Copy Link Icon WWE Money in the Bank 2019 Results: Live Updates, Results and Reaction Hartford, Connecticut Welcome to Bleacher Report’s live coverage of WWE Money in the Bank 2019. The men’s and women’s MITB matches will each have eight participants looking to retrieve the briefcase above the ring. We will also see Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles for the Universal Championship, Kofi Kingston vs. Kevin Owens for the WWE title and two separate title bouts for the Raw and SmackDown women’s champion, Becky Lynch. Make sure to keep it locked right here for live updates of all the action.<doc-sep>For only the third time, the Money in the Bank PPV will feature a women’s ladder match with a briefcase on the line. Thus far, the women’s briefcase has a strong track record. Carmella used the original iteration to set up the biggest push of her career—spending spring into summer 2018 as the SmackDown Women’s Championship. Last year, Alexa Bliss’ Money in the Bank victory paid immediate dividends. She used her title opportunity to the crash the party in Nia Jax’s title defense against Ronda Rousey later that night, and stole the Raw Women’s Championship. So what happens in 2019? There’s a solid field of talent, with both Bliss and Carmella in the mix threatening to take the briefcase again. There’s also Ember Moon, Naomi, and to a lesser extent Dana Brooke to introduce a lot of potential for high spots, Mandy Rose who has progressed nicely in her time on the main roster, Bayley as a rock solid hand in the ring, and Natalya to both play the veteran and the base for more acrobatic talents work from. The women’s Money in the Bank concept is still too new for there to be much likelihood of Bliss or Carmella becoming a two-time winner. The idea of Bliss winning and cashing in on the same night again to screw over Becky Lynch after two defenses would, at least be consistent to her character and reassert her status as a top heel, but we have to guess WWE is interested in branching out further than that. While Bayley, Naomi, and Natalya could each be reasonable picks in their own way, they’ve also all had their spins as champions in the last two years and don’t feel all that well positioned to return to that spot this soon. Though Dana Brooke got a small push standing up to Ronda Rousey in the build to WrestleMania 35, she neither feels like someone who deserves this push relative to her peers, nor does she have much in the way of buzz around her. If WWE follows a relatively traditional path with Money in the Bank this year, Mandy Rose would be the obvious pick to take it as a heel on the rise. However, after heels used the briefcase to steal women’s championships the last two times Money in the Bank was in play, and given that it would take some building to get Rose over a respectable champion, she doesn’t feel like the smart pick. That leaves Ember Moon. WWE has under utilized her to the extreme for her first year on the main roster. Her only real highlight has been lasting 52 minutes in the Royal Rumble, and she hasn’t even had a meaningful singles feud in that time. Now Moon is on the blue brand, though. With Ronda Rousey nowhere in sight and Becky Lynch taking up primary residence on Raw, there is at last room for the former NXT Women’s Champion to break out and move toward the top of her roster. WWE hasn’t yet explored Charlotte Flair vs. Ember Moon in any meaningful way, and that could be a particularly interesting rivalry to explore in the months ahead, potentially with Moon using her briefcase to come after the Queen and her title.<doc-sep>After WrestleMania 35 and the never-ending Superstar Shake-up comes WWE Money in the Bank 2019. The all-important PPV has leapt to an earlier spot in the WWE calendar this year, with those briefcases being won just over a month after Mania. WWE Money in the Bank 2019 takes place on Sunday, May 19 at 7pm ET/4pm PT (Midnight on Sunday into Monday, May 20 in the UK) at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. A one-hour Kick-Off Show starts at 6pm ET/3pm PT (11pm in the UK). What's the full match card and predictions for WWE Money in the Bank 2019? WWE SmackDown Women's Championship: Becky Lynch (c) vs Charlotte Flair WWE For many of us, WrestleMania was all about #KofiMania, but let's not forget that it was Becky Two Belts who main evented the show and walked out with two titles aloft. Even before the WILD CARD RULE she had the freedom of both brands, but that also means double the number of women gunning for her and her titles. With Ronda Rousey off on her self-described impregnation vacation, first in line is, inevitably, Charlotte Flair. The Queen wasn't pinned at WrestleMania, and so she thinks that means she deserves a shot to win back her crown (someone should explain the rules of a Triple Threat Match combined with the new "no rematches" policy). Charlotte simply hasn't learned not to mess with The Man. She can't be Becky Two Belts forever, but it's not