411’s Live Report: WWE Money in the Bank 2011

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Smackdown Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Kane vs. Justin Gabriel vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Sin Cara vs. Wade Barrett vs. Heath Slater vs. Sheamus vs. Cody Rhodes
We start off with all eight men brawling in the ring, but quickly we’re down to Sheamus and Barrett double-teaming Kane. Kane clotheslines both Sheamus out of the ring and retrieves a ladder on the outside, but Bryan baseball slides the ladder into Kane’s chest. Slater retrieves a ladder and sets it up in the corner, but Gabriel climbs the turnbuckles and steps onto the ladder. Bryan comes off the top turnbuckle and connects with a drop kick to Gabriel. Rhodes climbs the ladder, but Sheamus catches him and goes for the Celtic Cross. Rhodes slides out the back, but Sheamus traps him in the corner and throws the ladder into him. Kane storms the ring and choke slams both Sheamus and Rhodes over the top rope and to the outside. Barrett rushes Kane, but Kane drops him before throwing the ladder over the top rope and onto Sheamus and Rhodes. Kane heads up top, but Sin Cara catches him with a boot to the skull. Bryan and Gabriel brawl in the ring, but Bryan exits the ring with a suicide dive onto Barrett. Gabriel goes over the top rope onto Kane, and slater follows up with a corkscrew plancha onto Rhodes. Sin Cara comes off the top rope and connects with Sheamus on the outside. Bryan and Sin Cara head up top, and Sin Cara hits his moonsault side slam from the top turnbuckle. Sin Cara is the only man on his feet, so he heads to the outside and grabs a ladder. Barrett blind sides him and sets up a ladder as a bridge between the ring apron and the announce table. Sin Cara climbs back into the ring, but Sheamus damn near decapitates him with the Brogue Kick. Sheamus takes Sin Cara out onto the ring apron and sets him up near the bridge ladder. SHEAMUS POWERBOMBS SIN CARA THROUGH THE LADDER! Sin Cara snapped the ladder in half. I can’t tell for sure, but it looks like there might be blood on the jagged edges of the broken ladder. Bryan, Kane and Rhodes are in the ring as Sin Cara is being stretchered to the back. Kane levels Bryan and Rhodes and begins to climb a ladder, but Barrett, Gabriel, and Slater attack him. Rhodes tries to climb the ladder while no one is looking, but the ex-Corre members beat him down. Bryan tries to climb, but the former Corre members take him out as well. Barrett tries to convince Gabriel and Slater to watch his back as he climbs the ladder, but they quickly drag him back down to the mat. Gabriel and Slater climb the ladder, but Rhodes tips the ladder and follows up with Cross Rhodes to Slater. By the way, the crowd is ON FIRE tonight. Barrett catches Rhodes, but Rhodes connects with a Cross Rhodes to Barrett as well. Sheamus catches Rhodes and drops him with a back breaker. Sheamus begins to climb, but Bryan follows him up the ladder. Bryan repeatedly slams Sheamus’ head into the ladder and climbs past him. Sheamus gets Bryan on his shoulders, and Kane comes off the top rope to complete the Doomsday Device. Nice little homage to the Road Warriors in an old AWA stronghold. Sheamus levels Kane with a clothesline. Sheamus bridges a ladder between the second turnbuckle and the ladder in the middle of the ring. Kane takes out Sheamus, Barrett, and Gabriel before beginning to climb the ladder. Bryan hangs on to Kane and tries to lock in the LeBell Lock on the ladder, but Kane drags him down. Kane lifts Bryan, but Bryan counters into a DDT. Slater begins to climb, and yes, yes indeed, even Heath Slater is getting intense heat from the crowd. This crowd is going to give us a great show tonight. Barrett rips Slater off the ladder and stomps a mud hole in him in the corner. Slater heads up top, but Barrett crotches him on the top turnbuckle. Barrett levels Sheamus and heads outside for another ladder. Barrett slides a third ladder in the ring, and he and Sheamus drive it into Slater’s gut on the top turnbuckle. Barrett and Sheamus try to use the ladder to slingshot Slater, but instead Slater just falls to the outside onto Kane. Sheamus sets up a ladder on the top rope and drops Gabriel into snake eyes. Sheamus climbs the ladder, but Kane climbs the other side. Sheamus and Kane slug it out on the top of the ladder, but Sheamus knocks Kane down to the mat. Kane grabs Sheamus’ boot and drags him a few rungs back down the ladder. KANE CHOKE SLAMS SHEAMUS THROUGH THE BRIDGING LADDER! Unlike the Sin Cara spot, the ladder does not give a bit this time around. Gabriel heads up to the ladder that is sitting on the top rope. GABRIEL HITS THE 450° SPLASH FROM THE LADDER ONTO KANE! Barrett heads up the ladder, but Rhodes drags him back down. Rhodes clotheslines Barrett to the outside as Bryan climbs the ladder. Rhodes and Barrett climb the ladder along with Bryan. Bryan locks in the LeBell Lock on Rhodes at the top of the ladder before knocking him down to the mat. Barrett drags Bryan over the top of the ladder and goes for Wasteland, but Bryan goes crazy with elbow shots to the head. Barrett stands on the bridging ladder and tries to regroup, but Bryan levels him with a kick to the head. Barrett falls to the mat, and Bryan is all alone on the ladder. DANIEL BRYAN CLIMBS TO THE TOP OF THE LADDER AND RETRIEVES THE BRIEFCASE TO WIN THE MATCH!
Match Result: Daniel Bryan wins the Smackdown Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
Match Length: 24:29

