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WWE Money in the Bank 2019 results, news and information

The 2019 edition of WWE Money in the Bank takes place on Sunday, May 19 at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. Below you'll find everything you need to know about one of the most exciting WWE shows of the year, from results, to news, features, history and more.

Money in the Bank 2019 match card

Universal championship Seth Rollins (c) vs. AJ Styles

WWE championship Kofi Kingston (c) vs. Kevin Owens

SmackDown women's championship Becky Lynch (c) vs. Charlotte Flair

Raw women's championship Becky Lynch (c) vs. Lacey Evans

Roman Reigns vs. Elias

Men's Money in the Bank ladder match Sami Zayn vs. Ricochet vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Baron Corbin vs. Ali vs. Finn Balor vs. Andrade vs. Randy Orton

Women's Money in the Bank ladder match Natalya vs. Naomi vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Dana Brooke vs. Bayley vs. Mandy Rose vs. Ember Moon vs. Carmella

United States championship Samoa Joe (c) vs. Rey Mysterio

Steel cage match Shane McMahon vs. The Miz

Cruiserweight championship Tony Nese (c) vs. Ariya Daivari

Alexa Bliss wins the women’s Money in the Bank match after shoving Becky Lynch

Let’s just start by saying that every women in this match has an amazing outfit. It’s obviously not all about the clothing they’re wearing but if you let me stroll around Brooklyn wearing Alexa Bliss’ leather duster or Charlotte Flair’s gold robe I 100% would.

Stunning.

Alexa Bliss took one of the first hits, being thrown outside of the ring. Charlotte Flair followed that up by tossing Ember Moon into the edges of the fighting area. Becky Lynch went after Natalya first, and Ember Moon ended up all alone in the ring with a ladder.

Naomi was having none of it though, and went after her to prevent her from a clear path to the ladder. Ember won, but then had to take on Sasha Banks. Sasha got a good hit on her but Ember returned the favor with an absolutely relentless hit while Sasha was laying on the ladder.

Lana then entered the ring, got Ember out of there, and got her own ladder which looked like a better height to reach the suitcase. It was Natalya’s turn to take on people in the ring, dispatchign Lana pretty easily.

Charlotte then entered the ring smiling at Natalya which is probably not what you want to see if you’re the latter wrestler. Natalya didn’t last long, and then Becky Lynch hopped in there to fight with Charlotte over the ladder. Each of the two friends yelled “put it down, put it down” to each other before they were taken out by Naomi.

"PUT IT DOWN!" "YOU PUT IT DOWN!"#MITB @MsCharlotteWWE @BeckyLynchWWEpic.twitter.com/PavTye1dlK

Naomi put down Natalya (again — poor Natalya) and then leveled Charlotte and Becky with a flying kick to the ladder they were holding. Alexa tried to simply remove the ladder from the ring, which would have been a solid strategy if Naomi wasn’t there to ruin her. Bliss ended up on the floor once again.

With most of the competitors outside of the ring catching their breath or out of energy, Naomi, Ember Moon, and Becky Lynch ended up fighting each other for the ladder. Becky capitalized on Ember and Naomi focusing on each other by trying to climb the ladder they were holding on to. That worked until it didn’t, with the other two ladies kicking the ladder into her and pushing her into the post.

Naomi absolutely lit up Ember moon with repeated kicks, only for Ember to try and fight back with a knee kick. The two battled each other, eventually taking each other out. Then things got really interesting with Lana entering the ring, and Sasha Banks following her.

Sasha took out Ember first and then Lana, stacking them on a closed ladder in the corner and putting them out of commission with a solid hit. With the ring clear, Sasha had time to set up a ladder tall enough to reach the suitcase and started climbing it. The ring wouldn’t be clear for long though, as Charlotte got back into things by giving Sasha a piece of her mind. And her elbow.

.@SashaBanksWWE gets two for the price of one! ➡️ https://t.co/ePt5TzD6sU pic.twitter.com/rNeo5YCqs7

It looked liked Charlotte was going to have a chance at the case, but Sasha kicked her in the head and dispatched her. Then Natalya returned to distract Charlotte, once again giving Sasha a clear path. Becky knocked both of them off the ladder, while Alexa took the opportunity to get on the ladder herself while everyone else was preoccupied.

Eventually, Alexa, Sasha, and Becky found themselves battling on one ladder while Lana took the chance to put a taller ladder up and start climbing it. But Ember Moon and Alexa also got on that ladder to make things even more wild in the ring.

Becky’s ladder took a tumble, removing her and Sasha from the ongoing equation for the time being.

