{"id":23364,"date":"2016-06-19T22:22:07","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T03:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=23364"},"modified":"2016-06-20T18:58:51","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T23:58:51","slug":"mcneills-live-blog-wwe-money-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/06\/19\/mcneills-live-blog-wwe-money-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"McNEILL&#8217;s Complete Live Blog of WWE Money In The Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-145644407\" 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><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2659\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/StaffMcNeill07_120.jpg\" alt=\"StaffMcNeill07_120\" width=\"120\" height=\"138\" \/>We are LIVE at the McNeill North American Command Center for this live blog of Money In The Bank 2016 on the WWE Network.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I just got back from a Las Vegas sized dinner with my sister, brother in law and two small nephews.\u00a0 The nephews are six and four years old, respectively, and they are NOT low energy.\u00a0 Happy Father&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n<p>And I switch on the Network in time to watch Seth Rollins blow out his knee.\u00a0 Fortunately, it&#8217;s a replay from this fall.\u00a0 He didn&#8217;t do it again.<\/p>\n<p>Generic Las Vegas footage.\u00a0 Great.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s kick things off with a guy who always dresses for Vegas.\u00a0 No, not Lawler.<\/p>\n<p>My name is Pat McNeill. \u00a0I am a certified CompTia A+ Computer Technician, and a bonafide PWTorch columnist. \u00a0And you can&#8217;t&#8230;teach&#8230;that.<\/p>\n<p>Bada-boom, lamest jokes in the room. \u00a0How you doin&#8217;?<\/p>\n<p>Fatal Four Way match. \u00a0Big E. refers to the six challengers as &#8220;you people&#8221;. \u00a0Hello, you people.<\/p>\n<p>Xavier Woods&#8217; Chewbacca impression sounds a lot like my Julius Smokes impression. \u00a0(Yeah, I said it.)<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3394763805\" 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>Cole makes a Matt Bloom\/big head reference. \u00a0Don&#8217;t worry, Michael. \u00a0I get it. \u00a0I get jokes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;@ChadFromAlbany:\u00a0Didn&#8217;t ever think those intros would end.&#8221; \u00a0That&#8217;s why they call it World Wrestling Introtainment.<\/p>\n<p>Cole points out that Aiden English has worked on Broadway.\u00a0 So, he&#8217;s used to working in front of smaller crowds and getting paid more?<\/p>\n<p>That sure as hell looked like a three count when Enzo hit the rocket launcher. \u00a0Enzo came up with a unique counter for the Trouble in Paradise called &#8220;Tripping Over The Other Guy And Blowing The Spot&#8221;. \u00a0I&#8217;ll bet I could have done that.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone hits a big move and Kofi Pins English. \u00a0The champs are still the champs, and I&#8217;m sure Gallows and Anderson get another shot next month. \u00a0That works.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Phillips interviews Kevin Owens. \u00a0Phillips looks like he&#8217;s waiting for KO to steal his lunch money and give him a swirlie.<\/p>\n<p>Jericho and Del Rio interrupt Owens. \u00a0Owens tells the writers&#8230;I mean, Jericho &amp; Del Rio, that they need to come up with new material. \u00a0Jericho comes up with a new pun on the fly and, yes, it&#8217;s awful. \u00a0(But you, you already knew that.)<\/p>\n<p>Time for Dolph Ziggler and Baron Corbin, currently in Match 18 of their best of 99 series.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3935637779\" 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<p>Cole tells Jimmy Crackcorn that Baron Corbin is 6 foot 8, 275 pounds and a former Golden Gloves boxer. \u00a0Jimmy Crackcorn and I don&#8217;t care.<\/p>\n<p>Did You Know? \u00a0When the fans chant &#8220;Baron&#8221; and &#8220;Corbin&#8221; at \u00a0the same time, it almost sounds like they&#8217;re chanting &#8220;Bo-ring!&#8221; \u00a0(See what I mean?)