Welcome to Bleacher Report’s live coverage of WWE Money in the Bank 2024 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
Here is a look at the lineup for Saturday’s show:
- The Bloodline vs. Cody Rhodes, Kevin Owens and Randy Orton
- Damian Priest vs. Seth Rollins (World Heavyweight Championship)
- Sami Zayn vs. Bron Breakker (Intercontinental Championship)
- Jey Uso vs. Carmelo Hayes vs. Andrade vs. Chad Gable vs. LA Knight vs. Drew McIntyre (Men’s MITB ladder match)
- Chelsea Green vs. Iyo Sky vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Naomi vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Zoey Stark (Women’s MITB ladder match)
Let’s take a look at what happened during Saturday’s premium live event.
You can watch the two-hour pre-show in the embedded video. No matches were included but we did get some cool musical performances at the end.
The first contest on the card was the men’s MITB match. Uso made his way through the crowd as the first competitor who was introduced.
McIntyre was the last man to enter the ring. Surprisingly, everyone waited for the bell to get going instead of fighting as soon as they had the chance. We also didn’t see anyone roll right out of the ring, which almost always happens in these bouts.
The Scottish Warrior was the first one to use a ladder as a weapon and took out a few opponents before trying to climb up for the briefcase.
This was a standard MITB match. The stronger wrestlers provided a base for the high-flyers to hit risky spots, and everyone took their fair share of damage from the ladders. We didn’t get anything groundbreaking, but this has enough well-performed spots to keep fans entertained from bell to bell.
One thing that stuck out was how nobody felt more dominant than anyone else. Everybody had their moment to shine and had their fingers on the briefcase at one point. Andrade and Hayes had some of the most impressive moments, but everybody looked good.
When it looked like Uso was going to claim the briefcase and the win, McIntyre threw a ladder into him like a spear to knock him down. The former WWE champion climbed up and claimed victory for himself to end a solid MITB match.
McIntyre may have won, but Andrade and Hayes were the standouts here. They created several highlight reel moments together and separately.
Result: McIntyre won Money in the Bank
Grade: B+
Notable Moments and Observations
- The pre-show ended with Samantha Irvin and Ryland James singing the American and Canadian National Anthems back to back. It was a cool way to kick off the show days after Canada Day and July 4th.
- Michael Cole was pumped up for Uso’s entrance. Everybody else’s entrance felt boring after the crowd went nuts for Jey. He probably should have come out last.
- The way Andrade’s leg hit a ladder when he hit a springboard leg drop looked painful. He avoided falling onto the ladder but his leg slammed into it after the initial impact.
- Andrade’s reverse Spanish Fly on Melo was amazing. Both men executed it perfectly.
- The sunset flip from Andrade to Hayes onto a ladder was awesome.