How WWE Should Book Money In The Bank 2017 (SDLive)

 

Hey everyone! Every month, days before PPV's happen, I share my thoughts on the show and card and how I would book the show that has unexpected swerves, returns, debuts, and a memorable show that would leave fans happy. If you want, you can read some past editions of these by clicking on my name and searching. I have been doing these for every PPV since Night Of Champions 2015. I hope you enjoy, and this is how I would Money In The Bank 2017.

Here's my post on MITB 2016: https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/4ov9pn/how_wwe_should_book_money_in_the_bank_2016/

PRE-SHOW:

• We get the usual panel and they give their predictions and thoughts and hype up the matches throughout. A Social Media Lounge segment is announced on Twitter earlier in the day with New Day. Use #AskNewDay. A little more than halfway through the kickoff, we get to our match.

KICKOFF MATCH: The Hype Bros vs. The Colons

• THEY'RE BACK....... AND HYPER THAN EVER. Colons are out first followed by the Hype Bros. The match goes 9 minutes, and Hype Bros win with a Hype Ryder. I'd love a Zack Ryder heel turn on Mojo just as much as anyone else, but I think since they just got back together they should wait a while before the turn, maybe even a short SD Tag Title run?

WINNERS: The Hype Bros

We get New Day in the Social Media Lounge, and then the panel gives their final predictions for the MITB matches and we get to the main card.

MAIN SHOW:

• We get an opening video package with facts about past MITB matches and cash-ins. We get the opening green pyro and the show kicks off with Shane McMahon. Money rains from the ceiling of the Scottrade Center and Shane has a mic. He talks about how big tonight is and says tonight will not disappoint. He says he has the pleasure of announcing that the Women's MITB Ladder match will open the show. He hands the ref the briefcase and it's lifted above the ring.

1ST MATCH: Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte vs. Natalya vs. Tamina vs. Carmella (with James Ellsworth) (Women's MITB Ladder Match for a WWE SD Women's Title Contract)

• Charlotte is out first followed by Tamina, then Carmella with James Ellsworth, then Natalya, and finally Becky Lynch. There was a rumor floating around that a 6th woman was to be added to a match, but apparently it was just a typo by a social media head within WWE.
• The bell rings and all 5 women stand still. James Ellsworth is on the outside and gives Carmella a ladder. Carmella walks slowly to the middle of the ring and sets the ladder up and starts to climb but all the women run and jump Carmella and push the ladder down. Charlotte throws Carmella out of the ring and they brawl on the outside and Tamina and Natalya gang up on Becky Lynch. The match goes 17 minutes. Some big spots in the match:
• Charlotte nails Becky with a Natrual Selection on a ladder lying in the ring.
• Natalya locks Charlotte in the Sharpshooter on top of a ladder, but Charlotte manages to escape and locks in a Figure 4 on Natalya on top of the ladder. Tamina comes in and yanks Charlotte off the ladder and powerbombs her to the floor.
• Charlotte hits a Moonsault off the top of a Ladder to the 4 other women on the outside.
• Becky exploder suplexes Carmella into a ladder in the southeast corner of the ring. Natalya runs at Becky but Becky catches her and Nattie suffers the same fate.

The match eventually ends as Charlotte is in the ring, and sets up a ladder. Charlotte is hurt and starts to crawl up the ladder but James Ellsworth runs in and tips the ladder over. Charlotte lands on her feet as she was only about 2 rungs up and then stares down Ellsworth. Ellsworth looks scared and tries to get away but Charlotte nails him with a Spear. Charlotte turns around into a ladder to the face from Carmella, knocking Charlotte out of the ring. Carmella climbs the ladder and unhooks the case to become the first ever Mrs. Money In The Bank. She and Ellsworth celebrate on top of the ladder as Carmella poses with the case.

WINNER and NEW MRS. MONEY IN THE BANK: Carmella (with James Ellsworth)

• We get an ad for Tapout, and then we get a backstage interview with Jinder Mahal with him responding to Orton RKO'ing him last Tuesday.

2ND MATCH: The Usos (c) vs. The New Day (WWE Smackdown Tag Team Titles)

• New Day is out first and they're back with their pre-match schtick. In a pre-match promo, Woods says that all 3 agreed that Francesca was getting old and beaten up, so they'd like to introduce the newest member of the New Day family, THOMAS THE TUBA. Just a bit of bad comedy. Usos are out next. The match goes 15 minutes, as I feel this has the potential to be really good. Big E and Kofi wrestle and Woods has his new tuba. Big E goes crazy in the match as he catches Jimmy Uso off the top rope and nails a Big Ending, then runs off the ropes and Suicide Spears Jey to the outside, who was on the apron. The match ends when Jey slides in the ring with a chair to DQ themselves for a retain but Kofi nails a Trouble In Paradise to the chair and it hits Jey in the head. Kofi gets the pin and New Day are once again your WWE (SMACKDOWN LIVE) TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS.

