Money in the Bank 2015 Preview with Predictions and Full Match Card
The 2015 edition of the Money in the Bank pay-per-view from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus at 8 p.m., and the main event will be a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match between Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose.
But there will be plenty more action before that. So without further ado, let's get to our predictions for each match on the card.
R-Truth vs. King Barrett (Pre-Show)
This match is completely meaningless. There is no story between these two men at all, and a win or loss for either competitor really makes no difference. If I have to pick (which I do), Barrett "needs" this win more.
Winner: King Barrett
The New Day (Big E and Xavier Woods) (c) vs. The Prime Time Players (Titus O'Neil and Darren Young) for the WWE Tag Team Championships
The Freebird Rule allows for Woods to step in and defend the title for Kofi Kingston, who will be in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match later in the night. The New Day has been doing some excellent work since they became tag champs, but the PTP have been getting a push of their own recently. It wouldn't be completely out of the question for them to win the belts here just to shake things up a little bit.
Winner: Prime Time Players
Ryback (c) vs. Big Show for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
Ryback just won the title (his first championship ever in WWE) two weeks ago, so Show is not going to take it from him now. Oddly, we already got the big spot on Monday Night Raw in which Ryback picked up Show and delivered the Shell Shock to him. One would think that would be the ending to this match, but maybe WWE has something else in store.
Winner: Ryback
Nikki Bella (c) vs. Paige for the WWE Divas Championship
This story is built around the fact that Paige wants to shake up the Divas division, and removing Nikki as champion is the way to do that. If Brie Bella is at ringside, then this will be a difficult task. But if it's a straight one-on-one match, then Paige definitely has a chance to become a three-time champion. Either way, it's going to be fun to watch these two ladies work.
Winner: Paige
John Cena vs. Kevin Owens
As was the case at Elimination Chamber, there are no titles on the line in this one. Pride is the only thing at stake. The NXT Champion got a rare, clean pinfall victory over Cena at the last event, and now the 15-time world champion gets a chance at redemption. It's likely Cena gets the win here, possibly in a wacky finish of some kind, to even the score and set up a rubber match at SummerSlam. I just hope the match lives up to what these men did two weeks ago.
Winner: John Cena
Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Neville vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Sheamus vs. Kane in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match
The only people who have any chance at all at winning this match are Reigns and Orton. Neville is too early in his main roster career. Kane would be interesting given his history with Rollins, but his time has passed. Ziggler is a wild card, but WWE always seems reluctant to throw its full weight behind him. Sheamus looks stupid. And Kofi Kingston doesn't have enough star power yet, though we can bet he'll have some cool spots in the match. Reigns is the favorite by far, and he'll come down with the briefcase.
Winner: Roman Reigns
Seth Rollins (c) vs. Dean Ambrose for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
I'm conflicted on this one. On the one hand, I can foresee Ambrose actually winning the match and the belt this time, only for his good buddy Reigns to cash in on him and steal the belt away from him. WWE has really been playing up this friendship between the two men, so a turn almost feels inevitable at this point.
On the other hand, WWE has also been heavily pushing this idea that Rollins cannot win without The Authority, none of whom will be in his corner during this match. We've been hearing so much about this, in fact, that it's likely a setup for Rollins to retain the title. But I want to be optimistic about this and think that there's a Shield Triple Threat main event in the works for SummerSlam, so...
Winner: Dean Ambrose followed by Roman Reigns cash-in
What are your predictions for Money in the Bank? Do you agree with ours? Let us know in the comments section.