5 Times WWE matches began with a Superstar not knowing the finish

#3 WWE Money in the Bank 2019 men’s ladder match

The 2019 WWE Money in the Bank men’s ladder match featured one of the most controversial finishes in WWE history.

Heading into the pay-per-view, the following eight WWE Superstars were announced as participants in the match: Andrade, Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre, Finn Balor, Mustafa Ali, Randy Orton, Ricochet, and Sami Zayn.

The final Superstar on that list was unable to compete after he suffered a storyline injury earlier in the night, which meant only seven WWE Superstars began the match.

Fast forward to the finish, and it looked as though Ali was set to claim the WWE Money in the Bank briefcase to guarantee himself a future opportunity at either the WWE Universal Championship or WWE Championship.

That was, of course, until Brock Lesnar appeared. The Beast raced down to the ring, knocked Ali off the ladder, and climbed his way to the top of the ladder to unhook the briefcase.

The finish was obviously a surprise to the WWE Universe, but it was also a surprise to the WWE Superstars involved in the match.

According to various reports, including from PW Insider’s Mike Johnson and Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp, the other WWE Superstars did not know that Lesnar was going to win.

Johnson reported that they were informed that the finish would involve a spot where Ali would be tipped off the ladder, but they were not told who was going to be revealed as the eighth participant.

Sapp also said that the other WWE Superstars were made to believe that Ali was going to win until shortly before the match.