WWE Hot Take: The Wrestler in Bloodline Who Should Win Money in the Bank Briefcase

The modern epic and possible all-timer that is the tale of the Bloodline around Roman Reigns doesn't need it, but the annual WWE calendar might be able to provide it a massive boost anyway.

Money in the Bank, after all, is right around the corner and could be a vehicle to some incredibly interesting dynamics within the Bloodline.

Namely, with Jey Uso winning that Money in the Bank briefcase.

It might be an idea that tastes incredibly sour for fans with Reigns-Bloodline fatigue, sure. WWE already created a new title because it doesn't want to end the 1,000-plus day reign, right, so why spoil one of the year's marquee events too, right?

Maybe so, but the storytelling potential is simply irresistible.

As things stand now, The Usos betrayed Reigns at Night of Champions, with Jimmy Uso finally snapping. The man who endured so much, be it his brother suffering at the hands of Roman and so much more, finally cut loose with his alpha-dog mentality and attempted to take back control of the situation.

That would seem (and should) set up Jimmy for his own solo entry in this saga. Jey had one long ago to very memorable results, but Jimmy has sort of just been in the background for most of the story, mean-mugging.

Now he gets his shot, or should—and it will be Jey off in the background, torn between the two sides. Given his personality, he's prone to attempting to find a way to set things back right with everyone again. Maybe he starts to, even, bridging the gap between his brother and Reigns.

But through sheer fun pro-wrestling-isms, while Jimmy and Reigns dance, Jey finds his way into the Money in the Bank ladder match.

For sheer manipulative and strategic reasons, Reigns could play a part in helping Jey win that match, even if it's just sending Solo Sikoa out to help. Manipulative in that he can hold it over Jey's head. Strategic, in that nobody can surprise him with a briefcase because he can even get Jey to promise not to cash-in on him.

Until Jey does.

Think about some of the best cash-ins of all time and the crowd pops. Now think about the near-deafening pops when Sami Zayn betrayed Reigns, then the pop for Jimmy doing the same.

Now mash those two together. The buildup to Jey deciding to cash-in on his own family and the actual moment would have all-timer potential. Maybe Jimmy gets the upper hand in a match or right after and pleads with Jey to do it. Just all the drama packed into intense moments anytime Bloodline and Co. take the screen.

And sure, WWE could just mail it in and give fans The Usos vs. Reigns and Sikoa at Money in the Bank and leave that big men's ladder match for other guys.

But that's not nearly as interesting and one has to ask—how often has WWE used the men's briefcase well in recent years anyway? Remember Otis inexplicably losing the briefcase? The Miz-John Morrison shenanigans? Austin Theory cashing-in on a secondary championship, a first for the briefcase?

At least with the briefcase held by Jey Uso and in Reigns' orbit, we can guarantee the supposedly important item will be important again. And in this scenario, like pretty much any big Bloodline moment, even the lapsed fans tired of the whole thing will be fully invested.

To the credit of Rollins and others, that fresh new title scene doesn't need a briefcase around it. The former Architect is just getting started on a new run with loads of new challengers and stories to tell without a briefcase with a spotty history in recent years muddying things up.

If nothing else, getting the briefcase involved would break the Bloodline saga out of a "predictable" rut. The story has constantly stressed that predictability can be good, but it sure doesn't hurt to have the dynamic and threat of a cash-in constantly lurking in the background of every single appearance.

This story always felt like it was going to loop back to Jey. He was the one originally gaslit and most impacted by Reigns' rise. And he's the one who, as a result, will have the most fan support of any Bloodline member standing against the Tribal Chief.

While there are many interesting ways the story could go from here, nothing compares to putting the Money in the Bank briefcase to good use for once by having the underdog Jey Uso win it.