Randy Orton successfully cashes-in Money in the Bank contract on WWE Champion Daniel Bryan
This was executed precisely the way it needed to be. They gave Daniel Bryan the hero’s welcome to Mount Olympus, then had Hades turn on him to help out Ares. Orton becomes, if not the “corporate” champion, the “corporate approved” champion and Daniel Bryan gets to chase the title through the next few months, hopefully for a major blow-off match between two guys who have been building a feud for the better part of the last few months. Absolutely perfect booking to end what was a top-heavy but very well put-together PPV, which is why this is the first “bonus” in the history of the Bang for Your Buck PPV review. Good job by you, WWE.
Match: +1
Bonus: +.5
As always, the Bang for Your Buck PPV review articulates the execution of this card through numbers just fine. It has the highest overall score, because even with one or two not-so-great matches (and one that had no business being on the card from a business perspective) it was so top-heavy that it almost felt like you underpaid. This was exactly what it was supposed to be: a PPV that had a decent amount of (well-built from a storyline perspective) filler with two Match of the Year candidates. That they included a fantastic (if eminently predictable and not-so-wonderfully built) Alberto Del Rio/Christian match thrown in for fun makes this a Must See PPV. This was the best PPV since we’ve started reviewing and — off the top of our collective heads/wrestling libraries — at least Extreme Rules 2012. Would recommend, relevant to your interests (if you like wrestling, I mean).
PPV: 3.9
Per Match: .5579 (.56 if you’re nasty)
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