1) Two Money In The Bank Ladder Matches Confirmed For This Year
Monday Night RAW this week kicked off with Kurt Angle. Kurt announced that there will be two ladder matches this year at the Money in the Bank Pay-Per-View. It was rumored that there might be three this year but that isn’t the case.
One for the Men, one for the Women.
THAT’S RIGHT! There will be TWO #MITB #LadderMatches at #MITB – one for the men and one for the women – featuring stars from #RAW AND #SDLive! pic.twitter.com/sR1dis57AQ
— WWE (@WWE) May 8, 2018
2) Fans Ripped The New Men’s Briefcase
A Money in the Bank briefcase hung over the ring for RAW. This year’s briefcase for the men is green and yellow. Fans weren’t too thrilled on social media about the new design:
That new briefcase is FUGLY #MITB
— #WOKEN HARDY BOY (@PaulHeymanGuy8) May 8, 2018
Is it just me or is that money in the bank briefcase UGLY?! #RAW
— Mike Ruggiero (@DaManAirBoy93) May 8, 2018
3) Number Of Participants Revealed For Both Ladder Matches
Another interesting thing that we learned, there will be 8 participants in both Money in the Bank ladder matches. 4 participants from RAW and 4 from Smackdown in each match.
That means a lot of bodies in the ring! Should be interesting.
Michael Cole just confirmed there will be 8 participants for both the Men’s and Women’s MITB Ladder Matches 4 Superstars from #RAW 4 Superstars from #SDLive
— Scott | #TeamHardy (@PhenomenalOmega) May 8, 2018
4) Kevin Owens Sold Braun Strowman’s Shoulder Blocks Like A Million Bucks
Braun Strowman faced off against Kevin Owens in the opening match of the night. This was a qualifying match for the Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match. Braun shoulder blocked Owens a few times on the outside of the ring.
Owens sold these perfectly:
FLY, OWENS, FLY!!!#RAW #MITB @BraunStrowman @FightOwensFight pic.twitter.com/s05U28asgX
— WWE (@WWE) May 8, 2018
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