Instead, tonight my Internal Struggle for Viewership is due to the fact that ESPN deigned to put the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday Night Baseball. For about a decade, the Reds never showed up on Sunday nights.... this is our SECOND appearance this season. And they just had to go and put it up against a PPV. Jerks.
 
Anyway, I'm actually phasing out my Reds fandom already (we're out of it, and will be sellers at the trade deadline), so I think I'll be able to focus on tonight's wrestling. And a winner is you!
 
Here's what happened at the just-completed Money in the Bank 2015 PPV:

• On the Preshow.Renee Young and the Usual Suspects opened things up with stories about Dusty Rhodes. Then, it was half an hour of random fluff and filler. We did get to see a backstage meeting between Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns, in which they wished each other luck, and Reigns agreed that when he won MitB and Ambrose won the WWE Title, there would be no sneak attack cash-in. It'd all be on the up and up.
  
  We also got an interview with Stephanie, in which she swore up and down that the Authority would not interfere in tonight's WWE Title Match, and that Seth Rollins would be 100% on his own.
  
  The scheduled preshow match saw R-Truth upset King Barrett in a throwaway 5 minute affair. Although the "kingship" wasn't actually on the line, Truth celebrated with Barrett's crown after the match, and could definitely get some mileage out of acting like he's the king. Goofy Truth Antics could amuse us, and get under Barrett's skin, to drive a nice little undercard feud.
  
  A big video tribute to Dusty followed, and reduced The Perpetually Delightful Renee Young to tears as she struggled to shoot it to another package about the MitB Match. It was a very real, very touching moment, and to me, it actually adds to why I think Renee is Perpetually Delightful (I enjoy living up to my reputation as a world class jerkwad -- even though I'm secretly a nice guy -- and I never want to give out hugs; this made me want to give Renee a hug, which marks the first time this week that I actually caught myself wanting to do a random kind act; thanks, Renee!) but why do I have a feeling she's gonna get a chewing out from Vince McMahon, who views SNEEZING in public to be an unacceptable show of weakness. Ass.
  
  Out of that video package, the Panel make their MitB picks. Saxton takes Kane, Graves takes Reigns, and BOoker takes Kofi using the logic that Kofi's been in 5 previous MitB matches. Uh huh. But what about the logic that Kofi lost all 5, Book?
  
  
• Ten Bell Salute. The entire roster is standing on the stage, as Lilian Garcia asks us to rise and remember Dusty Rhodes with a 10 bell salute. A "DUST TEE" chant breaks out, and then 15,000 fans all clapped it up when the Dream's theme music hit. There are some teary eyes, but there's also nothing but smiles, cuz it's damned hard to be sad when "The Common Man Boogie" is playing.
  
  
• Opening Video/Theme/Pyro. And we are live inside the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH. Cole, King, and JBL welcome us... and then we cut to Lilian (treating us to a whole lot of leg, so obviously, the knee injury is finally fully healed), who says it's time for the Money in the Bank Ladder Match, and runs down the rules/premise for anyone who's been living in a cave for the past decade or so.
  
  
• Sheamus wins the 7-man Money in the Bank Ladder Match. For the record, it's Randy Orton, Neville, Kane, Dolph Ziggler (Lana accompanies Dolph halfway down the aisle, but then steps back and doesn't stay for the match), Kofi Kingston (NOT accompanied by the New Day), Sheamus, and Roman Reigns who are battling for the MitB Contract.
  
  Bell rings, and six guys pair off to trade fists, while Kofi dives out of the ring to grab a ladder... he thinks he's being sneaky as he sets it up in themiddle of the ring, but everybody stops what they are doing and yank Kofi off. Then, they all take turns trying to climb up, with Kane playing defense, until everybody has crashed and burned at least once.
  
