Winning a Money in the Bank Ladder Match virtually guarantees that a Superstar will become a World Champion, which is why this weekend’s multi-man melees are, simply put, among the most important matches of the year.
In total, 14 Superstars (maybe 13?) will be vying for two World Championship Match contracts on pay-per-view Sunday. One field, competing for a WWE Title Match contract, is made up of veritable all-stars, established warriors who have excelled under the bright lights of the main event. The other contest, with a World Heavyweight Title Match contract hanging in the balance, consists of seven brash Superstars on the rise, four of whom weren’t even on the WWE radar before last year.
But which of these warriors needs to win a World Title Match contract the most?
That’s the question we posed to you, the WWE Universe. Now that the votes have been tallied, see which five Superstars you believe should view this weekend’s ceremonies in the direst terms
Rank #3. CM Punk
He may have been the longest-reigning WWE Champion of the modern era, but that doesn’t mean a quick return to the WWE Title scene is a given for CM Punk. Think about the major developments that have occurred for The Straight Edge Superstar since his last WWE Championship Match. He no longer has Paul Heyman, one of the squared circle’s savviest negotiators, in his corner. Plus, Punk has drawn the ire of Brock Lesnar, as dangerous a distraction as there could be for a possible World Title contender.
A win in the Money in the Bank All-Stars Ladder Match would go a long way in offering Punk some sorely needed solace. It would bypass the need for him to devote attention to convincing an authority figure he’s deserving of an opportunity (effectively offsetting the loss of Heyman), and that luxury, in turn, could free up Punk to focus on the threat looming in the distance: The Anomaly.
