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Opening match: SmackDown Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Being the event opener has its own kind of pressure. You have to give the fans a quality match to set the whole event in the right tone. It might not be a game-changer but it has certain expectations tagged to it.
SD Money in the Bank Ladder Match certainly reached that set expectations.
The Superstars involved in the match were:
Cody Rhodes, Daniel Bryan, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel, Kane, Sheamus, Sin Cara, and Wade Barrett
These Superstars gave some power-packed performances in this 25-minute slugfest. From powerbomb through a ladder to gullitone choke submission hold on top of the ladder, it had every high spot that belonged in a Ladder match.
In the End, pre-yes movement Daniel Bryan emerged as SmackDown’s ‘Mr. Money in the Bank’ by kicking Barrett off the ladder and unhooking the briefcase. This win symbolized Daniel Bryan’s transition from a mid-card superstar to main-card superstar. We were not too late to realize after his win that the main-card was the place where he belonged as we got to know him in the next few years.
You can watch the highlights of the match below:
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