<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m goofing on Corbin, but that blown Famouser into a Deep Six spot was a thing of twisted beauty. \u00a0Kudos for that.<\/p>\n<p>End of Days. \u00a0Corbin wins. \u00a0I&#8217;m not going to hit any of my picks tonight, am I?<\/p>\n<p>Gold Bond wishes the audience a happy Father&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n<p>Despite those outfits and their current location, Charlotte Flair and Dana Brooke will not be performing their tribute to the Sweeney Sisters tonight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;@JimValley writes:\u00a0Why is <a class=\"twitter-atreply pretty-link js-nav\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatbyNature\" data-mentioned-user-id=\"89014429\"><s>@<\/s><b>NatbyNature<\/b><\/a> wearing <a class=\"twitter-atreply pretty-link js-nav\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAmJericho\" data-mentioned-user-id=\"44527648\"><s>@<\/s><b>IAmJericho<\/b><\/a>&#8216;s hairstyle from 1999?&#8221; \u00a0Listen, if DC Comics can bring back The Watchmen, Nattie can bring back the topknot.<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte &amp; Dana vs. Becky &amp; Natalya. \u00a0I actually had a more pressing question. \u00a0Where the hell is Sasha Banks?<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte pins Natalya with Natural Selection, because people were taking Nattie seriously or something.<\/p>\n<p>Then, all of a sudden, Nattie goes all monkeypoop upside of Becky&#8217;s head. \u00a0Poor Becky.<\/p>\n<p>But I&#8217;m sure we&#8217;ll be talking about that inevitable Becky vs. Natalya matchup on tomorrow night&#8217;s Livecast w\/ James Caldwell and myself. \u00a011:30 PM Eastern.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Phillips asks Dean Ambrose to explain his strategy for tonight&#8217;s match. \u00a0Ha! \u00a0That&#8217;s a good one, Tom!<\/p>\n<p>Next match is Apollo Crews vs. Sheamus. \u00a0If Sheamus actually wins this one, call London and bet the house against everyone\u00a0else I picked for tonight.<\/p>\n<p>If I were in Vegas, I would have already started chanting &#8220;Work the chin-lock&#8221; at Sheamus. \u00a0(Who am I kidding? \u00a0If I were in Vegas, I&#8217;d actually be at the craps tables at the Orleans.)<\/p>\n<p>Sheamus takes a belly-to-belly over the top rope. \u00a0So, really, what happened here? \u00a0Did Sheamus miss a workout without calling Hunter first?<\/p>\n<p>Sure enough, Crews pins Sheamus with a crucifix slide. \u00a0Tune in tomorrow, when Sheamus puts over Jack Swagger on Superstars.<\/p>\n<p>Ad for next month&#8217;s WWE Battleground. \u00a0I have a question. \u00a0Where can I get my Seth Rollins battle flag? \u00a0WWEShop?<\/p>\n<p>Let Us Take You Back to last month when AJ Styles turned on John Cena. \u00a0Cena really IS the Sting of this generation.<\/p>\n<p>John Cena vs. AJ Styles. \u00a0Come on, switch away from the basketball game. \u00a0Nothing happens until the 4th quarter anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, now the crowd is awake. \u00a0So far, Cena is losing on cool points to a guy with a Meg Ryan haircut.<\/p>\n<p>Styles goes for a suicide dive, and Cena maybe moved out of the way a second too soon, and that looked ugly. \u00a0Then again, painful looking spots seem to be the trend tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Styles gets to the ropes to escape the STF. \u00a0Cena makes the ropes to escape the Calf Crusher.<\/p>\n<p>AJ kicks out of the Attitude Adjustment. \u00a0JBL tells us<br \/>\n&#8220;You get one chance at a dream match like this&#8221;. \u00a0If you think we&#8217;re only getting one chance at this match, you&#8217;ve missed the last 40 years of WWE booking.<\/p>\n<p>Cena kicks out of the Styles Clash. \u00a0Of course.<\/p>\n<p>Springboard 450 by AJ, but Cena gets his knees up. \u00a0And&#8230;down goes the ref. \u00a0In come the Clubbing Bullets. \u00a0Down goes Cena. \u00a0AJ Styles is your winner.<\/p>\n<p>Even JBL thinks that was a screwjob finish. \u00a0A lot of the audience members don&#8217;t seem to care.<\/p>\n<p>And if you want\u00a0to rid yourself of the stench of a bad finish, try Ultimate Gold Bond.