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WWE Money in the Bank 2023 results, match grades: John Cena returns, The Bloodline falls and new stars crowned

By July 1, 2023No Comments

Money in the Bank kicked off the WWE summer in style, with a blockbuster show in London delivering from top to bottom. 

LA Knight was the overwhelming favourite to win the men’s ladder match and had the crowd behind him, but it wasn’t enough to stop Damian Priest, who earned himself a future world title opportunity. 

On the women’s side, Iyo Sky outsmarted her opponents to retrieve the briefcase, continuing her meteoric rise within WWE over the past year. 

But all eyes were on the main event tag team match between Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa against The Usos, with the family feud reaching a boiling point as Jey Uso pinned the long-standing champion Reigns for the first time since December 2019. 

And in a major turn of events, John Cena surprised the WWE fans in England with an impromptu promo, leading to a showdown with Australia’s Grayson Waller. 

The Sporting News had all the live updates throughout the event below. 

WWE Money in the Bank 2023 results, highlights, match grades

Damian Priest wins Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder match

England’s own Pete “Butch” Dunne kicked things off to a raucous reception, before the arena got their chance to belt out Shinsuke Nakamura’s theme – and not the Lil Uzi Vert remake. Santos Escobar, Damian Priest and Ricochet all made their entrances – but then it was time for the mega pop for the megastar, LA Knight. Logan Paul was met with an unfavourable reception in London, which comes as no surprise.  

As soon as the bell rang, all six men jumped Paul – but it would be the social media sensation who grabbed the first ladder and attempted a climb up to grab the briefcase. Nakamura and Butch were in the thick of the action early and had a brief standoff, before Escobar intervened. Paul attempted another climb to the top, but was sent packing by the majority of the field once again.

Butch got into the spirit of The Ashes by pulling a cricket bat from under the ring and put it to better use than the English side have been down the road at Lord’s. Paul and Priest set up two tables together, but the outsider was brushed aside quickly by the Puerto Rican behemoth. Ricochet flew out of the ring – through a ladder – with a suicide dive, allowing Knight to briefly find himself alone with the ladder before Paul stopped his quest to extremely loud “f**k you Logan” chants.

Paul landed a stiff frog splash on a Priest on top of an elevated vertical ladder – but the ladder didn’t budge at all. Back inside the ring, Nakamura and Escober traded blows at the top of the ladder, before Butch locked in a chinlock and fell backwards, leaving both men to feel the full force of a 420 splash from Ricochet. All seven men found their way back in for a brief melee, with Knight landing a brutal back suplex from the top of the ladder. 

Butch hit a picturesque moonsault from the top of a ladder to the majority of the field outside the ring, leaving him alone in the ring until Paul intervened and sent the crowd into a frenzy of boos. Knight set up a second ladder inside the ring, before Escobar hit a lovely headscissors down to the canvas. Paul and Ricochet produced a bonkers spot, both springboarding to the ladders from the top rope and found themselves duelling at the top. PAUL AND RICOCHET WENT FLYING HEAD FIRST THROUGH THE TABLES WITH A SPANISH FLY!!! A scrappy moment was saved by Ricochet’s experience, but a tough landing regardless and Paul was left busted open.

Butch snapped Knight’s fingers at the top of the ladder and almost retrieved the case, before Priest stopped him. Knight took out Priest, Escobar and Nakamura and climbed to the top. Priest stopped him dead in his tracks and landed a driver from the top of the ladder, pulling down the case and earning himself a future title opportunity. 

An overall crazy match with some nasty spots, headlined by Paul and Ricochet’s fall through two tables. Butch showcased his ability in front of his adoring home fans and should find himself in line for a major push moving forward, while the likes of Nakamura and Escobar had some strong moments. LA Knight was incredibly over with the crowd, as expected, and was the clear favourite to win the match – but the overwhelming support wasn’t enough to stop the muscle of The Judgement Day from coming out on top. An unpopular decision, but Priest has been a consistent performer and has seemingly been rewarded with a main event run moving forward. 

Grade: B+

Morgan/Rodriguez def. Rousey/Baszler to reclaim WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles

Liv Morgan came out in her best Spice Girls cosplay outfit, giving a nice nod to the UK fans. After a high spot to the outside from Morgan, Shayna Baszler landed a stomp to the injured shoulder as the heels gained control, tagging in and out with high frequency. Ronda Rousey was copping her fair share of boos. 

