John Cena’s retirement tour noticed one other surprising swerve with Ron Killings — aka R-Reality — returning on the conclusion of a wild WWE Cash within the Financial institution 2025 occasion on Saturday evening from the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.
The present offered loads of twists, with a brand new Girls’s Intercontinental Champion, two new contenders with the Cash within the Financial institution briefcase, and Jacob Fatu but once more stealing the highlight.
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As we unpack all that went down, listed here are our largest takeaways from WWE Cash within the Financial institution 2025 as we march towards SummerSlam.
1. R-Reality Out, Ron Killings In
John Cena’s ultimate run is actually not like something we’ve seen earlier than. It felt like his matches with Randy Orton and R-Reality had been his odes to the previous earlier than he moved on to the present day and the way forward for WWE on his means out.
His tag-team match with Logan Paul in opposition to Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso on Saturday offered the precise stage of chaos, and his breakdown with Paul was completely performed. Cena used the title as a weapon as soon as once more and was on his option to one other win over Rhodes earlier than Ron Killings made his surprising return, simply days after his reported launch.
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Whether or not this was the plan the complete time or one thing that was a response to the followers, it’s fascinating to see the place we go from right here, although WWE Chief Artistic Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque claimed Killings’ launch was “all a part of the present” in his post-event press convention. Regardless, it’s clear for now that WWE is doing its finest to maintain Rhodes and Cena on the again burner.
2. Naomi’s Subsequent Step
With a mix of former champions and rising up-and-coming stars concerned within the Girls’s Cash within the Financial institution match, Naomi had essentially the most to realize from knocking down the briefcase. She had a standout efficiency at WrestleMania 41 and appeared well-positioned for a main-event spot, but it surely’s by no means a assure to get to the highest of the mountain.
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As soon as prone to getting misplaced within the shuffle, Noami has now secured herself a title shot and rightfully been rewarded for her work over the previous 12 months, each individually and elevating different expertise. She legitimately has an opportunity to be the highest heel in WWE as she rises to the highest of the cardboard.
3. Huge Time Becky Is Again
Becky Lynch and Lyra Valkryia have unimaginable chemistry, and this rivalry feels prefer it has legs to get us by way of SummerSlam. For the feud to get there, Lynch was ultimately going to need to take the belt — and Cash within the Financial institution felt like the right time to tug the set off.
Lynch is doing a few of her finest work on this rivalry, each within the ring and all through their interactions. Her successful the belt with a maintain of the tights, then demanding Valkyria rejoice her across the ring till she’d had sufficient, was extremely executed. With Evolution 2 slated for July 13 and this feud far and away the perfect within the girls’s division, don’t be stunned if Lynch-Lyra 3 heads towards the primary occasion.
4. Jacob Fatu Rockets Up the Roster
Jacob Fatu’s activate Solo Sikoa was solely a matter of time, with the ultimate seeds being planted only one evening in the past on Friday’s “WWE Smackdown.” When he hit the ring to assist take out Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed, his activate Sikoa was a brutal swerve to value Sikoa the Cash within the Financial institution briefcase and set himself down his personal path.
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Sikoa was predominantly concerned within the main-event scene as Roman Reigns’ prime aide, and he appeared destined to ultimately discover his option to the highest because the chief of the brand new Bloodline. He simply by no means fairly made the strides to face on his personal, and now it seems to be like Fatu may leapfrog him as his inventory solely continues to rise.
5. The Secure Alternative Was Seth Rollins
WWE may have gone loads of totally different instructions with the Males’s Cash within the Financial institution winner. LA Knight and Solo Sikoa have been on the cusp of respective most important title runs for the previous few years. El Grande Americano was maybe a darkish horse alongside Penta. In the meantime, a longtime star like Seth Rollins felt like a straightforward means out — which is the place WWE landed.
The place Rollins plugs in is intriguing. Monday evening’s “WWE Uncooked” gives a chance for him to money in on Jey Uso, when the World Heavyweight Champion takes on Gunther as soon as once more. No matter the place he cashes in, although, it seems like solely a matter of time earlier than Rollins is champion once more.
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