Just finished watching the Money in the Bank Anthology boxset.
Key:
* = Nothing Match
*1/4 = Horrid
*1/2 = Awful
*3/4 = Poor
** = Below Average
**1/4 = Satisfactory
**1/2 = Average
**3/4 = Decent
*** = Good
***1/4 = Quite Good
***1/2 = Very Good
***3/4 = Great
**** = Excellent
****1/4 = Amazing
****1/2 = Outstanding
****3/4 = Near Perfect
***** = Perfection
Straight to the Top: Money in the Bank Ladder Match Anthology.
DISC 1
1) Wrestlemania 21 (3rd April 2005) Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit vs. Edge vs. Christian vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Kane ****1/2
2) Wrestlemania 22 (2nd April 2006) Matt Hardy vs. Ric Flair vs. Finlay vs. RVD vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Shelton Benjamin ***
3) Wrestlemania 23 (1st April 2007) Jeff Hardy vs. Booker T vs. Finlay vs. CM Punk vs. Mr. Kennedy vs. Matt Hardy vs. Randy Orton vs. Edge ***3/4
4) Wrestlemania 24 (30th March 2008) Chris Jericho vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. John Morrison vs. Carlito vs. CM Punk vs. MVP vs. Mr. Kennedy ****
5) Wrestlemania 25 (5th April 2009) CM Punk vs. Kofi Kingston vs. MVP vs. Finlay vs. Christian vs. Kane vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Mark Henry ***1/2
DISC 2
6) Wrestlemania 26 (28th March 2010) Kane vs. Christian vs. Kofi Kingston vs. MVP vs. Matt Hardy vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Evan Bourne vs. Drew McIntrye vs. Jack Swagger vs. Dolph Ziggler ***
7) Money in the Bank 2010 (18th July 2010) Big Show vs. Kane vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Christian vs. Matt Hardy vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Code Rhodes ***3/4
8) Money in the Bank 2010 (18th July 2010) Randy Orton vs. John Morrison vs. Evan Bourne vs. Mark Henry vs. Edge vs. Chris Jericho vs. The Miz vs. Ted DiBiase ***1/4
9) Money in the Bank 2011 (17th July 2011) Kane vs. Sin Cara vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus vs. Wade Barrett vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Justin Gabriel vs. Heath Slater ****1/4
DISC 3
10) Money in the Bank 2011 (17th July 2011) Rey Mysterio vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Alex Riley vs. Evan Bourne vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. The Miz vs. R-Truth vs. Jack Swagger ***
11) Money in the Bank 2012 (15th July 2012) Christian vs. Sin Cara vs. Santino Marella vs. Tyson Kidd vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Tensai vs. Damien Sandow ***1/4
12) Money in the Bank 2012 (15th July 2012) John Cena vs. Kane vs. Big Show vs. Chris Jericho vs. The Miz ***1/4
13) Money in the Bank 2013 (14th July 2013) Cody Rhodes vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Wade Barrett vs. Damien Sandow vs. Jack Swagger vs. Antonio Cesaro vs. Fandango ***1/2
14) Money in the Bank 2013 (14th July 2013) CM Punk vs. Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton vs. Christian vs. RVD ***3/4
Overall: What made for a quality Money in the Bank match wasnt the spots, as after watching all the matches you really begin to see diminishing returns but what made an impact was the build up or more importantly how those spots were set up along with the psychology, in what helped divide the entertaining and the genuinely great. Some matches were horrendously sloppy with everything just going wrong, matches 10 and 11 were extreme candidates of this but even with the fuck ups the crowd were entertained and there was still something enjoyable to take from them be it the finish or some big bumps.
As a box set it sort of kills the entire thrilling nature of the match as youve literally seen it all. Regardless it was a fun watch and easily worth a pick up if you havent seen many Money in the Bank matches or want to have them all in one collection. Just try and space out the viewings as watching through them all in one sitting ruined the spectacle.
