WWE Money in the Bank PPV Results: 6-17-18
(3) SETH ROLLINS vs. ELIAS – Intercontinental Title match
Coach said this is the biggest match of Elias’s career. Graves said Elias has been in the ring with some of the who’s who including John Cena and Roman Reigns, so he wouldn’t be surprised if he’s ready for this big spotlight. Coach said in his social media poll, fans picked this as the match to steal the show. After some chops, Seth landed a dropkick. Elias rolled out of the ring. Coach said he doesn’t want to upset Brock Lesnar or Paul Heyman, but Seth shows up every week and is the man right now. Seth slingshot himself onto Elias at ringside and threw him back into the ring. Seth pounded away at Elias in the corner. The ref pushed him off. Seth went to the ring apron for a new angle at Elias, but Elias knocked him down hard with a clothesline. Seth dropped hard. Cole said Seth’s neck is sore from the guitar shot and this could be a turning point.
Elias stayed on offense for a while, settling into a chinlock. Seth eventually stood and went for a suplex, but Elias battered him down again. Eventually Seth did comeback and landed a blockbuster. On a springboard, Seth landed and sold a knee tweak. Elias seized the opening with a flying knee for a two count. He lifted Seth onto his shoulders. Seth punched out of it, but favored his knee. Elias rolled him up for another two count. Seth came back with a superkick and scored a two count. Cole said Seth’s injured knee prevented him from making a full leveraged cover. Seth shook out his knee as he climbed to the top rope. Graves said it’s insanity and ill-advised and the wrong time to go high-risk. Elias lifted his knees to counter Seth’s frog splash.
Elias climbed to the top rope. Seth knocked him off balance. Seth then superplexed Elias and hit a Falcon Arrow for a believable near fall that popped the crowd. Seth superkicked Elias in the ribs, then went for a stomp, but Elias rolled out of the way. Seth then dove through the ropes, but Elias moved and then threw Seth hard into the ringpost and then hard into the ringside steps. It was fast and relentless. He then leaped off the top rope with a flying elbow and scored a near fall. The crowd popped for the kickout. Coach called it an incredible 30 seconds for Elias. Seth tried to lift Elias out of the corner, but Seth’s knee gave out. When Elias went for a Drift Away, Seth rolled him for a two count. Elias rolled up Seth and pulled on his pants. Seth rolled through and pulled on Elias’s tights for the win. None of the three announcers picked up on the fact that Elias pulled on Seth’s tights before Seth returned the favor, and instead justified his actions in a general sense. They really complimented Elias for his effort.
WINNER: Seth in 17:00 to retain the IC Title. (***1/4)
Really good match. Easily the best of the night so far. Elias is showing he can carry his end of a big match.
(4) WOMEN’S MONEY IN THE BANK – CHARLOTTE vs. NAOMI vs. EMBER MOON vs. BECKY LYNCH vs. NATALYA vs. ALEXA BLISS vs. LANA
Becky was aggressive at the start including against Charlotte, but Moon flipped onto Becky before she could pick up a ladder. Ember then entered the ring, but before she could set up the ladder, Naomi re-entered the ring stopped her. Moon kicked a ladder into Sasha then set up a ladder. She didn’t hurry, though, and the announcers scolded her. Sash recovered and went after Moon. Moon springboarded off the middle rope and body pressed Sasha hard onto the ladder. Ouch! Sasha rolled to the floor. Lana got in some offense. Natalya then atomic dropped Naomi onto the ladder, and Naomi did the splits. Natalya then basement dropkicked her out of the rig. Natalya looked up and grabbed a ladder, but Charlotte re-entered the ring and chopped away at her. The women were really taking turns so there was one thing to focus on. Charlotte overhead suplexed Natalya and kipped up. Becky met Charlotte just as she began to set up the ladder. They grabbed opposite ends of a ladder and argued. Fans chanted “Becky! Becky!” Naomi dropkicked the ladder, knocking both Charlotte and Becky down. Then she leaped onto Bliss at ringside. With everyone down at ringside, fans chanted “This is awesome!”
As Naomi and Ember struggled over a ladder, Becky quick ascended it, but Naomi and Ember knocked the ladder over and into Becky in the corner. Then they hit her with stereo dropkicks in the corner. They squared off. Naomi hit Ember with rapid-fire kicks. Ember came back and tossed Naomi onto the ladder leaning in the corner of the ring. A couple minute later Sasha cleared the ring and climbed the ladder, but Charlotte yanked her off. They exchanged words and both tried to climb the ladder, but knocked each other off. Sasha escaped a Charlotte attempt at a Razor’s Edge by pulling herself onto the ladder. Natalya pulled Charlotte off the ladder as Sasha reached for the briefcase. Sasha leaped off the ladder with a knee drop onto Charlotte and Natalya. Becky then climbed the ladder alone and the crowd stood and cheered. Bliss yanked her down and punched her.
When Bliss climbed the ladder, Sasha yanked her down. Sasha then met her on top of the ladder. Becky yanked Bliss down and met Sasha up high. Lana entered with another ladder and set it up. It was the tallest of them. She began to climb, but Moon re-entered and met her up top. Natalya yanked Sasha down. Sasha yanked Natalya down. More chaos followed with multiple women trying to climb the ladder. Graves said it was “getting downright catty.” Charlotte went for a powerbomb, but Bliss countered into a sunset flip and Charlotte landed hard and rolled to the floor. Bliss shoved Lana and climbed the ladder. Lana yanked her down and shoved her. Lana landed a jumping roundkick to Bliss, then applied the Accolade. Graves and Coach agreed it was a bad strategy. Lana climbed the ladder. Naomi springboarded onto the ladder and knocked Lana down, then reached for the briefcase, but couldn’t unlock it. She had five or so seconds, but Becky yanked her down.
Becky then climbed and the crowd cheered. Becky leaped off onto Naomi, then repositioned the ladder. Charlotte her at the top. Bliss tipped the ladder over. Charlotte speared Bliss, then looked up at the briefcase and set up the ladder again. Sasha gave Charlotte a back stabber and climbed the ladder. Namoi yanked her off and threw her into the ladder. Lana then climbed the ladder, but Natalya dropped her backward out of an electric chair. She smiled and climbed the ladder, but Moon knocked her down. Moon climlbed, but Charlotte yanked her down. Charlotte speared Moon hard into the ladder leaning in the corner. Becky then tried to take Charlotte out of the ring with an exploder suplex. Becky tried again and hit it. Becky climbed. Coach said, “It’s over.” She stopped when she saw Alexa approaching. Alexa knocked her off the ladder onto another ladder below. Becky looked dopey there since she easily could have pulled the case off the hook. Bliss then grabbed the briefcase and unhooked it successfully.
WINNER: Bliss in 19:00. (***1/2)
Really well executed with the exception of a few moments where wrestlers on the top of the ladder with briefcase in hand had to stop because they weren’t supposed to win and the interference came late to stop them. This gives Bliss some new momentum.