6 Ups And 4 Downs From WWE Money In The Bank 2023

by Scott Carlson

1. Bloodline Drama Sucks You In

WWE Money in the Bank 2023 Roman Reigns Jimmy Uso Jey Uso
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The first 15 minutes (or maybe longer, time was standing still) of the Bloodline Civil War was an absolute snooze. Like, severe narcolepsy setting in. Then, all hell broke loose.

The final 12 minutes or so of the tag match absolutely ruled, with Roman Reigns finally losing a match by pinfall when Jey Uso covered him for the three count. The drama of the final minutes were naturally off the charts, as they are for nearly all Bloodline matches: false finishes, a ref bump, double-team killshots, and a freaked-out crowd.

Ultimately, Roman – not Solo Sikoa – took the fall for the first time since December 2019, presumably setting up a singles bout between Reigns and Jey Uso.

As great as the climax was and as much as you might luxuriate in the drama, this overall was not a great match. There was a ton of stalling or padding in the beginning to artificially build tension and heft, just to get to the drawn-out drama. It was good, but you also had to steel yourself for the slow build.

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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.