John Cena at Money in the Bank 2021
John Cena (foreground) makes his triumphant return to the WWE at the conclusion Money in the Bank 2021 as Roman Reigns (background) stares at his next challenge. WWE

KEY POINTS

  • WWE Money In The Bank 2021 was a rousing success for everyone
  • Big E wins in the Men's Money In The Bank ladder match, while Roman Reigns defends his title against Edge
  • John Cena announces his return to action

WWE just concluded its Money in the Bank pay-per-view as fans were treated to one of the best returns right after the final match of the night.

Roman Reigns and Edge were booked to be in the main event of Money In The Bank as Edge looked to win his 12th world title in WWE after the former solidified his claim over the WWE landscape with a dominant win over him and Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 37.

The card opened up with Dominik Mysterio and his father Rey going up against Jimmy and Jey Uso of Reigns’ stable, “The Bloodline.”

The tag teams kicked off the show with a highly-athletic affair as the Usos took the titles away from the father-son tag team with their chemistry, making it their seventh reign with the straps.

Next up was the Women’s Money In The Bank match that featured Asuka, Alexa Bliss, Liv Morgan, Zelina Vega, Natalya, Tamina, Nikki A.S.H. and Naomi.

The finish saw all women climb up the three ladders in the ring, and while they were busy fighting each other, Nikki A.S.H. took advantage of the situation and won unhooked the briefcase.

AJ Styles and his bodyguard Omos came next as they were set to defend their tag titles against the Viking Raiders.

Styles took an early beating from the Viking Raiders, but Omos’ size and power were just too much for them to handle.

Next came the lowlight of tonight’s card as the enraged WWE Champion Bobby Lashley turned Kofi Kingston inside out for the better part of seven minutes and retained the title via technical submission thanks to The Hurt Lock.

The match of the night came soon after as Rhea Ripley looked to defend her title from Charlotte Flair.

It was a high-octane affair of offense from both women that saw Flair hit her signature Natural Selection from the top rope for a two count.

Flair took back the title for her 14th title reign.

The Men’s Money in the Bank match featured some of the best superstars from the WWE in Ricochet, John Morrison, Riddle, Drew McIntyre, Kevin Owens, King Nakamura, Seth Rollins and eventual winner Big E.

The main event of Reigns and Edge was a close runner-up to the Ripley-Flair match as both men looked to prove that they were the top dogs on Smackdown.

However, the biggest pop of the night belonged to the return of “F9” star and 16-time champion, John Cena.

Cena returned after the Edge and Reigns match to the thunderous applause of everyone in Dickies Arena.

With just a simple wave of the hand to his face, the WWE Universe knew that they were looking at the main event of this year’s SummerSlam.

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