Money In the Bank....

[OldSchoolWrestlingFan]

After many many months of Seth Rollins walking around with the golden briefcase and its magical contents do you feel he needs to attempt to cash in at Wrestlemania (or the night after) or are you ok with him continuing to tease a cash in to help build his character?

 

[#1druid]

After many many months of Seth Rollins walking around with the golden briefcase and its magical contents do you feel he needs to attempt to cash in at Wrestlemania (or the night after) or are you ok with him continuing to tease a cash in to help build his character?

I think Seth is fine holding it, it keeps him relevent anywhere on the card. My guess is he cashes in at Payback, it gives reigns the mania win and then two successful defenses before dropping it to Seth after his last success.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

Eh, it all depends really. There are so many rumors, rumors about rumors and general speculation regarding the main event that it's hard to really know what might be the right thing to do until WrestleMania happens.

For instance, IF Brock Lesnar is staying in WWE and does retain against Reigns, then Rollins cashing in on Lesnar, screwing him out of the title and feuding with him for a while could be very entertaining. Aside from generating a ton of buzz, it'd put the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on a very over heel that's on television each week.

IF Lesnar is leaving and Reigns wins the title, it depends on some things. I don't think Reigns is going to be the ultimate, over babyface that Vince hopes, though that might not stop him from getting a run with the title, it might keep him from being Cena's eventual successor. If Lesnar loses to Reigns, I see them giving Reigns his moment in the sun at WrestleMania. Lesnar will be guaranteed a rematch and unless he signs a new deal, his last contractual appearance is the post WrestleMania Raw. If he intends to leave, I see him getting his rematch on that episode of Raw to help pop a rating as it'll be the first time he's wrestled for free on TV in over a decade. Reigns retains after another hard fought match, Rollins cashes in, screws Reigns out of the title with Reigns chasing the strap while possibly building up his credentials along the way before regaining the title at SummerSlam.

The next MITB ppv is to be held on June 14, so there's not a whole lot of time left to cash in and the times in which cashing in generates the most buzz are WrestleMania and the post WrestleMania Raw. If he doesn't cash in, whether successfully or not, at either event, he'll only have another 10 weeks before the MITB contract is null & void.

 

[Mustang Sally]

After many many months of Seth Rollins walking around with the golden briefcase and its magical contents do you feel he needs to attempt to cash in at Wrestlemania (or the night after) or are you ok with him continuing to tease a cash in to help build his character?

Remember that since Brock Lesnar became champion, no MITB holder has had fewer opportunities to cash in as Seth Rollins. You can't take advantage of your privilege if there's no champion around for months at a time, can you?

Because of this, I would think a cash-in attempt at WM31 is almost a sure thing....or at least should be. The allure of the briefcase has been negated already since the damn thing has been used more as a weapon than a gateway to the world championship.

That said, I wouldn't mind seeing Rollins use his privilege....and not gain the belt. If I'm not mistaken, the only heel to fail to take the title in a MITB attempt has been Damien Sandow.....who was never going to be world champion, anyway.

There are several ways to handle this at WM31, but if WWE management feels Roman Reigns isn't ready to take the belt and Brock Lesnar is leaving WWE, I can see Brock retaining the title after a brutal match that leaves him incapacitated......Seth cashes in on Brock......who then leaves WWE in disgust.

But in any event, I believe the MITB program for 2014-15 ends at WM31.

 

[Steel Cage Reviews]

I have a strange feeling Roman is going to win against Lesnar. As soon as the match finishes Rollins cashes in and starts the fued of former "brothers". Even if Lesnar re-ups his contract i still think he wont carry the title much longer.

 

[CrucifiedRaven]

It all depends on what happens with Brock Lesnar, to be honest.

But in my opinion, the only two people who should be walking out of WrestleMania as the World Champion are either Brock Lesnar or Seth Rollins.

If Lesnar doesn't re-sign, have Reigns win the match and have Rollins do a sneaky cash-in and build the next 5-6 months around Reigns chasing Rollins. This has a way better chance of getting Roman over than just giving him a bland title run at this point in his career.

If Lesnar does re-sign, I do like the idea of him continuing to hold the title. Maybe even until next year's WrestleMania. That would be one long, incredible run with the title. But I'd like to see him wrestle a match at least every 2-3 months. While Cena/Bryan can headline the other PPV's with the US/IC straps.

 

[Dagger Dias]

A Wrestlemania cash-in by Seth Rollins is the best option right now for multiple reasons.

First of all, Money In The Bank has been around for a decade yet we have NEVER seen a cash-in at the biggest show of the year. It's time for that to change. Secondly, Rollins deserves it at this point. Whether it be his contribution to the action in the Shield VS Evolution storyline, the great heel turn that followed when Seth betrayed the other Shield members, his time in The Authority stable, his feud with Ambrose this fall, the John Cena feud, you name it. Seth Rollins has been one of the best parts of the show consistently in the entire year that has passed since Wrestlemania 30.

The last reason may actually be the most important one though. Seth Rollins has one calendar year from the moment he won the briefcase to cash it in. No big deal right? Wrong. If Lesnar retains at Wrestlemania then what's stopping him from holding the World Heavyweight Championship hostage without defending it this entire summer? We might not see Brock Lesnar again until Summerslam. Seth's time would run out one month before that. If he doesn't cash in at Wrestlemania, it may be his final opportunity, as strange as that may seem. There's really no reason left at this point to NOT have him opportunistically cash in on the winner of Reigns VS Lesnar. Wrestlemania 31 closes as Seth Rollins arrogantly holds up his belt as the new World Heavyweight Champion.

 

[Dave]

I'm okay with Seth holding it. In fact, I would go as far to say that I would rather he hold it for another little while, especially if Roman Reigns wins the Championship at WrestleMania. I personally don't see Seth cashing in successfully on Brock Lesnar. In any circumstance actually. Brock Lesnar has been built into a literal beast that just doesn't stay down. So what sense does it make to sully all of that when Seth is cashing in? It makes a lot more sense for have Seth to cash in on Reigns, get the rub of beating the face Champion and setting up a feud with Roman Reigns and perhaps Dean Ambrose somewhere down the line.

To be honest, he's did a good job of holding the briefcase. Like Sally said, he's had a lot less of an opportunity to cash in the briefcase and has had to keep it relevant for almost a year now. He's stayed at the top of the card and kept people talking about the briefcase. So good on him. Like I said, if Roman happens to win the Championship at Mania, I don't mind seeing the cash in. But I would like to see him go over Lesnar; I'm not interested in seeing those two feuding. Failing that, let him keep it for another month or two.