Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Championship: Enzo & Cass vs the Vaudevillians vs the Club vs New Day (c)
Both Enzo & Cass and the New Day cut promos before the match. The bell didn’t ring to start the match until 15 minutes into the show. At one point all four teams were in the ring and the New Day and Enzo and Cass cleaned house. Enzo Amore actually got some offense in on this match on Aiden English. Big Cass demolished everyone he saw during this match. At one point, Enzo had Karl Anderson pinned and Gallows pulled Enzo out of the ring. It looked like Gallows was late and the referee counted to three but I guess not. After that, everything broke down and it was madness everywhere. There were several points where the match was over, only for the pin to be broken up at the last second. The Club hit the Magic Killer on Aiden English but Big E broke up the pinfall. This led to the Kofi Kingston getting the pin on Aiden English for the victory.
Reaction: This match was incredibly clunky at times, but also extremely entertaining. I thought for sure that the Club would walk out Money in the Bank as the champions, instead the New Day retains.
Baron Corbin vs Dolph Ziggler
This was a very slow match in the beginning. It was so slow that the crowd in Las Vegas even started a “boring!” chant as Corbin was dominating Ziggler. To Corbin’s credit, he played off of it and gestured to the crowd and generated a response. Corbin was beating down Ziggler but Dolph kept fighting back. However, every time Ziggler got any momentum, Corbin countered. Ziggler almost face-planted when trying to jump of the ring steps onto Corbin, thankfully Corbin caught him and hit a Deep Six on him outside the ring. Ziggler hit Corbin with a brilliant Super Kick after countering the End of Days, but Corbin was able to kick out at two. Shortly after this, Corbin finally hit the End of Days on Ziggler and won the match.
Reaction: This was a much better match than the Vegas crowd was giving it credit for. However, the crowd reaction was understandable because this feud is very tired. Hopefully, this was the final match in the feud and both Superstars can move onto something more interesting.
Charlotte & Dana Brooke vs Becky Lynch & Natalya
Much like the last match, there was very little interest in this match. The crowd started chanting “we want Lana!” right when it started. Natalya had Charlotte locked in the Sharpshooter, but Dana Brooke broke it up. Dana Brooke then threw Becky Lynch into Natalya, which led to Charlotte hitting the Natural Selection on Natalya for the win. After the match, Natalya attacked Becky Lynch from behind.
Reaction: There was no dissension between Dana Brooke and Charlotte, instead Natala was the one that turned on her tag team partner. The match wasn’t memorable at all, but Natalya attacking Becky Lynch was surprising.
Sheamus vs Apollo Crews
Sheamus was dominating Apollo Crews early in the match. He also brought the match to a complete halt while applying a Sleeper Hold for what felt like an eternity. Sheamus took a short break from the Sleeper Hold to club Crews in the chest a half dozen times. Sheamus hit the White Noise from off the second rope but Crews was able to kick out. As Sheamus was arguing with the referee claiming that it was a three count, Crews rolled up Sheamus and stole a victory.
Reaction: I thought this was very well done. Crews stole the victory and Sheamus will now seek his revenge.
John Cena vs AJ Styles
As always, John Cena came out to a very mixed reaction. There were dueling “Let’s Go Cena!, “AJ Styles!” right from the beginning of the match. AJ Styles tripped up Cena and proceeded to prance around the ring while shouting “I’m running circles around you John!” which got a huge reaction from the crowd. Styles was avoiding all of Cena’s offense and Cena was getting visibly frustrated. AJ Styles was getting the upper-hand on Cena for a large portion of this match. At one point, AJ Styles looked to the crowd and asked, “is this all he’s got?”. Cena finally was able to fight back, hitting a massive Back Body Drop, only to be Dropkicked in the face 10 seconds later. Every single time Cena got in any offense, he was instantly kicked in the face by AJ Styles. Cena was able to lock in the STF out of nowhere but Styles got to the bottom rope and the referee was forced to break the hold. Cena was about to hit the AA on Styles, but AJ rolled through and locked in the Calf Crusher on Cena but Cena was able to reach the bottom rope. After the Calf Crusher, Cena could barely walk, yet he was still able to hit a massive AA. Styles powered out just before the referee’s hand hit the mat for the third time. Styles hit a spectacular Styles Clash, but Cena kicked out at the last instant. John Cena was able to hit his second AA, but the referee was inadvertently knocked down in the process. The Club then came down and hit the Magic Killer on John Cena and dragged AJ Styles on top of Cena. The referee then rolled back into the ring and counted to three, giving AJ Styles the cheap victory.