Morgan hit a modified codebreaker on Rousey and tagged her partner into the match. Raquel Rodriguez hit a spinning slam on Rousey, before a deadlift second-rope powerbomb earned a near fall as Baszler made the save. Moments later, Morgan was tagged back in and found herself trapped in a double submission from the champions. Rodriguez made the save and left all four women grounded momentarily. 

Morgan went for her finish but was planted by Baszler with a german suplex and locked into a Kirifuda Clutch. Rousey looked set to put the finishing touches on the result, before BASZLER TURNED ON ROUSEY OUT OF NOWHERE!!! The crowd woke up for this and were right behind Baszler, before she walked out and allowed Morgan and Rodriguez to capitalise and pick up the shock victory.

The turn came from out of nowhere, right as the champions were hitting their stride in their heel role and it felt somewhat premature from a logic standpoint. The match was solid but there were very few highlights to write home about, outside of some impressive power moves from Rodriguez and Morgan’s selling of her injured shoulder. 

Grade: C+

Gunther def. Matt Riddle to retain WWE Intercontinental Title, Drew McIntyre returns

Ludwig Kaiser produced his beautiful introduction the champion, before Michael Cole gave a shoutout to Progress wrestling by mentioning Gunther and Matt Riddle’s match prior to their WWE days. The action kicked off with a trademark strike exchange from two of the company’s most physical competitors, before Gunther dropped Riddle with a brutal chop. Riddle hit some forearms to back himself out of the corner, before attempting a submission on the champ. Gunther responds by paint-brushing Riddle. 

Great spot from Gunther, ripping off the strapping tape on Riddle’s foot and ankle. Riddle hit a jumping knee to escape briefly, before a release German suplex from Gunther was followed up by another submission on the injured ankle. Riddle went for a senton but was caught in a sleeper. Gunther went for another suplex, but Riddle flipped out of it before landing on the injured ankle, allowing Gunther to capitalise with a lariat. 

Riddle regained some ascendancy and hit a ‘floating Bro’ from the top rope for a near fall, before locking in a triangle choke moments later. Gunther managed to deadlift the challenger for a powerbomb, earning another two count. Gunther locked in a half-crab submission and then slapped his ankle multiple times in quick succession. 

After the match, DREW MCINTYRE RETURNED!!! For the first time since WrestleMania, the former world champion stormed out to the ring to a thunderous pop in London and loud “ohhhh, Drew McIntyre” chants to the tune of Seven Nation Army. Gunther pushed McIntyre, with the Scotsman responded with a headbutt and Claymore kick on the champion, setting up a likely singles showdown for the strap at SummerSlam next month. 

A short, physical sprint between two of the best in-ring performers in WWE. Given more time, this could have become a classic, but the result was never in doubt. Riddle’s fall down the pecking order continued here, while the historic reign of Gunther added another scalp. The post-match angle with McIntyre’s return was a perfect moment in this setting and he will pose the biggest threat to Gunther’s title to date. 

Grade: B

Cody Rhodes def. Dominik Mysterio

The entrances were absolutely spectacular polar opposites. Dominik Mysterio earned himself the most negative reaction of the night, before the rabid London fanbase belted out “Kingdom” word-for-word and gave Cody Rhodes an enormous reaction. The pomp and circumstance of Rhodes’ entrance, from the opening beats to the pyro to the “WOAH” from the crowd will simply never get old.

Once the bell rang, it was the same-old Dominik shenanigans, sliding to the outside and Rhea Ripley causing distractions. Dominik hit a dive to the outside as Rhodes continued to sell the lingering arm injury. The crowd heckled Dominik with “wanker” chants throughout the match. 

Back in the ring, Rhodes hit a disaster kick for a two count, before a Ripley distraction set him up for a potential 619. Rhodes managed to block the attempt from Mysterio, before hitting an Alabama slam, Cody cutter and Cross Rhodes in quick succession to score a decisive pinfall victory. 

