WWE Money In The Bank 2017: 8 Things WWE Got Right

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Booking Baron Corbin As Mr. MITB

Money In The Bank Baron Corbin
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Who can complain that a thriving heel on SmackDown now has light at the end of the main event tunnel and two of the best wrestlers in the world are sowing the seeds for a lengthy rivalry? Baron Corbin is the new Mr. Money In The Bank and now AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura is a dream match within sight.

WWE nailed it by having Corbin push both Styles and Nakamura from the ladder, set it up himself, and pull down the briefcase. Again, the live crowd hated his guts for doing this, but it wasn't 'bad heat'. No, Baron was getting some serious boos from the fans for being effective as a heel. Imagine that.

Corbin will have to play the waiting game until a babyface holds the WWE Title, surely. It's hard to picture him cashing in on Jinder Mahal, so when Cena inevitably wins his next one, that could be the ideal moment for Baron to rise.

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.