Reaction: This match wreaked of a screwy finish to me ever since the contract signing on Monday Night Raw. It makes sense because this feud is going to continue, most likely until Summerslam. This was a terrific match and I’m looking forward to their next one. People were not happy with the finish to this match, I didn’t really have a problem with it. AJ Styles is technically the heel, even though the reactions from the crowd doesn’t illustrate that. Heels win matches by cheating and that is what happened at Money in the Bank. The Cena and Styles feud will continue and I’m sure when Cena wins a match people will go even more bananas.
Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Cesaro vs Chris Jericho vs Alberto Del Rio vs Dean Ambrose vs Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn
Predictably, this match was pure chaos. Dean Ambrose, Del Rio and Jericho were in corners of the ring and Cesaro threw an epic Upper-Cut party. Kevin Owens broke up the party by smashing Cesaro’s face into a ladder. Owens then proceeded to do a Cannonball on Jericho, Del Rio and Ambrose. Sami Zayn then showed up and hit a Helluva Kick on everyone. For the first time in history, wrestlers were actually climbing up the ladder quickly. It blew my mind. Somehow in the midst of all this chaos, Del Rio and Jericho fell victim to the Cesaro Swing. Jericho definitely got the worst of it, as he was swung headfirst into a ladder. The end of this match had all six WWE Superstars battling at the top of the ladders. It came down to Kevin Owens and Dean Ambrose, but it was Ambrose who prevailed and won the briefcase.
Reaction: This was pure chaos and I enjoyed every second of it. Ambrose winning the briefcase sets up an interesting feud with whomever emerges victorious in the Roman Reigns versus Seth Rollins match.
United States Championship Match: Titus O’Neil vs Rusev (c)
Titus O’Neils children were in the front row for this match and Rusev was taunting them throughout the match. The crowd was really quite during this match. Either they were worn out from the ladder match that had just concluded, or they simply had zero interest in this match. Rusev locked in the Accolade and Titus O’Neil had no choice but to tap out. After the match, Rusev went over to O’Neils children and said, “you see your father over there? He’s a loser! Happy Father’s Day!”
Reaction: The match itself was alright, Rusev insulting O’Neil to his children after the match was pretty amusing.
WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Seth Rollins vs Roman Reigns (c)
Roman Reigns was booed out of the building once his music hit. Reigns was pushing around Rollins during the beginning of the match, but Rollins hit a dropkick out of nowhere. His momentum was short lived though, as Reigns hit a big Samoan Drop on Rollins. The crowd responded with a loud “Roman Sucks!” chant. Reigns dominated the next few minutes of the match, sending Rollins flying all over the ring. Rollins defiantly slapped Reigns in the face, which angered the champion. Reigns was hitting haymakers on Rollins in the corner and the referee had to break it up. As soon as referee Mike Chioda got Reigns out of the corner, Rollins came out with about a dozen slaps to the face of Reigns. However, Reigns countered by launching Rollins into the corner and hitting him with a massive right hand that sent Rollins flying outside the ring. Seth Rollins kicked out of a Superman Punch, after Reigns was able to counter out of Rollins’ Pedigree. The match was back and forth for the next several minutes. Roman Reigns went for a Spear outside the ring, but Rollins dove out of the way and Reigns went flying into the barricade. Reigns was being attended to by doctors but Rollins wasn’t about to wait around. Rollins dragged Reigns into the ring and went for the Pedigree. The referee was in the corner asking the doctors if Reigns was okay to continue when Reigns countered the Pedigree yet again and sent Rollins flying into the ref. Reigns then hit the Spear and went for the pin but it took the ref a few seconds to start the count. This allowed just enough time for Rollins to recover and to kick out at the last second. Reigns went for another Spear, but Rollins caught him and hit the Pedigree. Reigns once again was able to kick out at the last second. Rollins then hit a second Pedigree and Reigns couldn’t kick out of this one. Rollins got the victory via pinfall.
Rollins’ WWE Championship reign was short lived as Dean Ambrose came out and hit Rollins with the briefcase from behind. Ambrose cashed in his briefcase. As soon as the bell rung, Ambrose hit a dazed Rollins with the Dirty Deeds and that was all she wrote. Dean Ambrose is the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
Reaction: Wow! I did not see that coming. There is a lot to takeaway from this match. First of all, Seth Rollins defeated Roman Reigns clean with a Pedigree. Dean Ambrose capitalized on the situation and cashed in, much like Rollins did at Wrestlemania. It seems like we are heading for a triple threat match in the near future between Rollins, Reigns and Ambrose for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
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