This was a match that had plenty of heat behind it given the two performers involved, but it was a basic TV performance inside the ropes. Ripley would be better served defending her championship, while Rhodes needs to end his feud with Brock Lesnar sooner rather than later. 

Grade: C

John Cena returns, Grayson Waller interrupts

In the most shocking moment of the night, John Cena’s music hit out of nowhere to a gigantic eruption! The 16-time world champion cut a fired up promo, thanking the London crowd for their energy and paying his respects to the city after a 20-year gap between major WWE events.

Cena would then drop a major bombshell by hinting London could host a future WrestleMania, urging the crowd to show the company’s decision-makers what they have been missing out on.

But just as they were getting fired up, Grayson Waller came out to turn their reaction in the complete opposite direction. The fans in the O2 Arena gave the Aussie star extremely loud “who are ya” and “shut the f**k up” chants. Waller berated the UK crowd, the weather and shut down the idea of hosting a future Mania in the city. Instead, he believes Australia should earn the rights to a premium live event. WWE is going global! 

Waller invites Cena to appear on an episode of his talk show at WrestleMania in Australia. Seems fair enough? Not quite. Cena passes up the opportunity and Waller attacks from behind, beating down the Hollywood star briefly. Cena takes advantage of Waller’s cockiness, hitting an Attitude Adjustment and bouncing out of the ring. 

This was a perfect moment to keep the crowd hot mid-way through the show. Cena was at his hyped-up best, while Waller was tremendous in his biggest showcase to date and looked even more confident than we had seen on recent episodes of SmackDown, revelling in the negative response. Could we see a potential match in the coming months between the pair? That remains to be seen, but this was a great moment for both men and the crowd. The tease of a future Mania in London is also enticing, while fans Down Under have been clamouring for a major show for the past five years. 

Grade: A

Iyo Sky wins Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match

Zoey Stark jumpstarted the match, taking the action straight to Becky Lynch on the outside and continuing their ongoing rivalry. Stark and Trish Stratus worked together to set up a ladder in the middle of the ring, before Iyo Sky intervened to send them flying to the floor. The crowd were right behind Bayley, belting out their remixed version of “Hey Baby” – but she told them to “shut up” in an expectedly hilarious moment. 

Lynch and Stark found themselves in the centre once again, with the former multi-time champion landing a flurry of kicks and locking in an armbar through the ladder. Stratus made the save and made a brief climb, before all six women got involved in a wild scramble. Sky hit a gorgeous moonsault from the top to the rest of the field and received her fair share of praise from the London crowd. 

Stratus and Lynch would regain their composure and climb to the top, trading blows before Stark got involved. Zelina Vega attempted to sneak up the ladder, before hitting a cross-body onto Lynch from the ladder. Lynch and Stratus worked together to hit a double powerbomb on Vega, but quickly turned their attention back to each other. Sky and Bayley set up a hanging ladder from the ropes, before Stark failed in her attempts to handcuff Lynch to the ropes. 

Lynch cleared the announce table and hung a ladder across it from the ring, before hitting a uranage on Stratus onto the steel. Stark would land a dive to the outside before heading back into the ring to duel it out with Vega, who hit a death-defying Code Red onto the hanging ladder. With the rest of the field laid out, Sky would climb to the top before her partner Bayley tipped the ladder over. Bayley scaled the ladder, but Lynch thwarted her attempt. Sky handcuffed Bayley and Lynch to each other in the middle of the ladder, climbing over the top of her teammate and retrieving the briefcase to earn a future title opportunity.

This match was absolutely fantastic! The innovation from the likes of Vega, Stark and Sky further proved why they are the future of the division, while the brewing Lynch and Stratus saga dominated a large chunk of the encounter. The finishing sequences were dramatic in the best way possible, with the growing tension between Sky and Bayley culminating in the biggest win in the career of the former NXT Women’s Champion and building to a potential showdown with Asuka at SummerSlam. 

Grade: A

Seth Rollins def. Finn Balor to retain WWE World Heavyweight Title

The penultimate match of the night kicked off with the crowd – you guessed it – singing along to Seth Rollins’ theme song with the challenger Finn Balor watching on. Rollins had his ribs taped up for the night following the recent attacks from Balor in the lead-up to the match. 

