One former WWE writer knows all about drama and he saw some good build for it at Money In The Bank.
Freddie Prinze Jr. is no stranger to storytelling as the actor who once served as a writer for WWE thought that the Women’s Money In The Bank ladder match stole the show when it came to telling a tale between two supposed friends. Prinze Jr. had the following to say on his latest “Wrestling With Freddie Podcast”
“This match was good, but the story is what set it apart from the men’s match, and made it special. At one point, IYO SKY is about to win this match, and just as she’s about to, Bayley knocks the ladder over, and this is her friend, her home girl. Granted, they’ve had their mishaps and conflict in the past, but this was like, ‘I’m about to win and you’re gonna do me dirty?'”
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Prinze Jr. really put over the bout particularly for it’s creative and clever finish, mentioning that it literally built the story between Bayley and Iyo Sky rung by rung. Sky ended up winning but not before handcuffing the two longtime rivals in Bayley and Becky Lynch.
“She handcuffs the girls to one another, [with] their hands in between the ladder, through the middle. Their arms can’t go up, down, or sideways! They’re both trapped and cannot ascend, and surely, she climbs over Bayley — the girl who screwed her over [earlier] by putting her foot on her shoulder and head.”
Prinze Jr. also enjoyed the fact that WWE is taking big steps and diversifying their women’s division.
“Kudos to WWE for having a Japanese world champion [Asuka] and another Japanese girl primed to be champion.”
H/t to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.