5 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE Money In The Bank 2024
1. The Anti-Aura Bloodline
Maybe it’s the result of not watching SmackDown every week, but witnessing Bloodline 2.0 during Money in the Bank didn’t exactly inspire a ton of confidence or belief in this group as the biggest threat in WWE and a rival to the original Bloodline.
The trio – with some alleged help from Tonga Loa – defeated Cody Rhodes, Kevin Owens, and Randy Orton, with Solo Sikoa pinning the WWE Undisputed Champion. While there are some good details from this match to share later, the actual aura – or lack thereof – of this group needs to be dissected a bit.
The match whenever Jacob Fatu wasn’t in the ring felt very generic with the heels in control. Solo and Tama aren’t bad wrestlers by any stretch, but they hardly scream “top guys in a top heel faction.” And yet, Sikoa is going to be asked to be seen on par with Roman Reigns when he returns. It also didn’t help that Loa managed to screw up a low blow at one point, just further leading you to shake your head.
The Bloodline needed this win, but they also needed to look like they belonged in the main event. While there was plenty of smoke and mirrors here, it’s going to be very difficult when the OG Bloodline reunites to consider them on equal footing.