5 Head-scratching WWE decisions that angered fans

Modified Nov 21, 2020 07:00 GMT

Brock Lesnar winning MITB and John Cena burying The Nexus didn't sit well with the fans

#4 Brock Lesnar's Money In The Bank victory

The line-up for the Money In The Bank Ladder match at the namesake pay-per-view in 2019 was an interesting one, and there were several men who were potential candidates for winning the briefcase. In the end, Brock Lesnar came out of nowhere and grabbed the briefcase to win it all, to the utter shock of the WWE Universe. The moment did its job of providing shock-value but didn't do much in the long run. There were many fans who weren't happy with WWE for giving the contract to Lesnar, instead of someone who could utilize it to get over in the next few months.

Brock Lesnar's Money In The Bank win wasn't taken well by WWE fans who wanted new stars to shine

Lesnar went on to successfully cash in the contract against Seth Rollins, and lost the Universal title mere weeks later to The BeastsSlayer, at SummerSlam. Lesnar then set his sights on the WWE title, and this was it for the rivalry. The Money In The Bank match had names like Ali, Andrade, and Drew McIntyre, who could have benefited from winning the briefcase. In hindsight, the only good thing that came out of Lesnar's win at WWE Money In The Bank was the Beastbox.

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