Its hard to categorize a pay-per-view like Sunday nights Money in the Bank. There was nothing really offensive about it, but it still had groan-inducing moments. It produced some outstanding moments, but it fell short in several other areas. Overall, it would be safe to call MITB a solid if unspectacular event. Perhaps some of this sensation is the result of PPV overload. After all, WWE managed to squeeze four events into a seven-week span, five if you count the King of the Ring Network exclusive. By jamming so many events into such a short time period, the PPVs and the matches lose their impact. It becomes more difficult to consider that something might have long-term repercussions or effects because there simply will be another PPV in short order. (At least Battleground is five weeks away.) Still, if you were looking for earth-shattering news Sunday, you came to the wrong place. MITB featured one title change, but not one that will alter the landscape of the WWE was we know it (like the world title change at MITB 2011). The company missed the boat on a somewhat obvious briefcase winner, opting for a pale horse. And WWE paid tribute to the late Dusty Rhodes, both officially and subtly in storyline. So what sang like the American Dream and what fell on hard times? Lets find out.
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 fortunately became a fan in time for WrestleMania III and came back as a fan after a long high school hiatus before WM XIV. Monday nights in the Carlson household are reserved for viewing Raw -- for better or worse.
