WWE Money in the Bank Review: Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso vs. John Cena & Logan Paul

WWE Money in the Bank
Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California

THEN…NOW…FOREVER…TOGETHER 

—Michael Cole introduced the WWE Money in the Bank PLE show. We saw backstage shots of Cody Rhodes, John Cena, Logan Paul, Becky Lynch, Dominik Mysterio with Liv Morgan, Seth Rollins with his crew, Liv Morgan, LA Knight and Rhea Ripley. 

—WWE Money in the Bank opening video aired. There was a big firework display. 

—Michael Cole, Pat McAfee and Wade Barrett were on commentary. 

Alexa Bliss made her entrance to a big reaction. Roxanne Perez made her entrance next to a solid heel reaction. Naomi made her entrance to a strong heel reaction. Stephanie Vaquer made her entrance to a big reaction and firework display. Giulia made her entrance to a strong heel reaction. Rhea Ripley made her entrance receiving an incredible reaction. 

(1) Rhea Ripley vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Naomi vs. Giulia vs. Stephanie Vaquer vs. Roxanne Perez in Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match

The match started with a brawl. Ripley launched Bliss into Naomi. Vaquer caught Giulia and Roxanne with a springboard crossbody. Vaquer planted Roxanne with Angel Wings Codebreaker. Naomi delivered a face buster to Vaquer onto a ladder. Naomi planted Ripley with a Heat Seeker onto the ladder. Bliss hit a cannonball senton to Naomi and Roxanne onto a ladder. Giulia rocked Bliss with a Woo Dropkick. Giulia rocked Vaquer with a knee strike. 

Ripley rocked Giulia with a dropkick. Ripley planted Naomi with a face buster onto a ladder. Ripley went for Razor’s Edge. Roxanne countered into a head scissors sending Ripley crashing onto a ladder. Roxanne hit a springboard Moonsault to Ripley on a ladder. Giulia and Roxanne worked together trapping Ripley underneath ladders. Vaquer stopped Naomi from climbing the ladder. 

Giulia went to place Vaquer in an Octopus hold. There was an impressive spot as Vaquer climbed the ladder with Giulia on her back. Giulia broke free planting Vaquer with a German Suplex. Giulia caught Naomi with a Spider German Suplex off the ladder. Bliss hit a basement dropkick knocking Giulia off the ladder. Bliss planted Vaquer with a PowerBomb. Giulia and Roxanne hit a double team Gut Buster to Bliss onto a ladder. 

The crowd cheered as Ripley freed herself from the ladder. Ripley delivered a Razor’s Edge launching Roxanne into Naomi. Ripley planted Giulia with a face buster onto the ladder. Ripley set up a ladder bridge. Ripley went for RipTide. This was cool as Vaquer delivered Devil’s Kiss to Ripley on a ladder. This got an incredible reaction. Roxanne stopped Vaquer from climbing the ladder. Roxanne delivered Pop Rocks to Vaquer onto a ladder. Bliss delivered a Code Red to Naomi onto a second ladder bridge. This was a pretty cool spot. 

Giulia and Roxanne exchanged strikes on top of a ladder. Bliss and Ripley yanked both Giulia and Roxanne off the ladder. Bliss delivered Sister Abigail DDT to Roxanne. Ripley hit RipTide on Giulia. Bliss and Ripley both went to climb the ladder. Naomi appeared shoving both Bliss and Ripley off the ladder. Naomi was standing all alone. Naomi climbed the ladder and grabbed the Women’s Money in the Bank briefcase for the win. 

Naomi won the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match

➤Naomi celebrated with the Women’s Money in the Bank briefcase. There was a big firework display for Naomi’s win. 

Amin’s Thoughts — This was a pretty enjoyable ladder match. I liked how they didn’t go overboard with the ladder spots. There were some cool spots with the ladders. I also liked how everyone in the match got a chance to shine. Naomi winning was the right pick as she has been doing some of her strongest character work. Naomi possibly getting her custom Money in the Bank briefcase with caution tape wrapped would be perfect. A strong ladder match which had good action and kept me engaged (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

—AAA Mega Champion El Hijo Del Vikingo, Mr. Iguana who got a big reaction, Konnan. Psycho Clown and El Hijo Del Dr. Clown were shown ringside. 

