Wrestle Review: Money in the Bank 2018

Women's Money in the Bank briefcase: Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte vs. Naomi vs. Lana vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Sasha Banks vs. Ember Moon vs. Natalya

The issue of the multi-women matches so far has been the penchant of the multitude of contestants to take a powder through its runtime. Thankfully while this did happen, it left the ring open for some face off's between two combustible elements.

The combinations and permutations resulted in new matchups and old rivalries ignited. It was exciting to witness Ember Moon square down against a whole field of future rivals such as Charlotte and Naomi. Similarly having Charllote square off with Bank and Bliss with Lynch, added to the history these classic rivals share.

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As with any Money in the Bank, it's about the theatrics and there was a lot going around with some vicious moves on the ladder. No high flying spectacle can compensate for a story, so thankfully two intriguing ones were told.

The most important of which was Becky Lynch's inability to capitalize on the unanimous support of fans and win, simultaneously while her friendship with Charlotte deteriorates. Secondly how each woman in the match played fittingly to their character, including a silly but resilient Lana and more importantly a sneaky Alexa Bliss.

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A filmmaker and wrestling buff, who merges his passion for storytelling into his writing of pro-wrestling. The art (and it is an art) of pro-wrestling is one of the greatest devices of cinematic storytelling from soap opera in WWE to even the hard-hitting competitiveness of New Japan Pro Wrestling. Watches all forms and brands of wrestling and for the past few years has been a huge fan of NJPW to the point he finally made his way to Japan and the Tokyo Dome to enjoy Wrestle Kingdom 13 live!

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Edited by Amar Anand