5 Biggest Headlines From WWE Money In The Bank 2020
It was definitely different...
May 11, 2020
Sure seems like unorthodox cinematic productions in lieu of traditional wrestling matches are going to be the lay of the land for the foreseeable future. The Boneyard and Firefly Fun House matches at WrestleMania may have just been a prelude to what we can expect going forward, with Sunday's Money in the Bank main event another hearty leap in that direction.
Featuring wacky cameos from the McMahons, Brother Love, and Paul Heyman (among others), as well as unique environmental offense, a ton of yuk-yuks, and the apparent murder of both Rey Mysterio and Aleister Black, the stereo Money in the Bank ladder matches ultimately ended the way the more standard ones before them had: with winners - in this case, Otis and Asuka.
When the two will each cash in their briefcases remains to be seen, if WWE might wager on some form of crowds being restored in time for those moments. But nobody's talking about the future in this aftermath - instead, they're still trying to process that dizzying half hour of madcap insanity.
Here are the headlines from the 2020 Money in the Bank.
Sure seems like unorthodox cinematic productions in lieu of traditional wrestling matches are going to be the lay of the land for the foreseeable future. The Boneyard and Firefly Fun House matches at WrestleMania may have just been a prelude to what we can expect going forward, with Sunday's Money in the Bank main event another hearty leap in that direction.
Featuring wacky cameos from the McMahons, Brother Love, and Paul Heyman (among others), as well as unique environmental offense, a ton of yuk-yuks, and the apparent murder of both Rey Mysterio and Aleister Black, the stereo Money in the Bank ladder matches ultimately ended the way the more standard ones before them had: with winners - in this case, Otis and Asuka.
When the two will each cash in their briefcases remains to be seen, if WWE might wager on some form of crowds being restored in time for those moments. But nobody's talking about the future in this aftermath - instead, they're still trying to process that dizzying half hour of madcap insanity.
Here are the headlines from the 2020 Money in the Bank.
5. Bayley's Record SmackDown Women's Title Reign Continues
Seven months and counting. Some thought that perhaps, for a lark, WWE would keep the train rolling and have Tamina capture the title, but that really wasn't likely. The match did get a fair bit of time and was competitive, but Bayley ultimately won.
Previous tensions between Bayley and Sasha Banks weren't all that evident here, as Banks diligently interfered to ensure Bayley's win, which came after she reversed a Samoan drop into a crucifix pin. Banks even aided in a beatdown of Tamina afterward.
4. Bray Wyatt Teases Fiend Return In Defeat
Frankly, this match was almost as strange as the main event, which had to be expected, given the unpredictability of the challenger. Bray Wyatt fell short in his bid to unseat former follower Braun Strowman for the Universal title, despite being cheered on by puppets. That's right.
Strowman teased re-aligning with Wyatt by putting on the black sheep mask, suckering Wyatt into the powerslam finish. Afterward, a clearly perturbed Wyatt stared Strowman down while images of The Fiend flashed in rapid cuts. So yeah, this feud ain't done.
3. Drew McIntyre Shows Respect To Seth Rollins Following Victory
In what was clearly the best traditional match of the evening (or perhaps best overall, depending on your taste for absurdity), Drew McIntyre retained the WWE championship by defeating Seth Rollins in a high-impact battle, finishing with his trademark Claymore.
The clean, indisputable finish made it about 50/50 that the feud would continue, but then, McIntyre asked Rollins for a handshake afterward, and got it, despite some uneasiness from "The Messiah". That begs that question of what's next for the man with the unchecked God complex.
2. Asuka Wins The Women's Briefcase
The match began with some textbook Asuka lunacy, namely her leaping off of a railing onto the five women well below her. From there, she seemed to be the only one to really master the whole elevator thing, and it was off the races.
Once the fight spilled onto the roof, Asuka took out Nia Jax and Lacey Evans, leaving one unlikely roadblock: King Corbin. The two were on opposite sides of a ladder, and Asuka kicked him off (because why not) before grabbing the women's case for herself.
1. Otis Wins The Men's Briefcase
After Mysterio and Black presumably fell to their deaths from the roof of WWE Headquarters, a four-man race ensued for the final briefcase between Corbin, Otis, AJ Styles, and Daniel Bryan. And that's when a very weird match got weirder.
Styles and Corbin unhooked the case together and struggled for it, which was broken up when Elias (where'd he come from?) smashed a guitar over Corbin's back. Styles then fumbled the case and it landed in big Otis' arms for the upset victory. These last two pay-per-views have sure worked out for him, no?