Divas Championship Match
Kelly Kelly (Champion) w/ Eve Torres vs. Brie Bella w/ Nikki Bella
Kelly goes right to the ground and pound and then hits a head scissors takedown that sends Brie out of the ring. Brie joins Nikki on the outside for a strategy session, but Kelly levels them both with a double clothesline off the ring apron. Kelly and Brie head back into the ring and Kelly goes for her over-the-top-rope leg chock, but Brie breaks the hold and knocks Kelly down to the arena floor. Brie retrieves Kelly, rolls her back into the ring, and drives her abdomen into the second rope. Brie whips Kelly ribs-first over the second rope and gets a two count. Brie locks in a seated abdominal stretch, but Kelly breaks the hold and repeatedly slams Brie’s head into the mat. Kelly catches Brie with a neck breaker and gets a two count. Kelly goes for the K2, but Brie tries to counter into a backslide pin. Kelly reverses into a facebuster but only gets a two count. Kelly whips Brie to the ropes, catches her on the rebound, and hits the K2 for the three count.
Match Result: Kelly Kelly defeats Brie Bella with the K2.
Match Length: 4:44

The Big Show vs. Mark Henry
Show and Henry slug it out to start, but Show comes off the ropes and levels Henry with a flying shoulder block that sends Henry out of the ring. Show follows Henry out of the ring and levels him on the outside. Show tries to choke slam through the Spanish announce table, but Henry tries to counter into a scoop slam through the Spanish announce table. Show counters and sends Henry tumbling over the ring steps. Show heads toward Henry, but Henry kicks the ring steps into Show’s knees. Henry rolls Show back into the ring, drops him with a chop block, and slams Show’s injured knee into the mat. Henry locks in a single-leg Boston Crab, but Show finally manages to crawl across the ring and grab the rope. Henry grabs Show’s legs, but Show kicks him across the ring. Henry splashes Show in the corner, but Show catches him with a Big Boot when he tries it again. Show heads up to the second turnbuckle and levels Henry with a flying shoulder block. Show goes for the choke slam, but Henry kicks the knee and counters into the World’s Strongest Slam for a two count. Henry drags Show back to his feet and hits another World’s Strongest Slam. Henry hits the ropes and splashes Show. Henry hits the ropes and connects with another splash for the three count.
Match Result: Mark Henry defeats the Big Show with a big splash.
Match Length: 5:56

After the match, Henry grabs a chair from ringside and Pillmanizes Show’s ankle. Henry heads up the ramp as a stretcher and the Undertaker Memorial Cart are brought down to ringside. The crowd has had enough of this situation and is once again chanting for CM Punk. Show climbs on the cart and is driven to the back.

Mr. McMahon is in the back strategizing with John Laurinaitis and a lawyer. Josh Mathews interviews Mr. McMahon, and Mr. McMahon confirms that he has not re-signed CM Punk. McMahon tells us that CM Punk told him to get out of the room after their final negotiations. If CM Punk leaves the building with the WWE Championship tonight, may God have mercy on John Cena’s soul.

