Money In The Bank Predictions

Money in the Bank is quickly becoming many people's favorite payperview. With a guaranteed title shot on the line, and how low level the stakes of Survivor Series seem these days, many even declare it part of a new big 4 of WWE shows, alongside Royal Rumble, Wrestlemania, and Summerslam. It is disappointing to see that this year's show is a Smackdown Live exclusive, but on the bright side, we get the first ever women's Money in the Bank match.

The women's Money in the Bank match, according to the WWE's social media presence features six women, though only Carmella, Natalya, Becky Lynch, Charlotte and Tamina have been announced. Current rumors say that Maria Kanellis will be the sixth entrant. If that is the case, she's my pick. If it was just a typo, I've got Carmella winning. Becky and Charlotte don't need the briefcase to be considered title contenders, and I imagine creative lives the idea of James Ellsworth carrying around the case for Carmella.

Two tag team matches will be featured on the card, starting with the Fashion Police taking on the Colons. The backstage segments with the Fashion Police have been hilarious, their matches have been fun, and the crowd seems to really love this team of talented young NXT vets. While the win helps the Colons more, I see the Fashion Police winning, possibly injecting themselves right back into the title scene.

The previously mentioned tag title scene is currently filled with the New Day and the Usos. Either team could win this match, as the Usos have had a great heel run. The New Day, on the other hand, are the New Day. They're gold on the mic, great in the ring, and their most recent tag title run has proven they are the measuring stick. I've got the New Day capturing the gold.

The women's title is on the line as well at Money in the Bank, when Lana challenges Naomi. I'm interested to see how Lana will be in the ring. Looking at the talent in the two women's matches though, I just can't drive myself to be excited for his one. I'll take Lana winning, just for the surprise factor.

The men's Money in the Bank match features Sami Zayn, AJ Styles, Kevin Owens, Dolph Ziggler, Baron Corbin, and Shinsuke Nakamura. This has to be WWE's match of the year, no? A great combination of talent will be in the ring, in one of the best gimmick matches possible. I expect KO and Sami to destroy each other and AJ to pull off a spot like his old TNA days where he essentially eliminates himself by doing something so incredible he can't recover. Nakamura is in an awkward limbo spot where he's arguably too new to get this win, but also doesn't need the briefcase to be relevant or appear in the title picture. Been there done that with Ziggler, and for me, it wasn't that great. This leaves Baron Corbin. The Lone Wolf would look like such a badass with the briefcase, and I think he and the briefcase can do wonders to make each other feel more important.

Lastly, Jinder Mahal defends his word heavyweight championship against Randy Orton. Jinder has to get the win here in my eyes. Randy doesn't need the title, and you just gave Jinder the ball, might as well let him run with it. You don't hinder the Modern Day Maharaja a month into his reign. I expect an okay match from the two but, depending on how Lana has improved, quite possibly the worst match on the card. Perhaps some sort of shenanigans or a big return will make this a bit better (I'm looking at you, Rusev).