The remaining four participants in the men’s and women’s Money in the Bank ladder matches were announced and some intriguing scenarios are sure to play out at the event on May 19. On the women’s side, the four that will be included in the match will be Bayley, Mandy Rose, Carmella, and Ember Moon. Corey Graves has been put in a pickle since his two favorites, Alexa Bliss and Mandy Rose, are both in this match. Ember Moon is my own personal pick to grab the victory.
The remaining participants for the men will be Ali, Randy Orton, Andrade, and Finn Balor. Balor has the highest likelihood of these four to win the contract, as he may be in the early stages of a large push very similar to the one Seth Rollins began receiving towards the beginning of last year which culminated at WrestleMania when he won the Universal Championship. It’s doubtful that even his momentum will be able to overcome the dollar signs Vince McMahon sees painted all over Drew McIntyre. Andrade and Ali don’t have enough momentum yet, and it feels like Randy Orton is in the same boat as Natalya when he was placed in this match because of the work he has done.
Kevin Owens is also fitting perfectly into the top heel role on SmackDown Live in to make up for the absence of Daniel Bryan. People in the company probably had a feeling that he could do it, but now he is finally getting the opportunity to prove that he can carry a show and have the top storyline revolve around him.
The news about Jeff Hardy’s bad knee is heartbreaking. WWE will suffer a huge blow since he will officially be out for 6-9 months. Because of this, the Hardy Boyz must obviously relinquish the SmackDown Tag Team Championships. Lars Sullivan is a freak, and this is a good way for him to get over as a heel. As far as I am concerned, R-Truth was a casualty.
WWE badly needs to pull the trigger with Bray Wyatt quickly before the gimmick gets stale. Gimmicks such as his have a history of not lasting. Fans get enthralled with it for a couple of weeks, then grow tired of it because they realize the stupidity. WWE could get a title run or two for Wyatt, but they need to strike while the iron is hot.
It’s no surprise at all to see Roman Reigns getting a victory over the B-Team but it’s always good to see him in action because there is a brilliant level of fluidity to his movements.