Lana and Ember got into a slap fight before Charlotte and Alexa attempted to drag them down from their perches and take control of the ladder. Charlotte succeeded by tossing Ember against a ladder on the ground, while Alexa eventually got Lana down as well. Only for Charlotte to then return and drag her off it as well.

But Charlotte wouldn’t last for long (and it was pretty easy to see she wouldn’t win) leaving Lana and Alexa to fight it out among themselves. Lana dispatched Alexa but couldn’t win by submission so attempted a ladder climb once again. Naomi had something to say about that though.

Naomi dispatched everyone with ease and had her hand on the briefcase but was too far away to get it off the chain, proving that the ladder needed to be closer to where the case was hanging for anyone to reach it.

Becky took Naomi out just as she was about to reach for the hook and repositioned the ladder herself. When she was within arms’ reach of it, Charlotte returned to trade punches with her friend and rival at the top of the ladder before Alexa tipped the entire thing over.

EVERY woman for herself, right?#MITB @BeckyLynchWWE @MsCharlotteWWEpic.twitter.com/CmBUgZD9zR

She went against Charlotte for the win, only for Sasha Banks to take over and give it her best attempt. Naomi took her out and gave Lana the chance to have the ladder to herself. Natalya ended that opportunity with an Electric Chair Drop. She wouldn’t be able to reach the top of the ladder before Becky and Charlotte came back to fight each other over the case again.

Becky Lynch also had her hand on the briefcase and was just about to unhook it when Alexa Bliss came out of nowhere again to remove her from the equation and climb the ladder herself, finally claiming the Money in the Bank suitcase and winning the women’s ladder match. Five Feet of Fury was victorious and she milked every last cheer at the top of that ladder.

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WWE Money In The Bank Matches and Odds

Given the rapid-fire succession of WrestleMania 34, the Superstar Shake-up, Greatest Royal Rumble and Backlash 2018 events, the WWE writing staff deserved some leeway in the quality of the shows.

After all, it's difficult to deal with hectic situations changing on a dime like that, which made those events problematic and rushed at times.

However, with Money in the Bank on June 17, WWE will have more than enough time to think things out, anticipate potential issues that could arise and plan the best scenarios.

There is no excuse if the event turns out to be a mess, as some problems can be seen long enough in advance to strategize solutions to.

The card is still in flux and some elements can change, but these are some booking decisions that must be made at Money in the Bank 2018.

The Tag Team Divisions Must Be Given a Spot on the Card 1 OF 5

Credit: WWE.com On Tuesday's SmackDown Live, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson defeated The Usos to earn a future title opportunity against Harper and Rowan.

Oddly, the graphic to announce the winning team indicated this title shot would happen at Money in the Bank, yet no official acknowledgment of this has been posted on the event's page.

The reason for this disconnect is unknown, leading to some confusion.

Is it on the card and the website team hasn't updated the page, did plans change soon after the win, or did the graphics department jump to the wrong conclusions and this will go down on television instead?

Keeping it off the card would be the worst-case scenario, as the tag team divisions haven't been given enough spotlight recently.

Neither brand's tag titles were represented at Backlash and that cannot happen again at this event.

For weeks, both Raw and SmackDown have pushed the tag team championships aside with this No. 1 contender's match and the growth of The B Team being the only exceptions.

If the titles aren't defended at Money in the Bank, it will give the impression that tag team wrestling is dead in the water in WWE right now.

The Good Brothers vs. The Bludgeon Brothers might not be the most dynamic match to attract viewers, but it's WWE's responsibility to build it up properly and convince us to watch.

Announcing this for the event and subsequently pulling it from the card will greatly harm the tag team scene, whereas a match treated with some reverence could reignite some much-needed passion in the division.

AJ Styles Must Defeat Shinsuke Nakamura and Move on 2 OF 5

Credit: WWE.com By the time Money in the Bank comes around, AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura will have had more matches than makes sense, given Nakamura's failure to win the WWE Championship.

After losing clean at WrestleMania and wrestling to a draw the next two times, he should have run out of opportunities.

Somehow, they wrestled again on SmackDown to set up this match, which will be their fifth—and hopefully final—encounter.

Dragging this out any longer would be beyond repetitive, particularly if this Last Man Standing match ends in the third no-contest in a row.

Likewise, if Nakamura were to win the title just to allow Styles to elect for his rematch to happen at Extreme Rules on July 15, it stretches the feud out for another month just to fill time.

In many ways, fans could be upset at the outcome no matter what, but when thinking about where to go after this event, the smart move is to have Styles keep the title and end this feud here.