—Michael Cole, Wade Barrett and Pat McAfee were on commentary. They showed clips of Dominik Mysterio challenging Octagon Jr. to an Intercontinental Title match after an angle which took place on the WWE Worlds Collide show before Money in the Bank. 

WWE Intercontinental Champion Dominik Mysterio made his entrance with Liv Morgan to a big heel reaction. Octagon Jr. got a solid reaction from the crowd. 

(2) Dominik Mysterio (c) (w/Liv Morgan) vs. Octagon Jr. for the WWE Intercontinental Championship

Octagon shined early catching Dominik with a corkscrew dive. Octagon connected with a handstand spinning head scissors. Octagon hit a springboard Moonsault to Dominik on the floor. Dominik stopped Octagon draping him on the ropes. Dominik taunted the AAA wrestlers ringside rocking Octagon with mounted strikes. Octagon moved as Dominik charged into the turnbuckle. 

Octagon made a comeback hitting a corkscrew splash on Dominik for two. Dominik responded catching Octagon with a Michinoku Driver for two. Octagon avoided the 619. Octagon caught Dominik with a high kick. Octagon hit a slingshot Corkscrew splash for two. Octagon planted Dominik with a spinning neck breaker. Liv Morgan distracted Octagon from climbing the ropes. Dominik took advantage hitting a 619 on Octagon. Dominik connected with a Frog Splash for the 1-2-3 win. 

Dominik Mysterio defeated Octagon Jr. to retain the WWE Intercontinental Title

Amin’s Thoughts — This was a fun addition to the show getting a chance to see Octagon Jr. compete on a WWE PLE show. Good action with both Dominik and Octagon Jr. getting a chance to shine. The match was solid but could’ve been better with more time given. A good win for Dominik (⭐️⭐️⭐️)

—Chad Gable was backstage with Brutus & Julius Creed. Gable noted things didn’t go his way at Worlds Collide. Gable wanted to make sure his buddy El Grande Americano was successful. Gable said he’s got a plan. Gable showed the Fireball sponsored ladder. Brutus was excited wondering what Fireball was? Gable and Julius noted it was cinnamon whiskey. Gable said it was the official shot of bad guys. Gable told Brutus and Julius to put the Fireball ladder somewhere underneath the ring where El Grande Americano can find it. Gable told Brutus and Julius to tell him as well. 

Becky Lynch made her entrance to a big mixed reaction. WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria made her entrance to a strong reaction. Valkyria’s entrance looked cool with the bird wings.

(3) Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Becky Lynch for the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship

Valkyria started quickly rocking Becky with mounted strikes. Valkyria went for Night Wing but Becky held onto the ropes. Valkyria went for a slingshot dropkick but Becky yanked her to the floor. Becky took control running Valkyria into the barricade. Becky launched Valkyria with an Exploder Suplex for two. Becky went for a Manhandle Slam. Valkyria countered into a rollup for two. Becky caught Valkyria with a reverse DDT for two. Becky hit a pair of sliding leg drops for two. Valkyria responded catching Becky with a swinging neck breaker to reset the match. 

Valkyria made a comeback rocking Becky with combination strikes. Valkyria planted Becky with a Gut Wrench PowerBomb for two. Valkyria called for Night Wing. Becky countered running Valkyria into the turnbuckle. Becky and Valkyria exchanged pinning combinations for near falls. Becky caught a spin kick as she launched Valkyria with a spin slam. Becky planted Valkyria with a Spike DDT for two. 

Valkyria stopped Becky on the ropes. Valkyria planted Becky with a Stalling SuperPlex. Valkyria followed hitting a Fisherman’s Buster for two. Valkyria rocked Becky with a spin kick. Valkyria called for Night Wing but Becky broke free. Becky caught Valkyria in a Cross-Arm-Breaker. Valkyria countered into a rollup for two. Valkyria went for a Half Crab. Becky grabbed the ropes. 