WINNERS and NEW SDLive Tag Team Champions: The New Day

• We get an ad for Great Balls Of Fire.
• We go to the arena, and suddenly Luke Harper's music hits and he makes his way out. He gets a microphone and takes in the crowd. He cuts a long passionate promo about how he should be in the main event and should be in the MITB ladder match tonight. He says that he was feeling great before Wrestlemania, as he thought he was heading toward a WWE World Title match where he could finally take care of Bray Wyatt and expose him but all of a sudden he was eliminated not even in the final 4 of the Andre Battle Royale on the kickoff show of Wrestlemania. Harper gets a chair and says he's not leaving the ring until he gets what he wants: a WWE World Title match and demands Shane come out and grant him one. Instead, Tye Dillinger comes out and shares a similar story. Next, American Alpha comes out and they talk about how hot they were in NXT, and now they haven't been on TV in over a month. They all talk over each other and finally Shane comes out and makes some big matches for SD. He books American Alpha vs The Usos, who lost their titles earlier in the night vs The Usos in a No.1 Contenders STEEL CAGE Match for Tuesday. He also makes Tye Dillinger vs Luke Harper in a No DQ match for Tuesday. 4 hungry guys who deserve better. Nothing like that type of storyline. American Alpha would win the Cage match while also finally getting retribution on the Usos, and Dillinger/Harper would end in a no contest after Kevin Owens runs in and destroys both guys, angry about failing to win MITB, leading to a 3-way US Title feud heading into Battleground.
• We get an ad for WWE Shop.

3RD MATCH: Naomi (c) vs. Lana (WWE Smackdown Women's Title)

• Lana is out first followed by Naomi. I am extremely anxious to see how this match turns out as Lana has wrestled about 3 pro wrestling matches in her lifetime. The match goes 7 minutes, and Naomi gets the win with a Split Legged Moonsault. Even with what happens in Mahal/Orton, I don't think Lana should win the title here. Not even just for heat. Rusev helping her wouldn't make sense, since man cannot hit girl, so Rusev no crush. It's possible that Lana could win and the winner of the Women's MITB could cash-in on her, but I'm saving Carmella's cash in for the future. By the way, I'll have my full card for the next Smackdown PPV, Battleground at the end of this post.

WINNER and STILL SDLive Women's Champion: Naomi

• We go up to the kickoff panel for their thoughts on the show so far. After that, we get an interview with Mrs. Money In The Bank Carmella and James Ellsworth. She brags about winning the match and out of nowhere Charlotte runs up and spears Carmella through the set and all the usual backstage fight-breaker-uppers like Finlay and Jamie Noble and referees run in to separate the two. We go to the arena, and see crew members bringing ladders out to ringside. It's time to crown a NEW Mr. Money In The Bank.

4TH MATCH: Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles vs. Baron Corbin vs. Sami Zayn vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (2017 Men's Money In The Bank Ladder Match)

• We get a video package before showing every cash-in in history and we get all sorts of numbers and stats about the match. Kevin Owens is out first, followed by Sami Zayn, then Dolph Ziggler, then Big Banter Breakfast Baron Corbin, then Shinsuke Nakamura, and finally AJ Styles. The match goes 26 minutes. Here are some big spots in the match:
• We get a ladder bridge set up between the announce table and apron, and Baron Corbin is leaning over it as Zayn clubs him with forearms. Zayn runs toward him and Corbin nails a DEEP SIX through the ladder bridge. Sami is dead.
• AJ Styles is in the ring all alone and has his hands on the briefcase, then Kevin Owens rolls in and pushes over the ladder. Styles is falling and Baron Corbin is laid out on the announce table after a Kinshasa from Nakamura, and Styles hits a Phenomenal Forearm on Corbin through the announce table. Holy Shit chants 100% to ensue.
• Ziggler and Nakamura are both climbing opposite sides a ladder, and Owens snatches Shinsuke off the ladder in powerbomb position and powerbombs him onto a ladder lying between the ropes in the southwest corner of the ring.
• Kevin Owens is climbing a ladder all alone and he has his hands on the case. Sami Zayn springs off the top rope from out of nowhere and DDT's OWENS OFF THE TOP OF THE LADDER TO THE FLOOR.
• All 6 men brawl on multiple ladders trying to reach the case at the same time.
• End Of Days city on ladders; Corbin is stunned in the corner and Zayn places a small stepladder on his head. Zayn runs and nails a Helluva Kick through a ladder hole and Corbin topples over.

I have so many more spot ideas.. but we need to see how this ends. A second ladder bridge seperate from the announce desk one that Sami eats a Deep Six through is set up between the southern barricades and the apron. The match ends when everyone is down and out except for Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens. The two race up opposite sides of a ladder and try to grab the briefcase but they keep slapping each others hands away. The ladder is facing north/south here. Zayn and Owens do their classic punching spot on top of the ladder and Zayn ends up getting the best of KO and headbutts him off the ladder. The crowd goes insane as Owens falls off the ladder and Zayn sits on the top of the ladder and has his hands on the case. He's about to pull it down when out of nowhere Baron Corbin picks up the ladder and Zayn crashes through the second ladder bridge, pretty much the spot with Shelton Benjamin from WM24. Here's what it'd look like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZtguLZK8e4

Zayn is limp after the crash and burn and Corbin looks around and then unhooks the briefcase. Baron Corbin has so much potential, and I saw some fans that were saying (including me) as early as October/November that Baron Corbin should win MITB 2017, and now he has. He has the potential to be a fantastic heel as he's began to show signs of. Imagine BARON CORBIN winning over guys like AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura. Instant star.