The two in-ring veterans got through the feeling out process with a stack of reversals and mat work, before Balor gained control with a jumping double stomp the the injured mid-section. Balor continued to stomp away at the champion and revel in the boos from the crowd. Rollins bounced back with a big boot out of the corner, following it up with a discus clothesline. Rollins hit Balor with a quick succession of Kawada kicks, before a backbreaker and running knee combination.

Balor rolled up Rollins twice for near falls, before hammering away with ground and pound shots to the ribs and face. A slingblade from Balor is followed quickly by a desperation superkick from Rollins, who lands a buckle bomb into the corner. An attempted frog splash from the top rope is thwarted by Balor’s knees, before the Irishman heads to the top for an attempted Coup De Grace, which the champ evades. A sequence of reversals leads to the pair trading kicks, but Rollins gains the ascendancy with a Pedigree to Balor for a two count. 

With both men down mid-match, Damian Priest made his way out to the ring with his newly-won Money in the Bank in hand to loud “cash it in” chants from the crowd. Balor rolls up Rollins for a near fall off the distraction, while Priest takes a seat near the announce desk. Balor hits a diving dropkick into the barricade and hits two double stomps in a row on the floor. Back inside the ring, the diving dropkick saw Balor go up to the top again, but Priest distracted his Judgement Day teammate, allowing Rollins capitalises with a Curb Stomp to retain the title via pinfall. 

This was a solid performance from both men, who have fantastic chemistry going back to their initial Universal Title match in 2016. Rollins is still a high-octane performer capable of having a good match with anybody on the roster, while Balor’s heel run continues to impress inside the ropes. The addition of Priest to the mix was predictable, but the distraction finish fell a tad flat and prevented this from reaching its potential peak. The brewing tension between The Judgement Day could reach a boiling point heading into SummerSlam, with a potential singles match between Priest and Balor seemingly in the foreseeable future. 

Grade: B+ 

The Uso’s def. Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa in the Bloodline “Civil War” match

After a brilliant video package courtesy of the WWE production team, The Uso’s came out to a raucous response from the audience, with a large contingent of fans singing along to their entrance theme. On the flip side, Roman Reigns was greeted with a mixed reaction – but there were still plenty of ones in the sky to acknowledge the long-standing champion, along with his cousin Solo Sikoa and wise man Paul Heyman. 

Once the introductions were finished, some very audible “f**k you Roman” and “Roman’s a wanker” chants began to reverberate around the O2 Arena. Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa started things off with a tense staredown, with the latter showing off his power advantage immediately. Jimmy lands a flurry of chops, before his brother Jey lands a kick on Sikoa while the referee’s back was turned. Jey enters the match officially and Roman Reigns demands to be tagged in as well, squaring off against his cousin for the first time since 2020. 

The crowd are right behind Jey as the two proud Samoans lock up. Reigns grabs a side headlock and then hits a shoulder block, before mouthing off and palming the face of Jimmy on the apron. Reigns takes control and slows the pace right down, continuing to draw the ire of the fans. Jey gets a quick tag to Jimmy and the twins go for a double superkick on Reigns, who evades and slides out of the ring for some advice from Heyman. 

Jey and Reigns lock up again in the centre, but the champion drives him back into the corner and rains down some right hands. Jey turns it around quickly, but Roman follows it up with a huge uppercut out of the corner, before “shooshing” the crowd in tribute to Chad Gable and sending his cousin into the opposite corner, cutting off the ring in pure tag team style. Sikoa lands with a number of headbutts to his older brother, before locking him in a rest hold in the centre to continue the slow pace. 

Jey gets a blind tag from Jimmy, who lures in Sikoa as the twins hit double enziguris in the corner. The momentum doesn’t last longer than 10 seconds, with Sikoa landing a huge elbow on Jimmy. The crowd begins to berate Reigns with a loud “if you hate Roman, stand up” sing-a-long that angers the champ. Solo continues to dominate Jimmy, blasting him with a running hip attack in the corner, paying homage to his late relative Umaga. Reigns is tagged in and hits the Drive By on Jimmy for a near fall and cops some more expletive-laden noise from the hostile crowd. 