Raw Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Rey Mysterio vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Evan Bourne vs. Alex Riley vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. R-Truth vs. Jack Swagger vs. The Miz
Everyone grabs a ladder on the way into the ring, so we start out with eight men holding eight ladders. Seven men gang up on Del Rio, and Del Rio ends up on the outside buried under ladders. Miz backdrops Swagger to the outside, and we have a stand-off between Miz and Truth in the middle of the ring. They duel with mini-ladders, but Swaggers slides back into the ring and levels them with a ladder of his own. Swaggers sets up a ladder but does not unfold it, and Bourne and Kingston climb opposite sides of it. They kick Swagger to the ropes, and now BOURNE AND KINGSTON ARE ON TOP OF A STANDING FOLDED LADDER! Nice spot. A lot of the ladders being used at this point are only about six feet tall. They won’t be useful for retrieving the briefcase, but they work well as light-weight weapons. Mysterio and Kingston head up to adjacent corners and take out everyone else on the outside. Bourne climbs a ladder on the outside. EVAN BOURNE HITS AIR BOURNE FROM THE TOP OF A LADDER ON THE OUTSIDE ONTO EVERYONE ELSE IN THE MATCH! Bourne climbs a ladder in the ring, but Miz heads up and catches him. Del Rio tips the ladder, and Miz appears to royally jam / wrench / dislocate his knee on the landing. Miz is helped to the back as Truth and Del Rio climb the ladder in the ring. Bourne and Mysterio climb over Truth and Del Rio, but Truth and Del Rio grab their ankles. Bourne and Mysterio hit double hurricanranas that send Truth and Del Rio to the outside. Swagger levels Bourne and Mysterio, but Kingston leapfrogs him onto the ladder. Swagger catches Kingston with the Ankle Lock as Reilly climbs the ladder. Swagger climbs to catch him, but Truth tips the ladder. Truth sets a ladder across the second turnbuckle and slides Mysterio under it. Mysterio gets to his feet, but Truth drop kicks the ladder into his ribs. Truth climbs onto the ladder, but Mysterio drops him face-first onto it. Kingston heads up to the top turnbuckle and hits the Boom Drop from the ladder onto the ladder and then onto Swagger on the mat. Kingston sets up a ladder, but Mysterio hits a 619 through the ladder. Swagger tries to slide a ladder into the ring, but Truth kicks it into his face. Truth tries to pull the ladder into the ring, but Mysterio hits the 619. Mysterio and Reilly climb a ladder, but Bourne climbs a third ladder and then climbs over to join them. Mysterio and Reilly knock Bourne down to the mat, but he sets up another ladder as Del Rio sets up another ladder on the other side. Mysterio, Reilly, and Bourne go for the ladder as Kingston, Del Rio, Truth, and Swagger join them on adjacent ladders. ALL SEVEN MEN ARE GRABBING FOR THE BRIEFCASE! Swagger is send face-first onto the ladder in the corner. Bourne is knocked over the top rope and down to the floor. Reilly takes a hard fall down to the mat and then to the floor. Truth falls back-first down to the mat, and Kingston knocks Mysterio to the floor. Kingston goes for the briefcase, but Swagger catches him up top. Kingston and Swagger both fall of the ladder, and MIZ HOBBLES BACK DOWN TO THE RING! THE CROWD IS GOING INSANE FOR MIZ! Miz climbs a ladder, but Mysterio catches him with a sunset flip off the ladder. THE CROWD IS BOOING REY MYSTERIO! HOW THE HELL DO YOU GET A CROWD TO HATE REY MYSTERIO?!?! Del Rio tries to grab Mysterio, but Mysterio kicks him to the mat. Del Rio heads up top again, but Mysterio slams the briefcase into Del Rio’s head. DEL RIO UNMASKS MYSTERIO ON TOP OF THE LADDER! Del Rio and Mysterio fall off the ladder, and Mysterio covers his face. ALBERTO DEL RIO CLIMBS THE LADDER AND RETRIEVES THE BRIEFCASE TO WIN THE MATCH!
Match Result: Alberto Del Rio wins the Raw Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
Match Length: 15:41

Josh Mathews is in the back with Alberto Del Rio. Del Rio doesn’t even know why he was in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match. He won the Triple Threat Number One Contender’s Match, so he should be in the main even against John Cena, not CM Punk. But winning the Money in the Bank Ladder Match wasn’t Del Rio’s destiny; becoming the WWE Champion is Del Rio’s destiny.

