Official Money in the Bank Thread: 7/15/2012

[King Silva]

Of course Cena won..

[facemeat]

I enjoyed the PPV, overall. I don't mind the fact that Cena won...I was pulling for either The Miz or Jericho, but I expected Cena from the start. Ziggler winning was incredible, as was the match. Punk/Bryan started off slow, but turned out to be a pretty awesome match. I didn't really catch much of the WHC match, mainly because I couldn't care less about that feud, but what I saw wasn't too great. All of the filler matches were decent, as well.

[Gazza]

Jul 15, 2012 21:54:11 GMT -5 @whathefreak said:

I like how angry everyone gets that Cena won, like it wasn't obvious a few weeks ago lol

Exactly, everyone complains that WWE is too predictable but still get angry when it happens. I don't get it.

[Deleted]

Jul 15, 2012 21:53:42 GMT -5 @shaunduane said:

Jul 15, 2012 21:49:13 GMT -5 @kykobra said:

Fifteen minutes before 11?
Must of been a botch.
Show destroyed that briefcase, lmao,

The show always ends at 10:45. I don't see how this has to be explained every PPV, jesus christ.

Then sorry for never noticing. I usually don't pay attention to the time a show ends unless it's pointed out.
I had just thought "Oh, the ending might of been botched, maybe the match would of went on longer." So I looked at the time to see if it could of.

[The United Kingdom]

I knew Cena would win tonight MITB for some obvious reason (i.e. The Rock and rumour that Cena going to be champion again by end of this year).

I have no problem with Cena as winner, but I think the match need more some spots that fans expected for the MITB Ladder match (ie brutal spots), etc. As it suppose to be extreme match, not just normal ladder match.

[ASR (therockisback)]

Much better than expected.

WWE Title MITB turned out to be much better than the WHT MITB, Punk/Bryan topped their OTL match and the Table spot was great, SD MITB was great and Ziggler winning got a huge pop, Sheamus vs Del Rio turned out to be surprisingly good minus the ending, Diva match was meh, Ryback match was OK, Tag match was entertaining.

WM28, Extreme Rules and MITB are the top 3 PPV's of the year so far.

[YES! YES! YES!]

Okay, PPV was ok.
"Main Matches"
WHC MITB: MOTN. Honestly, might be my favorite MITB match. No joke.
WHC Match: Ok match, I lovedd that the bell didn't ring when Ziggler tried to cash in.
WWE Title: Pretty good, I loved that Punk won, although Im a Bryan mark. I want Punk to have a year long reign.
WWE Title MITB: Meh.

[the nexus]

still an enjoyable ppv but cena winning just feels like a slap in the face to the true fans, the wwe just doesn't get it right now, cena is not gonna bring you rating and a card with 4 matches surely won't give you ppv buys, they need something big to shake things up and hopeuflly 1000 raw will see that happen, I don't mind punk/cena at summerslam again if they go that route but as long as punk wins, cena does not need that ing title ever again,

[Gazza]

I actually thought it was a great show overall with some really good matches, SD MITB and Bryan/Punk especially.

[alexgg]

Well, I enjoyed the PPV, was fun.

[emmaobrien1]

Only good thing about this PPV was Abraham Washington, the rest.

[T1]

Cena winning was obvious and I'm okay with it because it sets up lots of interesting stuff with his character...but geez yet again absolutely no need for it to be the main event. This is just getting absolutely ridiculous...7 months in and Punk hasn't main eventide one. Unless this leads to a Cena heel turn or Punk flipping out and cutting another amazing promo about not getting the spotlight ever, I just don't understand why he main events...every....single...PPV...

Change the match order between Raw MITB and Bryan/Punk and you have an amazing PPV. WWE Title match was great and had me hooked the whole time....but had a very anticlimactic ending. Great match mostly because I had no clue what was going to happen, but not even in the same league as their OTL match.

Good match between ADR & Sheamus. ADR is my fave, so obviously I was quite pissed he lost, especially because Sheamus is boring as paint. Post-match stuff with Ziggler was great and intriguing.

Smackdown MITB and the tag team match were easily the matches of the night...spectacular stuff with Ziggler winning, Primo, Epico, AW, Rosa...the tag division is finally pretty great.

But like I said, Cena main eventing just makes everything else feel so worthless. For as the good as the show was, nothing seems to have importance anymore because at the end we all know who will have the spotlight, win or lose.

[punksnotdead]

So we see Punk vs Cena III at SS and then Cena vs Rock II at Mania?

[alexgg]

[@.@ Hempsterdance @.@]

I did like the PPV, Who cares that Cena won, he does make it a bit interesting, This is coming from a Cena hater from the beginning.

[The United Kingdom]

Money in the Bank now over, so SummerSlam here we come!

[J12]

Good show that was held back from being a great show because of typical by the numbers plays.

