Money in the Bank 2019 remains one of the most controversial events of the mentioned year. The men’s Money in the Bank match which was scheduled as the main event of the show, some huge names were already involved like Randy Orton, Finn Balor, and ‘The Scottish Psychopath’ Drew McIntyre.
One of these three men was expected to win the match. However, Mustafa Ali emerged the strongest as he really closed in to win the match which was totally unexpected. When Ali was about to grab the briefcase, Brock Lesnar’s music hit and he instantly joined the match. Despite Lesnar's win, Ali received a pretty strong match.
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He beat down the rest of the men who were already tired and it was almost a bye for the Beast Incarnate. It was an easy win for him and to become Mr. Money in the Bank 2019. It still remains one of the most controversial decisions in Money in the Bank history as a large number of fans were not happy with the decision.
In 2019, WWE had some big plans with Mustafa Ali as it was also reported that before KofiMania was booked, the original plan was to have Ali as the challenger for Daniel Bryan’s WWE title. His strong booking also showed in Money in the Bank of the same year as he almost won the match.
But why Ali was robbed in this situation and Brock Lesnar was given the opportunity to win the Money in the Bank Ladder match? Ali himself revealed the backstory behind this controversial booking when he was recently interviewed by Chris Van Vliet. Here is what he had to say about Brock Lesnar's MITB win;
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“I show up to Money in the Bank, and they’re like, ‘Hey, you’re winning it.’ I go, What?’ Okay, cool... So the match is about to start. Entrances have started, and I want to say Baron Corbin’s making his entrance... And I have a very funny visual for you.
Mustafa Ali continued, “So I’m wearing this light-up mask, and I’m wearing this jacket that lights up, and I have a glove, and they all pulsate with lights. And Jamie Noble comes up, he’s like, ‘Hey, hey, boss man wants to talk to you. Go talk to the boss.’ I was like, okay, and Vince has his little cheaters on, and he’s looking up, and I come over.
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“Now, mind you, Gorilla’s completely dark. So I just have these red lights that are flashing on Vince’s face, and he’s all shadowy, so you can see the picture that I see. He’s looking up at me, and he goes, ‘Change of plans. Do the match, everything you called. When the time’s right, I want you to climb up the ladder and grab the briefcase. Someone’s going to come out. I want you to hold the briefcase and just have shock on your face. He’s going to run down, tip the ladder over, and you stay down. Do you understand?’
“And again, my lights are just flashing on his face. So I see what he’s saying, but there’s a moment where he goes black, and then it’s red. Black, and it’s red. And I’m like, ‘Copy that, sir.’ And I just walk away. I’m like, ‘It’s Brock.’ Who else could it be?” Mustafa Ali revealed about Brock Lesnar's Money in the Bank 2019 win.
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