Pre-Show
Match #1: The Lucha Dragons vs The Dudley Boyz
Winners: The Lucha Dragons
Leave it to WWE to book not one, but two Kick-Off matches two days before the pay-per-view. And better yet, one with zero build up! Woohoo! This match pits the Lucha Dragons against the Dudley Boyz. Since the Dudleyz are jobbers at this point, I'm going with the Lucha Dragons for the win.
Match #2: The Golden Truth vs Breezango
Winners: The Golden Truth
After the LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG build up to the Golden Truth coming together, they finally are...and losing a lot. What was the point? Anyway, they face their equally directionless and poorly named Breezango. It's a pointless match. I'm going with Golden Truth.
Main Card
Match #1: Apollo Crew vs Sheamus
Winner: Apollo Crews
In what I'm hoping will help him get over big with the fans, Apollo Crews faces off with Sheamus. This is exactly what Crews needs in my opinion, a good opponent who the crowd hates so he can show off what he can really do. He hasn't gotten a real chance to do that outside of his match with Jericho, so hopefully Sunday will be his chance to shine. I'm picking him to win
Match #2: Dolph Ziggler vs Baron Corbin
Winner: Baron Corbin
Poor Baron Corbin. He's been killed by WWE's awful booking, having been in a feud with a directionless Dolph Ziggler for FAR too long, and any momentum he got from winning the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal is gone. To top it off, he's been regulated to the pre-show for the last two pay-per-views. He's on the main card as of now, but don't hold your breath. I'm going with Corbin. He needs this win and he needs it bad.
Match #3: Charlotte & Dana Brooke vs Natalya & Becky Lynch
Winner: Natalya & Becky Lynch
Since Charlotte is already a terrible champion, it's only fitting she not defend her belt on pay-per-view and instead fight in a meaningless tag match. Progress! Charlotte teams with Dana Brooke against Natalya & Becky Lynch. I'm going with Natalya & Becky because why not?
Match #4: Rusev (c) vs Titus O'Neil-United States Championship
Winner: Rusev
Rusev is finally being built up as a beast again after being taken down a peg by Cena and being lumped in with the League of Nations. Now he's back to being the unstoppable United States Champion everyone wants him to be. He defends his title against Titus O'Neil at Money in the Bank, and I'm going with Ru-Ru for the win.
Match #5: The New Day (c) vs The Club vs Enzo Amore & Big Cass vs The Vaudevillians-Tag Team Championships
Winners: The Club
In a Fatal 4-Way Tag match for the Tag Team Championships, The New Day defends the titles against Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows of the Club, Enzo Amore & Big Cass, and the Vaudevillians at Money in the Bank. With the New Day very close to passing Paul London & Brian Kendrick's record 331 day title reign, it would be a safe bet to pick them as the winners and to retain their belts. However, I'm going with the Anderson & Gallows for the win, so the Club can have a title in the group.
Match #6: John Cena vs AJ Styles
Winner: AJ Styles
This is easily the hardest match to pick a winner for me. Even harder than the Money in the Bank match. Basically, a John Cena feud can go one of two ways:
- Cena wins the first match, opponent wins rematch (via bullsh*t, usually), Cena wins rubber match decisively. Or
- Opponent wins first match, Cena wins next two matches.
So yeah, it's hard to have high hopes about the Styles-Cena feud. No matter how much of a dream match this is, this image always creeps into the back of my mind:
Every bit of me wants to pick Cena, but every bit of me also wants to pick Styles, just in case WWE surprises me. But I'm going with Styles. They need to build Styles up strong after losing his last three pay-per-view matches. And if they don't do it now, then they never will.
Match #7: Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Winner: Kevin Owens
Sami Zayn, Cesaro, Chris Jericho, Dean Ambrose, Kevin Owens, and Alberto Del Rio all face off for the Money in the Bank briefcase. This match is always hard to pick, as WWE will usually throw a curveball and have an unexpected winner (like Sheamus or Damien Sandow). However, this year there isn't really a dark horse to pick. Now, the easy person to choose is Dean Ambrose, considering his two former teammates are currently feuding for the WWE Championship. It seems like the obvious choice...too obvious. I think WWE aren't going to have Ambrose win because it's too predictable at this point. So I'm going with the person who I think would do the best with the briefcase...Kevin Owens. Imagine him as Mr. Money in the Bank, carrying the briefcase, lurking around, waiting for the opportune moment to cash in.
Match #8: Roman Reigns (c) vs Seth Rollins-WWE Championship
Winner: Roman Reigns
It's taken two years, but we're finally getting Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins on pay-per-view. It didn't happen at Night of Champions 2014 because Reigns got injured, and it didn't happen at Survivor Series 2015 because Rollins got injured, but it's finally happening on Sunday with the WWE Championship on the line. As much as I want Seth Rollins to win this match, I'm going with Reigns to get the win because he's the golden boy and WWE doesn't want to take the title off of him. I'm not saying Rollins has no chance, but I think Reigns has a better chance to retain.
And those are my predictions for Money in the Bank on Sunday.
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