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This week, Seth Rollins and AJ Styles made their match official at Money in the Bank. Rollins won the Universal Championship at WrestleMania 35 after beating Brock Lesnar. Since then, Lesnar hasn’t returned and seemingly, he is out of the title scene, for a while.
For now, fans only care about Rollins vs. Styles at MITB, which will surely be a blockbuster match. However, no one knows which Superstar will stand tall in this match. Would it be Seth Rollins or AJ Styles?
Both Superstars are equally talented in terms of wrestling and cutting promos, but some things will likely affect the match’s outcome. Following are five reasons why AJ Styles may not win the championship belt at Money in the Bank.
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It’s a no secret that Rollins is Triple H’s favourite Superstar. Firstly, he worked as a mentor to Rollins, during his time with The Authority, and then as a rival.
As an Authority figure, Rollins had a great heel run, and then he succeeded as a face during his rivalry with The Game. Reportedly, it was Triple H’s call to push Rollins once again as a main event Superstar. Now that he has won the Universal Championship, Triple H would not like to end his reign too early.
After a long time, The Kingslayer has gotten the opportunity to display his work as a champion, and in a few more months, he could increase the title’s value.
#4 AJ Styles had a decent WWE Championship reign
In 2017, AJ Styles beat Jinder Mahal for the WWE Championship and kept it for the next 371 days. Under his reign, the title became more prestigious than other titles, though his reign felt a bit underwhelming too. WWE didn’t have a solid plan for Styles, and repetitive feuds made things only worse. Nevertheless, he remained as the WWE champion for more than a year.
It is why he should not get the Universal Championship victory this early as he already had a lengthy title reign. Maybe Vince, too, thinks the same and he wants Rollins to continue thriving as a champion for a little longer.
#3 Brock Lesnar could return soon
Since losing to Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 35, fans haven’t seen Brock Lesnar. Recently, ESPN reported that Lesnar might not face Daniel Cormier at UFC anymore and WWE could be the reason for it.
As we all know, Vince McMahon loves having Lesnar in the company, which is why he pays him more than anybody else in the roster. Soon, WWE will host its next Saudi Arabia pay-per-view, where Lesnar is going to return. Even though WWE hasn’t confirmed his match yet, the chances are that he may face Seth Rollins.
Lesnar lost against The Kingslayer at ‘Mania, because of a low-blow, which was done intentionally to protect him. The Beast will want to take revenge from Rollins for his actions, just like he did with Roman Reigns last year, and it could set up a match between the two at Saudi Arabia. If The Beast faces Rollins for the title, then Styles would have to lose at MITB.
#2 The Shield triple threat match
When Dean Ambrose returned to WWE in 2017, it opened doors for having a Shield triple threat match at WrestleMania 35. It would have been an amazing match, but Reigns’ unfortunate illness didn’t allow doing so. Ambrose turned heel against Rollins and feuded with him, but things could have been great if Reigns wasn’t diagnosed with Leukemia. And at WrestleMania 35, we could have witnessed a match between The Shield’s members for the Universal Championship.
It could have also prevented Ambrose to leave WWE since this storyline would have kept him in the main event scene. Now, the Lunatic Fringe has left WWE, and Jox Moxley has returned. But according to reports, he could return to WWE in 6 months.
Most probably, he would find himself in the main event scene like before, and we could finally see Reigns vs. Ambrose vs. Rollins at WrestleMania 36 for the Universal Title. If this is going to happen, then The Kingslayer may not lose the title to Styles at MITB and rather have a lengthy reign.
#1 MITB cash-in
So far, only three Superstars have cashed-in their Money in the Bank briefcase at the night of winning it, and their names are Alexa Bliss, Kane, and Dean Ambrose.
While there’s a possibility that Rollins might not lose his title too early but what if WWE has other plans? The past two years weren’t so great for the MITB winners as they unsuccessfully cashed in their briefcase.
However, reports suggest that WWE officials want this year’s Money in the Bank winners to be taken seriously. It indicates that a title via briefcase could finally happen this year. Both Rollins and Kofi Kingston are babyfaces, as of now, which hints that the Men’s MITB winner could be a heel. Right now, Raw Superstars are likely to win the briefcase with Drew McIntyre looking like the favourite. McIntyre is WWE’s gem, and it is why he is expected to end Rollins’ title reign. And if that happens then most probably, Styles wouldn’t win the title in the first place.
