{"id":123166,"date":"2021-07-18T13:43:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T18:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=123166"},"modified":"2021-07-18T13:43:15","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T18:43:15","slug":"heydorns-take-dont-hold-me-to-this-wwe-money-in-the-bank-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/07\/18\/heydorns-take-dont-hold-me-to-this-wwe-money-in-the-bank-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"HEYDORN&#8217;S TAKE: Don\u2019t hold me to this \u2013 WWE Money In The Bank 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-868773289\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Fans are back. There is a lot at play during WWE\u2019s annual Money in the Bank PPV event, but topic 1A? Hello audiences. Yep, Vince McMahon, its back from the ThunderDome paradise of controllable wonder and into the wild you go.<\/p>\n<p>Top to bottom, the card is intriguing. Not due to outcomes of matches being unknown or in doubt (they aren\u2019t), but because the \u201chow they get there\u201d will be interesting to see play itself out.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2020\/07\/HeadshotHeydorn2020_180.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102397 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2020\/07\/HeadshotHeydorn2020_180.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the time to take the Universal Championship off of Roman Reigns, but how do they protect Edge and keep him hot for a Summerslam match coming off a significant loss? Bobby Lashley likely isn\u2019t losing to Kofi Kingston, but what road is travelled down to protect Kingston? Is he protected at all? Drew McIntyre faces his audience as a seemingly cold act. How does WWE address that fact in the Money in the Bank ladder match? Hell, maybe he isn\u2019t cold at all and a Stone Cold pop is waiting for him. Nobody knows, but with fans back in the building, everyone will get a good sense soon enough.<\/p>\n<p>Call this a preview, a calm look into the distant future, or a gaze into a wondrous crystal ball; just don\u2019t hold me to anything, ok?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>Bobby Lashley vs. Kofi Kingston \u2013 WWE Championship<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was the best built match from Monday Night Raw and it fell on the shoulders of Bobby Lashley. His performance on the show closing angle of the go-home Raw solidified him as a top player. Lashley showed range and a depth to his personality that was unseen to that point. He brought authenticity to the table and drove interest in him as a character, but in his match as well. Check, and check. Kingston hasn\u2019t found the same KofiMania magic from a few years ago and while it\u2019s fun to try and relive old times, Lashley is the now and will win in convincing fashion with a major match at Summerslam on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair \u2013 WWE Raw Women\u2019s Championship<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear god, this is still going on. We\u2019ll see who or if the live audience sides with anyone here, but neither are likable and never have been. The feud stalls out with that prominent fact on display each and every week. Charlotte no-sells Ripley\u2019s every attempt at credibility, leaving her flailing to find her footing. Ripley doubles down on that misstep and showcases an attitude that she thinks is \u201cbad ass,\u201d but that really is overcompensation for a lack of comfortability in her role. These two need to get far away from each other at this point. Charlotte is the made star and will take the belt with her and hey, maybe a returning Becky Lynch looms.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-637396539\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong><em><u>Women\u2019s Money In The Bank Ladder Match: \u00a0Natalya vs. Liv Morgan vs. Zelina Vega vs. Asuka vs. Tamina vs. Nikki ASH vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Naomi<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All of these women have something happening in their WWE lives that makes their appearance in this match explainable. It may not be deep or intricate material, but it\u2019s there. The build to this has missed on providing all of the participants an avenue to convey the stakes of the match and what a win would mean to them. Liv Morgan has gotten it and to an extent Alexa Bliss and Nikki ASH have too, but not in a way that has fans salivating at the notion that either may win the match. Given the time they received; they are the potential winners. Morgan for the underdog story, Bliss because well, she has super powers, and ASH because it\u2019s a new gimmick rooted in positive thinking. If you\u2019re betting with your friend at a bar, take Morgan. WWE loves a good underdog story and the reaction to her on Smackdown Friday night was noticeable. This is a good tool to catapult her to the next level without having to lean on performances from Morgan herself.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>A.J. Styles &amp; Omos vs. The Viking Raiders \u2013 WWE Raw Tag Team Championship<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well, what do you say? A tag team championship match in Vince McMahon\u2019s WWE. It\u2019s an afterthought and has been treated as such. Have the championships even been mentioned? Omos and Styles are the key here. As the champions, they\u2019ll need time to shine ahead of a predicted showdown with RK-Bro at Summerslam. Styles is the glue that makes everything stick, but look for Omos to lay his spots in to stay strong. The Viking Raiders are one note nonsense at this point. Fine filler opponents for a show like this one, but not serious threats \u2013 even in a depleted picture on Monday Night Raw.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>Roman Reigns vs. Edge \u2013 WWE Universal Championship<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This feud has clicked nicely and the proof was in the pudding Friday night. Roman Reigns booed. Edge strongly cheered. A title match on the horizon between both stars. McMahon is proud of this one, folks and why shouldn\u2019t he be? Reigns continues to be a dominant and effective character that injects life into the Smackdown product. Edge has found an aggressive demeanor again, but is able to channel it at the strongest heel to help cultivate his big reaction. Weaving Reigns fearing Edge\u2019s crossface submission hold and Reigns tapping to said hold gives the match a narrative to follow and presents Edge as a viable potential winner. We know he isn\u2019t one, though. We know Roman Reigns wins here and that\u2019s why we know this has worked so well. Reigns is retaining the title, but maybe not because of this, this, this, and this. That\u2019s the kind of debate WWE wants its fans to have.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>Men\u2019s Money In The Bank Ladder Match: Drew McIntyre vs. Riddle vs. John Morrison vs. Ricochet vs. Seth Rollins vs. Kevin Owens vs. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Big E<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like the women\u2019s match, this is a three-act race, but a less defined one. Drew McIntyre, Big E, and Riddle are the only viable victors and the rest don\u2019t have much to lean on like the women do to prop up their best case for leaving with the briefcase. McIntyre\u2019s character needs the win to get back on track toward the championship, but McIntyre the performer, doesn\u2019t given the cold reaction to his story time filled gimmick at the moment. That\u2019s an issue. Riddle is Riddle and will be primed for a big reaction, but doesn\u2019t have a consistent credibility for a major win like this. Big E. He\u2019s the one. On an upward trajectory, in need of a defining next step in his career, with the strong heel in Roman Reigns in need of a babyface opponent to help elevate down the road. The stars are aligned there and that doesn\u2019t happen always. Run with it, WWE. Run.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1848348033\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/07\/18\/wwe-money-in-the-bank-ppv-primer-7-18-javiers-preview-predictions-for-reigns-vs-edge-lashley-vs-kingston-both-mitb-ladder-matches-more\/\">WWE MONEY IN THE BANK PPV PRIMER 7\/18: Javier\u2019s preview &amp; predictions for Reigns vs. Edge, Lashley vs. Kingston, both MITB ladder matches, more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-782079228\"><div id=\"pwtor-3899592961\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Fans are back. There is a lot at play during WWE\u2019s annual Money in the Bank PPV event, but topic 1A? Hello audiences. 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