World Heavyweight Money in the Back was good. I'd say great, but quite frankly, there were a ton of noticeable, avoidable botches. Tensai and Sin Cara seemed to be responsible for the vast majority. Tensai clearly had no business being in that match. Still, a good contest nontheless. Some really great spots - particularly out of the likes of Ziggler, Kidd, Rhodes, and Christian. Ziggler winning was, without a doubt, the highlight of the night. The only possible way I could sum it up is exactly as he did, "about damn time."

I was a bit surprised by The Miz's announcement. I don't understand why this wasn't done on Monday to put some hype behind it. The Miz could have attacked at least someone in the match and set this up a bit better. It's little things like this that really held the show back.

Sheamus/Del Rio was decent at best. I stand by my opinion from months ago that this match never should have been booked for a Pay-Per-View. WWE seemed cautious about it from day one, and I can't blame them for finally just pulling the trigger, but it was exactly what I expected it to be. A decent, TV quality match and a clean win for Sheamus. Nothing lost, nothing gained here.

Primetime Players/Epico & Primo was good. AW does a fantastic job and he's really doing wonders for this team. I loved the stuff between he and Rosa. I really loved the post-match confrontation being them and Kofi/Truth. Breathes a bit of fire into the tag division. Let's just hope they keep this up.

Again, though, why couldn't this match have been booked beforehand? There was plenty of bad blood simmering over last month's betrayal, this match had plenty of reason to be on Pay-Per-View, why not announce it?

WWE Championship match was absolutely fantastic. Bryan and Punk were genuinely enjoying themselves, and they beat the living hell out of each other. Wonderfully paced, hard-hitting, fantastic story-telling. I could watch these two go at it every show. I though the AJ involvement was misguided, especially given how crucial she was to the storyline. Part of me liked that, because this match truly should have been about the WWE Championship, but at the same time, there was no development, not even a little bit. I'm not necessarily looking for answers, but I expected tonight to be a blow off in a way, given the likelihood that we're heading toward Punk/Cena. Just strange decision making.

Ryback match was at least bit more competitive than usual, but still, absolutely no business being on Pay-Per-View. This is getting old.

Pointless diva's match. The division is getting to be so neglected that I'm not sure they even pay attention to faces and heels anymore outside of a select few. I thought Natalya was a face now? She's always backstage on Smackdown in all of those throw away segments with the faces. Guess not. Regardless, the diva's division is at it's absolute worst right now, and it doesn't appear it's going to get any better.

WWE Championship Money in the Bank was far better than I expected it to be. The Miz actually made a huge impact and, to me, made the match much more enjoyable. He and Jericho carried this one far and away. Jericho was on the top of his game tonight, and the crowd could tell. I was really hoping that because this main evented, we'd get a swerve finish, but alas, exactly what was expected. To me, that really dragged down the feel of the entire night.

Overall, like a said, a really solid show that was hindered by some WWE-isms. Three unscheduled matches, and the WWE Championship not main eventing despite clearly being the most built/hyped match on the card really gets to me. Little things that are so simple to fix, but go completely ignored.

[Joey Cush]

Jul 15, 2012 21:49:42 GMT -5 Gazza said:

Jul 15, 2012 21:47:04 GMT -5 Joey Cush said:

aaand now this ppv sucks.

How does one result make the entire PPV suck? Some people on here need to get some sense for once.

You want to know why? Ill gladly tell you why,

The WHC MITB was terrible. Sandow, Santino and Tensai had no business being in a match like this. Match made for some great botches. Happy Ziggler won though.

WHC match did nothing for me. Quite the bore of a match IYAM and judging by the majority of responses, same for members here. I was on my phone playing Solitare more than watching this match. Zigglers false cash in was cool, will say.

Three unadvertised matches in the two tag matches and the Ryback match. Surprised we didnt get a Brodus match, because that just screams PPV worthy.

Punk/Bryan didnt Main Event. This match was fantastic and should have been the main event over the MITB. I thought they would give Punk the Main Event here too, since Cena has been the final match in probably every PPV this year so far. Match was really good, should have ended the night.

Then the WWE Championship MITB was okay for what it was but then Cena winning just capped off a horrible night. You advertise a 4 man MITB then thankfully threw Miz in at the last minute. Match consisted of two big men who cant do that much (though props to Show for the AA spot) John Cena who doesnt sell properly or take bumps, Chris Jericho who's over 40 years old and I wouldnt expect to take sick bumps anymore and The Miz who was never much of a spot guy himself. Match was so alike other matches. IE the ladders on Big Show and the huge ladder, which the commentators came off like idiots due to that ladder already being introduced a year earlier.

I HATE complaining but this was SO not worth the money. I just bought WM28 and Extreme Rules 2012 DVD's today because they were great PPV's, so you cant say I complain about everything and whatnot. This was just a bad PPV booking wise and in ring wise.

[noir]

PPV was average, glad it was free over here as I'd be pissed if I spent PPV money on it.

