It’s a WWE card worthy of a “Big Four” pay-per-view: AJ Styles vs. John Cena, Seth Rollins battles Roman Reigns for the WWE World Heavyweight Title, a monster fatal four-way tag match and a six-way ladder bout for a shot at the world championship belt.
The Denver Postap pro wrestling nerd Joe Nguyen breaks down who he believes should and will win at Money in the Bank on Sunday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Listen to Hugh Johnson and Nguyen break down :
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The Lucha Dragons vs. The Dudley Boyz
Tag team match
Who should win: Dragons. Since their return to the WWE, the Dudleys have played the role as the veteran tag team putting over the younger talent. It should be the same this time around with The Lucha Dragons, who need some momentum since Kalisto’s U.S. title reign ended.
Who will win: Dragons.
The Golden Truth (Goldust and R-Truth) vs. Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango)
Tag team match
Who should win: Golden Truth. For a lower midcard feud, this has been entertaining. But it feels like FaBreeze (which is a far better name than Breezango) has been getting the edge on the veteran team. Truth and Goldust are ripe for comedic gold, but they need a couple of wins too.
Who will win: Breezango. However, the younger duo should come out on top.
Main card
Apollo Crews vs. Sheamus
Singles match
Who should win: Crews. I’m sensing a pattern. The new class (Crews) against the old guard (Sheamus). With the brand extension coming up in the near future, the WWE needs to elevate stars. Crews’ debut has been lukewarm thus far, but give him a bit of an edge and win over a bona fide veteran star and it could help him moving forward.
Who will win: Crews.
Dolph Ziggler vs. Baron Corbin
Singles match
Who should win: Corbin. Um, see above. Just replace Crews with Corbin, and Ziggler with Sheamus.
Who will win: Corbin.
Charlotte and Dana Brooke vs. Natalya and Becky Lynch
Tag team match
Who should win: Natalya and Lynch. This is the perfect opportunity to raise the profiles of three wrestlers in the women’s division. It is particularly beneficial for Lynch, who has been largely absent on TV since WrestleMania 32.
Who will win: Charlotte and Brooke. That said, I think the women’s champ and her prodigy will come up with the win and move onto another feud.
Rusev (c) vs. Titus O’Neil
WWE United States Championship
Singles match
Who should win: Rusev. The Bulgarian Brute has slowly been returning to his monster status since losing the U.S. title to John Cena at WrestleMania 31. Although O’Neil won a celebrity dad of the year award in 2015, Sunday will not be a happy Father’s Day for him.
Who will win: Rusev.
The New Day vs. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson vs. Enzo Amore and Big Cass vs. The Vaudevillains
WWE Tag Team Championship
Fatal four-way match
Who should win: The New Day. This goes back to what I had last month — The New Day will make history as the longest reigning champions in modern WWE tag team history. This will happen at SummerSlam. While The Club and Enzo and Cass are deserving of raising the belts, New Day is more deserving of the distinction.
Who will win: The New Day.
John Cena vs. AJ Styles
Singles match
Who should win: Styles. Mr. WWE John Cena takes on Mr. TNA AJ Styles. This could be one that steals the show. And it smells like a best-of-three series. Coming off of a loss to Reigns, Styles needs this win more than Cena to solidify his status. Look for Cena to win the rematch at Battleground and then they’ll have a rubber match at SummerSlam.
Who will win: Styles.
Kevin Owens vs. Cesaro vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Sami Zayn vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Chris Jericho
Money in the Bank ladder match
Who should win: Owens. With the exception of Del Rio, I would be happy with any of the other five wrestlers holding the briefcase. But Owens deserves it most. His first year on the main roster was remarkable: Beating Cena in his debut, winning the intercontinental title and solidifying his spot in the upper midcard. This launches him into the top tier. Although, Ambrose is interesting just because it sets up a Shield feud for the heavyweight title.
Who will win: Owens.
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Seth Rollins
WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Singles match
Who should win: Rollins. Before suffering a knee injury late last year, Rollins was the WWE world champion. And he did a fine job with it. Reigns has been, well, lackluster. Not for his in-ring performance — where he’s actually excelled — but more with the direction of his character. I get it, he’s the chosen one, but give him some depth. With Rollins holding the belt and the Authority dismantled, pretty much, there’s better story possibilities going forward.
Who will win: Reigns. But Roman’s gonna be doing Roman things.