  Before Kane can climb, himself, Ziggler gets back into the mix and hits a spike DDT. Sheamus comes in a yanks Dolph off the ladder, and as the ring starts filling up again, Sheamus starts using a second ladder as a battering ram. The narrative here is that Sheamus lost 6 months of his career after an injury in last year's MitB Match, and he's ultra-motivated tonight. No matter his motivation, Sheamus is pretty much dominant for several minutes.
  
  It takes a marriage of convenience between Kofi and Neville to finally end Sheamus'offense... and then, as a bonus, we get an tease of Kofi vs. Neville in a showcase of highspottery. But Roman Reigns comes in and cuts that off, getting boos.
  
  Reigns just chucks one ladder into Neville's face, and then powerbombs Kofi onto another ladder. Neville came back at Reigns, so Reigns hoisted him up and powerbombed Neville onto Kofi, who was still on the ladder. Ouch.
  
  When Reigns heads up the ladder, Kane comes back and chokeslams him off. Kane tries to climb, and it's Orton who yanks him off, and then hits a flash RKO. Orton heads up, and Kofi's back to pull him off, but Orton lands on his feet and takes Kofi out with another RKO.
  
  Neville made a mad dash halfway up the ladder, but Orton pulled him off, and hit him with a mid-air RKO to a huge pop.
  
  Sheamus is the next to step in and test Orton. Their little exchange ends with Sheamus hitting the Brogue Kick, and making a run up the ladder. Who's turn is it now?
  
  Yep, the guy whose name I haven't typed in a long time: Ziggler runs in, and heads up the ladder, too. Both guys are on top of the ladder, and in a callback to WrestleMania, Ziggler throws a bunch of headbutts at Sheamus, and then manuevers around to get BEHIND SHEAMUS, where he locks in a sleeper, and turns it into a Zig Zag off the top of the ladder. I don't know who took the worst of it. Wow.
  
  But Neville sees Sheamus prone, and hits him with the Red Arrow, so Sheamus is now well and truly powdered out. Neville and Ziggler have a quick exchange that results in the both of them trading blows on top of the ladder. Neville wins it, by ramming Dolph's head into the ladder... but before he can grab the briefcase, Kane  yanks Neville to the mat.
  
  Kane sets up for a chokeslam, but Dolph hits him with a superkick. Dolph and Neville waste a few precious moments discussing an alliance, and Kane takes them both out. But then Reigns gets back in the ring, and hits Kane with a Superman Punch. Kane tumbles out of the ring, and now there's a giant scrum of six guys.
   
  So Reigns decides "What the Hell?" and gets a running start and hits a big suicide dive onto the scrum.
  
  All seven guys are down, and that's when Big E and Eggsavier Woods run out and help Kofi get up to his feet, and help him set up a ladder... will Kofi be able to take advantage? Nope. Reigns makes it back in time to tip the ladder over, and then powerbombs Kofi onto the scrum.
  
  Reigns has the ring to himself... nope, wait, Orton got away from the scrum and is now behind Reigns. Orton tries for an RKO, but Reigns shoves him off and catches him with a Spear on the rebound.
   
  NOW, Reigns has the ring to himself... but wait: the Bray Wyatt Freeze Frame hits, the lights go out, and when they come back up, Wyatt is in the ring, and pulls Reigns off the ladder, and follows up with a Sister Abigail.
   
  Now, it's just a question of who rises from the pile of humanity outside the ring... and that man is Sheamus. He sets up a ladder, starts climbing... Neville jumps in to supply a brief moment of hope, but Sheamus fights him off, climbs up the one last rung, and gets his hands on the Briefcase.
  
  The Celtic Warrior is now Mr. Money in the Bank. Good 20 minute spotfest, but I definitely felt like it was more a "checklist of spots" than a match with a throughline you could sink your teeth into. MitB does tend to suit heels better, so I'm OK with Sheamus' win. And Reigns doesn't win the Briefcase, but a feud with Wyatt is a pretty decent consolation prize... should allow him to keep building up good will with fans, by having strong matches.
  
