WWE Network Plug, Expert Panel Gives MITB Predictions
After the Divas title match, we shoot to ringside where the PPV commentary team does a random hard-sell for the WWE Network.
From there, we shoot to the “expert panel,” which consists of Renee Young, Alex Riley, Booker T and Christian. All four talk about the matches we’ve seen thus far tonight and preview and give predictions for some of the matches yet to come.
Paul Revere vs. Adam Rose
Damien Sandow, dressed as Paul Revere makes his way to the ring. He cuts a promo and blah blah blah. I’m not even going to dignify this match with much effort, as it is a complete joke and is clearly a pointless time-filler.
Out next, led by his “Rosebuds” is Adam Rose. He cuts a mini-promo himself, and then the bell rings and our next one-on-one match is underway.
Sandow, working as Paul Revere, remains in his whole get-up during the match. Rose controls the action early on, but then Revere makes takes over.
Paul Revere goes for a huge moonsault at one point, but doesn’t manage to find his target. In the end, Rose blasts Sandow with his finisher for the 1-2-3. After the match, Rose dances around like a goof with his Rosebuds. Boy, I’m glad that’s over.
Winner: Adam Rose
Seth Rollins, Jack Swagger & Zeb Colter Talk Money In The Bank
Backstage, we see Seth Rollins. He cuts a quick promo about Dean Ambrose and tonight’s Money In The Bank ladder match for the briefcase. Next, we see Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter, and they as well cut a promo about the Money In The Bank ladder match.
Money In The Bank Ladder Match
(Briefcase For Title Shot Up To One Year)
– Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Jack Swagger vs. Kofi Kingston
Each guy makes their way to the ring, one-by-one, for the first of two Money In The Bank ladder matches, the first of which is for the briefcase, which guarantees you a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship whenever you want for up to one year.
The bell rings and here we go. Early on, all of the guys are duking it out with each other inside the ring. A bunch of the guys end up outside the ring, where Kofi Kingston does the first big, major high spot, as he hits a crazy dive onto all of the guys on the floor.
This left Ambrose alone by himself in the ring, but not for long, however, as Rollins hits the ring and he and Ambrose slug it out. Each guy tries to suplex the other on a ladder that is draped in the corner. In the end, Ambrose hits a gut-wrench style suplex onto the ladder. Rollins rolls out to the floor to recover.
All of the guys take turn hitting spots in the ring. Van Dam is the only guy who ends up staying in the ring by himself for a while. Most of the other guys are on the floor fighting or selling, as one guy at a time seems to enter the ring and duke it out with Van Dam for a bit.
The super-sized giant ladder is brought into the ring. Van Dam and Rollins fight at the top of that ladder until Swagger climbs up underneath Van Dam and power bombs him off of it.
Rollins, who is still up there, watches as Ambrose climbs up the opposite end. Ambrose gets a hold of Rollins and hits an insane superplex off the top of that massive ladder. The crowd explodes as soon as their bodies hit the mat. Lots of “holy shit” chants, followed by “this is awesome” chants.
All of the guys mix and match inside the ring again, circulating different guys into the ring and outside of the ring to sell. This builds to Ambrose and Rollins being left inside the ring alone again. After another big bump off of the ladder, Ambrose is hard-selling his shoulder/arm. WWE medics end up sliding into the ring and they force Ambrose to head to the back, as I guess the story is he’s too injured to be allowed to continue. He argues the whole way, but is eventually forced to head to the back.
Meanwhile, all of the guys are starting to re-enter the ring. One of the most insane spots I’ve ever seen happens, as a ladder is drapped between part of the ladder set up under the briefcase in the middle of the ring, and the ropes. Like a bridge. Anyways, Kingston and Rollins are up there and Kingston ends up slamming Rollins onto the bridge ladder, which when he lands, breaks loose of being wedged into the setup ladder under the briefcase, and Rollins — with the ladder — slams down again. The announcers are putting over that Rollins, like Ambrose, may be out of this match after that spot.
Ziggler goes up the ladder but Swagger catches him while he’s half way up, with the Patriot Lock. Rollins ends up cleaning house of both guys and climbs the ladder. The fans chant “we want Ambrose,” and sure enough, Ambrose runs from the back to the ring and blasts Rollins with a chair.
Ambrose is now climbing up the ladder as the fans explode. As he nears the briefcase, Kane’s pyro explodes and out of nowhere he hits the ring and chokeslams Ambrose off of the ladder. The fans boo like crazy. Kane follows that up with a Tombstone piledriver. The boo’s get even louder.
Meanwhile, Kane holds the ladder as Rollins climbs up with ease and grabs the briefcase. Seth Rollins wins.
Winner: Seth Rollins
Randy Orton Talks About His Chances Tonight
Backstage, Randy Orton is asked what his chances are in the Money In The Bank ladder match for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship tonight. Orton says his chances are better than anyone else’s. He’s asked for his reaction to what just went down in the previous Money In The Bank ladder match. Orton says that’s all and well, but he won’t need any help to win his match tonight. He’s asked about Roman Reigns, but doesn’t seem to want to comment on that.