WWE Money in the Bank 2018 review: What we learned, takeaways, future projections

What we learned, what we took away and what the future holds for the superstars of Monday Night RAW and SmackDown Live following Sunday night’s WWE Money in the Bank pay-per-view event.

Following a much-needed layoff from pay-per-view events, especially after the monstrosity that was Backlash, WWE came back strong on Sunday night with Money in the Bank, which outside of a few matches was very entertaining. With two Money in the Bank matches, Ronda Rousey’s singles debut and a Last Man Standing Match for the WWE Championship on the card, I was hopeful for some good action, and WWE delivered.

The Bludgeon Brothers finally got a nice test on the kickoff show before defeating Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson and I’m hoping that feud continues. With plenty to talk about on the main show, let’s jump right in to the 2018 edition of WWE Money in the Bank.

Daniel Bryan vs. Big Cass

What we learned: We learned here that Daniel Bryan can carry just about anyone to a good match and hopefully can learn on Tuesday who he’ll be feuding with next.

I never really felt that this program necessitated two consecutive pay-per-view matches, but DB and Big Cass put on a much better show than they did at Backlash, even if Bryan carried the majority of the bout. I will say that the fallaway slam by Cass from the second rope looked pretty solid but Bryan and his feet were the star here. He hit tons of kicks in many different spots throughout the match and really kept the Chicago crowd into it. After trying to lock in the heel hook early on, Bryan finally got it at the finish, and the seven-footer tapped out for the second consecutive pay-per-view.

What’s next: This finish should hopefully bring this thing to an end, and it couldn’t come soon enough. The big man vs. little man thing works for a while, but everyone can now move on. Cass still needs a lot of work in the ring but is improving. He’s not been on his own for that long and needs to find an identity … or a new tag partner. As for Daniel Bryan, I’m hoping that we can now get back to his issues with The Miz. With SummerSlam just two shows away, that build is going to have to start soon if they want to do this sooner rather than later.