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WWE Money In The Bank PLE Results: 7-2-22
(7) DREW MCINTYRE vs. SETH ROLLINS vs. MADCAP MOSS vs. SHEAMUS vs. OMOS (w/MVP) vs. SAMI ZAYN vs. RIDDLE vs. THEORY – Men’s Money in the Bank match
After each wrestler got a ring entrance, Adam Pearce walked out and said it’s been a great night so far, so how about making it better by adding to it. He said, “I will see your seven competitors and raise you one more!” He announced Theory had been added. “You’ve got to be kidding me?” said Cole. The wrestlers in the ring acted stunned and disturbed, pacing around and looking at each other. McAfee said there always seems to be a power behind theory who wants to see him succeed.
Omos knocked everyone around early. McIntyre landed a Claymore, though, to knock Omos to the floor. McIntyre set up the first mid-ring ladder and climbed. Sheamus yanked him down and threw him to ringside. Sheamus climbed, but Drew yanked him off. They shoved each other and punched each other. Theory, meanwhile, snuck up the ladder. Cole called him “sneaky.” Sheamus and Drew noticed and yanked him down and worked together in chopping him down. Theory fell to the floor. Sheamus and Drew then went back to hitting each other.
Seth returned to the ring and hit Drew and Sheamus with a ladder. Cole called Seth “wily.” Seth threw the ladder at Drew and Sheamus on the floor. Riddle re-entered the ring and battled Seth. Seth set up a Pedigree on a ladder, but Riddle backdropped out of it. Riddle then landed a running Bro-ton. Sami returned to the ring and set up a ladder and climbed it quickly. Moss yanked him down. Sami used a drop toe hold to send Moss into a ladder. Cole said Sami would really be in the good graces of The Bloodline if he won the briefcase. McAfee said that’s because Sami would sit on the contract. Cole said he’d sit on it for a full year, assuming Reigns could get past Brock at Summerslam.
As Moss kicked away at Sami, Cole called him a rising star. Moss threw Sami into a ladder leading in the corner of the ring. Moss set up a ladder mid-ring and began to climb it. Riddle climbed the other side. Omos returned to the ring and yanked Moss and then Riddle down. Theory dove off the top rope at Omos, but Omos caught him and chokeslammed him. Theory rolled to the floor. Omos yelled and then set up the ladder. Cole said he’d just waltz up the ladder and grab the contract. Moss tried to tip the ladder over. He struggled. Drew joined in and it worked. They clotheslined Omos over the top rope. He landed on his feet. Sheamus and Riddle attacked Omos at ringside with ladders. Omos finally went down. They began throwing ladders on top of him.
Everyone except Omos then entered the ring and climbed two ladders mid-ring. They met at the top. Theory knocked everyone down. Moss yanked him down and gave him a fallaway slam into the corner. McAfee said everyone would be sick to their stomach if Theory won. Moss climbed the ladder, but noticed Sami on the top rope. He knocked him down and then rammed him with the ladder. Sami leaped over Moss and quickly scurried up the ladder. Moss powerbombed him off the ladder onto a ladder bridged across the bottom rope in the corner. Yikes. Referees checked on Sami immediately.
Drew and Moss battled on the top of the ladder next. Drew knocked Moss down with a headbutt. Drew nearly unfastened it, but Sheamus intervened. He gave Drew a White Noise. Riddle ran in and attacked Sheamus. Cole called Riddle “the sentimental favorite.” Sheamus gave Riddle an Irish Curse backbreaker next. Riddle came back with an RKO on Sheamus. Drew went after Riddle, but Riddle countered with a kneelift. Riddle fended off Moss, too, and then did a kip up. He gave Seth a snap powerslam, Orton-style. He climbed a ladder, but it was nowhere near the briefcase. Instead, he leaped off of it with a Floating Bro onto a crowd underneath him that he trusted were there waiting. Fans chanted “Holy shit!” McAfee said the crowd was describing it better than they could.
Omos re-entered the ring, “making his way out of the rubble,” as Cole characterized it. He tossed wrestlers out of the ring and then looked up at the briefcase. Riddle leaped on his back. Cole said you have to admire the fight in Riddle. He applied a sleeper, but Omos flipped Riddle off of him. Theory climbed the ladder, trying to go unnoticed. Omos noticed and gave him a throat slam. Riddle recovered and put him in an armbar while hanging from the top rope. Moss dumped them both to the floor as if it were a battle royal. Seth gave Omos a running stomp on the ring apron. With Seth’s encouragement, everyone else lifted Omos and pressed him in the air and then tossed him on the announce desk. “Holy shit!” chanted the crowd. McAfee said, “What they’re saying! We’ll be watching that for years.”