going to be Flair who'll put out this straight fire. The thinking is that Becky surely doesn't have enough in the tank to win BOTH her title matches, and will either hold back in the first or be too exhausted for the second. We disagree, but with a briefcase running wild after the Women's Ladder Match there's always the possibility of a third match on the night. PREDICTION: Becky Lynch WWE Universal Championship: Seth Rollins (c) vs AJ Styles WWE A dream match but one that has been booked and built with minimal fuss and fluster. Rather than over-build or over-complicate, this one is doing what it says on the tin: two of the best wrestlers of the current era going at it with serious gold on the line. Even without the fireworks that some characters may bring to such an affair, this has all the potential to be a nightstealing classic. AJ Styles will want to show that his jump over to Raw was a good decision, but as the man in possession, you have to favour Seth Rollins... at least on this encounter. PREDICTION: Seth Rollins WWE Raw Women's Championship: Becky Lynch (c) vs Lacey Evans WWE Lacey Evans may have knocked off Natalya in a qualifier, but it really doesn't feel as though she's earned her shot at Becky Lynch... not in the manner that Becky earned her way to the top last year, say. She'll be looking to take advantage of Becky doing double (or potentially triple) duty to sneak in with a victory, but we can't see it happening. Becky has got way too much experience and hunger to let an upstart like Lacey Evans take her hard-earned title at the first time of asking. Knowing Lacey, she won't be one to saunter to the back of the queue should she lose, but with some of the talent bubbling under she surely won't get a second shot as easy as she got her first? PREDICTION: Becky Lynch WWE Championship: Kofi Kingston (c) vs Kevin Owens WWE We're still a bit giddy from #KofiMania, truth be told. A man who has been around since basically forever, but wasn't a serious contender until a month or so before the big day, Kofi has won over the entire WWE Universe. And even since his victory he's put his title up time and again, first in a Winner Takes All match against Seth Rollins (which was abandoned after interference from The Bar, but still), and then on successive nights against Daniel Bryan and AJ Styles/Sami Zayn. Kevin Owens flirted with befriending Kofi and Xavier Woods in Big E's absence, but anyone who knows KO knows that he only had his mind on the prize. And rather than faff about, Kofi just said bring it on... so here we are. Maybe it's just wishful thinking, but we don't want this dream to end just yet. Here's to KofiMania running wild that little bit longer. PREDICTION: Kofi Kingston WWE United States Championship: Samoa Joe (c) vs Rey Mysterio WWE The dampest of squashy squibs at WrestleMania, the least we want at MITB is a proper match between these two serious competitors. The wildcard (as it were) is Rey's son Dominick. Will he be there in his father's corner, ready to help him out should it come to that... or will the young wrestler turn on his father and gift Joe victory. Hell, it's possible that Dominick will stay out of this one altogether, but in some ways that would be an even bigger surprise. We'll go for Rey to make up for his messy Mania and win this one, but he should make sure he keeps one eye on Dominick who may see his dad as a stepping stone to a quick title himself, if rumours of his signing with the WWE are to be believed. PREDICTION: Rey Mysterio WWE Cruiserweight Championship: Tony Nese (c) vs Ariya Daivari Facebook Destined to be the kick-off match, but there's no shame in that. 205 Live continues to offer some of the best matches and most coherent storytelling in the whole of the WWE (and that includes NXT), without breaking quite breaking through to the Raw/SDLive audiences, but having talent like this on PPV won't hurt. Tony Nese has looked strong since winning the title from Buddy Murphy at WrestleMania, but in Ariya Daivari he has some serious competition for his recently-won crown. It's been a long, long road for Daivari since he was knocked out of the first round of the initial Cruiserweight Classic by Ho Ho Lun, but he's finally here, on PPV, with gold just a three count away. Nese won't want to give up his belt this quickly, but the hunger Ariya has will power him through to victory. PREDICTION: Ariya Daivari Men's Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Braun Strowman Sami Zayn vs Ricochet vs Drew McIntyre vs Baron Corbin vs Ali vs Finn Bálor vs Andrade vs Randy Orton WWE As always with MITB, an intriguing ladder match for the men. You've got the likes of multiple past champ Randy Orton, regular main eventer Braun Strowman, the returning strongman Drew McIntyre and thorn-in-everyone's-side Baron Corbin as your big men who'll fancy their chances. You've also got Sami Zayn, who nudged out Braun Strowman to earn a spot at working his way into the title picture after his recent