WWE Money in the Bank 2010 Review

SlamZillaJul 21, 2010

Once again, the WWE has brought us another new Pay-Per-View, taking the popular Money in the Bank match from Wrestlemania, and building an entire show around it. Each of the brands, RAW and Smackdown, get their own MITB match, with the winner having one year to cash in his briefcase.

So how did this new concept PPV stack up?

Smackdown MITB Match: Cody Rhodes vs Christian vs Matt Hardy vs Kofi Kingston vs Big Show vs Dolph Ziggler vs Drew McIntrye vs Kane... Winner: Kane

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So this is the first match of the show, and our first look at what I consider the watering down of a great match.

For starters, it just seems that eight people might be a bit too many. There is a whole lot of down time as guys have to sell some kind of injury so that a few others can work out what they are doing in the ring. This doesn’t seem to be the case at Wrestlemania, where you seem to have a non-stop brawl, even during the high spots.

But for what it's worth, this was a pretty decent match. Just seeing The Big Show struggle to get his special reinforced ladder into the ring was good for a laugh. And of course, Kofi Kingston hitting a Boom Drop from the top of a ladder onto Drew McIntrye, who was on the announcing table, was a highlight.

But after all was said and done, somebody had to win, and to me it was quite a surprise. Kane takes the briefcase.

Alicia Fox vs Eve Torres… Winner: Alicia Fox

I just can’t understand why they would take the Diva’s title off Eve Torres in the first place.

The Barbie Belt is already a joke, but to put it on Alicia Fox, who is barely a wrestler, just shows how little they think of it. However, I was a bit impressed by some of the moves that Fox was pulling off. Maybe with some more training, there will be hope for her after all.

Either way, Eve did her best to make it look like a good match, then put over the new champ.

The Uso’s vs The Hart Dynasty… Winners: The Hart Dynasty

The Uso’s have been a thorn in the side of The Hart Dynasty for quite a while now, with both teams getting wins over the other. But this looked like the final showdown between these two, and the titles were on the line.

This was a pretty good match, and I actually hope that they keep this feud going for a bit longer, as both teams seem to work well together.

Rey Mysterio vs Jack Swagger… Winner: Rey Mysterio

As much as I hate to admit this, Rey Mysterio’s matches are actually entertaining. I just never wanted him to be World Champion, especially since he is pushed down our collective throats with promo after promo, letting us know how special he is and why we should all love him. But enough of the rant.

Swagger did everything possible to win the the title back from Mysterio, even attacking him backstage before their match. But in true heroic fashion, Mysterio endured and even outsmarted Swagger to retain his title.

The interesting part though came after the fact. Swagger, enraged that he didn’t defeat Rey, attacked him yet again. This brought out Kane, of all people, for the save. Kane chased Swagger to the back, then after a couple of minutes, his pyro and music hit.

Kane cashed in his newly won Money in the Bank briefcase. With Rey already worn down, it was a simple matter of hitting a chokeslam and tombstone piledriver for the win. Your new World Heavyweight Champion: Kane!

Layla vs Kelly Kelly... Winner: Layla

This match is a fine example of what could be possible if they just combine the two women’s titles, and let everybody just compete for one. The one being the Women’s Championship, of course, and not the Barbie Belt.

Here we have Layla, who actually can wrestle, and Kelly Kelly, who is actually improving. This turned out to be fairly entertaining, and was a much better Diva match than the one earlier. Naturally, Layla picked up the win, as the WWE is still milking their “Beautiful People” rip-off.

RAW MITB Match: Randy Orton vs Edge vs The Miz vs Chris Jericho vs John Morrison vs Mark Henry vs Evan Bourne vs Ted DiBiase… Winner: The Miz

Everybody will have their opinion as to which ladder match was actually better, but for my pick, I am going with RAW.

Aside from Evan Bourne, you didn’t have any high fliers in this one, so you knew there would be a lot more ground and pound action.

But with Edge in it, there was bound to be some new and interesting ways for the ladders to inflict pain. And this one didn’t disappoint.

I don’t know who actually dreams up some of the things that these guys try to do with the ladders, but they always dream up at least one or two great spots.

The biggest surprise though is who won. The Miz!! Either they are really trying to put Miz over as a future World Champion, or he will be the first person ever to cash in his briefcase and lose.

John Cena vs Sheamus…..Winner: Sheamus

This was to be John Cena’s last shot at the title, and it was inside a steel cage. The purpose for that, of course, was to keep The Nexus from interfering.

I am a big fan of Sheamus, and glad to see the powers-that-be are trusting him in the main event. Cena and Sheamus work well together, and this was a good give-and-take cage match.

Of course, The Nexus still came out. The referee took away the bolt cutters they were going to use to enter the cage. Then the keys were thrown into the crowd. But no matter what, their influence still upset the match.

As both Cena and Sheamus were attempting to escape the cage, The Nexus slowed Cena down just enough for Sheamus to reach the floor first.

Final Thoughts

It wasn’t a bad PPV, and did have some good surprises, but I fear that this match will become a yearly event and be taken away from Wrestlemania.

I would have to give this one a C+.