R-Truth vs. King Barrett
After the usual Kickoff Show panel and social media lounge discussion, we head to the ring, where R-Truth makes his way out. Next out is his opponent for tonight, King Barrett.
The bell sounds and here we go. Early on, Truth is doing a good job of dealing with the attempted onslaught of “The King,” however it isn’t long before Barrett is taking control of the offense.
Truth and Barrett exchange control of the offense until finally Barrett takes over. As that happens, we head to a mid-match commercial.
When we return from commercial, Truth has Barrett in a headlock, however, Barrett escapes and starts beating up on Truth.
Barrett goes on to dominate Truth for the majority of the time left in the match until out of nowhere, Truth somehow manages to roll Barrett up for the 1-2-3.
Winner: R-Truth
Dusty Rhodes Tribute
After the match, we shoot to a lengthy tribute video package on the life of Dusty Rhodes. It was beautifully done and once it concluded, Renee Young — who was a complete emotional mess — directed traffic to a live backstage interview.
Tom Phillips Interviews Kevin Owens
The NXT Champion has the unfortunate task of following that and he does a good job. He mocks John Cena throughout the interview and ultimately walks off from the interview.
WWE Money In The Bank 2015 PPV
The 2015 WWE Money In The Bank pay-per-view kicks off with a shot of everyone on the stage paying homage to the legendary Dusty Rhodes. They do the ten-bell salute while everyone honors him in silence. Then, Dusty’s WWE theme plays while frowns turn to smiles and sad fans turn into fans clapping to the beat of his theme. Even in death, “The American Dream” produces smiles. We love you, Dusty. Rest In Peace.
From there, the regular video package airs, leading into the fireworks exploding inside the arena in Columbus, Ohio. Michael Cole and the folks on commentary welcome us to the show as the MITB PPV theme plays.
Money In The Bank Ladder Match
– Randy Orton vs. Neville vs. Kane vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Sheamus vs. Roman Reigns
As soon as the usual intro stuff ends, Lilian Garcia introduces us to the first match of the evening — which is the Money In The Bank ladder match.
Out first comes “The Viper,” followed by “The Man That Gravity Forgot.” Out next is “The Big Red Machine.” After him, accompanied by Lana, is Dolph Ziggler. Out next is New Day member Kofi Kingston. After him, Sheamus comes out. Finally, through the crowd, out last comes Roman Reigns.
Early on, Sheamus does a good job of clearing every single other competitor out of the ring. His reward? A loud “You Look Stupid!” chant.
Next, it appears to be Reigns’ turn to go on an offensive run, as “he’s the dog in the yard” for the next few minutes, as he’s the only consistent competitor in the ring. Anyone else who enters the ring gets exited by him personally, including a big powerslam on Kingston through a ladder!
Well, it’s definitely Randy Orton’s turn to be in control, as he is RKO’ing everyone and anyone who enters the ring, including Neville, who leap frogs above his head, landing on the ladder, only for Orton to yank him off and catch him with an RKO as he came flying off the ladder down to the mat.
Sheamus and Ziggler battle over the briefcase on top of the ladder until both finally crash down to the mat. As soon as they do, Neville hits his Red Arrow finisher on Sheamus.
Kane tries to clear the ring of Ziggler and Neville, however when the smoke clears, Reigns hits the Superman Punch and then a huge dive onto everyone on the floor.
Out comes Big E. and Xavier Woods, who come out to assist their New Day brother, Kofi Kingston. The fans chant “New Day..sucks! New Day…sucks!” Reigns ends up blasting Kofi out of the picture.
Back in the ring, it’s down to Reigns and Kingston on top of the ladder. Reigns is knocked off the ladder. The ladder itself is knocked down and Kofi is launched over the top and out to the floor, crashing on top of his New Day brothers.
Reigns hits a big spear on the remaining member in the ring and sets the ladder up under the briefcase. As he does, Bray Wyatt’s theme cuts in and the lights go out. When they come back on, Wyatt is standing in front of the ladder. He knocks Reigns off and hits him with Sister Abigail. Clearly, we’re going towards a Wyatt-Reigns feud, regardless of who wins this match.
As Reigns is out and Wyatt leaves the scene, Sheamus re-enters the ring and sets the ladder up underneath the briefcase. “The Celtic Warrior” begins his climb and he goes to unhook the briefcase, however Neville climbs up after him. Finally, Sheamus knocks Neville off ther ladder and unhooks the briefcase. Sheamus is this year’s “Mr. Money In The Bank.”
Winner and the 2015 Mr. Money In The Bank: Sheamus
