Cody Rhodes, Bayley and Damian Priest are still world champions, CM Punk laid siege to Drew McIntyre’s castle and WWE superstars have money on their minds. The WWE departs from Clash at the Castle in Scotland on the road to Money in the Bank in Toronto.
McIntyre’s stretch of big disappointments continued on June 15. The “Scottish Warrior” was on the verge of recapturing the world heavyweight title in his motherland until Punk, masquerading as a referee, provided the opening necessary for Priest to defeat him. Piper Niven also fell short as the home team challenger for the WWE women’s title, but Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn scored one point for Scotland in capturing the WWE women’s tag team titles.
Superstars turn their attention to Money in the Bank in Toronto on July 6. The event has evolved to become one of WWE’s spiritual “big five” annual shows, expanding the traditional “big four” that includes Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Survivor Series. The winner of the multi-superstar men’s and women’s Money in the Bank ladder matches will…