Money in the bank continues

Date: April 29, 2019
Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

The big takeaway –

No.

View summary –

AJ Styles and Seth Rollins will have a contract signed later tonight.

A moment of happiness

Alexa Bliss had a good reaction. She spoke in the ring rather than on the stage and there were no chairs, just a black carpet. Bliss said that the Money in the Bank rankings for women and men would have eight participants, including four from Raw and Smackdown.

Bliss introduced the first male rider, Braun Strowman. Michael Cole reminded us that Strowman won the contract last year. Bliss then introduced Ricochet as "the man who redefined air combat". Corey Graves repeated the line, as if they had been given the same verbiage. Ricochet had a good reaction. Drew McIntyre was next. He had a modest reaction to the heel.

Baron Corbin was next. Bliss was about to read the braces he was preparing for her, but did not get bored. Corbin received a ton of heat. Corbin said that he was going to win a contract twice, and then Ricochet said that he would be a loser twice and reminded us that he had failed for the first time. Corbin asked if Ricochet's mother had let him play.

McIntyre said Ricochet was right. McIntyre said Corbin had stolen his opportunity last week, but then failed against Styles. McIntyre was tired of seeing outside forces spoiling his universal title opportunities, but he would have control when he won the contract. Ricochet said he was not there to talk, so McIntyre told him to shut up and leave business discussions to adults.

McIntyre quarreled with Corbin, then Strowman told them to shut up. He said that none of them could stop it. Strowman challenged them to find a match for the moment. The segment ended in 10 minutes, then they went for a break.

Braun Strowman & Ricochet def. Baron Corbin and Drew McIntyre (14:04)

Cole said there would be a separate Moment of Bliss segment later to announce women's participants at MITB. Ricochet started to turn back but Corbin cut him off and they went for another break, less than 5 minutes from the match.

Back from the break, Corbin was still working on Ricochet. Strowman chased Corbin around while McIntyre and he followed Ricochet outside, then McIntyre cut him off Claymore. Ricochet finally returned with a dropkick, then launched the tag at Strowman, who hit McIntyre with tackles to the shoulder.

Strowman ran into the ring, and then Ricochet was tagged just to eat a McIntyre whim. McIntyre is prepared for the Claymore kick, but Corbin himself is inscribed. Ricochet escaped and was tagged in Strowman. McIntyre was pissed off, so he timed Corbin and left. Strowman gave Corbin a power shot, then Ricochet hit a shooting star press to win.

The crowd really liked Ricochet here in Kentucky. I have the impression that he has sold too much, but the crowd arrived in great for the finish.

Usos defeated Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson (11:19)

The Usos came to sign with their theme song, then they encouraged the crowd to join them. This is not a welcome addition to their act. Gallows and Anderson made a promotional promo in which they stole the Usos, referring to the "good brother penitentiary".

Back from a break, the heels worked on the babyface just like the previous match. Jimmy Uso finally grabbed Gallows with an enziguri, then launched a special label at Jey Uso. Jey gave Anderson a Samoan fall and a hip attack in the race for two. Jey missed a splash of Stinger, then Anderson gave him a spinebuster for two. Jimmy saved Jey with a superkick in Anderson.

Both players gave a superkick to Gallows, Jey defeated Anderson with a dive, and then Jimmy hit Splash in the splash.

I then encouraged the parents to put their children to sleep and asked the grannies to close their eyes. They broadcast footage of their mobile phone that they had previously filmed showing Dash Wilder shaving the back of Scott Dawson. Graves called this an invasion of privacy. Then Wilder and Dawson came out and described this invasion as privacy, almost as if they had been given the same verbiage.

Dawson said that they were men, and yes, he has some hairs on his back. Dawson asked his 20-year-old best friend for help, and Wilder was happy to have his friend's back. Wilder said that they would get rid of Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins later, then that users would be following. Jimmy welcomed them to Uso Penitentiary.

They aired a promo for Kushida's debut on NXT tomorrow.

MizTV with "special guest" Bobby Lashley

When Miz entered, Cole shouted, "We had a moment of happiness, and now MizTV !?" No Lio Rush with Lashley. Lashley referred to the third person, which Miz acknowledged. Lashley said he would only answer the questions he wanted to answer.

Miz said some people claimed that Lashley had not reached his full potential. Lashley reminded him that he was twice Intercontinental Champion in just one year since his return. He wondered what Miz had done. Miz ran some of his achievements while the crowd cheered slightly. Miz added, "If anything, I'm a super performer. Have you seen my wife? "

Miz said no one would ever question his potential, unlike Lashley. Lashley reminded him that he had lost to Shane McMahon at WrestleMania and that it was no wonder his father thought it was worthless. Miz savagely attacked Lashley and sent him out of the ring after a startup. Miz threw chairs at Lashley while they were going to take a break.

