10 Ways WWE Screwed Up At Money In The Bank 2017
5. Robotic Love
Rumours of Maria Kanellis and Mike Bennett’s imminent arrival in WWE started swirling as soon as the duo left Impact Wrestling in March. It took them a while to get there, but they finally showed-up at Money In The Bank, and although they made their entrance to a wonderfully ludicrous ‘80s-style power ballad, the segment had little impact.
Switching Mike’s surname makes sense, as ‘Kanellis’ carries more name value than 'Bennett' in the WWE Universe, but while their “power of love” gimmick needs further exposition before anyone can draw a conclusion, their spiel did little to build excitement for future appearances.
Their delivery was extremely poor, too. Each of their lines came-off over-the-top and forced, to the point where they both sounded like pre-programmed robots. This is strange, as charisma has always been Mike’s strongest trait, and Maria has developed into a decent talker over the years. Neither seemed comfortable on Sunday night.
Introducing the couple at the pay-per-view felt pointless. Like much of MITB, their segment would’ve been a lot more acceptable had it happened on SmackDown, but came-off as unnecessary on a bigger stage. The Kanellises may yet become a solid upper-midcard act, but they’re off to a poor start.