8 Ups And 7 Downs From WWE Money In The Bank 2016

3. Barn-Burner Of A MITB Ladder Match

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Hats off to all six men who locked up in the Money in the Bank ladder match Sunday, turning in a performance that felt unique despite being the 17th MITB bought in WWE history.

Alberto Del Rio, Kevin Owens, Dean Ambrose, Cesaro, Sami Zayn and Chris Jericho had a tremendous match, with each man getting a chance to shine during the bout. Consider: Cesaro hit an uppercut train on three opponents; Owens ran over three opponents with cannonballs; and Zayn dished out Helluva Kicks. The action was fast and furious, with the six men hitting some high-impact spots involving the others. Probably the one that made this writer shudder the most was when Zayn hit a Michinoku Driver on Owens on the ladder. OUCH.

In the end, Dean Ambrose would capture the briefcase to set up a unique main event. Despite the rapid cash-in (and thus elimination of the briefcase as a plot device), it was a strong bout that should stand on its own for being well-paced and fun.

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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.