Money In The Bank 2012 Review

Money In The Bank 2012 Review : Punk & Bryan Do It Again

There are a lot of expectations for this PPV thanks to last year's spectacular outing , can it live up to them ?

World Heavyweight Championship Contract MITB
This , along with the WWE title match , was the match I looked forward to most . There were some botches in the match but the great pace and the amazing highspots more than made up for it . Tyson Kidd looked like a star in this match . Dolph Ziggler wins the briefcase after pushing Christian off a ladder . ***3/4

The Miz comes out to say he's been filming a movie and will be in the final ladder match tonight . I am totally fine with that .

Sheamus vs Alberto Del Rio
Here's a match I wasn't really looking forward to coming into the PPV . It turned out to be a very good match . Del Rio worked on the arm of Sheamus during the match and Sheamus mostly went for his big power moves . There were also some nice counters in the match . Sheamus retains after a brogue kick to Del Rio . *** After the match , Del Rio attacks Sheamus and Dolph comes out with his briefcase . He never gets the chance to cash in as Sheamus hits him with the brogue . Thankfully it doesn't count as a cash in .

The Prime Time Players vs Epico & Primo
Surprisingly this match got time to work with and these guys managed to put on a pretty good match . I love AW having his mic on the whole time . That could be a nice gimmick to work with . Primo gets the surprise win after rolling through Darren Young . **3/4

CM Punk vs Daniel Bryan : No DQ  , Special Referee - AJ
I was so happy when I heard this match was gonna be no DQ . It did kinda bum me out that it wasn't the main event , but that didn't stop them from stealing the show . The past 3 PPVs these guys have shown that they can carry a show , so put them in the main event ! There were some brutal moments in the match , like the kendo shots and a yeslock with a kendo stick . Surprised that AJ called it right down the middle . The match was so unpredictable thanks to AJ and the amazing action . CM Punk manages to keep his fantastic title reign going after giving Bryan a top rope back suplex through a table . ****1/4

Ryback vs Curt Hawkins & Tyler Reks
Now this is more like it . Real opponents for Ryback . This is probably Ryback's best match yet and wins it after giving his finisher to Reks . *

Layla , Kaitlyn & Tamina Snuka vs Natalya , Beth Phoenix & Eve Torres
Just the usual generic PPV divas match to put the women in a match . I was really hoping that Kharma would come back and attack everyone at the end , but it was not to be . Face divas win after Layla hits a neckbreaker on Beth . 3/4*

WWE Championship Contract MITB
This has to be the most predictable MITB match in history . That being said , the match definitely exceeded my expectations and ended up being a great match . Big Show being AA'd through the announce table was amazing . Nice to also see the return of Show's giant ladder from 2010 . This match was more about psychology and story than a spotfest . Cena gets the predictable win after breaking the case down . ***1/2

7/10 . A good World title match , two great ladder matches and a classic WWE Championship match equals a really good PPV . Worth seeing for the main matches .