Loser: Samoa Joe
Have a champion, job him out in a non-title match. That seems to be WWE's modus operandi these days. Rey Mysterio needed to get his win back from WrestleMania, after all.
This will probably lead to a third match at Money in the Bank that Samoa Joe will win, but is anyone really excited about such an encounter? What happened to that tease with Braun Strowman just a few weeks ago, which looked like it could be an awesome feud.
Maybe WWE is holding off on that until SummerSlam, but with the company already doing Styles vs. Rollins, that excuse doesn't hold up as much as it used to.
Samoa Joe is one of those few performers that always carry an aura, but he can't bring back the fortunes of the United States title if he keeps taking these non-title pins.
And WWE wonders why fans have been driven off with this silly, formulaic booking.