Now that Money in the Bank is over and we have new contract holders, the debate about their cash-ins begins. I'm going to try and predict who they'll cash-in on, when they'll cash-in, and for what title they'll cash-in for.
Damian Priest
Starting with Mr., or Señor, as he prefers, Money in the Bank, Damian Priest.
Based on Damian coming to ringside for the Finn Balor vs. Seth Rollins match last night, as well as Damian and the rest of Judgement Day being on Raw, it's reasonable to assume he would have his sights set on cashing in on the biggest prize on Monday nights- The World Heavyweight Championship.
Except there's a small problem with that in Finn Balor. Damian's Judgement Day brother is unlikely to take the loss at MITB as an ending, and a rematch with Seth may be on his mind. If Finn's still chasing Seth, and Damian wants to keep things between himself and his Judgement Day teammates friendly, he may have no choice except to focus on another title for his cash-in...and lucky for him, Judgement Day has also been feuding with another champion...
WWE is trying to make NXT a third brand again, and having the contract cashed-in on its main title would put a lot of eyes on the product. Rhea's been down in NXT recently for a few different things- last year, she defeated Roxanne Perez at Cora Jade's request, and most recently she confronted Carmelo Hayes backstage and maybe also did a little scouting of one Lyra Valkyria. Judgement Day is watching NXT- and they're watching Melo.
Now, if he's going to cash-in on Melo, he's probably going to do it soon. I don't think it's quite Great American Bash soon, but soon. Perhaps end of summer heading into fall. As a loose pinpoint, I'm going to predict it'll be sometime in September.
Who: Carmelo Hayes
When: September
What: NXT Championship
Iyo Sky
And now for Ms. Money in the Bank, Iyo Sky.
This one is an interesting case for a few different reasons- one, the women are known for having extremely quick cash-ins. Two, the successful cash-in rate for the Women's Money in the Bank Contract is 100%. Third, and finally, Iyo said during the press conference the briefcase isn't hers- it's Damage CTRL's.
The typical thought here is that Iyo will cash-in on Asuka. They have history, Asuka is the Women's Champion on Smackdown, the same brand Iyo is on, and Iyo confronted Asuka a few weeks ago. However, I'm looking at something different. While I do think Iyo will have a match with Asuka in the near future, I don't think Iyo is going to use the briefcase to get it. I think Iyo is going to cash-in with Bayley by her side on the Women's Tag Team Championships.
We also have new Women's Tag Team Champions in Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez, and I think that this time they'll have the long reign they were meant to have before Liv's injury. With both Iyo and Bayley saying that the briefcase is both of theirs (even though that's not how the briefcase works), if they both truly think that way, then the logical thing for them to do is cash-in for the tag team titles. Of course, Iyo could cash-in on a singles title, which upsets Bayley and leads to the break-up, but I don't think Damage CTRL will break up until Dakota returns. The other option is that Iyo waits until Dakota is back and cashs-in with Dakota for the tag titles rather than Bayley, which leads to them breaking off from Bayley.
Going back to the topic of the Women's Contract always being successfully cashed-in, theres speculation this year's cash-in will be the first failure. If that is the case, I can see a cash-in for the tag titles protecting Iyo in the case of a failed cash-in, as she won't have to take the pin.
For when the cash-in will occur, I think they'll want to wait a bit, perhaps even after Damian cashs-in. There's a few reasons to do this- to begin to break the expectation that the Women's MITB Contract will be cashed-in quickly, to make it so Iyo has another singles title match before her cash-in, and, potentially, to wait until Dakota is recovered so Iyo can cash-in with her. Because of this, I'm going to say Iyo's cash-in will either be right before or during the road to Wrestlemania. To give a specific month for the cash-in, I'll say January.
Who: Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez
When: January
What: Women's Tag Team Championships
So those are my predictions. Do you agree with me? Have different predictions? Think my predictions are completely wrong? Let me know!
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