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Money in the Bank kicked straight off with the Women's Money in the Bank Ladder match. The kickoff show saw The Usos defeat Daniel Bryan and Rowan.
Women's Money in the Bank Ladder match
The ladder match kicked off with unchecked carnage as Nikki Cross cleared the ring with a ladder. Ember Moon sent Cross through a ladder, snapping it in two, moments after the match began. Bayley took out Mandy Rose with the ladder and tried to set it up but Ember got in the way.
Naomi dodged some big ladder shots in the ring while Carmella was being escorted away by the medical staff because of an injury. Bayley sent Dana Brooke into a ladder but was sandwiched between the two halves of the ladder by Mandy and Natalya.
Brooke dropped the ladder on Cross and reached the briefcase, hanging from it as Mandy tried to bring her down. Four of the women were on the ladder and Natalya sent it crashing down. Ember hit the Eclipse on Natalya and Mandy hit a DDT on Moon onto a ladder.
Carmella came back to the ring and Mandy went after her but was wiped out by 'Mella. Carmella was almost at the briefcase when Sonya DeVille attacked Carmella and then carried Mandy up the ladder on her shoulders. Mandy was up top but Bayley knocked her off the ladder and got the briefcase for herself.
Result: Bayley won the Money in the Bank ladder match and earned a future title shot of her choosing
Match Rating: A
Backstage, Sami Zayn was trying to convince Tryiple H that Braun Strowman will be a big threat to the ladder match later on and HHH agreed to ban him from the arena for the night.
Samoa Joe (c) vs. Rey Mysterio - United States Championship match
Rey Mysterio took the fight right to the champ as Samoa Joe focused on the left leg of Rey Mysterio. Huge kicks to the leg knocked Joe down and somehow Mysterio managed to hit a hurricanrana and then a Seated Senton from the outside and Joe was busted open. Mysterio went for the pin after his finisher and got the easy pin shocking Joe.
Result: Rey Mysterio def. Samoa Joe and became the United States Champion
Joe attacked the new champ and hit the Uranagi and wiped out Rey while he was celebrating with his son. Joe hit a rolling senton and walked out of the ring.
Match rating: B
Backstage, Braun Strowman was looking for Sami Zayn, destroying everything in his path. The steel cage lowered down on the ring as we got ready for the Miz's match with Shane McMahon.
The Miz vs. Shane McMahon - Steel Cage match
The Miz came out of the gate with great offense and Shane power-bombed him into the cage wall after failing to escape. Shane went for an early Coast to Coast but Miz reversed it into a Figure Four. Shane tried leaving through the door but Miz dragged him back in by the feet while Shane grabs a chair and brings it into the ring.
Miz attacked Shane with the steel chair and even slammed the cage door on his head. Miz hit the Skull Crushing Finale and went for the pin but Shane got his feet up on the ropes, breaking the count even though it's a no-DQ match.
Shane kept trying to escape and the two ended up dangling over the edge of the cage walls. Miz was trying to go for a Superplex from the cage wall but Shane slipped through and fell on the ground outside, winning him the match.
Result: Shane McMahon def. The Miz
Match rating: B
Backstage, Sami Zayn was hanging upside down and Triple H was trying to determine what happened to him.
Tony Nese (c) vs. Ariya Daivari - Cruiserweight Championship Match
Ariya Daivari had control of Nese and he hit him with some big moves. Nese regained some amount of control in the match as he took it upon himself to drop Ariya Daivari. Tony Nese attempted a Pump Handle Slam, but Daivari dropped him yet again.
Tony tried the Pump Handle Driver again, but Ariya Daivari was able to avoid it. Nese went to the top rope, but Daivari slammed Nese from the top rope for a near fall. Tony Nese hit Daivari with the Over the Top Rope Plancha and then a 450 Splash, but Daivari was still able to kick out.
A huge counter by Daivari was followed by a Superkick and then the Persian Lights. Daivari took Nese down but the Champion kicked out. Nese hit a huge running knee and got the three count.
Result: Tony Nese def. Ariya Daivari and retained the Cruiserweight Championship
Match rating: C
Becky Lynch (c) vs. Lacey Evans - RAW Women's Title match
Becky was in control as the match started and leaped off the top rope hitting a flying forearm. Lacey was trying to gain back some momentum but took a Bexploder. Evans kept kicking out of the pin attempts and Becky went up top but Evans moved away.
Becky wents for the Disarmher but Evans found the ropes. Lacey went for Becky's injured knees and almost pinned her but Becky locked in the Disarmher and got the submission win.
Result: Becky Lynch def. Lacey Evans to retain the RAW Women's Title
Match rating: C
Becky Lynch (c) vs. Charlotte - SmackDown Women's title match
Charlotte came out just a Becky won the previous match and Lynch was up for it. Charlotte went for the knees and hit a Boston Crab early on as Becky struggled but reached the ropes. The two traded punches and Charlotte fell outside the ring as the official started counting. Lacey Evans came out from nowhere and hit the 'Woman's Right', allowing Charlotte to roll in and get the three count easily.