  
• Backstage: Renee Young has Paige for an interview. Paige says that after making her feelings about the Bellas known, she hasn't gotten any support from the other women on the WWE Roster. She doesn't know if that's because they're intimidated by the power the Bellas weild, or because Paige hasn't always been a reliable ally... but regardless, she'll instigate the change she talked about on her own, if she has to, and that starts by taking the title -- and by extension, at least some of the Bellas' influence -- away from Nikki Bella tonight. She closes by dedicating her performance tonight to Dusty.
  
  
• Nikki Bella defeats Paige, via cheating, to retain the Women's Title. Back and forth start quickly morphs into a heel beatdown, with Nikki targeting Paige's lower back. As Nikki dominates, we do cut back to the lockerroom, where the diva roster have assembled to watch the match on a monitor. Hmmmm...
  
  Paige gets a hope spot off a running knee strike, but Nikki just goes back to the, uhhhh, back. A slingshot suplex does more lower lumbar damage. Paige gets another flurry after a superkick, but Nikki snuffs that out with a spinebuster.
   
  But then Nikki gets a little too cocky, and starts taunting the crowd. That leads to Paige's real comeback. Nikki has to get a rope break when Paige gets the PTO locked in. Nikki hits a Disaster Kick, but when she goes for the Rack Attack, Paige escapes and turns it into the RamPaige.
   
  Nikki kicks out at 2, and Paige sells frustration, which gives Nikki time to recover a bit... so they go back and forth, and both end up on the top rope, trading punches. And both women fall off at the same time.
   
  And that's when Nikki rolls under the ring apron, and Brie Bella rolls back out. Brie tries to catch Paige with a quickie roll-up, but Paige reverse it into a roll-up of her own, and the ref counts to three.
  
  But before the ref can declare Paige is the new champ, Brie starts pulling the stuffing out of her bra (and more delightfully, pulls down the front of her trunks so they are low enough to show off her Box Top Instruction tattoos). The ref waves off the finish, and says the match continues.
  
  So Nikki clobbered Paige from behind, and hit the Rack Attack to score the win. Paige is screwed yet again, and you really have to start wondering what she'll have to do in order to get one over on the Bellas. Pretty solid 8 minute match, and I definitely give bonus points for the clever finish. Paige makes good on her dedication to Dusty by losing out to a very well constructed Dusty Finish!
  
  
• Big Show beats Ryback, via Mizqualification, but Ryback retains the IC Title. Miz comes out before the match, and will be serving as a guest commentator. But on his way to the ring, he makes a little extra effort to annnoy the Ohio crowd. Because Miz is from Ohio, born and bred... he sucks up to his peeps, only to turn it against them, because Ohio is also the place he left, because if you're not in New York or Los Angeles, you don't count. Jerk.
  
  Bell rings, and Ryback dominates early. But when he gets distracted by Miz (yanking Miz over the commentary desk, and then throwing back over where he belongs), that's all Big Show needed to take over for a bit.
  
  Builds up to Show going for the chokeslam, but Ryback counters that by grabbing the wrist and turning it into a Cross Armbreaker submission. Show gets the rope break, but Ryback follows up with a damned impressive vertical suplex. Jeez Louise.
  
  Ryback steps back and calls for the Meathook, but when he charges, he runs into a successful chokeslam. It only gets a 2 count. So Show calls for the KO Punch, cocks it, and Ryback ducks it the first time... but Show catches him on the rebound, sending Ryback tumbling out of the ring, in front of the commentary desk.
   
  Miz acts like he'll chuck Ryback back into the ring, but Show yells at him and tells him to mind his own business. So Miz steps back, waits until Show turns his back, and then attacks him with a microphone. Ref has no choice but to call for the bell.
   
  On his way out, he adds a few shots on Ryback, but the initial attack is what counts, and since Miz attacked Show, Big Show is the winner via DQ. Ryback retains the IC Title, though. Not bad, but definitely 6 minutes that was meant to set up a three-way more so than it was meant to be a thing in and of itself.
  
