Money In The Bank Was Really Just A Placeholder

The so-called greatest Money in the Bank pay-per-view in the history of the modern world has come and gone. The general reaction online is that it was a good show but was missing a lot of what would have made it great. AJ Styles vs. John Cena was a really good match with an incredibly disappointing finish. Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins delivered big time with an awesome match that was epic because they didn’t get fancy. It was a fight. Rollins shockingly won clean in the middle with no help, but Dean Ambrose cashing in his newly obtained prize immediately overshadowed that. It is pretty cool to realize that all three members of The Shield were the WWE World Heavyweight Champion on the same night.

Baron Corbin had his most I’m impressive outing to date and showed his quick thinking and power when he saved a sure entry into BotchaMania by catching Dolph Ziggler when he slipped off the steps and nailing the always fantastic-looking Deep Six. It’s tough to determine where either of these men go from here, though.

WWE featured eight different tag teams, with four on the kickoff and four on the main show. Are they priming the fans for the introduction of a second set of Tag Team Titles? And what about the WWE World Heavyweight Championship? Does the belt become one of two “World Titles”, thus making the surprise finish amount to little more than a moment created for shock value?

It also makes the triple threat that is going to take place at Battleground (Reigns isn’t likely to miss it even with the suspension) more interesting, because it brings up the question about having two World Titles. Just days after the draft happens, the three former members of The Shield will battle for what we assume right now is the most important piece of metal and leather in the wrestling world. But will it still be the most important belt once the shows are split up? That certainly renders everything that happened to close Money in the Bank and whatever happens at Battleground completely worthless, doesn’t it?

The best MITB event ever was average at best, with a ton of filler, and some stuff, such as the Apollo CrewsSheamus match, that would probably have been better off saved for Battleground.

A lot happened in the four and a half hours WWE spent on Sunday night, but not much of worth actually happened.

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