5 theories on why WWE booked Daniel Bryan on the Money In The Bank kickoff show

#1 Predictable outcome

The 2019 Superstar Shake-Up has been widely mocked by WWE fans since it took place on the April 15-16 episodes of Raw and SmackDown Live. What was supposed to be a two-night extravaganza turned into three weeks of random roster changes, and it now feels like the brand split is essentially over following the introduction of the ‘Wild Card Rule’.

One of the tag teams to benefit from Vince McMahon’s impromptu rule change is The Usos, who have appeared on the last two episodes of SmackDown Live despite the fact that they moved across to Raw during the Shake-Up.

Even though Jimmy & Jey are widely considered one of the best tag teams of the last decade, very few people are giving them a chance of winning the tag titles back from Daniel Bryan & Rowan at Money In The Bank.

Why? Because not only are they in a rivalry with The Revival on Raw, but recent storytelling suggests that Heavy Machinery are being lined up as the next opponents for Bryan & Rowan on SmackDown Live.

For those reasons, the outcome of the tag match is probably the most predictable on the Money In The Bank card, which is likely one of the key factors behind WWE’s decision to put it on the kickoff show.