  
• John Cena defeats Kevin Owens in the Match of the Night. A WWE PPV crowd being anti-Cena is a pretty normal thing, these days.... but man alive, the number of signs and support for Owens is the story here. These aren't people knee-jerk booing Cena... they came out to support Owens. Pretty impressive.
  
  Atmosphere is absolutely electric from the start, which is already different from two weeks ago (where the Corpus Christi crowd did not really take Owens seriously for the first third of the match)... even if these two can't match the amazing work from two weeks ago, they'll have a bit of wiggle room thanks to a Big Match Atmosphere.
  
  Cena and Owens seem to sense that, too, as they milk every last bit of energy out of the crowd by trading simplisitc back and forth one-uppery. Starting with each one holding his belt up to see who gets the bigger pop. Then trading shoulder blocks. And so forth.
  
  Owens finally seems to be getting the better of it, working a side headlock, and then a chinlock, and the crowd stays hot with the dueling "Let's Go Cena"/"Cena Sucks" chants.
  
  Then, Owens decides to mock Cena by doing Cena's Five Moves of Doom. The wacky tackles, the wacky slam, and he even hits the Five Knuckle Shuffle to a huge pop. But when Owens goes for the F-U, Cena counters it, and cinches in the SSTF. As we're only 5 minutes into the match, Owens is able to get the rope break... Cena keeps the heat on, with an awesome Inverted Vertical Suplex for a convincing two count. [True story: I "invented" that move back in college when we would wrestle in our front yard. It's nice to see the "NirvanaPlex" in reality!]
  
  Cena can't follow up, though, and Owens comes back with a Codebreaker, and then the rolling cannonball for a convincing near fall of his own. Cena tried to counter with a powerbomb, but Owens turned it into White Noise for another near fall.
  
  Owens goes up top for the first time, and comes off with an attempted Swanton... but Cena gets the knees up, and Owens' back is in trouble, just like that. Cena follows up with an Electric Chair Facebuster, which is just an insane show of power by Cena.
  
  Then, the F-U hits, but if you think that's gonna win the match, you're crazy. Owens doesn't just roll the shoulder or anything, he powers out at 2. Cena is frustrated as hell, and even gets in Mike Chioda's face.
  
  After that delay, Cena hoists Owens up to the top rope, with the intent of hitting a top rope F-U... but the delay allowed Owens to recover, and he counters by flipping it into a powerbomb for a two count. Only 10 minutes in, and a thunderous "This is Awesome" chant breaks out.
  
  Owens decides to try for the pop-up powerbomb, but Cena turns it into a rana... and then Owens pops up and hits a superkick. Owens tries setting Cena up on the top rope. Cena responds with a tornado DDT.
  
  Cena goes up top, looking for his flying legdrop... Owens dodges it, and hits his Small Package Powerbomb for a convincing near fall. Now, it's Owens who pauses to sell the frustration. So when Owens goes for the Twisting Doublejump Moonsault, Cena moves, and hits a flash F-U.
   
  But Owens kicks out at 2. Cena's frustrated, and the announcers actually try to sell the idea that Chioda missed the call, and show a replay where Chioda's hand actually hit the mat after Owen's shoulder was up, planting the seed for some kind of controversy.
  
  Cena sets Owens up on the top rope, thinking Superplex... but Owens counters it into a twisting sit-out brainbuster. Impressive. But Cena kicks out at 2.
  
  Then, an amazing spot... Owens sets up for the Styles Clash, but Cena counters with a Flip Powerbomb for an ultra-convincing near fall. Methinks somebody watched mid-2000s TNA to prepare for tonight.
  
  Cena tries to follow up with another F-U, but Owens shoves him off, and catches him with a pop-up powerbomb. Cena kicks out at two.
  
  Owens fires off a few right hands, and then shoots Cena into the ropes for another pop-up, but Cena jumps up and goes for the springboard stunner. He doesn't get it cleanly, but Owens sells it. Cena hits the F-U, and when he goes for the cover, he gets the win.
  
