6. Money In The Bank (June 14): Hold On Tight
Main Event: Seth Rollins (C) versus Dean Ambrose What Happened: After an indecisive finish at the previous Pay-Per-View, Rollins and Ambrose fought for the WWE Championship in a ladder match. Rollins laid a beating on his former teammate, but Ambrose refused to quit. Both men grabbed the championship belt at the same time, then fell off the ladder... but the jarring impact cost Ambrose his grip, so Rollins was declared the winner. After the bout, an emboldened Rollins declared himself the best WWE Champion of all time. Why It Sucked: By June, it was more than clear that Seth Rollins's WWE Championship reign wasn't going to be like Brock Lesnar's - he would be the undeserving champion, retaining his title with luck and cheap tactics, but never pure skill. Still, Dean Ambrose, whose push didn't match the level of his reaction, seemed like a safe bet for a rare decisive victory by Rollins. It wasn't to be, and he ended up retaining his championship on what felt like a 50/50 crapshoot. His post-match promo did little to fix that perception.
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