Handicapping Bo Dallas' Chances to Win Money in the Bank

The Bo Dallas character would be a perfect fit for all that comes with the Money in the Bank briefcase. In essence, Money in the Bank is best used to develop a young star on the rise. Through this angle, fans are able to warm up to the idea of the up-and-comer eventually becoming a world champion.

It may be a bit too much, too early, but early-career pushes are in vogue these days. Despite Damien Sandow's descent into niche comedy, his most significant push to date came during his initial run as the Savior of the Masses.

Dallas finds himself in the right place at the right time to become a surprise winner of the June 29 Money in the Bank match. A fresh gimmick combined with a wide-open WWE World Heavyweight Championship picture bodes well for Bo.

Imagine the immense heat Dallas could draw as the motivational speaker who takes a shortcut by cashing in his briefcase yet continues to preach nettlesome cliches of hard work, determination and "Bo-lieving."

While Dallas has done a good job with nuances that clearly establish him as a heel, his relentless smiling and positivity can easily confuse him with a babyface. It will take a long-term program buoyed by Money in the Bank to really hammer the point home.

Despite the potential Dallas has as one of several current contenders, his chances of winning Money in the Bank are diminished by a crowded world title picture. Daniel Bryan's injury has created a bottleneck of possible challengers.

With names like Seth Rollins, John Cena, Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns in the discussion, newcomer Dallas falls to the back of the line.

Dallas has yet to even compete in a full-length WWE-style main event. Bestowing him with a Money in the Bank win would be as risky as it gets, especially if the match was for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

WWE was pressured by the Yes Movement into taking a risk on Bryan as its top champion. Thus far, that risk has gone horribly awry.

The promotion could be gun-shy about pushing a young star to the top of the roster given these circumstances. Should Bryan drop the WWE World Heavyweight Championship due to injury, the next choice will be a safe one.

Still, that's not to say Dallas doesn't have a shot. NXT Takeover was a strong showcase of WWE's next generation by all accounts.

As reported by F4WOnline (via WrestlingInc), Takeover was such a great show that talents on the main roster were motivated to make Payback a better event than the NXT special and to not be upstaged by so-called "developmental talent."

The main roster would deliver a strong Payback pay-per-view that 76 percent of polled ProWrestling.net readers graded as either good or great.

Never one to shy away from healthy competition, Vince McMahon could manufacture a similar environment where everybody stays hungry and at his or her best.

If a young upstart like Dallas were to win Money in the Bank or the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, two things would happen: a) Other young upstarts would get hungrier and b) so would established stars in danger of their era passing them by.

Still, Dallas' odds of a monumental Money in the Bank are low. Very low. His odds are no better than 9-1 to walk out of the TD Garden as a made man.

Such a risk is unnecessary considering the influx of already talented young stars in a better position to run with WWE's top title.

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