  Very good 16 minute match. Whatever points it loses for the whiffed springboard stunner are more than made up for by the electric atmosphere. A worthy sequel. Not better than the original, but came closer to matching it than I would have guessed.
  
  After the match, Cena played Good Guy by handing Owen his NXT belt and saying "Champion, to Champion, thank you for the great match." But then, when Cena went to raise Owens' hand, Owen pulled him in and kicked him in the gut. Then, he took it outside the ring and hit the Zaynbuster Powerbomb (onto the apron).
  
  Owens walked away, cackling like a madman. Cena, the ostensible winner, could even leave under his own power. Refs and trainers had to carry him up the aisle. If a rubber match wasn't already gonna be red hot, it will be now, after that post-match angle.
  
  
• The Prime Time Players defeat the New Day (Big E/Woods) to win the WWE Tag Titles. For the first time ever, the New Day will have a straight-up two-on-two tag match, since Kofi's nowhere to be seen after the MitB Match. Big E and Eggsavier Woods address this before the match, saying that Kofi gets robbed every year in MitB, because we live in a twisted world where cheaters always win. And they work in a jab at the OSU Buckeyes who just won the National Title, even though they were just on probation for cheating. BOO~! They call for Columbus to clap it up to help Kofi though his tough times. New Day Rocks?
   
  Nope: NEW. DAYSUCKS.
  
  We're going speed, first, with Woods and DY. When Young gets the better of it, Big E blind tags, and uses his power and size to turn the tide. Just like that, the heel beatdown is on. New Day dominate with frequent tags.
  
  Big E busts out the Best Abominible Stretch Ever, smacking Young in the ribs, to the rhythm of the New Day Clap. It's also the only tolerable Abominiable Stretch.
  
  DY is firmly entrenched as our Face in Peril. He finally gets some separation after dodging a corner charge from Big E. Hot tag to Titus, and Woods in on the corresponding move.
  
  Titus is on fire, ragdolling Woods around for a bit, until E chimes back in. It breaks down into a Pier Four Brawl. Big E takes Young out with his through-the-ropes tackle, leaving Woods alone with Titus...
   
  ANd that doesn't favor the champs. Titus dominates Woods, and hits a spinebuster to get the win. Huh, didn't see that coming. Decent little 8 minute match, and I guess the story here is that the first time the New Day have to fight a fair fight, they lost.
  
  So if they are back to full-strength and have the three-man unit for the rematch, that will really add some nice subtext to the story.
  
  
• Backstage: Seth Rollins is WALKING~! And he walks past Kane, who says "I've been waiting for this ever since you won that title. The future is history. MWUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
  
  And then Rollins keeps WALKING~! And he comes up to Triple H and Stephanie. Stephanie needles him with a little speech about how there's no pressure... just the entire weight of the WWE Universe on his shoulders, and if he fails, he's out there by himself, so there will be nobody to blame but him. She seems to relish it.
  
  But HHH is a bit more sincere as he delivers a pep talk. "This is what you want. A chance to show them. A chance to show US. So go out. Show EVERYBODY!" Rollins' spirit is truly embiggened!
  
  
• Seth Rollins retains the WWE Title in a Ladder Match against Dean Ambrose. Full boxing style ring intros from Lilian (who waited out the two entrances by leaning on the ropes and not putting any weight on her right leg, so maybe that knee is still glitchy, and Lilian got sick of me pointing out that her thigh-high boots were covering up a brace; but I am not complaining so long as she's rocking that dress; a winner is me!), and then the bell rings.
  
  We start with slow circling and meaningful eye contact with the title belt that is hanging above the ring. FWIW, we start the match at 10:20pm (eastern), which leaves a LOT of time to work with. They can afford to slow simmer the drama.
  
