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

1. We Have A New Champ(s)!

Dean Ambrose WWE Title
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You have to ask yourself if the results at the end of Money in the Bank were an indication that WWE finally has given up on the Roman Empire, or if they just decided to throw a huge hurdle in Roman Reigns path for him to clear.

Consider that Seth Rollins won back the title he never lost fairly cleanly. Sure, the ref was knocked down and Reigns got a long two count that should have been three. But Rollins didnt bump the ref, and he didnt resort to cheating or interference to win. And then the title quickly moved on to Dean Ambrose before Reigns could even collect himself to demand his rematch.

Just like that, Roman was left out of the title picture though its fairly safe to assume hell get another title shot in the coming weeks, either on Raw or at Battleground. But was this a way of putting a little distance between Reigns and the championship, or was it delaying the inevitable fourth world title reign for Roman?

Why is this a positive? Because if you want to actually find out what happens next, you need to tune in to Raw on Monday night. Even if you dont like Ambrose as champ or are terrified that Reigns will invoke his rematch clause and win when Dean slips on a banana peel, you still want to watch.

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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.