Money in the Bank 2023: Jey Uso Pins Roman Reigns and London Turns a Great Night into History

The opener understands that the ladder match needs both spectacle and a winner the crowd can believe is seconds away from losing. LA Knight is that emotional center, while Damian Priest provides the size and timing needed to become the spoiler. Logan Paul, Ricochet, Santos Escobar, Shinsuke Nakamura and Butch fill the match with enough distinct offense that the twenty minutes rarely feel repetitive.

The largest spot is Ricochet's Spanish Fly with Paul through the tables outside, a terrifying fall that becomes the image replayed most often. Butch snapping fingers on the ladder and Escobar's hurricanrana add smaller bursts, while Knight keeps returning whenever the audience needs another reason to believe. The match is chaotic without losing sight of the briefcase.

Knight clears the ring and begins the climb before Priest catches him and hits the Broken Arrow from the ladder. Priest then climbs alone and takes the contract. London wanted a different winner, but the finish is clean, decisive and far more valuable in hindsight because Priest eventually cashes in at WrestleMania XL.

The match is structured around Morgan working underneath while Rousey and Baszler attack the arm and keep Rodriguez away. That gives the champions a logical control segment, but the pace remains ordinary and the audience never treats the title change as the central question. Everyone is waiting for a larger development.

That development arrives when Baszler suddenly attacks Rousey and locks her in the Kirifuda Clutch. The betrayal has not been telegraphed heavily, so the reaction is immediate even though it effectively ends the competitive match. Rodriguez and Morgan then combine the Tejana Bomb and Oblivion on Rousey.

Morgan gets the pin and the challengers regain the championships. The wrestling is merely adequate, but the Baszler turn gives the match a lasting reason to exist.

Gunther and Riddle get fewer than eight minutes and use nearly all of them well. Riddle's injured ankle gives the champion an obvious target, while Riddle's striking and submission attempts create enough resistance to keep the match from becoming a simple squash. The pace is urgent from the beginning.

Riddle survives the powerbomb and keeps trying to attack Gunther's leg, but every scramble returns attention to the damaged ankle. Gunther eventually traps the leg and forces the submission rather than reaching for one more power move. The finish makes the injury central instead of decorative.

Drew McIntyre returns immediately afterward and drops Gunther with the Claymore. The match is good on its own and even more useful as the bridge to SummerSlam.

Dominik spends the opening minutes doing exactly what his character should do: slap Cody, retreat, hide behind Rhea Ripley and act offended whenever Cody catches him. The audience enjoys the imbalance because Dominik's value is in making the eventual punishment feel satisfying. The match is a showcase rather than a competitive mystery.

Ripley creates the only serious shift when Cody is sent into the exposed turnbuckle. Dominik briefly controls the pace and teases the 619, but Cody counters before the match can suggest a genuine upset. The offense is clean and easy to follow.

An Alabama Slam, Cody Cutter and Cross Rhodes finish Dominik. The result is exactly what everyone expects, delivered efficiently enough to keep the London crowd happy.

The women's ladder match succeeds because the wrestlers keep finding ways to connect character relationships to the furniture. Trish Stratus and Zoey Stark work together, Becky Lynch is constantly dragged back into their orbit, and Bayley and IYO SKY cooperate until the briefcase makes that cooperation impossible. The match has several stories without becoming confusing.

Zelina Vega's Code Red onto the bridged ladder is the most spectacular individual move, while IYO's moonsault and Becky's Manhandle Slam on Stratus give the match its larger bursts. Bayley tipping IYO off the ladder changes the Damage CTRL dynamic and sets up the finish. Every major participant gets a moment without the match feeling mechanically equal.

Becky reaches the top before IYO handcuffs Becky and Bayley together through the ladder rungs, climbs over them and takes the briefcase. The finish is creative, character-driven and instantly memorable. IYO's celebration feels like the beginning of a bigger singles run because it is.

Bálor enters with the clearest possible motivation: Rollins hurt him at SummerSlam 2016, and Finn wants to take away the champion's new title in return. He attacks the ribs and keeps the match focused there, giving the twelve-minute structure more purpose than the runtime might suggest. Rollins sells consistently and never completely escapes the target.

The match moves into its final stretch quickly. Bálor lands repeated Coup de Grâce attacks outside and appears ready to finish in the ring when Damian Priest walks out holding the newly won briefcase. Priest does not even need to cash in; his presence creates enough doubt inside Judgment Day.

Finn hesitates, Rollins avoids the final Coup de Grâce and lands the Stomp to retain. The match is very good, but the timing makes it feel like the first half of the stronger SummerSlam rematch rather than the definitive version.

The first half is intentionally patient. Roman Reigns treats the match like another exercise in control, slows Jey Uso down and repeatedly makes the family hierarchy visible through body language as much as offense. The pace can feel indulgent, but it establishes how far Jey still has to travel emotionally before the finish can mean what it needs to mean.

The second half is exceptional. Jimmy and Jey survive the stacked pin, Solo Sikoa crashes through the commentary table, and the usual Bloodline interference patterns are replaced by the family members already inside the match. Every kickout begins to feel less like prolonging the bout and more like dismantling Roman's certainty.

Jey's low-blow kickout mirrors a trick Reigns had used in earlier championship defenses, turning one of Roman's own survival habits against him. The Usos follow with superkicks, Jey hits the splash and pins Reigns for the first time since December 2019. The crowd response is enormous because the history is understood immediately.

The match is not flawless; the first half is too slow to make the entire thirty-two minutes feel essential. The finish is close to flawless, however, and the result changes the Bloodline story instantly. A great main event with one of WWE's defining pinfalls of 2023.