  In contrast to the MitB Ladder Match (in which Kofi grabbed a ladder after just 30 seconds), it looks like we're gonna keep it on the mat for a while. And then, they brawl around ringside for a bit, too. But no ladder just yet. JBL actually mentions the lack of ladders, saying "Hey, until to decapacitate your opponent, why bother?" To his credit, that sounds awkward, but I can confirm that "decapacitate" is a word, unlike "dehabilitate," and old JR favorite.
  
  Shortly thereafter, the brawl does spill towards the entrance aisle, where a single ladder stands (also in contrast to the MitB Match, where the ring was surrounded by ladders; in this match, there is just the one). They start by ramming each other into the ladder, but before too long, Rollins takes the ladder and chucks it into the ring.
  
  After a few climb teases, the ladder is set up in a corner, where Rollins intends to suplex Ambrose onto it. Ambrose counters, and hits a double-underhook powerbomb onto the ladder. Ouch.
  
  Ambrose then sets the ladder up, but in the corner... he goes up top, and hits the standing elbow (embellishing with a little flip flop 'n' fly, so it's a BIONIC standing elbow). Ambrose clotheslines Rollins out of the ring, and makes the first Ladder Ascent of the match. But Rollins grabs a steel chair and gets back into the ring to break it up.
  
  Ambrose's left leg is destroyed by the chairshots, calling into question his ability to climb a ladder at all. But for the short term, he's able to keep Rollins from climbing the ladder.
  
  Ambrose keeps up the leg attack, switching up between ladder assists and just plain ol' regular wrestling (dragon screws and post-assisted figure fours and such). Old school psychology, in a ladder match! Even a plain old unassisted Figure Four! WHOOOOO~!
  
  The match is entirely one-sided, leading up to a complex, multi-layer Tree of Woe sequence. After demolishing Ambrose in the corner, Rollins finally grabs a ladder and makes an ascent.... Ambrose is able to free himself and just runs into the ladder, tipping it over.
  
  His offense is cut short when Ambrose goes for the Rebound Clothesline, only to have Rollins throw the ladder at him. Then, Rollins locks Ambrose's leg in the ladder, and stomps on it a few times.... but then Rollins heads to the top rope for something, and Ambrose is able to get his hands on a chair and throws the chair at Rollins... it hits him in the head. Nice.
  
  With Rollins crotched on the top rope, Ambrose gets on the second rope and hits a clothesline. Ambrose follows up with a punch/chop flurry that has the crowd going "YAY!"/"WHOO!"... hopping on one leg, Ambrose clotheslines Rollins out of the ring, and the fight spills to the top of the aisle.
  
  Once there, Rollins gets the better of it by chopblocking Ambrose. Rollins sprints back to the ring, hoping to have enough time to set up the ladder and climb. Doesn't quite work out, so he ends up having to throw the ladder at Ambrose. Ambrose ducks, and the two end up trading punches in the middle of the ring.
  
  Ambrose gets the better of it. Rollins bails out of the ring, and actually dives into the crowd, running away from the fight. Huh. But instead of letting him and going for the title, Ambrose follows him. Rollins lures Ambrose all the way to the far end of the floor level, and wins a quick brawl. Then, he heads back to the ring, and sets up a second ladder (making a bridge between the ring and the announce table)... but that's when Ambrose appears, and jumps onto the Spanish Announce Table and does his run-across clothesline.
  
  The brawl heads back into the ring, and goes back and forth for a bit, until Rollins gets the upper hand, and charges Ambrose. Ambrose ducks down and hits a back body drop, and Rollins lands hard on the Ladder Bridge. Ouch.
  
  Ambrose has an opening, and he goes under the ring to find another ladder. He sets it up in the middle of the ring. It's slow going, since he can barely walk, but it gets it up, and starts climbing. At the 26 minute mark of the match, we get our first genuine, believable Ladder Tease, which has got to be some kind of record... but Rollins is able to make it in at the last second, to break it up.
  
