WWE Money in the Bank 2019: 5 shockers & surprises from the pay-per-view

The Money in the Bank pay-per-view is one of the most interesting events of the year, and similar to the Royal Rumble event, allows two superstars to win a chance at a guaranteed championship opportunity.

Not only that, but most of the major titles in the company are also put on the line at the event, which makes it a must-watch event each year.

This year, we watched both the major men’s championships and the two women’s belts get defended at the event in more than four matches. This allowed for new champions to be crowned, and old ones cementing their authority.

Even though we were ready for a few surprises from the event considering its nature, there were some huge surprises and shockers which we weren’t really ready for.

In this article, we will look at the five biggest shockers from the night, and how they can impact the future of the superstars and the company

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#5 Lars without a reason

Lars' stock has been extremely high since he was announced for his main roster move, and it has risen even further now.

Even though it took WWE a long time to get him to the scene, he has completely turned it upside down since his arrival. We’ve seen him dismantle everyone from Kurt Angle to R-Truth since his introduction, without appearing in a single match.

Kalisto, Lince Dorado, and Gran Metalik made their way to the squared circle for what was announced as a six-man tag team match last night. Instead, Lars once again made a surprise appearance and obliterated the masked competitors.

It was once again surprising to watch WWE use the Lucha House Party as guinea pigs, as the same trio had gotten a grand beating from The Viking Raiders a few weeks ago.

Instead, WWE could have used Lars in some other segment or match such as the one between Shane and The Miz.

#4 The Big Dog’s yard

It took barely ten seconds for Roman Reigns to finish a match that had gotten a build up for weeks. If that doesn’t say everything about Reigns’ position in the company, we don’t know what will.

Elias had already attacked Reigns with his guitar prior to the match to get an undue advantage, and he later came out to the ring and played an electric guitar, singing a brand-new song for the fans.

While he was sure that Reigns was done for the night, the fans sure weren’t, as The Big Dog delivered a Superman Punch before the match and blasted Elias with a spear to score the win in a seconds-long bout.

It was shocking to see how WWE once again gave Elias the second-hand treatment in a pay-per-view, even though it's high time they work on putting him over as a genuine threat as a heel instead of Baron Corbin.

#3 The Usos moment

From playing The Revival on Raw to angering the SmackDown tag team champions Daniel Bryan and Rowan, The Usos have been jumping between the two brands to make the tag team divisions work.

WWE made a surprising booking of having the teams of The Usos and Daniel Bryan and Rowan compete in a non-title match at the pay-per-view. While the match could have been a title match, the surprising booking makes us understand why it wasn’t so.

The Usos picked up the win at the end of the night, which possibly puts them back in contention for the SmackDown titles under the wild-card rule even though they work Monday Nights now.

Even though the match was definitely fun to watch, the outcome was not only surprising but raises a few questions too. The Usos are one of the only teams in WWE who do not need a push or any justification to get a title shot.

#2 The first female Grand Slam Champion

Becky Lynch was the only superstar who was scheduled to fight in two matches during the night, but it turned out that two more women would do the same.

Bayley competed in the grueling and testing Money in the Bank ladder match for the women of WWE and shocked everyone as she came out on top, defeating the other seven superstars.

What was more shocking was a repeat of last year’s booking, as Bayley cashed in her briefcase on the same night and defeated the newly crowned SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair to become the first-ever female Grand Slam Champion of the company.

This is another remarkable feat for the women’s division, who saw it’s first unified champion at WrestleMania 35.

Even though it was a major surprise, it was surely a welcome move from the company who now have two face main roster champions and is giving deserving women a chance at the top.

#1 The Beast in the Bank

To kick things off, Sami Zayn was taken out by an unknown assailant earlier in the night. This left just Ricochet, Baron Corbin, Finn Balor, Drew McIntyre, Andrade, Randy Orton, and Ali to make their way to the squared circle for the main event of the evening.

With the tag 'main-event' attached to it, the match delivered 100 percent and had some of the best action of the night from all seven men involved.

There were separate spots where each superstar was teased to win and we saw the WWE Universe get behind almost every superstar whenever they got the chance to climb the ladder.

In the final moments, Ali seemed like the favorite to win, but suddenly, Brock Lesnar's music played and The Beast hit the ring. He tossed Ali from the top, scaled the ladder and retrieved the briefcase to win the match.

This was by far the biggest shocker of the night, as no one expected Lesnar to make an appearance, let alone win the biggest prize the night had to offer.

With the new rule stating that there will be no guaranteed rematch for past champions, it makes total sense that The Beast would take this route to get back in title contention, especially with the Saudi Arabia show on the horizon.

If this booking did not top your list of the biggest shocker of the year so far, we don’t know what will!