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Randy Orton (Champion) vs. Christian
The match begins, and Christian immediately slides out of the ring and grabs a chair. He slides it toward Randy Orton and turns his back. Remember, if Randy Orton gets disqualified, then Christian automatically wins the World Heavyweight Championship. Orton tosses the chair to the outside, and he and Christian slug it out in the middle of the ring. The battle spills to the outside, and Orton tosses Christian into the ring steps. Orton slides Christian back into the ring, but Christian catches Orton with an elbow drop form the second rope for a two count. Christian traps Orton in the corner, whips him to the ropes, and drops him with a back elbow shot for a two count. Christian goes to the ground and pound, but Orton gets back to his feet and beats on Christian. Christian drapes Orton across the second rope and stands on his back. Orton leaps the top rope and decks Orton from the outside. Christian slides back into the ring and wrenches on Orton’s neck. Christian charges Orton in the corner, but Orton floats over and catches Christian with a roll-up pin for a two count. Christian connects with a spinebuster to Orton for a two count of his own. Christian goes for the Kill Switch, but Orton tries to counter into a back suplex, but Christian floats over and lands on his feet. Orton clotheslines Christian to the outside, but both men make it back into the ring before the count of ten. Orton goes for the RKO, but Christian shoves him to the corner. Christian goes for a drop kick off the second rope, but Orton catches him and gets a jackknife pin for a two count. Orton goes for the rope-assisted DDT, but Christian escapes. Christian goes for a twisting sunset flip out of the corner, but Orton connects with a drop kick to the gut in mid-air for a two count. Christian heads up top, but Orton follows him up. Orton goes for a superplex, but Christian shoves him down to the mat and connects with a flying head butt for a two count. Christian goes for the Kill Switch, but Orton counters with a European uppercut. Christian finally hits the Kill Switch but only gets a two count. Christian cannot believe that the Kill Switch didn’t seal the deal. Orton uses the ropes to drag himself up to his feet as Christian calls for the Spear. Orton leapfrogs the Spear and sends Christian shoulder-first into the ring post. Orton grabs Christian and hits his gut-wrench delayed neck breaker for a two count. Orton seems to be getting a bit frustrated himself at this point. Orton goes for the Skull Punt, but Christian evades. Orton connects with a power slam and follows up with the rope-assisted DDT. Orton sets up for the RKO, but Christian begs off in the corner. Christian spits in Orton’s face, and Orton totally loses control. Orton is LIVID at this point. Orton pounds on Christian and just barely breaks before the count of five. ORTON IS COMPLETELY LOSING HIS SHIT! ORTON PUNTS CHRISTIAN IN THE NUTS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE REFEREE! The referee calls for the disqualification, and that means Christian wins both the match and the World Heavyweight Championship.
Match Result: Christian defeats Randy Orton (and wins the World Heavyweight Championship) via disqualification (nut punt).
Match Length: 12:21

After the match, Orton drags Christian to the outside and beats him senseless. Orton damn near decapitates Christian with a monitor before hitting an RKO on the table (which doesn’t break). Orton begins to heads back up the ramp, but he turns around and head back to Christian. Orton looks INSANE at this point, and the crowd is LOVING it. Orton’s face honestly looked like a cross between Brian Pillman and Mad Dog Vachon right there. Awesome. Orton RKOs Christian on the table AGAIN, but it still doesn’t break. Let me tell you, that table has some impressive testicular fortitude. Orton heads back up the ramp, but the crown is BEGGING him to do it one more time. Orton finally heads to the back as Christian writhes in agony at ringside.

Punk comes out first for the main event, and I honestly can’t do justice to the reaction he gets. This is just epic. I honestly can’t recall a crowd going crazy for anyone like this since maybe Austin. Punk heads out of the ring as Cena makes his way down the ramp, and PUNK IS STANDING NEXT TO COLT CABANA. COLT CABANA IS IN THE FRONT ROW! The crowd is booing Cena mercilessly. This place is absolutely electric right now.

