WWE Money in the Bank 2021 Flops and Hits: Big E wins his first MITB contract, Roman Reigns silences critics, John Cena returns 

#4 Hit on Money in the Bank: Roman Reigns defends his Universal Championship, John Cena returns

Roman Reigns defended his title at Money in the Bank but he has bigger challenges ahead

The main event of Money in the Bank 2021 was nothing short of epic. Roman Reigns successfully defended his Universal Championship against Edge after their brutal feud that ruled SmackDown over the last few weeks. Both superstars took turns controlling the match and unleashed new levels of brutality inside the ring.

Reigns came prepared to withstand Edge’s mind games, but The Rated-R Superstar stuck to physically tormenting the champion. His spears drove Reigns through the barricade multiple times, leaving The Tribal Chief exasperated on the floor. At this point, The Usos walked out to help Reigns during the title defense at Money in the Bank, but they were stopped mid-way by Rey and Dominik Mysterio.

The #HeadOfTheTable @WWERomanReigns is prepared to do this all night long.It's Reigns vs. @EdgeRatedR for the #UniversalTitle LIVE RIGHT NOW at #MITB!🦚 https://t.co/6jnWRT2SCo🌎 https://t.co/8tDzRburwc pic.twitter.com/7QJd7xBtK4

— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) July 19, 2021

Earlier, Jey and Jimmy Uso also challenged Rey and Dominik Mysterio for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships at Money in the Bank. Their entertaining in-ring bout ended with The Usos winning the tag team title for the seventh time in WWE.

#MITB pic.twitter.com/a4ZfB7SMDZ

— Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) July 19, 2021

The match official was knocked out during the main event, which allowed Reigns to use a chair’s parts to brutalize Edge. The latter soon turned things around with good counters and came close to pinning the champion. However, Reigns found an escape and hit a spear to seal his victory at Money in the Bank. The Usos' title win earlier in the night meant that The Bloodline now has all the gold.

He's baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack.#MITB @JohnCena pic.twitter.com/3ZpoALMYOP

— WWE (@WWE) July 19, 2021

Roman Reigns wanted the fans to acknowledge his dominance, but his celebratory speech was cut short by John Cena’s epic return. The WWE legend walked out to a thunderous pop from the crowd that would remind you of the late 2000s.

We didn’t see any conversation between Reigns and Cena at Money in the Bank, but both superstars are now expected to kickstart a title feud for SummerSlam.