injury And you've also got a clutch of high fliers who seem on the edge of glory for various reasons. Finn Bálor has often flattered to deceive, while Ali was so close to the WWE Championship himself before injury took that chance and gave it to Kofi Kingston. Then there's Ricochet who has not stopped impressing since his recent promotion from NXT, and is no stranger to a ladder or two, but we're going for Andrade. With Zelina Vega in his corner he'll have that extra bit of help should he need it, and his in-ring game offers that perfect mix of power and agility that is necessary to clinch it in a multi-person ladder match. PREDICTION: Andrade Women's Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Natalya vs Dana Brooke vs Naomi vs Alexa Bliss vs Bayley vs Mandy Rose vs Ember Moon vs Carmella WWE We've got both past winners of the women's MITB ladder match competing here, with Carmella (winner of the first, and the do-over) and Alexa Bliss both returning to seek out the briefcase. Elsewhere, Mandy Rose (but not Sonya Deville), Bayley (but not Sasha Banks), and Naomi will look at the field and fancy their chances.<doc-sep>
Money in the Bank 2019 is taking place Sunday, May 19 with almost every title on the line and two ladder matches that will set the pace for the rest of the WWE's calendar year. The most-anticipated bouts on the MITB show are the men's and women's MITB ladder matches. Eight men and eight women are vying to win the highly coveted MITB contract that almost ensures a title reign. While both matches had last-minute changes, the fields are filled with talented superstars and it'll be interesting to see who gets that briefcase. Drew McIntyre seems like the safest bet to win the men's ladders match, how he helped Sami Zayn defeat Braun Strowman last week could set the "Monster Among Men's" sights on him. Nikki Cross will replace Alexa Bliss, so she's definitely a wild card to win the match but there are some top-tier talent like Ember Moon, Bayley and Naomi included so there are plenty of ways this can go. There are 11 confirmed matches on the MITB 2019 card. The three tag team championships are not on the line - unless the Kickoff match between SmackDown Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan and Rowan, and The Usos is changed - as well as the Intercontinental strap because current champ, Finn Balor is in the men's MITB ladder match. Seth Rollins and AJ Styles will attempt to put a barnburner of a match when they fight over the Universal Championship. Kofi Kingston defends the WWE Championship against Kevin Owens, however, if the MITB ladder match goes on before we can see a cash-in so be on the lookout. Here's everything that happened on the Money in the Bank pay-per-view. MONEY IN THE BANK 2019 LIVE RESULTS Bayley, Nikki Cross, Mandy Rose, Carmella, Naomi, Natalya, Dana Brooke - Women's Money in the Bank Ladder Match Bayley wins Women's MITB Ladder match Samoa Joe (c) VS Rey Mysterio - US Championship Match Rey Mysterio wins via pin fall after a reversal in a relatively short match Joe's shoulder was up but referee missed the call After the match, Samoa Joe takes out Mysterio in front of Dominick Miz vs Shane McMahon - Steel Cage Match Shane wins after escaping over the cage by taking his shirt off Backstage Triple H and other officials run in the back to find Sami Zayn strung up by his feet Tony Nese (c) VS Ariya Davari - Cruiserweight Championship match Nese wins via pin fall after a Running Nese Backstage Triple H walks up to Braun Strowman and tells him to leave the arena after what he did to Sami. Strowman says he doesn't know what he is talking about but leaves Becky Lynch (c) vs Lacey Evans - RAW Women's Championship Match Lynch wins via submission after a Dis-Arm-Her Becky Lynch (c) vs Charlotte Flair - SmackDown Women's Championship Match Charlotte wins via pinfall after a Big Boot The finish was set up after Lacey Evans came back out and hit Lynch with a Women's Right while the referee was distracted After the match, Lynch fights Evans but Charlotte and Lacey diouble team The Lass Kicker. Bayley comes out for the save and then cashes-in on Charlotte becoming the new SmackDown Women's Champion Roman Reigns vs Elias Before the match, Elias hits Roman with a guitar backstage Elias comes out to do his performance but before he gets to the back, Roman comes out and hits Elias with a Superman Punch and gets him back in. Roman hits a Spear for the quick victory Seth Rollins (c) vs AJ Styles - Universal Championship Match Seth Rollins wins via pinfall After the match, AJ comes back in the ring and holds out his hand. After a bit, Seth shakes Styles' hand. Lucha House Party Segment Lucha House Party comes out for an unannounced segment when Lars Sullivan comes out to destroy all three men. Kofi Kingston (c) vs Kevin Owens - WWE Championship Match Kingston wins via pinfall after a Trouble in Paradise Baron Corbin vs Finn Balor vs Ricochet vs Andrade vs Ali vs Drew McIntyre vs Randy Orton