5 Ups And 7 Downs From WWE Money In The Bank 2017

5. Hyper Hometown Curse

Cowboy Bob Orton Money In The Bank
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What’s worse than losing in your hometown? How about losing in your hometown when a bunch of local wrestling legends and your father are there, on Father’s Day?

Yeah, that would do it. Randy Orton fell to Jinder Mahal again, this time with Cowboy Bob Orton, Ric Flair, Sgt. Slaughter, Larry “The Axe” Hennig and others sitting at ringside. The St. Louis faithful were strongly behind Orton, making it sound like he was Daniel Bryan circa 2014. Despite that boost, Orton lost in his hometown, joining long list of WWE superstars who lost when wrestling in front of their friends and family.

Sure, this might have more to do with the calendar than anything else, but it still is a bit ridiculous. At some point, someone is going to have to win a big match in his or her hometown.

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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 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.