And, of course, that Big E is now Mr. Money in the Bank.
These were resolved after about 15 minutes.
But arguably the best championship bout of the night was Rhea Ripley versus Charlotte Flair.
And while the Women’s Money in the Bank opener was good, the Men’s bout was unmissable.
Scroll below for full results and analysis from Money in the Bank 2021.
Before he can continue, John Cena returns!
He got a haircut!
@JohnCenais BACK!!!
That played into the finish, as Reigns would retain his Universal Championship with the help of Seth Rollins.
The bout began with a staredown and dueling “Let’s go Roman!/Let’s go Edge!”
The match started out slow, light on big moves and heavy on holds.
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Total domination by@WWERomanReignsthus far in this match.
Reigns sold with characteristic excellence before catching the rope.
Edge then went for a Spear but Reigns countered it into a Guillotine.
He rolls Reigns inside for a two count.
We get a ref bump as the match reaches a fourth gear.
Reigns clocks Edge with a Superman Punch, causing Edge to knock into the ref.
Edge slips out and barrages Reigns with headbutts, then puts Reigns into the crossface with the chair leg.
Reigns shoots for a Spear, but Edge counters with his own Spear.
A new referee slides in for a two count.Greatstuff.
Edge sets up for another Spear, but Rollins comes to the apron.
Edge boots him off – then turns around to eat a huge Spear from Reigns.
Rating: 4.25stars.Scientifically paced, intense action, explosive finish.
What you expect from a Roman Reigns main event in 2021.
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THE HEIGHT.
Midway through the carnage, Riddle and Nakamura got into a sick striking and grappling exchange.
There’s a nice metaphor somewhere in there about scientific wrestling being a highlight of a demolishion derby match.
They got interrupted by McIntyre, who decked both with a double Claymore.
McIntyre cleared house, hitting a moonsault on everyone outside and then a Claymore to Rollins.
With the field clear he rose up the ladder, only to be interrupted by Jinder Mahal’s sidekicks.
Mahal then comes out and smashes McIntyre with chair shots and the three drag him out.
McIntyre broke the cardinal rule: Never Hinder the Jinder!
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Ricochet, as you may expect, was a highlight reel here.
He came back into the ring to be greeted by an RKO from Riddle.
After Riddle hit a few more RKOs, he was cut off by a Curbstomp from Rollins.
Next it was Owens' time to shine, hitting multiple people with Stunners.
Big E climbed back up the ladder and won the match.
Rating: 4.5 stars.Awesome from start to finish.
This was an outstanding match.
These two women are fabulous together, everything they do works.
That sounds like a putdown, but it was consistently entertaining and worked to an excellent finish.
Can’t get that in the ThunderDome…
Ripley hitting a thumping running senton off the ringside steps.
She then applied the Figure Eight on Ripley’s injured leg.
Bobby Lashley dominates Kofi Kingston
Poor Kofi Kingston.
Remember when he lost his WWE Championship to Brock Lesnar in seconds?
This was pretty much that – except it took about 10 minutes.
It wasallLashley from there, as the big man beat Kingston down in and out of the ring.
But this served the purpose of making Lashley look strong.
Pour one out for The Viking Raiders, because this crowd was all about AJ Styles.
AJ got a huge applause as he posed with his title alongside Omos after the match.
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HOW?!?
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This had plenty of fantastic action, particularly between Erik and AJ.
Omos is green, but he was involved in the match just the right amount.
But that wasn’t a huge deal.
After AJ and Ivar were taken out of the equation, Omos planted Erik to win.
Rating: 3.5 stars.AJ Styles was in exceptional form tonight.
She snuck in unnoticed and unclipped the briefcase to win.
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Alexa Bliss' presence was unsurprisingly a bummer.
Eventually, all of the women buried Bliss under a bunch of ladders.
That managed to keep her down.
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SHE’S GOT HER HOOKS IN ZELINA VEGA.
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But that’s the issue: It’s what you’ve come to expect.
Nothing above and beyond that.
The match also lacked star power.