WWE Money in the Bank 2015 Retro Recap

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Fred Richani and Scott Anderson’s live recap of WWE Money in the Bank on June 14, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio, headlined by Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose in a ladder match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

Episode Recap

Summarized from the episode and edited for clarity and brevity. Listen above for the full discussion.

Sheamus won the Money in the Bank ladder match, which Richani calls the least appealing outcome outside of Kane. He would have preferred Roman Reigns or Neville, and he dislikes Reigns getting a feud with Bray Wyatt instead after Wyatt cost him the briefcase. Anderson calls Sheamus a Triple H guy and wonders where WWE goes from here. Both thought the ladder match was safer and less dramatic than past editions.

The show opened with a beautiful tribute to Dusty Rhodes, who died days earlier. Nikki Bella retained the Divas Championship over Paige after some Twin Magic with Brie Bella, which Richani calls a bad finish to an OK match. Both hosts want NXT’s Becky Lynch, Sasha Banks, Charlotte and Bayley on the main roster, or at least the title on Naomi.

Big Show beat Ryback by disqualification in the Intercontinental title match after The Miz got involved, so Ryback kept the title. The Prime Time Players won the tag titles from The New Day, which Richani says came a year and a half too late, though he praises Titus O’Neil and Darren Young as model citizens. He also sends best wishes to Tyson Kidd after his spinal cord injury.

John Cena beat Kevin Owens in a possible match of the year candidate, with Owens kicking out of two Attitude Adjustments, and Owens powerbombed Cena on the apron afterward. Richani says Owens should have gotten a year of mileage from his clean win over Cena two weeks earlier, and Anderson would have preferred a disqualification finish.

Seth Rollins beat Dean Ambrose in a ladder match that ran more than half an hour, with both men grabbing the title before Rollins pulled it free. Richani says it told a realistic story of two men who hate each other, but Ambrose’s bumps, including powerbombs onto a ladder and the barricade, made him uncomfortable. Anderson enjoyed Triple H’s pre-match speech to Rollins.

Overall, they give it a mild thumbs-up for action and a thumbs in the middle creatively. TSC contributor Allan Wu calls in about E3, and another caller argues most pay-per-views have only two good matches. The hosts also debate NXT becoming a third brand, saying it needs to build new stars for the main roster, and Richani suggests making Cesaro NXT’s top star.

Editor’s note: Sheamus cashed in Money in the Bank on Reigns at Survivor Series in November 2015 to win the title.