- Ziggler winning was ridiculously predictable, and I still stand by the fact that he doesn't need it. With the introduction of MITB, it seems WWE have completely forgotten that superstars can work their way up the ranks without a ing briefcase. Ziggler has been close to winning the major titles on numerous occasions, now it makes it seem like he couldn't have done it without a briefcase. Still, he's one of the best wrestlers today so whatever.

- Sheamus vs. Del Rio was great as expected. Two favourites here for me and they delivered.

- I like that Miz is back, I don't like that he has the same crapty catchphrase, same attire and same personality. Perfect opportunity to switch him up a bit, or even try to get the fans on his side. Nice haircut though.

- Tag Team was a time waster. Millions of Dollars are really enjoyable though, they feel like the only LEGIT tag team to be honest.

- Raw MITB was pretty boring. Cena winning, however, is one of those situations where you've really got to wait and see where they go with it. Over the past year, he's had a lot of crosshairs aimed at his head. His recent feuds have also made for some of the most compelling TV in ages. This could lead to one awesome surprise moment on PPV. If/ When he cashes in and wins against the Rock at Wrestlemania claiming to be the first man to set a date for which he'll cash in, THEN I'll say this angle sucks ass. Until then, this has potential.

EDIT: Oh yeah and it seems I completely forgot about the WWE title match? I guess that's because NOTHING ING HAPPENED. Like seriously, I've not enjoyed this love triangle one bit but if there was ever a place for the angle to pay off, it'd be in a No DQ match between two of the best wrestlers in the world and one batcrapcrazy guest referee. What was the point of AJ being in the match? What was the point of the triple proposal? What the was the ing point of any of this??!?! Okay, the match was good, of course it was, but the was ZERO pay off. As many of us expected, they just seem to be killing time until RAW 1000.

[Chris Hammers]

Jul 15, 2012 22:06:59 GMT -5 J12 said:

Good show that was held back from being a great show because of typical by the numbers plays.

World Heavyweight Money in the Back was good. I'd say great, but quite frankly, there were a ton of noticeable, avoidable botches. Tensai and Sin Cara seemed to be responsible for the vast majority. Tensai clearly had no business being in that match. Still, a good contest nontheless. Some really great spots - particularly out of the likes of Ziggler, Kidd, Rhodes, and Christian. Ziggler winning was, without a doubt, the highlight of the night. The only possible way I could sum it up is exactly as he did, "about damn time."

I was a bit surprised by The Miz's announcement. I don't understand why this wasn't done on Monday to put some hype behind it. The Miz could have attacked at least someone in the match and set this up a bit better. It's little things like this that really held the show back.

Sheamus/Del Rio was decent at best. I stand by my opinion from months ago that this match never should have been booked for a Pay-Per-View. WWE seemed cautious about it from day one, and I can't blame them for finally just pulling the trigger, but it was exactly what I expected it to be. A decent, TV quality match and a clean win for Sheamus. Nothing lost, nothing gained here.

Primetime Players/Epico & Primo was good. AW does a fantastic job and he's really doing wonders for this team. I loved the stuff between he and Rosa. I really loved the post-match confrontation being them and Kofi/Truth. Breathes a bit of fire into the tag division. Let's just hope they keep this up.

Again, though, why couldn't this match have been booked beforehand? There was plenty of bad blood simmering over last month's betrayal, this match had plenty of reason to be on Pay-Per-View, why not announce it?

WWE Championship match was absolutely fantastic. Bryan and Punk were genuinely enjoying themselves, and they beat the living hell out of each other. Wonderfully paced, hard-hitting, fantastic story-telling. I could watch these two go at it every show. I though the AJ involvement was misguided, especially given how crucial she was to the storyline. Part of me liked that, because this match truly should have been about the WWE Championship, but at the same time, there was no development, not even a little bit. I'm not necessarily looking for answers, but I expected tonight to be a blow off in a way, given the likelihood that we're heading toward Punk/Cena. Just strange decision making.

Ryback match was at least bit more competitive than usual, but still, absolutely no business being on Pay-Per-View. This is getting old.

Pointless diva's match. The division is getting to be so neglected that I'm not sure they even pay attention to faces and heels anymore outside of a select few. I thought Natalya was a face now? She's always backstage on Smackdown in all of those throw away segments with the faces. Guess not. Regardless, the diva's division is at it's absolute worst right now, and it doesn't appear it's going to get any better.

WWE Championship Money in the Bank was far better than I expected it to be. The Miz actually made a huge impact and, to me, made the match much more enjoyable. He and Jericho carried this one far and away. Jericho was on the top of his game tonight, and the crowd could tell. I was really hoping that because this main evented, we'd get a swerve finish, but alas, exactly what was expected. To me, that really dragged down the feel of the entire night.

Overall, like a said, a really solid show that was hindered by some WWE-isms. Three unscheduled matches, and the WWE Championship not main eventing despite clearly being the most built/hyped match on the card really gets to me. Little things that are so simple to fix, but go completely ignored.

After re-watching their spots several times, I really do think it was more down to Ziggler and Santino in their individual moments.