Key:
* = Nothing Match
*1/4 = Horrid
*1/2 = Awful
*3/4 = Poor
** = Below Average
**1/4 = Satisfactory
**1/2 = Average
**3/4 = Decent
*** = Good
***1/4 = Quite Good
***1/2 = Very Good
***3/4 = Great
**** = Excellent
****1/4 = Amazing
****1/2 = Outstanding
****3/4 = Near Perfect
***** = Perfection
Straight to the Top: Money in the Bank Ladder Match Anthology.
DISC 1
1) Wrestlemania 21 (3rd April 2005) Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit vs. Edge vs. Christian vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Kane ****1/2
2) Wrestlemania 22 (2nd April 2006) Matt Hardy vs. Ric Flair vs. Finlay vs. RVD vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Shelton Benjamin ***
3) Wrestlemania 23 (1st April 2007) Jeff Hardy vs. Booker T vs. Finlay vs. CM Punk vs. Mr. Kennedy vs. Matt Hardy vs. Randy Orton vs. Edge ***3/4
4) Wrestlemania 24 (30th March 2008) Chris Jericho vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. John Morrison vs. Carlito vs. CM Punk vs. MVP vs. Mr. Kennedy ****
5) Wrestlemania 25 (5th April 2009) CM Punk vs. Kofi Kingston vs. MVP vs. Finlay vs. Christian vs. Kane vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Mark Henry ***1/2
DISC 2
6) Wrestlemania 26 (28th March 2010) Kane vs. Christian vs. Kofi Kingston vs. MVP vs. Matt Hardy vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Evan Bourne vs. Drew McIntrye vs. Jack Swagger vs. Dolph Ziggler ***
7) Money in the Bank 2010 (18th July 2010) Big Show vs. Kane vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Christian vs. Matt Hardy vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Code Rhodes ***3/4
8) Money in the Bank 2010 (18th July 2010) Randy Orton vs. John Morrison vs. Evan Bourne vs. Mark Henry vs. Edge vs. Chris Jericho vs. The Miz vs. Ted DiBiase ***1/4
9) Money in the Bank 2011 (17th July 2011) Kane vs. Sin Cara vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus vs. Wade Barrett vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Justin Gabriel vs. Heath Slater ****1/4
DISC 3
10) Money in the Bank 2011 (17th July 2011) Rey Mysterio vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Alex Riley vs. Evan Bourne vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. The Miz vs. R-Truth vs. Jack Swagger ***
11) Money in the Bank 2012 (15th July 2012) Christian vs. Sin Cara vs. Santino Marella vs. Tyson Kidd vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Tensai vs. Damien Sandow ***1/4
12) Money in the Bank 2012 (15th July 2012) John Cena vs. Kane vs. Big Show vs. Chris Jericho vs. The Miz ***1/4
13) Money in the Bank 2013 (14th July 2013) Cody Rhodes vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Wade Barrett vs. Damien Sandow vs. Jack Swagger vs. Antonio Cesaro vs. Fandango ***1/2
14) Money in the Bank 2013 (14th July 2013) CM Punk vs. Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton vs. Christian vs. RVD ***3/4
Overall: What made for a quality Money in the Bank match wasnt the spots, as after watching all the matches you really begin to see diminishing returns but what made an impact was the build up or more importantly how those spots were set up along with the psychology, in what helped divide the entertaining and the genuinely great. Some matches were horrendously sloppy with everything just going wrong, matches 10 and 11 were extreme candidates of this but even with the fuck ups the crowd were entertained and there was still something enjoyable to take from them be it the finish or some big bumps.
As a box set it sort of kills the entire thrilling nature of the match as youve literally seen it all. Regardless it was a fun watch and easily worth a pick up if you havent seen many Money in the Bank matches or want to have them all in one collection. Just try and space out the viewings as watching through them all in one sitting ruined the spectacle.