My Monday column for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reacting to Money in the Bank. Here’s an excerpt:
After a slow and steady start to Money in the Bank, the show ended with a bang and some facts.
Fact one being Dean Ambrose is the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion after an hour holding the MITB briefcase.
Fact two being Seth Rollins won the title after a great match and then was beaten by Ambrose with the license to steal, giving a boost of Rollins being a top babyface.
Fact three being Roman Reigns’ frustration is mounting with the events of him losing the title and the crowd appreciation or lack thereof.
Reigns constantly said he’s not a good guy, not a bad guy, but THE guy as long as he has that title. Well, now he doesn’t have that title, so he’s going to have to be that bad guy. It’s a step back for what ultimately will be steps forward. Reigns as a heel eventually allows him to be an organic babyface.
My prediction going into this show was Dean Ambrose shouldn’t win MITB because if a Shield reunion triple-threat match was going to happen, then it should be built to and advertised. However, all of that was said on the thought that Ambrose wouldn’t cash in his opportunity an hour after his victory.
WWE has put itself in a position that allows it to build to the Shield reunion triple-threat match that seems fitting for SummerSlam in August.
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