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WWE Money in the Bank showcased one of the most unique contract ladder matches in history as the men and the women battled it out at WWE Headquarters and were joined by several interesting guests.
Bruce Prichard, John Laurinaitis, and even Vince McMahon and his daughter Stephanie made cameo appearances as the six men and six women Superstars fought their way to the roof of Titan Tower for the Money in the Bank contracts.
Earlier in the night, there were four Championships on the line as well as two seemingly thrown together matches that were added at the last minute to include a few more faces on the card.
WWE has been able to pull it out of the bag quite impressively over the past few months in the absence of live crowds, but whilst last night's event was another success for WWE, there were still some baffling booking decisions made.
#5. Tamina vs Bayley could have had a better ending
Lacey Evans was obviously busy looking to pick up the Money in the Bank contract, but WWE had so many creative options at their disposal that could have extended this feud and teased a potential one between Sasha Banks and Bayley, but this didn't happen.
Instead, Tamina chased Banks around the ring and looked to perform another Samoan Drop on Bayley before she was slowly rolled up by the champion for the victory. If a rollup win out of nowhere was what WWE was looking for, then it should have come in a different form because Bayley had a few issues getting Tamina over.
The fact that the ending was slowed down so much meant that many fans thought Tamina would kick out and instead of making her look strong, this finish did the complete opposite.
#4. What was the point of MVP's involvement at Money in the Bank?
One of the last matches added to the Money in the Bank pay-per-view was MVP vs R-Truth. Many fans were left scratching their heads thinking about possible reasons why this match was made official, before MVP actually pulled out of the match on the night anyway.
Well, after a quick confrontation with R-Truth, Bobby Lashley made his way out to the ring and told MVP to have the night off before defeating Truth quite quickly.
Lashley did tease that he wanted a new manager a few weeks ago on RAW, so if this is what was being teased here then it makes complete sense, but if not, why was this match even here?
R-Truth obviously has unfinished business with 24/7 Champion Rob Gronkowski which he should be focused on. It was also made very clear that his entrance doesn't work in an empty arena, so perhaps Truth wasn't the best man to be squashed by the former Intercontinental Champion on this occasion.
#3. Why didn't AJ Styles remain in the room with the casket?
One of the best parts of the Money in the Bank ladder match was when AJ Styles ran around the corner and spotted a picture of The Undertaker. Styles is obviously still harboring some PTSD from his Boneyard match with The Deadman, where he was "buried alive" and the story was able to continue expertly.
AJ then stumbled onto a room that looked like it belonged to The Deadman and was locked in there by Aleister Black, who was en route to the roof with hopes of gaining the contract.
It would have made so much more sense if Styles wasn't spotted again and then had to talk about his horror of being locked in a room with all of those reminders of his loss at WrestleMania.
When Styles did make it to the roof, he shockingly dropped the contract to Otis, who gladly received it. So Styles fortunes didn't get much better after he escaped from the dimly lit room anyway.
#2. Where was Sheamus?
The WWE Universe was left scratching their heads when the two final matches were announced for the show, but the fact that Cesaro and Sheamus were once part of a tag team together called The Bar meant that there could have been a reason for his match with Jeff Hardy.
Friday night on SmackDown, Hardy was able to overcome Sheamus' attempt to attack him upon his return and it was thought that this was just the beginning of a feud between the two men.
Cesaro stepping up to face Hardy and then to have Sheamus come out and the two men deliver a double team move on the Charismatic Enigma would have been perfect, but it didn't happen.
Instead, Cesaro went into the battle for his friend and was defeated by Hardy following a Swanton Bomb and there was no sign of The Celtic Warrior. Sheamus wasn't a part of the ladder match either, which raises the question of whether or not WWE will now continue the feud between Hardy and Sheamus on SmackDown.
#1. Why didn't Shayna even make it to the roof?
What has happened to Shayna Baszler on the main roster? After all of the promise of The Queen of Spades in NXT, her move to Monday Night RAW hasn't set the world alight.
Baszler has now failed to win The Royal Rumble, lost to Becky Lynch at WrestleMania, and then went missing towards the end of the Women's Money in the Bank ladder match.
The last real addition to the match that Baszler added was when she choked out Mysterio with the Kirofuda Clutch. But when Nia Jax, Lacey Evans, and Asuka were battling it out on the roof, Baszler was nowhere to be seen.
There was so much promise for Baszler to win the ladder match and then go on to challenge Becky Lynch once again so that she could gain a level of retribution. Instead, WWE decided to push Asuka, given her new gimmick, and now hope that The Empress of Tomorrow will be able to defeat Lynch once more, even though the feud between the two women only ended in January at the Royal Rumble.
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