3 Rules that WWE forgot at Money in the Bank
Money in the Bank was one crazy PPV. Throughout the night, there were plenty of surprises and shocking results that made fans jump out of their seats in excitement. The announced card of the PPV had plenty of promise, and most of the matches did deliver.
While the PPV was mostly pretty great, there were some moments which were honestly ripping apart the rules and common sense in the matches. They made me as a viewer ask myself "is this really allowed?"
In this article, let's take a look at the 3 rules that WWE forgot existed at Money in the Bank. Do let me know if I missed on anything in the comments section below.
#3 Ropebreak inside a Steel Cage?
The Steel Cage match between The Miz and Shane McMahon saw some weird refereeing from the official in terms of the rule of "rope break" inside the cage.
The rope break rule, in general, is when a superstar touches the rope to break a submission or a pinfall in a normal match. But these rules are not applicable in no DQ matches like the Steel Cage match tonight.
But the referee of the Steel Cage match either forgot or got confused about this rule, as he allowed Shane McMahon to break a pinfall attempt by The Miz by touching the bottom rope. The announcers, quick to realize the mistake, pointed out that Shane might have paid the referee but it was still very obvious that this was a botch.
#2 Superstars interfering in Money in the Bank
A superstar interfering in a match definitely adds to more drama to the match, but isn't it something which is technically not allowed? Shouldn't the officials at least try to ensure that there is no obvious interference in the match that is unfair to the other competitors?
The Women's Money in the Bank ladder match was clearly an exception to this. Firstly, the referees allowed Sonya Deville to be at ringside throughout the match. And if this was not enough, they even let her clearly help Mandy Rose to win the match, though she did not succeed in that.
There was a point in time when I was wondering why so many officials were even out there if they can't ensure the match will go on fairly. WWE needs to take these things seriously if they want to give it a more sports like feeling rather than just entertainment.