The wrestlers who just worked together returned to fighting each other. Sami set up a ladder, meanwhile, and climbed it. Drew yanked him down and threw him into the ladder, knocking it over. Sheamus threw a ladder at Drew, knocking him down. Drew came back seconds later with a Future Shock DDT. Drew put Sheamus under the ladder and climbed it. Butch ran out and leaped onto Drew’s back. Drew stepped down from the ladder under Butch’s weight. Sheamus gave Drew a knee to the jaw, breaking up the sleeper by Butch, but also knocking Drew down. Sheamus put the ladder’s bottom rung over Drew’s throat and climbed it. Cole said there was no one to stop Sheamus. Sheamus grabbed onto the case, but Drew pressed the ladder and knocked Sheamus off balance. Sheamus dropped to the mat. Drew gave Butch a Claymore, then kipped up. He played to the crowd, then set up the ladder again.
Drew climbed the ladder. Cole said it’ll be his night, but then Sheamus intervened. They climbed the ladder and battled. Sami knocked it over. Drew and Sheamus crashed onto a ladder in the corner. Sami climbed a ladder. Cole called him a stooge. Sami was about to unhook it, but Moss knocked him down. Seth then tipped the ladder. Moss bumped awkwardly onto the ropes. Seth gave Moss a Stomp. Moss rolled to the floor. Seth set up the ladder a little off-center and climbed it. Riddle knocked him down with a taller ladder, then set it up and climbed it. Seth and Riddle battled on separate ladders. Seth knocked Riddle down. Seth reached for the briefcase, but Riddle met him at the top again. Riddle gave Seth an RKO off the top of the ladder. “Are you kidding me!” exclaimed Cole. McAfee asked how you survive that. Cole said, “I don’t think you do.”
Riddle climbed the ladder again. Theory returned to the ring and climbed the same ladder. Cole said Theory was gifted the opportunity, “we assume by Mr. McMahon tonight.” Theory knocked Riddle down and then grabbed onto the briefcase and unhooked it.
WINNER: Theory in 25:00.
(Okay, so the match was really well-executed, well laid out, and dramatic. The finish, though, makes fans feel like suckers for investing a ton of analysis and speculation into who would win among those who qualified. The arbitrariness of Theory being added and then winning feels like a murder mystery that ends with someone who wasn’t a suspect or really involved in the story throughout the book suddenly showing up at the end as the murderer. It feels cheap.)
(7) DREW MCINTYRE vs. SETH ROLLINS vs. MADCAP MOSS vs. SHEAMUS vs. OMOS (w/MVP) vs. SAMI ZAYN vs. RIDDLE vs. THEORY – Men’s Money in the Bank match
After each wrestler got a ring entrance, Adam Pearce walked out and said it’s been a great night so far, so how about making it better by adding to it. He said, “I will see your seven competitors and raise you one more!” He announced Theory had been added. “You’ve got to be kidding me?” said Cole. The wrestlers in the ring acted stunned and disturbed, pacing around and looking at each other. McAfee said there always seems to be a power behind theory who wants to see him succeed.
Omos knocked everyone around early. McIntyre landed a Claymore, though, to knock Omos to the floor. McIntyre set up the first mid-ring ladder and climbed. Sheamus yanked him down and threw him to ringside. Sheamus climbed, but Drew yanked him off. They shoved each other and punched each other. Theory, meanwhile, snuck up the ladder. Cole called him “sneaky.” Sheamus and Drew noticed and yanked him down and worked together in chopping him down. Theory fell to the floor. Sheamus and Drew then went back to hitting each other.
Seth returned to the ring and hit Drew and Sheamus with a ladder. Cole called Seth “wily.” Seth threw the ladder at Drew and Sheamus on the floor. Riddle re-entered the ring and battled Seth. Seth set up a Pedigree on a ladder, but Riddle backdropped out of it. Riddle then landed a running Bro-ton. Sami returned to the ring and set up a ladder and climbed it quickly. Moss yanked him down. Sami used a drop toe hold to send Moss into a ladder. Cole said Sami would really be in the good graces of The Bloodline if he won the briefcase. McAfee said that’s because Sami would sit on the contract. Cole said he’d sit on it for a full year, assuming Reigns could get past Brock at Summerslam.
As Moss kicked away at Sami, Cole called him a rising star. Moss threw Sami into a ladder leading in the corner of the ring. Moss set up a ladder mid-ring and began to climb it. Riddle climbed the other side. Omos returned to the ring and yanked Moss and then Riddle down. Theory dove off the top rope at Omos, but Omos caught him and chokeslammed him. Theory rolled to the floor. Omos yelled and then set up the ladder. Cole said he’d just waltz up the ladder and grab the contract. Moss tried to tip the ladder over. He struggled. Drew joined in and it worked. They clotheslined Omos over the top rope. He landed on his feet. Sheamus and Riddle attacked Omos at ringside with ladders. Omos finally went down. They began throwing ladders on top of him.
