and we now have details of how Vince McMahon showed Superstars that the planned spot was safe. Vince McMahon, 74, reportedly took the fall himself to demonstrate it:
There have been descriptions from people who were aware of the taping of Vince McMahon showing whoever was supposed to go off the top that they had set it up safely and he demonstrated it.
WWE RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch spoke about the spot to TV Insider, describing how she saw Vince McMahon take the fall before brushing it off:
Vince is such a larger-than-life character. At the same time, I watched him the other day demonstrate falling off a tower at 74-years-old without a bother, brushing his shoulders off and standing up again.