Result: Charlotte def. Becky Lynch and became the SmackDown Women's champion
Becky attacked Evans after the match before Charlotte and her attacked Lynch. Bayley came out to help but was wiped out too. Charlotte went for a spear on Bayley but was sent into the corner. Bayley decided to cash in her contract!
Match rating: D
Charlotte (c) vs. Bayley - SmackDown Women's Championship match
Charlotte was already out cold and Bayley went up for an elbow drop followed by a pin and got the three count! Bayley cashed in the briefcase and won the SmackDown Women's Championship.
Result: Bayley def. Charlotte and became the new SmackDown Women's Champion
Match rating: B
Backstage, Elias was seen breaking his guitar on Roman Reign's back. He then showed up with a white fender strat to the ring and started playing his new song about heartburn... at least I think so. Elias was just about to leave the stage when Roman Reigns came and hit him with a Superman match. The two went to the ring and a match was made official between the two.
Roman Reigns vs. Elias
Roman went for a spear right out of the bat and went for the pin, earning the three count just like that.
Result: Roman Reigns def. Elias
Match rating: C
Seth Rollins (c) vs. AJ Styles - Universal Championship match
Both competitors were gauging each other as the match began and Rollins hit a big takedown. AJ replied with a dropkick of his own before Rollins hit a hip toss and right hooks to the head of AJ. Rollins drove Styles' head into the turnbuckles before AJ went for a Styles Clash on the apron but hit a drive-by instead.
Rollins hit a Suicide Dive and sent Styles bouncing off the announce table. Both men beat the count and Rollins hit another Suicide Dive and then a sling blade. Rollins started kicking AJ in the head before Styles hit the neck-breaker, slowing Rollins down.
Styles reversed a Styles Clash into a buckle bomb and then a splash but AJ managed to kick out after all of that. Styles hit a Superkick and AJ locked in the Claf Crusher in the middle of the ring. Rollins fought out with a kick to the jaw of AJ who countered with a reverse DDT off the turnbuckles.
Rollins hit a big kick to the face but AJ reversed the stomp into a Styles Clash but Rollins still managed to get a shoulder up. Rollins finally managed to hit the stomp and got the pin on Styles, retaining the title.
Result: Seth Rollins def. AJ Styles and retained the Universal Championship
Match rating: A+
Lars Sullivan continued his path of destruction and laid out the entire Lucha House Party.
Kofi Kingston (c) vs. Kevin Owens - WWE Championship match
Kofi Kingston took the match to the outside early on. He leaped over the ring steps and knocked Owens down. Back in the ring, Owens locked in the Boston Crab on Kofi who barely managed to fight him off.
Kofi hit the SOS but Owens still managed to get out and lock in the Boston Crab again. Owens hit the pop-up powerbomb but Kofi managed to kick out. Kofi hit the SOS but yet again, no pinfall. KO hit a stunner and went for a Swanton Bomb but Kofi got his knees up. He hit the Trouble in Paradise and picked up the win.
Result: Kofi Kingston def. Kevin Owens and retained the WWE Championship
Match rating: B
Up next was the eight-man Money in the Bank Ladder match with Sami Zayn, Finn Balor, Ricochet, Andrade, Randy Orton, Drew McIntyre, Ali & Baron Corbin.
Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Sami Zayn was nowhere to be seen as the match began. Randy Orton bounced Ali over the announce table and then did the same to Balor. Randy threw Ricochet as well over the table and climbed the ladder but Andrade kicked it away from under the Viper. Ali and Ricochet were fighting over the ladder when Corbin and McIntyre came and wiped them out.
Andrade hit a Sunset Flip Powerbomb from on top of the ladder onto another horizontal ladder and Balor looked like he was hurt.
Ali was hung upside down on the rungs of the ladder and chased after Andrade to the top of a ladder and hit a reverse DDT. Corbin chokeslammed Ali through the Spanish announce table. Balor ate a chokeslam through a ladder and Ricochet took a Deep Six as Baron was in control.
McIntyre hit the Claymore on Corbin and slammed Andrade onto Balor who was lying on a ladder. Ricochet came in but Drew sent him through a ladder outside. Ali climbed up the ladder and had the briefcase in his hand when Brock Lesnar came out and wiped him out.
Brock grabbed the briefcase and won the Money in the Bank contract even though he wasn't even part of the match.
Result: Brock Lesnar won the Money in the Bank ladder match and earned a future title shot of his choosing
Match rating: A
PPV rating: A
Pretty good show overall. Lesnar came out of the blue and almost ruined a perfectly good PPV though.