Everyone except Omos then entered the ring and climbed two ladders mid-ring. They met at the top. Theory knocked everyone down. Moss yanked him down and gave him a fallaway slam into the corner. McAfee said everyone would be sick to their stomach if Theory won. Moss climbed the ladder, but noticed Sami on the top rope. He knocked him down and then rammed him with the ladder. Sami leaped over Moss and quickly scurried up the ladder. Moss powerbombed him off the ladder onto a ladder bridged across the bottom rope in the corner. Yikes. Referees checked on Sami immediately.
Drew and Moss battled on the top of the ladder next. Drew knocked Moss down with a headbutt. Drew nearly unfastened it, but Sheamus intervened. He gave Drew a White Noise. Riddle ran in and attacked Sheamus. Cole called Riddle “the sentimental favorite.” Sheamus gave Riddle an Irish Curse backbreaker next. Riddle came back with an RKO on Sheamus. Drew went after Riddle, but Riddle countered with a kneelift. Riddle fended off Moss, too, and then did a kip up. He gave Seth a snap powerslam, Orton-style. He climbed a ladder, but it was nowhere near the briefcase. Instead, he leaped off of it with a Floating Bro onto a crowd underneath him that he trusted were there waiting. Fans chanted “Holy shit!” McAfee said the crowd was describing it better than they could.
Omos re-entered the ring, “making his way out of the rubble,” as Cole characterized it. He tossed wrestlers out of the ring and then looked up at the briefcase. Riddle leaped on his back. Cole said you have to admire the fight in Riddle. He applied a sleeper, but Omos flipped Riddle off of him. Theory climbed the ladder, trying to go unnoticed. Omos noticed and gave him a throat slam. Riddle recovered and put him in an armbar while hanging from the top rope. Moss dumped them both to the floor as if it were a battle royal. Seth gave Omos a running stomp on the ring apron. With Seth’s encouragement, everyone else lifted Omos and pressed him in the air and then tossed him on the announce desk. “Holy shit!” chanted the crowd. McAfee said, “What they’re saying! We’ll be watching that for years.”
The wrestlers who just worked together returned to fighting each other. Sami set up a ladder, meanwhile, and climbed it. Drew yanked him down and threw him into the ladder, knocking it over. Sheamus threw a ladder at Drew, knocking him down. Drew came back seconds later with a Future Shock DDT. Drew put Sheamus under the ladder and climbed it. Butch ran out and leaped onto Drew’s back. Drew stepped down from the ladder under Butch’s weight. Sheamus gave Drew a knee to the jaw, breaking up the sleeper by Butch, but also knocking Drew down. Sheamus put the ladder’s bottom rung over Drew’s throat and climbed it. Cole said there was no one to stop Sheamus. Sheamus grabbed onto the case, but Drew pressed the ladder and knocked Sheamus off balance. Sheamus dropped to the mat. Drew gave Butch a Claymore, then kipped up. He played to the crowd, then set up the ladder again.
Drew climbed the ladder. Cole said it’ll be his night, but then Sheamus intervened. They climbed the ladder and battled. Sami knocked it over. Drew and Sheamus crashed onto a ladder in the corner. Sami climbed a ladder. Cole called him a stooge. Sami was about to unhook it, but Moss knocked him down. Seth then tipped the ladder. Moss bumped awkwardly onto the ropes. Seth gave Moss a Stomp. Moss rolled to the floor. Seth set up the ladder a little off-center and climbed it. Riddle knocked him down with a taller ladder, then set it up and climbed it. Seth and Riddle battled on separate ladders. Seth knocked Riddle down. Seth reached for the briefcase, but Riddle met him at the top again. Riddle gave Seth an RKO off the top of the ladder. “Are you kidding me!” exclaimed Cole. McAfee asked how you survive that. Cole said, “I don’t think you do.”
Riddle climbed the ladder again. Theory returned to the ring and climbed the same ladder. Cole said Theory was gifted the opportunity, “we assume by Mr. McMahon tonight.” Theory knocked Riddle down and then grabbed onto the briefcase and unhooked it.
WINNER: Theory in 25:00.
(Okay, so the match was really well-executed, well laid out, and dramatic. The finish, though, makes fans feel like suckers for investing a ton of analysis and speculation into who would win among those who qualified. The arbitrariness of Theory being added and then winning feels like a murder mystery that ends with someone who wasn’t a suspect or really involved in the story throughout the book suddenly showing up at the end as the murderer. It feels cheap.)