Valkyria rocked Becky with a slingshot dropkick to the floor. Valkyria hit a flying crossbody from the ring to Becky on the floor. Valkyria hit a flying slicing leg drop to Becky onto the barricade. Becky caught Valkyria flying off the ropes with a Stack PowerBomb for two. Becky and Valkyria battled for position on the ropes. Becky delivered a Super Manhandle Slam. Valkyria kicked out at two in a great spot. 

Becky planted Valkyria with a Manhandle Slam on the floor. Valkyria responded hitting a Night Wing to Becky on the floor. They teased a count-out. Becky an Valkyria both made it back into the ring. Becky and Valkyria exchanged big strikes. Becky and Valkyria exchanged rollups for near falls. Becky caught Valkyria with a reverse rollup. Becky grabbed a handful of Valkyria’s tights for the 1-2-3 win. 

Becky Lynch defeated Lyra Valkyria to win the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Title

➤Becky told Valkyria to raise her hand after the match which was the stipulation. Valkyria reluctantly held up Becky’s hand. Becky told Valkyria to raise her hand around all corners of the ring. Valkyria once again reluctantly raised Becky’s hand. Becky told Valkyria to place the Women’s Intercontinental Title around her waist. Valkyria placed the Women’s Intercontinental Title around Becky’s waist. Valkyria gave Becky a German Suplex. Valkyria laid out Becky with a Night Wing. 

Amin’s Thoughts — A very good wrestling match on the show. Becky and Valkyria have tremendous working chemistry as they always bring out the best of each other. I really liked the finish with Becky grabbing Valkyria’s tights doing whatever it took to win the title. I was expecting to see Bayley make her return to set up a Bayley program for the Women’s Evolution PLE. I could see them wanting to run the rematch back on RAW with Valkyria and then we get Bayley’s return. A really strong match. Becky is a great champion to have if you want to make the Women’s Intercontinental Title feel special (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/4)

—Wade Barrett narrated Men’s Money in the Bank numbers video. 

Seth Rollins made his entrance to a big mixed reaction. The crowd sang along to Rollins song. Rollins was accompanied by Paul Heyman. Penta made his entrance to a tremendous reaction. Penta got a firework display. The crowd reacted to Penta like a big star. El Grande Americano got a strong heel reaction. Andrade made his entrance wearing a mask to a solid reaction. Solo Sikoa got a strong heel reaction. LA Knight made his entrance to a big reaction. Knight was the big fan favourite in LA. 

(4) Seth Rollins (w/Paul Heyman) vs. Penta vs. Andrade vs. LA Knight vs. Solo Sikoa vs. El Grande Americano in Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match

The match began with everyone attacking Rollins. Solo wanted to play nice with the babyface. This led to all the babyface attacking Solo. Knight hit a slingshot dropkick sending a ladder into Americano. Rollins launched Andrade who hit a Tope Con Hilo to the floor. Penta hit a flying crossbody to everyone on the floor. Americano attacked everyone with the ladder. The ladder fell onto Andrade’s balls. Rollins launched a ladder into Andrade’s face. Americano planted Rollins with a Dominator onto the ladder. Solo slammed Americano onto the ladder. Solo’s mocked Americano’s pose. LOL! Solo rocked Knight with a pair of SuperKicks. Solo mocked Knight’s pose. LOL!

Knight caught Solo with a reverse DDT onto the ladder. Americano, Penta, Knight and Rollins all exchanged strikes on the ladder. Andrade went for a springboard but slipped on the ropes. Solo gave Knight a Samoan Spike. Rollins hit a Pedigree on Penta. OTC chants as Rollins and Solo exchanged strikes. Rollins whacked Solo with a ladder. CM Punk chants. Rollins gave Solo a Stomp. Americano caught Rollins with an Ankle Lock on the ladder. Andrade hit an awesome flying Sunset PowerBomb off the ladder to Americano. Penta planted Rollins with a Superplex onto a ladder. Andrade sandwich Penta between the ladder. Andrade created a ladder bridge. Penta hit a Mexican Destroyer to Andrade on the ladder in a great spot. 