It's time to establish a new challenger for The Phenomenal One, rather than keep this story of low blows and "knee to face" promos going on any longer.

If Nakamura was going to be champion, he should have already won by now. This event is too late, as he's lost the momentum needed to carry the belt with prestige.

Styles is the better choice to be champion heading into SummerSlam as he is the more popular of the two with the more impressive track record.

Putting the title on Nakamura just to give it back to Styles at Extreme Rules would also be nothing but a stall, so the best decision is to just have The Phenomenal One retain here.

WWE needs to let these two move on, with Styles as SmackDown's champion and Nakamura feuding with somebody else.

Asuka Has to Dethrone Carmella 3 OF 5

Credit: WWE.com Since Charlotte Flair ended Asuka's undefeated streak at WrestleMania, her stock has dropped considerably.

As much as some fans would like to deny it, Monday Night Raw has always been considered the A-show, so when The Empress of Tomorrow moved to SmackDown, it wasn't a promotion.

Asuka also suffered another loss after that, with her No. 1 contender's match being the only positive for her since joining the blue brand.

The booking of this match against Carmella will set the standard of what the creative team thinks of Asuka.

A loss establishes her as old news—someone who no longer has the credibility she had heading into WrestleMania.

A win with the championship changing hands, though, undoes some of that damage and puts her back in good graces.

Carmella is an interesting character who has a right to be champion, but she's never been established as a credible fighter along the same lines as Asuka.

Losing to her isn't the same as losing to Flair, who is more highly regarded as a competitor.

Failing to take the title even in a disqualification victory will mean Asuka has fallen so far that she now cannot even beat someone who is half the wrestler she is.

To reassure audiences she is still a valuable player who can make an impact in the women's division, Asuka has to win the SmackDown Women's Championship at Money in the Bank.

Money in the Bank Winners Need to Be Planned Well in Advance 4 OF 5 This did The Lone Wolf no favors whatsoever and wasted the briefcase for 2017. This did The Lone Wolf no favors whatsoever and wasted the briefcase for 2017.Credit: WWE.com It is beyond frustrating when WWE builds something up as a big deal, only to cast it aside as a joke or let plans fizzle into an underwhelming lack of a payoff.

The Money in the Bank gimmick is a perfect example of a valuable concept that isn't always handled with the best of care.

When done well, the cash-in can be advantageous in pushing Superstars to a new level, establishing heel or face turns and even being a crutch to fix a problem with an injured champion or challenger disrupting storyline plans.

Baron Corbin's run with the briefcase, though, was an example of a complete waste.

He struggled before winning it, continued to lose while holding it, failed in his cash-in attempt and followed that with a loss to John Cena.

The situation was a complete waste of the gimmick and ranked as the worst Money in the Bank cash-in by the official WWE website team.

This year, the writers on Raw and SmackDown must plan out as much as possible from the next year of storylines to determine who would be the best man and woman to hold the briefcases.

It's impossible to predict everything that could happen months from now, but there should be a general idea in mind of what the end game is for WrestleMania 35 and how Money in the Bank could be a factor in getting to that point.

WWE should then look at the options of men and women available and choose someone who could best fit those plans.

If someone is in danger of falling out of favor in a few months, they shouldn't win the briefcase. Someone less risky should be chosen instead.

WWE has to give the winners of these briefcases serious precognitive thought, rather than choosing blindly and hoping to figure it all out later.

Roman Reigns vs. Jinder Mahal Cannot Main Event 5 OF 5

Credit: WWE.com There's no questioning WWE's fascination with Roman Reigns as the top guy and primary focal point of the company, despite the adamant refusal by a good number of fans.

At Elimination Chamber, Braun Strowman dominated the entire match, only for the event to end with Reigns celebrating and upsetting the crowd.

The Big Dog then main evented WrestleMania against Brock Lesnar despite a number of other matches which could have gone on last and received a better reaction.

This happened again at Backlash with Reigns defeating Samoa Joe in the main event, resulting in fans leaving the arena.

The feud between Reigns and Jinder Mahal stands no chance of being received well as a headliner, no matter who comes out on top.

Money in the Bank has to end with one of the ladder matches or the WWE Championship defense, rather than The Big Dog putting down The Modern Day Maharaja.

Putting this earlier in the night allows angry fans to use it as a bathroom break instead of being even more upset that Reigns is booked as the most important thing once again.

If not, WWE runs the risk of having another pay-per-view ending on a sour note, instead of sending fans home happy.

#WWE Money In The Bank

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