Intercontinental Champion Ryback vs. Big Show
Less than 24 hours after his brutal title victory inside the career-altering Elimination Chamber, Ryback was set to go to battle with The Miz on the June 1 edition of Monday Night Raw. However, before the bell could ring, The World’s Largest Athlete stormed back into WWE and paced stoically toward the squared circle.
Standing silently opposed to both champion and challenger, Big Show loaded his fist for a potential KO Punch in the face of Ryback, then suddenly switched course and connected with the brutal blow to the A-Lister. The giant then made it clear that he will be the one to dethrone The Big Guy for the Intercontinental Title.
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The showdown for the coveted championship between the two Superstars promises to be an intense encounter. Prior to his sabbatical, Big Show won The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 31, once again establishing himself as one of the most dominant Superstars on the roster. However, during the giant’s absence, The Human Wrecking Ball has taken on all challengers, culminating with his victory inside the steel confines of the Elimination Chamber to claim his first singles championship in WWE.
Will Big Show deliver a fatal blow to The Big Guy’s first title reign? Find out at WWE Money in the Bank, live this Sunday at 8 p.m ET/5 p.m PT on WWE Network.
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WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose (Ladder Match)
Seth Rollins will try to repossess his WWE World Heavyweight Championship from Dean Ambrose when he faces Ambrose in a dangerous championship Ladder Match at WWE Money in the Bank 2015. The first Superstar on June 14 to scale a ladder and grab WWE’s top prize from high above the ring will be declared the victor.
Though Ambrose and much of the WWE Universe may already consider The Lunatic Fringe the rightful WWE World Heavyweight Champion following the events of WWE Elimination Chamber, Rollins remains the titleholder on record. Ambrose pinned Rollins in a thrilling but controversial match that saw two WWE referees issue contradictory rulings. Ultimately, the official decision was ruled a disqualification win for Ambrose, meaning Rollins retained the title.
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Unsatisfied with the outcome, however, the WWE Universe’s most beloved outlaw absconded with the championship.
Ambrose’s needling of The Authority’s poster boy is reminiscent of last year, when The Lunatic Fringe hijacked Rollins’ Money in the Bank briefcase. In that instance, Ambrose stole the coveted briefcase because Rollins and The Authority metaphorically stole the Money in the Bank Ladder Match victory from The Lunatic Fringe in the first place, with Kane assisting Rollins and preventing Ambrose from winning.
Since The Shield’s breakup, Ambrose and Rollins have gone at it hammer and tongs (and ladders) in a variety of dangerous matches, with each conflict raising the stakes and intensity of the one before it. What will happen at Money in the Bank when Ambrose again sets his sights on the Superstar who betrayed him?
Will The Lunatic Fringe finally make Rollins pay the ultimate price, the WWE World Heavyweight Title? Or will Rollins, so obsessed with regaining his title, rise to the challenge of the unpredictable Ambrose? Watch Money in the Bank live on WWE Network Sunday, June 14, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT to find out!
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R-Truth vs. King Barrett (Kickoff Match)
The rapping Superstar has been on the hunt for WWE gold through the first half of 2015, vying for the Intercontinental Championship in an 8-Superstar Ladder Match at WrestleMania and inside the Elimination Chamber at the end of May. He’s come up short thus far, but he’ll look to build momentum against the hard-hitting Barrett in Columbus, Ohio.
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Barrett holds the advantage against his Kickoff opponent, though, defeating him in the semifinals of the 2015 King of the Ring Tournament, before capturing the crown. The five-time Intercontinental Champion hopes to continue his roll.
Watch Money in the Bank Kickoff on June 14 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, live on WWE Network and streamed for free on WWE.com, the WWE App, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+ and Pheed.
WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day vs. The Prime Time Players
The showdown will take place in the wake of the first Elimination Chamber Match for the coveted championship. Of the five explosive teams who challenged the reigning titleholders, Titus O'Neil & Darren Young were the last tandem eliminated. This is quite a feat considering that the entire New Day trio – Kofi Kingston, Big E & Xavier Woods – were granted permission to compete in the contest and use the numbers game to their advantage.
Eager to finish the job, the “millions of dollars” duo triumphed in a Triple Threat Match on SmackDown, overcoming the high-flying Lucha Dragons and the dangerous Ascension to become No. 1 contenders.
While the tandem of O’Neil & Young looks impressive, no one should underestimate the power of positivity. Like them or hate them – and quite honestly, most people hate them – the combination of Kingston, Big E & Woods have proven to be quite cunning since seizing the WWE Tag Team Titles. Not only does each possess his own unique skills, but they have adapted the idea of “Freebird Rules” in their matches, meaning their challengers never know who in the team they will be facing.
Find out who will emerge from WWE Money in the Bank with the WWE Tag Team Championship in their grasp, live Sunday, June 14, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on WWE Network.
John Cena vs. Kevin Owens
Though Owens has only been in WWE since December, he has made the most of the past six months. He debuted in impressive fashion at NXT TakeOver: R Evolution, only to bulldoze his longtime friend Sami Zayn. Two months to the day after, he destroyed Zayn to capture the NXT Championship, then pummeled Zayn into the canvas in their rematch at TakeOver: Unstoppable.
In the midst of all that, Owens made his way up to the main roster and stepped up to the biggest dog in the yard, flooring Cena with his devastating Pop-up Powerbomb on several occasions.
For his brash display of aggression, The Authority rewarded the NXT Champion with a one-on-one bout against Cena at Elimination Chamber. And though Owens had never stepped in the ring with a competitor like John Cena, the NXT Champion showed no nervousness in the ring, answering everything Cena threw at him. Kevin Owens shocked the world when he drove The Champ into the canvas with the Pop-up Powerbomb to pick up the biggest win of his 15-year career.
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As cameras broadcast the shocked reactions of the Cenation live to the world, Owens stood in the ring and followed up on his career-making victory with a bold statement: “It’s time for John Cena to go.”
Can Owens prove that his victory at Elimination Chamber was no fluke, or will Cena make the NXT Champion eat his words? Find out at Money in the Bank, live Sunday, June 14, on the award-winning WWE Network!
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