Solo mocked Penta’s pose which was funny. Knight created a ladder bridge on the barricade. Penta caught Knight with a Code Red. Americano launched Penta, Rollins, Knight and Solo with German Suplex. Americano did the Helicopter Spin with the Fireball ladder. Penta knocked Americano off the Fireball ladder with a head butt. Americano placed a steel plate inside in mask. Knight catapulted Americano who used a different ladder making his way onto the Fireball ladder. Americano rocked Penta with the loaded mask. Knight delivered a Super Angle Slam to Americano off the Fireball ladder in an awesome spot. 

Andrade and Penta stopped Rollins from climbing the ladder. Andrade nailed Rollins with a spinning back elbow. Andrade grabbed hold of the Money in the Bank briefcase but wasn’t unhooked. Andrade, Knight and Penta all battled on the ladder. Rollins called for his buddies Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed to come out. Breakker rocked Americano with an awesome Spear. Breakker rocked Knight with an awesome Spear. Reed hit a Tsunami Splash onto Andrade. Breakker and Reed looked over at Solo. Breakker mocked Solo. 

The crowd cheered as WWE United States Champion Jacob Fatu and JC Mateo came out. A brawl broke out between Breakker and Reed against Fatu and Mateo. Breakker delivered a Spear sending Mateo crashing through the barricade. Fatu caught Reed with a Popup Samoan Drop in a great spot. Fatu hit a tope to Reed on the floor. Fatu chants from the crowd. 

Fatu and Solo were together inside the ring. Solo went to climb the ladder. Fatu grabbed Solo’s leg stopping him from climbing the ladder. Fatu chants from the crowd. Fatu told Solo, “I hate you!” The crowd went wild as Fatu rocked Solo with a SuperKick. Fatu hit a Jump Mooonsault to Solo. The crowd was going wild for Fatu. Fatu delivered a Spinning Solo sending Solo crashing through a ladder. The crowd cheered for Fatu. 

Rollins went to climb the Fireball ladder. The crowd cheered as Knight stopped Rollins from climbing the ladder. Knight rocked Rollins with a lariat. Knight went to climb the ladder. Rollins yanked Knight off the ladder. Rollins slammed Knight into the ladder. Rollins hit a Stomp to Knight. Rollins climbed the Fireball ladder. Rollins grabbed the Money in the Bank briefcase to win. 

Seth Rollins won the Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match 

➤Seth Rollins celebrated his win alongside Paul Heyman, Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed. There was a big firework display for Rollins winning Money in the Bank.

Amin’s Thoughts — A pretty awesome and chaotically entertaining Ladder Match. They didn’t go overboard but there were some pretty awesome spots with the use of the ladder. Penta came out looking like a top level star. Americano had a strong showing. Good showing from Andrade as well. Solo also did his part working hard. You can see the turn coming for months with Fatu leaving Solo’s side. This was pretty well done with Fatu getting huge reaction once he turned on Solo. I would’ve liked to seen Knight win the briefcase as he’s ready to breakout into a top level star. I just think Knight moving over from SmackDown to RAW will give him a fresh start. The big story here is Rollins winning the Money in the Bank briefcase. This finish worked to establish Rollins as the top heel by getting Breakker’s and Reed’s help to win. Rollins has been preaching power and him holding the Money in the Bank briefcase plays right into it. I could see Rollins cashing in the Money in the Bank briefcase on RAW against Jey Uso to win the World Title. A pretty great and fun to watch ladder match (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2)

—Michael Cole, Pat McAfee and Wade Barrett were on commentary. Cole spoke about the rumours and speculations where WrestleMania 42 might be taking place. They aired a highlight package with WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque announcing WWE WrestleMania 42 will once again take place from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday April 18th and Sunday April 19th. 

Cody Rhodes made his entrance to a big reaction. Cody got a big firework display. The crowd sang along to Kingdom. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Jey Uso made his entrance from the crowd. Jey got an awesome reaction. The visual with the crowd chanting along doing the YEET with Jey looked awesome. The crowd wanted Jey to run the entrance again. The crowd booed as Logan Paul’s music played. Logan Paul made his entrance holding a drone camera. Paul placed the camera beside the PRIME hydration bottle. Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena made his entrance to an incredible mixed reaction. Cena was wearing the colours of the Los Angeles Rams. Cena carried his “Last Time Is Now” towel. Alica Taylor did the ring introductions. Cena got the biggest reaction in the match. 

