Money in the Bank Discussion *Seventh Entrant Added*

**The CyNick** · 03-10-2008, 03:11 PM

Looking at the match, it seems like its designed for Jeff Hardy to have a spectacular moment and win a big match.

Problem is that I see the MITB thing as a heel trophy. I mean when RVD won it, and waited for the ECW show to get the title shot, it made sense, and came across as a babyface move, but usually this seems like something a heel should win. The other problem, as I see it is that in looking at people's predictions this card seems to be extremely babyface win heavy. That should be the point of Mania, but some heels need to go over to set the table for the post-Mania build.

If they dont plan to give Hardy a title run/shot until the summer (Ive heard rumours on the net about Summerslam), then having him carry around that briefcase for 6 months doesnt really make sense to me. A true babyface move would be to take the title shot right away, or at least by the next PPV.

I would rather see Hardy do some big spot, but eventually lose the shot and transition into another fued. Someone here mentioned Jericho, I know they had that match on TV a couple weeks ago, so that makes good enough sense to me.

I would do something like have it come down to Jeff, Matt, MVP and Jericho with two ladders near the centre of the ring. Jeff and Jericho climb opposite one another and Matt and MVP do the same on the other ladder. Jericho gets the jump on everyone, and looks like he will reach first, but Jeff bumps him off and Jericho sells a knee/leg injury. Jeff is now in the lead, he's near the top, touches the briefcase, but Jericho does something like flip the ladder, or maybe because Jericho's knee/leg wont allow him to climb the ladder, he does something really cheap like pull out a rope or a chain of some type and ties Hardy's leg to the ladder, which prevents him from climbing to the top. In the meantime MVP and Matt go back and forth on the other ladder, and MVP finally somehow bumps off Hardy and grabs the briefcase.

That way you can build up a Jericho-Hardy program, and MVP gets the future title shot (which he can hang on to for however long they want) and he can still continue to fued with Matt Hardy over the spring for the US title and maybe even a match with the title shot on the line.

I would bet there's a decent chance Kane gets in the match. Kane is a major star, and has been with the company now for a long time. I would think they will try to find a spot for him, and even though he's not the ideal Ladder Match wrestler, he does add an additional element and he probably wouldnt hurt the match

03-10-2008, 03:11 PM	#13
The CyNick Make the IWC Great Again Posts: 8,922	Looking at the match, it seems like its designed for Jeff Hardy to have a spectacular moment and win a big match. Problem is that I see the MITB thing as a heel trophy. I mean when RVD won it, and waited for the ECW show to get the title shot, it made sense, and came across as a babyface move, but usually this seems like something a heel should win. The other problem, as I see it is that in looking at people's predictions this card seems to be extremely babyface win heavy. That should be the point of Mania, but some heels need to go over to set the table for the post-Mania build. If they dont plan to give Hardy a title run/shot until the summer (Ive heard rumours on the net about Summerslam), then having him carry around that briefcase for 6 months doesnt really make sense to me. A true babyface move would be to take the title shot right away, or at least by the next PPV. I would rather see Hardy do some big spot, but eventually lose the shot and transition into another fued. Someone here mentioned Jericho, I know they had that match on TV a couple weeks ago, so that makes good enough sense to me. I would do something like have it come down to Jeff, Matt, MVP and Jericho with two ladders near the centre of the ring. Jeff and Jericho climb opposite one another and Matt and MVP do the same on the other ladder. Jericho gets the jump on everyone, and looks like he will reach first, but Jeff bumps him off and Jericho sells a knee/leg injury. Jeff is now in the lead, he's near the top, touches the briefcase, but Jericho does something like flip the ladder, or maybe because Jericho's knee/leg wont allow him to climb the ladder, he does something really cheap like pull out a rope or a chain of some type and ties Hardy's leg to the ladder, which prevents him from climbing to the top. In the meantime MVP and Matt go back and forth on the other ladder, and MVP finally somehow bumps off Hardy and grabs the briefcase. That way you can build up a Jericho-Hardy program, and MVP gets the future title shot (which he can hang on to for however long they want) and he can still continue to fued with Matt Hardy over the spring for the US title and maybe even a match with the title shot on the line. I would bet there's a decent chance Kane gets in the match. Kane is a major star, and has been with the company now for a long time. I would think they will try to find a spot for him, and even though he's not the ideal Ladder Match wrestler, he does add an additional element and he probably wouldnt hurt the match