WWE: 15 Best Matches of 2016
By Tim Sherry
WWE.com
14. Money in the Bank Ladder Match – Money in the Bank
It seems like very year the Money In The Bank ladder match brings out the best in its competitors. It makes sense, though. Pitting 6 of the top title contenders in a match stocked full of tables, ladders, and chairs with the main prize being an almost guaranteed world championship hanging above the ring, fireworks almost always ensue. This years version was no different.
The grouping of 6 this year was just perfect. Between Cesaro, Alberto Del Rio, Dean Ambrose, Chris Jericho, Kevin Owens, and Sami Zayn, all these guys know full well how to entertain. This was an especially violent affair, more than most MITB matches, quite reminiscent of the Wrestlemania 21 match that saw Edge massacre his foes. Only this time, everyone played the role of anarchist. Especially Alberto Del Rio, who had an absolute stand-out performance which now can remind fans about how badly he’d been misused by the company. Everyone walked out of this match looking strong and outside of Del Rio, went on to have a very successful rest of 2016.
In the end, it was Ambrose who snatched the case and wasted little time cashing in later in the night against his former Shield partner, Seth Rollins. And man, did Dean earn it. He, like the rest of the supporting cast, all took massive punishment and proved once again just how great the Money In The Bank match can really be and just how important it is for every wrestler’s career.