(5)Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena and Logan Paul vs. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Jey Uso and Cody Rhodes in a Tag Team Match

The crowd booed as Cena tagged Paul into the match to start. Cena wanted Paul to tag him. Cody rocked Cena with a shoulder tackle. Cena quickly tagged Paul back into the match. We Want Truth chants from the crowd. Cody planted Paul with a stalling suplex. Jey connected with a flying axe handle slam to Paul. Jey caught Paul with a Popup neck breaker for two. Paul stopped Jey with a flying Blockbuster for two. Cena tagged in rocking Jey with mounted strikes. 

Paul planted Jey with a Gut Wrench slam for two. Cena rocked Jey with a running clothesline. Cena hit a pair of signature shoulder tackles and Blue Thunder Bomb. The crowd cheered as Cena hit his signature Five Knuckle Shuffle. Cena went for Attitude Adjustment. Jey countered catching Cena in a Sleeper Hold. Cena broke free running Jey into the turnbuckle. Paul rocked Jey with a big boot. Paul did Hulk Hogan’s signature pose and then hit a splits-leg drop for two. 

Cena tagged himself into the match. Cena connected with a suplex for two. Jey caught Cena with a spinning enzuigiri. Paul tagged himself into the match. Cena wasn’t pleased. Cena tagged himself into the match. The crowd popped as Cena and Paul argued. Cena and Paul shoved each other. 

Cody ran wild catching Paul with snap Powerslam. Cody planted Cena with a Cody Cutter. Cody hit a tope to Paul on the floor. Cody hit a missile dropkick on Cena. Cody called for Cross Rhodes. Cena broke free. Paul nailed Cody with a right hand. Cena delivered the Attitude Adjustment to Cody. Jey made the save. Paul went for a Buckshot Lariat but slipped on the spot. Jey rocked Paul with a SuperKick. Cena delivered an Attitude Adjustment to Jey. Cody delivered a Cross Rhodes to Cena. Paul hit a slingshot splash onto Cena. Jey rocked Paul with a Spear. A fun sequence of spots. 

Paul caught Cody with the Paulverizer. Paul called for his drone camera. Cena caught Paul with a SuperPlex. Jey appeared hitting an Uso Splash onto Paul. This was pretty great. Cena hit Attitude Adjustment on Jey. Cena hit an Attitude Adjustment on Cody for two. Cena went for an Attitude Adjustment on Cody on the announcers table. Jey rocked Cena with a Spear onto the announcers table. Paul delivered a great looking springboard Moonsault sending Jey crashing through the announcers table. This was pretty cool. 

Cena brought the Undisputed WWE Title into the ring. Cena whacked Cody with the Undisputed WWE Title. The crowd cheered as someone wearing a hoody entered the ring attacking Cena with a Spear. It was revealed as R-Truth who got an incredible reaction from the crowd. R-Truth attacked Cena with the Undisputed WWE Title. Cody delivered a Cross Rhodes to Cena for the 1-2-3 win. 

Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso defeated John Cena & Logan Paul

Amin’s Thoughts — The match was very slow paced at start mostly as they were building to Cody big hot tag. I enjoyed the tag match as it featured good action. I liked the layout as they gave everyone a chance to shine. There were some big takes coming from the match. We got dissension between Cena and Paul which could lead to a possible match between them at some point. Cody pinning Cena which will likely lead to a big Undisputed WWE Title possibly being saved for SummerSlam. Cody is WWE’s top babyface and should be the one to beat Cena for the title. The big takeaway was the return of R-Truth who’s clearly beloved to the not only the fans but the wrestlers in the company. Good to see WWE fixing the mistake and bringing R-Truth back. It would be nice to see R-Truth get one last fun run in WWE. Overall, a fun match and way to close the show with R-Truth returning back to WWE (⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2)

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