WWE Money In The Bank 2025

June's arrival meant it was time for one of my favourite Premium Live Events of the year in 'Money In The Bank'. This show almost always brings the chaos and the excitement in abundance, as well as that sense of anticipation as to who will walk out with the two contracts for a world title match at any time and any place. 2025's event had slightly less build than I'd have hoped, but I was still very excited.

This event normally book-ends itself with the two 'Money In The Bank' matches, and this year's event began with the women's edition of the ladder match. It's safe to say all six women involved put on one hell of a performance to start the night. I wouldn't say this was the most physical women's ladder match I've seen, but there were still several very good moments. I thought that Roxanne Perez was the match's MVP - she seems destined to be a great. I was so thrilled for the eventual winner - they more than deserved the accolade, and will hopefully capitalise on the earned opportunity in due course.

Next up was a match only made earlier in the day at the 'World's Collide' event. It saw Dominic Mysterio defend his recently acquired Intercontinental Championship against AAA's Octagon Jr, an unexpected, but sure to be fun match. And that's exactly what we got. It was pretty short, but it was still cool to see a non-WWE competitor in a WWE PLE match. I never really doubted the result, but I still thought it was good to see Mysterio in action - he has improved so much.

Match three of the evening saw Lyra Valkyria put her Women's Intercontinental Championship in the line once again against Becky Lynch. I had enjoyed the story of this rivalry, but I worried that it would leave the champion slightly undercut. I was not surprised by how good this match was, considering how solid these two women have been together in their previous matches. It's been good to witness the live audiences coming around to the young champion - she has certainly earned it. There was a couple of very good counters throughout this contest, which helped make the unpredictability of the match even more effective. The post-match segment went a little bit longer than I thought it would, but the pay-off will hopefully prove worthwhile.

The men's 'Money In The Bank' match took the penultimate spot on the card this year, which I didn't mind too much - the main event was certainly worthy of the last spot on the card on paper. I felt like this match would either prove very predictable, or not at all, depending on if the person I thought would win, did so or not. Pnve the match began, the carnage came quickly and never stopped. There was a lot of craziness, including one sequence which I legitimately think may be an all-timer for the match-type. The crowd loved this one, as expected, and so did I. The shenanigans took up a huge portion of the closing moments, and maybe they got a tiny bit over-the-top, but I still really enjoyed all of it. The winner turned out to be exactly who I thought it'd be, but I liked the way they got there either way.

At last, it was time for the main event; the marquee tag team match pitting the Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena and the controversial Logan Paul against the World Heavyweight Champion 'Main Event' Jey Uso and Cody Rhodes. I knew this would have a big fight feel, but I hoped the match quality would fit its position on the bill. The match started pretty slow, mainly because of Cena's reduced in-ring mobility. However, once the drama kicked off in earnest, I found myself enjoying it a lot more. There were some very cool moments here and there, specifically a spit involving a table, as well as a very special surprise, which I absolutely loved. The match finish went down very well with the live audience, as well as myself watching at home.

Overall, I'd say this was a pretty good premium live event, which sets up the rest of the wrestling year quite nicely. The two briefcase holders will have a lit of intrigue surrounding them for the foreseeable, and the the two world title storylines look like they're going interesting directions too. I don't think this event tops my list of shows for 2025, but it was still very enjoyable, on the whole. I can't wait for the next few events, including 'Night Of Champions' and 'Summerslam'. Here is hoping for a strong second half of the year.