Bobby Lashley has defeated Miz

The match started during the advertisement and when they came back from the break, the heel was under control, as in the previous two matches. Cole reminded us that Lashley had also lost to WrestleMania. Miz came back with kicks in the corner and knees that looked tender. Shane's music hit and he came out on stage and then to the ring.

Miz remained in control despite Shane's distractions and surprised Lashley with a DDT for two. Miz followed with kicks as he continued to watch Shane. An image of Miz's father appears on the screen. It was a distraction too much. Lashley gave Miz a spear for victory.

After the match, Shane gave Miz a few shots, but Miz defended himself until Lashley killed him with a spinebuster. Shane jumped on Miz and hammered him, then put him in a bid position. He grabbed a mic and told Miz that he was the best in the world.

Viking Raiders def. Gran Metalik & Kalisto (w / Lince Dorado) (1:55)

The Lucha House Party attacked the Viking Raiders on their arrival, which allowed them to recover for the last week. Viking Raiders quickly won with the Viking experience (powersmine combo) on Kalisto. They gave Dorado a clothesline / suplex combo after the match. The crowd was dead for that, but it was an entertaining beat.

A moment of happiness

This time, they had the usual Bliss installations on the stage. Bliss introduced Raw women in competition at MITB, starting with Natalya. Natalya thanked her for the sweet introduction. (Bliss simply referred to her as the queen of hearts.) Natalya said she wanted to become the Raw women's champion for the first time. Bliss cut her off because she had made another announcement.

Then with Dana Brooke, who has queued up. Brooke accused Natalya of taking advantage of every opportunity, and then Natalya told her that she had won everything. Bliss tells them to stop their arguments, then introduces Naomi. Naomi declared herself a two-time female champion at Smackdown and her only goal now was to win the Raw title.

All three quarreled, then Bliss declared that they were worse than the men. Bliss asked them to stop arguing in order to present the last competitor, who was waiting patiently. The fourth competitor was Bliss herself. Bliss told them to leave so that she could have the limelight.

Naomi has challenged for a match right now. Bliss said that she would, but she did not want to. She did not have her equipment either and did not even wear her own shoes. Naomi said that she could beat her with or without shoes. Naomi suggested that Bliss may not have been as good as she thought, and then Bliss accepted the match. This was not good.

Firefly Fun House

A new episode of the Firefly Fun House has aired. Bray Wyatt was painting, which allowed her to express her repressed feelings. A puppet wanted to see what he was painting, and then Bray revealed that it was a burning barn, which was pretty funny. Abby the witch interrupted, then Bray later told us not to worry about her because she was a sociopath. Bray said that "sociopath" was also the word of the day and we explained it.

Naomi defeated Alexa Bliss

Bliss controlled much of the match despite the fact that she had to tie her shoes over and over (which she said did not belong to her in the previous segment). Naomi hit a jaw breaker and tried to grab Bliss by the legs but her shoes fell. This allowed Bliss to place it on the middle turnbuckle. Bliss was disputed with the referee about his shoes, then Naomi gave him a hip attack, followed by a half-legged lunar turn for victory at the fall of the brooch.

Behind the scenes, Charly Caruso questioned Rey Mysterio about what could be the most difficult part of his career. Dominic was with him. Mysterio explained that it was not easy to be the same size as him in a country of giants and that he had the impression of dropping everyone, including his family and his son. Mysterio knew that he was a better man and that he would prove it tonight against Samoa Joe.

Interview with Becky Lynch

Caruso interviewed Lynch in the ring. The crowd chanted "Becky two belts". Caruso asked why she would present both titles at MITB. Lynch said the crowd was answering the question for her. Lynch said that it was nothing impulsive, not after the trip that she made to get here. She was not only trying to protect her titles, she wanted to fight everything.

She would not be standing here as a champion if she was worried about the odds. A year ago, no one thought of being able to hold the main WrestleMania event, but that's what she did. A month ago, the most nasty woman on the planet Ronda Rousey was unbeatable, until Lynch beat her to become Becky two belts.

Lynch said that nothing she did was accidental. Even if it's a disadvantage, let's remember that she did not write the story by avoiding anyone, she did it by beating everyone.

Charlotte Flair might have the tools, but The Man still had her number. The "board" Lacey Evans might have an excellent right hand, but she should not possibly hit someone who likes it. Lynch warned Evans that his beating would happen. Caruso showed a recovery from Evans striking her last week. Lynch grabbed Chuck's microphone and called Evans. Evans is out.

