Last year's Money In The Bank show was one of my all-time favourites. You wanna know why?
It's because it ended in 2 hours and 10 minutes. As a guy with an intensive full-time job, that alone has to be the reason why 2020 MITB is a great show.
How did this year's show hold up? Well, it was quite simply, an enjoyable 3-hour program.
I had my so-called "money's worth" after watching this PPV.
Oh, and the Smackdown tag team championship match was aye okay.
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Women's Money In The Bank Ladder Match.
You would think that Alexa Bliss would've won this match considering that she has voodoo powers, right?
But, I can't pull the "white dude that complains about logic in a subject piece of entertainment" because this match was probably one of the best multi-person ladder matches I've seen in quite some time.
Nikki A.S.H overcame the odds like a good superhero story would tell by winning the briefcase.
Given that she's been winning match after match as of late, I do not mind this win but will see what the future holds.
AJ Styles And Omos vs The Viking Raiders For The RAW Tag Team Championship.
They gave those dudes some TIME and it paid off. The encounter was a fun one. The match did a great job of highlighting the strengths of Omos while hiding the weakness of the big man.
The duo of AJ Styles and Omos retained thanks to a double chokeslam from Omos to Erik shades of this past week's Monday Night RAW episode.
Bobby Lashley vs Kofi Kingston For The WWE Championship.
The storytelling going into this match didn't justify what we got here which was a glorified squash match.
However, I could see this match being a catalyst for a potential feud with Big E as he just witnessed his best friend getting destroyed with ease.
That is if Big E grabs the briefcase (spoilers, he does).
Bobby Lashley walked out of Fort Worth still the WWE champion with the Full Nelson submission.
Rhea Ripley vs Charlotte Flair For The RAW Women's Championship.
This wasn't as good as their previous matches but it was decent for what it was.
That top rope natural selection from Charlotte Flair to quote that overused chant, "is awesome".
The stomp on the steel steps from Charlotte Flair and a figure 8 is how Rhea Ripley's disappointing championship reign came to a close.
In other words, Charlotte Flair is now what feels like the gazillionth time women's championship (you know Google exists, right Omar?).
This win is leading to a Becky Lynch return and feud, right?
Honestly, I would prefer a fresh matchup between a Rhea and a (potentially) returning Becky Lynch.
As of this moment, I'm right in the middle when it comes to how I feel about the finish. I'm not on board with it but at the same time, I don't completely hate it either.
Men's Money In The Bank Ladder Match.
Fans singing Shinsuke Nakamura's theme song just feels right.
You know what doesn't feel right? A 3 hour Monday Night RAW or a bad Ryan Coogler movie.
Like the women's Money In The Bank ladder match, this one was f**king fantastic.
John Morrison and Seth shouting at each other about who's got the drip, had me DYING!
Big E grabbed the contract and that's how the New Day member wins the whole thing.
I could not be happier. To quote the popular content creator, Flight, "nice. Nice. It made me happy. It made me smile."
Roman Reigns vs Edge For The Universal Championship.
This ain't a show with a live audience without some CM Punk chants.
Guys, it's been several years. Let it go. The JBL and Cole show ain't coming back (yes, I'm repeating the same joke because I'M FUNNEEE!).
The match was a little too slow-paced for my liking but it was nevertheless, a fine encounter.
Seth Rollins took his frustrations on to Edge as he attacked the Rated R superstar with a kick on the back of Edge's neck while the referee was down.
That wasn't how the tribal chief retained the championship though.
It took a *ugh* distraction from Rollins for Roman to hit the spear to walk out of the arena still as the champion.
Rollins further gave the hall of famer a beating which led to a brawl between those two men.
But then. Out came the 16-time world champion, the closest thing to Superman that isn't Henry Cavill, the only middle-aged man that wears jean shorts like it's the 2000s and the internet meme sensation himself, John Felix Anthony Cena.
And that crowd went f**king insane. Probably one of the loudest reactions I've ever heard in my 14-year wrestling fandom.
Sh*t. Tell that to an ECW fan that was in the 2006 one thing stand PPV and they wouldn't believe you.
I can't wait for this encounter, to be quite honest. It actually made me look forward to witnessing this week's episode. I'll give it a Roger Ebert thumbs up for that ending.
So, to recap for all of you slow mofos.
Like: Women's And The Men'sMoney In The Bank Ladder Match, Big E's Victory, The RAW Tag Team Championship Match, My time is up, my time is now.
Didn't like: Bobby Lashley vs Kofi Kingston (too damn disappointing).