5 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE Money In The Bank 2024

Bloodline 2.0 stands tall; McIntyre wins, then falls short; and it's finally Tiffy Time.

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As a concept, WWE’s Money in the Bank PLE is almost a guaranteed success every year, if only because the company has consistently turned in solid multi-person ladder matches, and 40% of this show was comprised of the men’s and women’s MITB contests. Throw in a couple more above-average matches and you’ve got a recipe for a thumbs-up event.

And while largely WWE delivered what was promised, the show was far from a blow-away PLE. The action was good for the most part, but not classic. The outcomes were mostly predictable – both MITB winners were the favorites going in, the Bloodline had to win to be credible, Damian Priest retaining seemed like the most likely result – save for Sami Zayn pulling off somewhat of an underdog upset.

The biggest development to come out of the night was not a match or a backstage segment, but an announcement from John Cena that he will retire in 2025 after a year-long tour with WWE. It’s difficult to categorize that for this column, so we’ll just leave it here as a neutral posting.

Still, it’s hard to knock this show for being mostly predictable and solid, if unspectacular. Call it a decent night with hopes that SummerSlam beats early expectations, as Cody Rhodes/Solo Sikoa and Gunther/Damian Priest aren’t exactly sounding like colossal World Title matches right now.

Let’s get to it…

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.