Reigns hits a big boot on Jimmy for a two count, with quick tags between himself and Sikoa allowing them to keep momentum. Sikoa denies Jey the opportunity to enter the equation with a Samoan Spike on the ring apron, leaving Jimmy stranded in a two-on-one situation. Reigns goes for a Superman Punch but Jimmy slips away, before both men spill to the outside. Jey gets the hot tag and hits some big kicks on his younger brother Solo, before a cross-body from the top rope earns him a near fall. Sikoa tags in Reigns, but Jey continues to battle through and hits three suicide dives in a row before Reigns thwarts the final attempt with two Superman Punches. 

Jimmy makes the tag as Reigns was preparing for the spear, with the twins hitting a double spear on the champion for a two count as Sikoa made the save. With all four men worn out, they all rise to their feet at the same time and trade blows in the middle of the ring. Reigns and Jimmy trade uppercuts, with the champ standing tall. Reigns looks for the spear, but Jimmy counters with two superkicks. An attempted splash from the top rope is countered into a guillotine choke from Reigns, but Jimmy powers his way out of it. There wouldn’t be a Bloodline match without a ref bump, with Jey getting a visual pin on his cousin while Dan Engler was knocked out of the ring following the 1D finisher from both Uso brothers.

With the official down, Sikoa and Reigns gain the advantage but a uranage, spike and spear combination isn’t enough to put down The Uso’s, who kicked out of Reigns’ double pin attempt. Sikoa and Jimmy clear the ring and fight on the outside, with Sikoa crashing and burning through the announce desk following a failed splash attempt. Jey and Reigns trade their finishers, before Jey somehow kicks out of a massive spear. 

The Uso’s land a flurry of double superkicks on both their opponents, before a top rope splash from Jey PINS REIGNS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE DECEMBER 2019!!! The crowd in London became unglued after the referee’s hand hit the mat and the emotion poured out of both brothers following the epic tag encounter. 

This was a trademark Bloodline match, with plenty of slow moments and Reigns playing it up to the crowd, who were more than happy to oblige and give it right back to the champion. The heels controlled a large chunk of the action, before Jey got the hot tag and sent things into the next gear. Putting the predictable ref bump aside, the finishing sequence was some of the best in WWE this year, with Jey Uso finally getting one over on his cousin and likely setting up a singles match for SummerSlam with the WWE Championship on the line. 

Grade: A

When is WWE Money in the Bank 2023? 

The Money in the Bank begins at 8 p.m. local time (BST), which is 3 p.m. ET. Here’s how that translates to different timezones globally: 

Region Date Pre-Show Start Time Main Card Start Time
USA and Canada (ET) Saturday, July 1 2 p.m. ET 3 p.m ET
USA and Canada (PT) Saturday, July 1 11 a.m. PT 12 p.m. PT
UK and Ireland Saturday, July 1 7 p.m. BST 8 p.m. BST
Australia Sunday, July 2 4 a.m. AEST 5 a.m. AEST

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How to watch WWE Money in the Bank 2023

Region TV channel Live streaming
USA — Peacock
UK and Ireland BT Sport Box Office WWE Network
Australia Foxtel Ch.144 Foxtel/Kayo & Binge

Money in the Bank will be available on pay-per-view or via Peacock for fans in the U.S. Outside the U.S., the event is available on the WWE Network. 

WWE Money in the Bank 2023 price: How much does the WWE event cost? 

  • A Peacock Premium subscription costs $4.99 a month.
  • Subscribing to the WWE Network costs $9.99 a month. 
  • The PPV price in the UK via BT Sport Box Office is £14.95.
  • Subscribing to Binge in Australia costs $10 AUD a month. 

WWE Money in the Bank 2023 full card, results

  • Damian Priest def. Ricochet, Shinsuke Nakamura, LA Knight, Santos Escobar, Butch & Logan Paul to win the Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match
  • Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez def. Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler (c) for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles
  • Gunther (c) def. Matt Riddle to retain the WWE Intercontinental Title
  • Cody Rhodes def. Dominik Mysterio
  • Iyo Sky def. Zelina Vega, Becky Lynch, Zoey Stark, Bayley & Trish Stratus to win the Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match
  • Seth “Freakin” Rollins (c) def. Finn Balor to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Title
  • The Usos def. Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa in a “Bloodline Civil War” match

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