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, no matter what people on the internet say, this will be the greatest Money In The Bank match ever.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll know WWE is serious about pushing Alberto Del Rio again when they bring back his freaking limo.<\/p>\n<p>Ambrose and Owens seem like the crowd favorites here. \u00a0Not that it matters. \u00a0Jericho suplexes Ambrose onto the ladder for Bad Idea Number One.<\/p>\n<p>Zayn hits Owens with an exploder. \u00a0Owens lands with his ass in Jericho&#8217;s face for Bad Idea Number Two.<\/p>\n<p>Cesaro eats a Del Rio double stomp onto a ladder for Bad Idea Number Three.<\/p>\n<p>Cesaro swings Jericho into a ladder. \u00a0Yup. \u00a0Bad Idea Number Four.<\/p>\n<p>Owens hits the bullfrog splash onto Ambrose onto a ladder. \u00a0That should count as Bad Idea Number Five.<\/p>\n<p>Zayn gives Owens a Michinoku Driver onto the side of a ladder. \u00a0You know, those other Bad Ideas are looking good by comparison.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ve built a ladder bridge. \u00a0This can&#8217;t possibly end well.<\/p>\n<p>One ladder tips over. \u00a0Del Rio tries to bounce off the top rope on his way down. \u00a0That ends about as well as you&#8217;d think.<\/p>\n<p>Owens powerbombs Zayn onto a ladder, \u00a0The ghost of Rube Goldberg is screaming for the referee to stop the damn match. \u00a0Ambrose finally knocks off Owens and takes the case.<\/p>\n<p>Up next is our US Title match, with Rusev defending against Titus O&#8217;Neil, The Greatest Dad Ever.\u00a0 I fully believe Titus can beat Rusev.\u00a0 Then again, I believe that comic book heroes walk the earth.<\/p>\n<p>Rusev wins and tells O&#8217;Neil&#8217;s kids their dad is a loser.\u00a0 What an inspirational story this is.<\/p>\n<p>Cut to our announcers.\u00a0 I forgot to ask Byron Saxton if that shirt comes with a University of Oregon football jersey.<\/p>\n<p>Time for the big main event video package.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve actually waited thirteen months for this match, so I thought I was ready.\u00a0 Until I saw Seth Rollins&#8217; ring gear, that is.<\/p>\n<p>You know, I have the awful feeling we&#8217;re going to run long tonight.\u00a0 Maybe that&#8217;s because there&#8217;s EIGHT MINUTES of pay-per-view time left.<\/p>\n<p>The announcers talk about the greatest fights in the history of Vegas, and JBL namechecks WrestleMania IX.\u00a0 Okay, that&#8217;s funnier than anything I&#8217;m going to come up with.<\/p>\n<p>I just figured out that WWE held the start of this match until the basketball game ended.\u00a0 Yes, I&#8217;m that slow.<\/p>\n<p>The main event is happening.\u00a0 Will we see our double turn tonight?\u00a0 I mean, officially?<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING SPOILER ALERT: The &#8220;Battle of The Bastards&#8221; is over.\u00a0 LeBron won.<\/p>\n<p>This match is&#8230;kinda, sorta&#8230;not what we were hoping for.\u00a0 I mean, we&#8217;ve escaped each other&#8217;s big moves, and had some very near falls and it&#8217;s just&#8230;good.<\/p>\n<p>And now we kick in to that extra gear.\u00a0 Okay, this was just New Japan style pacing.<\/p>\n<p>Gotta admit, I wasn&#8217;t expecting a 60 minute time limit draw here. Bold move, WWE.<\/p>\n<p>Just kidding.\u00a0 Roman eats a barricade.\u00a0 They tease a ref stoppage.\u00a0 Rollins hits one Pedigree.\u00a0 Then another.\u00a0 Seth Rollins is WWE champion again.\u00a0 Wow.<\/p>\n<p>And here comes Ambrose to cash in.\u00a0 Double wow.\u00a0 Dirty Deeds.\u00a0 Another new champion.\u00a0 Dean Ambrose has the WWE title.\u00a0 What the hell did I just watch?<\/p>\n<p>Alright, we&#8217;ll try to make sense out of it all in a few minutes.\u00a0 Join James &amp; Greg on PWTorchLivecast.com in a few minutes, then VIP members can tune in to the Roundtable in about an hour.\u00a0 Good night, everybody!<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-478875218\"><div id=\"pwtor-3148021763\"><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>We are LIVE at the McNeill North American Command Center for this live blog of Money In The Bank 2016 on the WWE Network. 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