Every year, Money in the Bank sets up months of WWE programming. One man and one woman will earn an automatic shot at any title of their choosing to be used at any moment. The drama and suspense of not knowing when and where the cash-in will happen makes for compelling television, and the ladder matches to determine who has the honor of being Money in the Bank briefcase holder will go down on Saturday in New Orleans.
In addition to the two ladder matches, two titles will be on the line, with Roman Reigns defending the world heavyweight championship against old foe LA Knight, and Stephanie Vaquer putting the women's world championship on the line in a triple threat match against Becky Lynch and Liv Morgan. In addition, Oba Femi is set to clash with Bronson Reed in a match between physical powerhouses. With so much action set for Saturday, the CBS Sports wrestling experts sat down to make their picks for who will emerge victorious at Money in the Bank.
World Heavyweight Championship -- Roman Reigns (c) vs. LA Knight: While I appreciate that the Knight character is one of the only people in WWE who remembers that Reigns' incredible title run was almost entirely the product of endless cheating, he's not ending Reigns' current run as champion. There's a better chance if Reigns loses the belt on Saturday, it's a product of the Money in the Bank winner cashing in than Knight winning the belt.
Pick: Roman Reigns retains the title -- Brent Brookhouse (also Shakiel Mahjouri) Bron Breakker vs. Kevin Owens (Men's Money in the Bank ladder match): WWE have assembled a compelling cast for this year's ladder match. Every man, with the exception of Evans, has a reasonable case for winning the match.
Breakker and Williams could launch into the main event scene, Punk has history with the briefcase, plus he and Owens would elevate its status. But after Raw in Mexico City, Penta is my pick. Penta put on a classic against world heavyweight champion Reigns.
It helped people visualize Penta as a world champion. Winning Money in the Bank is the easiest way to complete the luchador's bridge between upper midcard and main event. Pick: Penta wins -- Mahjouri As mentioned by Shakiel, you can make a valid case for five different winners here, though I'd personally eliminate Williams from consideration.
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