WWE Championship Match
John Cena (Champion) vs. CM Punk
And here we go. Punk and Cena circle each other to start, but Punk quickly grabs a side head lock. Punk goes behind into a rear hammer lock, but Cena counters into a seated rear chin lock. Punk tries to take Cena’s head off with a vicious kick, but Cena just manages to duck. “You can’t wrestle! You can’t wrestle! You can’t wrestle!” – The Crowd. Punk looks at the crowd and points to himself, but the crowd assures him they aren’t chanting at him. Punk catches Cena with the Anaconda Vice, but Cena reverses into an arm bar. Cena drops Punk with a shoulder block, and that is just about the loudest boo you will ever hear for a shoulder block. Cena catches Punk with a side head lock and drags him down to the mat. Punk escapes and runs the ropes, but Cena gets him up for the Attitude Adjustment. Punk escapes and gets Cena up for the Go To Sleep, but Cena escapes. Cena honestly looks like he didn’t expect the hate to be THIS intense. Punk kicks Cena down to the mat and then stomps a mud hole in him in the corner. Cena whips Punk to the corner and catches him with a bulldog on the rebound for a two count. Cena locks in a front chancery on the mat. Punk escapes, but Cena levels him with a clothesline for another two count. Cena locks in a rear chin lock on the mat and grapevines Punk’s arm, but Punk fights back to his feet and counters with a back suplex for a two count. Punk whips Cena to the corner and gets another two count. Cena catches Punk with a kick to the gut and hits a Fisherman’s Suplex for a two count. Cena goes for the Attitude Adjustment, but Punk counters into a DDT for a two count. Punk wraps his legs around Cena’s neck on the mat, but Cena gets back to his feet with Punk on his shoulders. Punk gets his feet on the mat and tosses Cena to the outside. Cena is right in front of Cabana, and Punk high-fives Cabana before rolling Cena onto the ring apron. “Colt Cabana! Colt Cabana! Colt Cabana!” – The Crowd. Punk positions Cena chest-down on the ring apron and comes off the second rope with a knee to the back of Cena’s neck. Punk is chatting with Cabana between moves. Punk and Cena are back in the ring, and Punk charges Cena in the corner. Cena evades, and Punk slams shoulder-first into the ring post. Cena goes for the STF, but Punk counters for a two count. Punk connects with a snap mare takedown and locks in a rear chin lock on the mat. Cena fights back to his feet and whips Punk to the corner, but Punk lands a big boot and lands a cross body for a two count. Cena looks to have tweaked his knee when Punk connected with the cross body. Punk tries to suplex Cena back into the ring, but CENA SUPLEXES PUNK OVER THE TOP ROPE AND DOWN TO THE ARENA FLOOR! Punk really did take the bump all the way. They’re once again right in front of Colt Cabana. Cena rolls Punk back into the ring and gets a two count. Cena hits another Fisherman’s Suplex for a two count. Cena hits a modified Attitude Adjustment, but Punk kicks out at two. Punk is back on his feet, but he appears dazed. Punk and Cena slug it out in the middle of the ring, but Cena whips Punk to the ropes and locks in an abdominal stretch. Punk counters into a hip toss to escape, and both men level each other with simultaneous clotheslines. Cena drops Punk with a flying shoulder block and goes for the Protobomb, but Punk floats over into a sunset flip for a two count. Cena hits the Protobomb and goes for the Five Knuckle Shuffle, but Punk counters and tosses Cena to the outside. Punk hits a suicide dive to the outside, and the Punk is in LOVE with Punk. Punk rolls Cena back into the ring and goes for a springboard flying clothesline, but Cena evades. Cena once again calls for the Five Knuckle Shuffle, and this time he connects. Cena goes for the Attitude Adjustment, but Punk rotates far enough to land on his ass instead of his back. Punk sweeps the leg and gets a two count. Punk goes for the Go To Sleep, but Cena counters into a gut-wrench slam for a two count. Cena goes for the Attitude Adjustment yet again, but Punk counters into two knee shots on the ropes followed by a bulldog in the middle of the ring. Punk hits the springboard flying clothesline but only gets a two count. Punk waits for Cena to get to his knees and goes to work with the kicks to the chest. Cena fucks a kick and locks in the STF. Punk is a LONG way from the ropes, but he slowly crawls and FINALLY makes it to the ropes. Cena tries to drag Punk back to the middle of the ring, but Punk connects with a kick to the back of the head for a two count. Punk heads up top and hits a cross body, but Cena rolls through and goes for the Attitude Adjustment. Punk counters and goes for the Go To Sleep, but Cena reverses right into the STF. Punk tries to grab the ropes, but Cena drags Punk back to the middle of the ring. Punk REFUSES TO TAP
Match Result: CM Punk defeats John Cena with the Go To Sleep.
Match Length: 33:37

Punk music plays, but McMahon gets on a headset and tells the production team to cut the music. He calls for Del Rio to come out and cash in his Money in the Bank contract, so Del Rio runs down to the ring. Del Rio slides into the ring, but Punk levels him. Punk jumps the guard rail and disappears into a sea of loving fans. Punk celebrates at the top of the arena and then heads out onto the concourse. Punk leaves with the title, and we close with a shot of Vince McMahon stewing in the ring.

Holy shit, he actually did it. He actually did it.

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