Evans said it was as if a man wanted what he wanted when he wanted it, then blamed Lynch's Irish character. Evans said that she had finished speaking, and then attacked Lynch. They fought briefly until the referees intervened. Lynch continued to attack until other officials dissolve them. Lynch broke through again and they continued to fight until they were separated. They both went through and still fought until they parted. The crowd chanted "let them fight."

Lynch was good here and the crowd loved him.

There was a good segment Make a Wish with a girl who asked to meet Stephanie McMahon, get a complete behind-the-scenes experience and meet Kofi Kingston, among others.

Team team champions Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins defeated The Revival in an untitled game (4:17)

Ryder and Hawkins had new generic music. The crowd chanted "Shave your back" in Dawson. He has already done so. Revival dominated the match, but Ryder surprised Dawson with a crucifix pin coming out of nowhere for the win.

Behind the scenes, Miz told Sarah Schreiber that he was challenging Shane to play a match against a steel cage.

Sami Zayn promo

Zayn said that he was kind enough to show some pictures of the beauty of his life, but that his life was beautiful for more reasons than a few trips. He revived his love for history, sociology and psychology. Reading about psychology really made him understand the fans.

He posted a simplified definition of psychological right on the screen: Psychological law refers to the general belief that one deserves more or is entitled to more than others. (This is the first result of Google when you search for the term.)

The fans thought they were always right and that they had to give them what they wanted. Otherwise, they could make small tantrums. He told the story of a man who encouraged his son to ask him for an autograph at 4am. He refused the autograph. He thought the fans thought he liked doing that, but it made him sick.

That made him sick because at age 5, this kid already thinks he's entitled. He said that he had been more than generous in his career. He thought 17 years of 5-star matches were fair enough, but he would now give us what he wanted and we had to do it.

He made fun of fans who thought he should quit if he did not like WWE. He said quitting would be great, but the most amazing thing would be to hold them to account every week. He called them drunk with power and he was there to regain power. (Unfortunately, he did not stop this promotion by telling them to go to hell.)

Advertisers let us know that Shane accepted Miz's challenge via Twitter for MITB.

Rey Mysterio defeated American champion Samoa Joe in an untitled match (7:18)

Joe said that Mysterio's son was ashamed of him and how quickly he fell asleep at WrestleMania. If Mysterio was a kind of father, he would have given a mask to his son to hide his shame. AJ Styles used Mysterio to steal his universal title opportunity and eliminate his frustrations on Mysterio.

They had a fun match that ended abruptly with the victory of Mysterio using an unconvincing cradle for the much larger man. Dominic then left to celebrate with Rey.

MITB Universal Championship Contract Signing

Cole welcomed. He added that many people consider Rollins and Styles as the best artists of their generation in the ring, before presenting the two men. Cole asked Styles what a win would mean for him as he continued building his legacy.

Styles said that was the reason he came to Raw. (Reminder: they noted during the reshuffle that the wrestlers had no say in it.) Styles said that Smackdown had been great for him for two years and that he was proud of what he said. he had built there. He always liked Rollins, but Rollins had something he wanted: the Universal Championship.

Styles said that people do unexpected things to get what they want. He noted people who thought Rollins might be the next AJ Styles, and then called him younger, faster, and stronger. But Styles said that Rollins would never be him despite all that. Rollins said he never wanted to be the next AJ Styles or whoever it was, he wanted to be the first Seth freakin 'Rollins.

Rollins said it was not the house he built, it was Monday night. He said that Styles should be better than phenomenal to beat him. Styles noted how much Rollins had worked hard to win the title and wondered how he was doing now. The crowd chanted "Burn it." Styles said that he would burn it and rebuild it.

Styles said the small team of Rollins, his little brotherhood, was not there to keep him. Rollins lived a hell in Mania and Styles did not think he had a lot left. Styles was ready to go now. Styles stated that he would be a bulldog at MITB, that he would bite into his teeth and that he would not let go of him until he became the new universal champion.

Rollins wanted Styles to understand that while they had many similarities, they also had many differences. One thing that separated them was that he beat Brock Lesnar. Rollins was at his best when he beat Lesnar at Mania and would be better at MITB when he beat Styles. They both signed the contract.

Styles grabbed the belt to take a look. He returned it to Rollins and offered him a handshake. Rollins instead held the belt. While they were exchanging words, Styles attacked him. Rollins fought back and kicked him out of the ring, then gave him a suicide pique. Rollins posed with the belt when Styles grabbed him with a forearm, and then gave him a phenomenal forearm across the table. The show is over with Standing Styles.

Styles was heeled here but it was not a heel turn. If you did not see it, it was not a segment before they attacked you.

Last thoughts –

It was a dull show. More than usual, I mean. Lynch's segment was good.

Bobby Roode was not in the series, a week after defeating Ricochet, announced for Money in the Bank.