The first member of the 2022 Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match has been confirmed, and it’s none other than Seth “Freakin” Rollins himself.
In a qualifying match against AJ Styles on the June 14 episode of WWE RAW, Rollins that punched his ticket to the pay-per-view early, coming away with a big win after some late struggles. Towards the end of the match, Styles nearly ended things with the Styles Clash, Rollins persevered and stacked “The Phenomenal One” up for the win.
For Rollins, this will be the third Money in the Bank Ladder Match he’s participated in, and he’ll aim to win it for the second time following his victory in 2014.
.@WWERollins is going to #MITB! pic.twitter.com/m4b7eTXDyK
— WWE (@WWE) June 14, 2022
For a recap of how the match went down, check out below courtesy of our live, play-by-play coverage:
Styles is all over Rollins. Both men trade pin attempts. Styles floors Rollins with a dropkick. Rollins rolls out of the ring, Styles lands a flying forearm. Backbreaker by Styles. Rollins knocks Styles off the apron. Rollins sends Styles flying over the announce desk with a suicide dive. After the break, Rollins works over Styles. Styles fires up and catches Rollins with a wheelbarrow facebuster. Rollins kicks out.
Styles rolls Rollins into the Calf Crusher. Rollins gets to the ropes. Styles counters Rollins buckle bomb into a suplex into the corner. Rollins kicks out again. Styles tries a Phenomenal Forearm but Rollins moves out of the way. Styles tweaks his knee as he lands. Bucklebomb by Rollins. Rollins fights his way out of the Styles Clash. Rollins rolls up Styles for the win.
Winner- Seth “Freaking” Rollins
Sheamus and Drew McIntyre competed in a qualifying match on the June 10 episode of WWE SmackDown, but the bout ended in a double disqualification, so neither man qualified for the bout.
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