MONEY IN THE BANK 2013

Sadly have had a really busy month so haven’t been able to watch a lot of the lead up into this PPV event, however the Money in the Bank usually isn’t that a bad a PPV. The confusing part of this PPV is an all HEEL money in the bank competing with an all FACE money in the bank match. The return of ROB VAN DAM should also go down well. The WWE championship match will see John Cena get his wig split (we hope). Also the Jericho / Ryback match should be interesting provided Ryback can deliver the goods instead of just being a bit rubbish. Also the rise of the Divas, lets see if Kaitlyn & AJ can recreate the magic from Payback.

Match # 1 MONEY IN THE BANK MATCH – World Heavyweight Championship

Fandango vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Wade Barrett vs. Jack Swagger vs. Antonio Cesaro vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Damien Sandow.
With 2 tag teams in this match we are hopefully going to see some good double team moves, also with the singles guys throwing their hats in. My personal choice for this match to win was Wade Barrett as he in my mind is the only guy out of these that has seen the main event scene in a big way multiple times so could probably hold the world title believably. My pick for least likely to win is Fandango as he simply hasn’t done enough yet to justify him getting the money in the bank case.  The other participants are just in between for me and don’t make me believe they could be world champion, but I am always happy to be proved wrong.

Winner – Damien Sandow

I didn’t see that coming, I guess this means we will see Sandow as the world champion within the next year or so, sadly I can see his run being as memorable as Jack Swaggers (really, he won the world title), but we will see, this could be the start of a big push for him and Rhodes potentially. This was a pretty fun match and I am surprised a ring full of heel wrestlers managed to get such a good reaction from the crowd. The team work from Cesaro & Swagger was really fun and Cody Rhodes clearing house was quite cool to see as well.

Segment 1

The new Raw GM Brad Maddox is in the ring, says how proud he is of being the new GM. This guys sucks.
He shows a video package of Vickie G, taking the piss out of her really, sucks just like he sucks.

Match # 2 – Intercontinental Championship Match

Curtis Axel (c) vs. The Miz
Good to see they are going to do something with Axel, pairing him with Heyman is a good start but they need to get him moving on his own sooner rather than later otherwise people wont buy him as an actual talent away from Heyman. The Miz has been floundering as of later so his feud with Axel may do wonders not only for him but for Axel as well, after all The Miz is a former WWE champion.

Winner – Curtis Axel gets the pin fall after hitting the neckbreaker on the Miz, to retain the IC belt.

Good choice to get rid of Heyman early in the match, means Axel winning without him there only strengthens his character, also the defeat of a former WWE champion is a big deal for Axel, will be interesting to see what else they do with him over the next few months. Good match, was good to see some back and forth between the two with Axel just coming out on top. Would like to see this feud continue for a bit and see where it can go.

Match # 3 – Divas Championship Match

A.J Lee (c) vs. Kaitlyn
Usually would go for a piss break now but their match on PAYBACK was actually quite good so I’m hoping they will do even better this time. They have been really giving these girls some screen time and I hope it’s an improvement to the division as it is in a desperate need of some help.

Winner – A.J Lee retains the Divas title after making Kaitlyn tap out to the Black Widow submission

Not a bad match, think last month’s match had my attention a little more but was still one of the best divas matches I’ve seen in a while.

Match # 4 – Ryback vs. Chris Jericho
Another Jericho vs Goldberg match ;-). Lets see if Jericho can carry Ryback to a reasonable match here. Rybacks big push has kind of taken some hits with losing to Cena so many times while Jericho has actually had some good matches since returning this year.

Winner – Ryback after a school boy roll up pin.

That was a disappointing finish, really was, makes Ryback look like a bit crap doesn’t it, that he cant beat Jericho without using a cheap tactic like a roll up. Quite disappointing end to a reasonably ok match, Jericho certainly carried Ryback there.

Match # 5 – World Heavyweight Title match

Alberto Del Rio (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler
After last month’s fantastic double switch match this match has all the makings of being even better, Ziggler as a face character is great as the crowd are behind him and Del Rio needed a change as he was a really dull face character. I expect we will see Del Rio focus mainly on the head following the concussion angle they ran with Ziggler last month, will also be interesting to see if AJ / Big E will get involved. The other thing to note is that Ricardo will not be at ringside this month as he has been suspended for failing a drugs test, like it matters if he takes drugs, however as my mate Jim pointed out, his main face reactions were due to Ricardo so it may be easier for him to be a Heel without Ricardo there.

Winner – Alberto Del Rio retains the World Title after AJ gets Ziggler DQ’d by attacking Del Rio.

Well was a good match despite the screwed finish, as soon as AJ came out you could see that coming though. Dolph was on form as usual and the crowd were really behind Ziggler the whole match, Del Rio as usual excellent. With his focus on the head of Ziggler and playing his latest heel character to perfection.

 

Match # 6 – WWE Championship Match

John Cena (c) vs. Mark Henry
THATS WHAT HE DOES!! If Mark Henry is charging you for air then you had better keep your bill paid!!! If you hadn’t already guessed I really really really want Henry to win this match, I know he won’t but by god imagine if he did!! How awesome would that be, don’t get me wrong I still don’t feel towards Cena as badly as others do but we do need a new WWE champion. I can imagine this being all Henry on the offensive until Cena comes back with his 5 moves and then wins the match.

Winner – John Cena via submission, Mark Henry taps to the STF

My main point first... NO ONE kicks out of the world’s strongest slam!!! Except Super Cena of course. The match was what it was, usual Cena match, real shame too because I think Mark Henry would be an awesome WWE champion. Another thing to point out was the huge reaction Henry got during his entrance to the ring! Everyone loves the World’s Strongest Man!! Hopefully this won’t be their final encounter.

 

Match # 7 – Money in the Bank Match for the WWE Championship

CM Punk vs. Randy Orton vs. RVD vs. Sheamus vs. Christian vs. Daniel Bryan
Sadly we lost Kane from this match due to the attack from the Village people, I mean the Wyatt Family on the Raw show before the PPV. RVD is out first to an obviously HUGE reaction from the Philadelphia crowd. My personal pick for this match was Randy Orton or Christian, I think they are the two that need the case the most, Christian just returning from his injuries and Orton just being kept at a base level since getting his 2^nd wellness violation a while back. The others in the match do not need the case to A. Get over or B. Rejuvenate themselves like Orton and Christian need.

Winner – Randy Orton

Wow, at least I got 1 MITB result right, I’m glad that it was this one too, cannot wait to see Randy Orton with the WWE strap again, it’s been way too long since he had the belt. May even get that heel turn we have all been dying for. Curtis Axel’s interference and him attacking Daniel Bryan was interesting, it’s whether they follow that up with anything though, this of course leads to Paul Heyman turning on Punk, this part was a bit obvious, you really did see it coming but at least it helps Punk’s face turn.  Then as RVD flies he gets smashed with the RKO in mid air, allowing Orton to grab the case, fantastic.

Think that was a reasonably good PPV, the MITB matches themselves were really good and the title matches were pretty good too. Only real let down for me was Sandow winning the MITB for the world title, but I guess we will see where they go with it. Match wise the Jericho / Ryback match was a little disappointing if only for the ending really.

I do believe our next outing will be Summerslam, however I will be hanging out with my comrades from over at SOS for that. I’m sure we will be posting up allsorts over the weekend for your enjoyment.

I'm Big Boss and for now, I’m out... Peace.