  Brawl heads back outside, and the two end up on the Spanish Announce Table, where Ambrose gets the better of it, and hits Dirty Deeds. The table does not break, so the crowd chants for "One More Time." But Ambrose has his eyes on the prize, and there is a ladder set up in the middle of the ring... so he crawls towards it, and gets halfway up... but Rollins has grabbed a monitor off the announce table, and runs in to ram it into Ambrose's left knee.
  
  Ambrose crumples. Rollins climbs. Slowly. He's halfway up. Two thirds up. And Ambrose finally comes up behind him, and is able to pull him off. But Rollins hits a Pedigree on the mat, and Ambrose is out.
  
  Rollins breaks out into a shit-eating grin, and climbs.... but Ambrose gets onto hand and knee, and then drags himself up the ladder behind Rollins... he gets just enough of Rollins' leg to pull him down. Brawl spills to the outside again, where Rollins whips Ambrose into the still-standing Ladder Bridge, and then hits a modified Turnbucklebomb (into the barricade, rather than the turnbuckle). Then, a second BarricadeBomb, for good measure.
  
  Crowd goes silent, as Ambrose should probably be dead. Rollins could climb, now, but instead, he goes under the ring for some more chairs, and makes a pile of chairs on top of a ladder, and then hits a sit-out powerbomb onto that pile of plunder. Holy shit.
  
  Finally, Rolllins inverts the whole pile (putting Ambrose underneath it), and goes to climb the ladder in the middle of the ring. As the crowd's silence turns to murmurs, and then to boos, Rollins gets within arm's reach of the belt.... and Ambrose begins to stir!
  
  Ambrose makes one last mad dash, and joins Rollins on top of the ladder... and both men lock their arms around the belt and pull... the belt pulls away from the hoop, and both men have possession of the strap as they hit the mat hard.
  
  But upon hitting the mat, the belt unbuckles and Rollins is able to pull it away from Ambrose. There is no precedent for this, but Cole supplies a narrative in which his is the same as a wide receiver and a cornerback getting their hands on a football, and one yanks it away from the other... so apparently, even though every other ladder match in recent history ends with the belt is UNHOOKED, this one doesn't end until somebody gets possession of the belt while on the mat. And trust me, this is something I notice, because back in the day, I fantasy booked gimmick matches that were predicated on ownership of the belt AND being two feet on the ground. But WWE always did it the other way.
  
  Match was a full 35 minutes, and went a surprisingly old school route with the pacing and the brawling, in place of non-stop ladder teases. I actually like that, even if I have an issue with the finish not corresponding with standing Ladder Match regulations. Very good stuff, on the whole, but I almost wonder if the LACK of controversy over that finish isn't setting up the Ultimate Dusty Finish, that will not play out until tomorrow night?
  
  After the match, Triple H came out to congratulate Rollins, and Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo Junior also came out to do a mini-interview (which amounted to Rollins saying "Haha, I did it. On my own. Suck it, everybody, I'm the best WWE Champion ever.") Or maybe tomorrow night is not a Dusty Finish, but just the return of one particular Beast who can illustrate the foolishness of that particular claim in short order? We'll just have to wait and see...
  
  And on that note, Rollins' gloating was the last thing we saw before we faded to black.
  

And so ends the show. Hard to say much bad about a show that had two matches that were that good. Cena/Owens exceeded my expectations (but only because I opted to not believe they could come even CLOSE to repeating their first match; they did), and the main event pretty much matched what I expected (slightly different pyschology was a nice surprise, which offsets my ambivalence towards that finish).
 
The titular MitB Match wasn't bad. I enjoyed the cleverness of the Dusty Finish in the women's match. And the tag title change worked out pretty nice, too. Only the IC match came off as a bit of a punt.
 
I could probably be more descriptive, but guess what? That Sunday Night Baseball game is tied 1-1 in the 9th inning, so I think I want to go watch that.
 
Let's call Money in the Bank 2015 an A-minus effort, and I'll see you again tomorrow night for the RAW Recap! Later on, kids....