WINNER and NEW Mr. Money In The Bank: BARON EFFIN' CORBIN

• We get an ad for SUMMERSLAM and the sponsor of the PPV.

5TH MATCH: Jinder Mahal (c) (with The Singh Brothers) vs. Randy Orton (WWE Championship)

• We get a pre-match video package and it talks about how St. Louis is Orton's hometown, and it shows Mahal disrespecting the Orton lineage. THE MODERN DAY MAHARAJA is out first followed by the hometown boy. Their match at Backlash pleasantly surprised me. It was not bad in any sense of the word, and we got one of the greatest sells/botches of all time with Orton flipping Sunil on the announce table and then knowing he'd just killed someone after. The match goes 16 minutes. We get formal ring introductions and as Orton is being announced Jinder and the Singhs jump Orton and stomp him down in the corner. Orton manages to fight back and nails an RKO to both of the Singh Brothers. Jinder knows following that that he's screwed up and slides out of the ring and Orton chases him around. Mahal catches Orton as he slides back in and the bell rings and is about to hit his finisher but Orton reverses into an RKO. The ref counts the pin and almost counts the 3 but Jinder gets his foot on the bottom rope. The two fight from there. The match ends when JInder is down and Orton does the viper taunt signaling for the RKO. Orton is in stance to hit it and all of a sudden he eats a Superkick from the returning RUSEV. The bell rings and Rusev beats down Orton to big boos. Rusev and Jinder have a stareoff and it looks like they're about to reunite as a team. They shake hands and then Rusev kicks him down low and Mahal doubles over. Rusev beats him with the ring bell and then stands with his foot over Mahal and holds up the WWE Title. The MACHKA era has overtaken The MAHARAJA era.

WINNER by DQ: Randy Orton; however, STILL the WWE Champion: Jinder Mahal

Final Results:

No.	Results	Stipulations
1PS	The Hype Bros defeated The Colons	Tag Team Match
2	Carmella (with James Ellsworth) defeated Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Natalya, and Tamina	WWE Women's MITB Ladder Match for a WWE SDLive Women's Title Contract
3	The New Day defeated The Usos (c)	Tag Team Match for the WWE SDLive Tag Team Titles
4	Naomi (c) defeated Lana	Singles Match for the WWE SDLive Women's Title
5	Baron Corbin defeated Kevin Owens, AJ Styles, Sami Zayn, Dolph Ziggler and Shinsuke Nakamura	2017 Men's MITB Ladder Match for a WWE Championship Contract
6	Randy Orton defeated Jinder Mahal (c) (with The Singh Brothers) by Disqualification	Singles Match for the WWE Championship

MY BATTLEGROUND 2017 CARD (July 23, 2017; SDLive):

No.	Match	Stipulations
1	Jinder Mahal (c) (with The Singh Brothers) vs. Randy Orton vs. Rusev	Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship
2	Kevin Owens (c) vs. Luke Harper vs. Tye Dillinger	Triple Threat Match for the WWE United States Title
3	New Day (c) vs. American Alpha	Tag Team Match for the WWE SDLive Tag Team Titles
4	Naomi (c) vs. Becky Lynch	Singles Match for the WWE SDLive Women's Title
5	Baron Corbin vs. Sami Zayn	Singles Match for Baron Corbin's MITB Briefcase
6	Carmella vs. Charlotte	Singles Match
7	AJ Styles & Shinsuke Nakamura vs. "Miracle" Mike Bennett (with Maria)	2-On-1 Handicap Match
8PS	The Usos vs. Breezango	Tag Team Match

Don't ask me about that handicap match. The rest of the card makes total sense, and if you read the post you'd know why matches like that US Title match are happening. Out of everyone, I was stuck what to do with Styles and Nakamura on the show. Obviously I didn't want to have them face each other, since that would preferably happen at Wrestlemania, and I remembered Mike Bennett and Maria were set to debut on SD. Maybe Mike could debut by attacking two of the biggest names on SD, and Shinsuke and AJ teaming up could plant the seeds for their first interactions. I don't really want that match, obviously. We'll see what happens, think the rest of the card is good.

I hope you enjoyed! Tell me what you liked and didn't like, and what from this post you'd like to see on the show. At this point I'd usually be saying to look out for my post on the next PPV, which would be GREAT BALLS OF FIRE, but I'll be out of town that week, so I won't be able to do that show, and the next month and pretty much all summer I'm relatively busy, so I won't be able to do Battleground likely either. I will however definitely have the chance to do "How WWE Should Book Summerslam 2017", so look out for that in August! This will be my last one until then. Enjoy the show everyone!