10 Ways DDT Did WWE Better Than WWE At WrestleMania 35 Weekend
5. A Killer Cash-In
Credit where credit's due: WWE's Money In The Bank remains an awesome concept even 14 years after its inception. The briefcases remain effective tools for generating excitement around a championship, and countless promotions have taken the concept and made it their own in recent years, with DDT one of them.
Tetsuya Endo walked into Coming To America with possession of the Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Gauntlet. The daft wee object that symbolised the contract looked like a children's toy from a final fantasy playset, and was swatted from Endo's hands by stablemate Daisuke Sasaki after his KO-D Openweight Title victory. This prompted Endo to drop Sasaki andd cash in. Four minutes later, he'd taken the title.
Nobody in the building saw this coming, particularly as Endo runs with Sasaki's Damnation stable. It went over huge as a result, and the ensuing match was well-played, with four minutes of one-sided action earning Endo his first K-OD Openweight reign after a stunning Shooting Star Press. Cue: massive pops.
Compare this with the last few WWE MITB cash-ins (especially Baron Corbin's wet fart of an attempt). They don't even compare.