WWE Money In The Bank 2021 Results: Big E Becomes First Black Winner Amid Peacock Streaming Issues

Big E became the first black Money in the Bank winner

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Big E became the first black Money in the Bank winner Sunday night at WWE Money in the Bank 2021.

Big E’s historic victory was marred by streaming issues from NBC Peacock during the ring entrances, which led to “Peacock” becoming a worldwide trend for all the wrong reasons.

The issue was corrected shortly into the Money in the Bank match, and the mass outrage led to WWE itself addressing the issues with the following tweet:

Not only was the men’s Money in the Bank loaded with talent, with darkhorses John Morrison and Ricochet shining in a series of entertaining televisions matches leading up to the pay-per-view, there were a handful of intriguing storyline choices for winners. Riddle has been outshining his legendary RK-Bro tag team partner in Randy Orton, who has since gone missing and figured to potentially play into this matchup. A Big E Money in the Bank win would further storyline continuity as his New Day brethren Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston continue to feud with Bobby Lashley, who destroyed Kingston earlier in the night.

Meanwhile, top star Drew McIntyre winning the Money in the Bank briefcase—thereby getting another world title opportunity in a string of countless failed opportunities—would create a unique dynamic where McIntyre would be forced to hold off on cashing in the briefcase on Raw for as long as Bobby Lashley was champion.

While each scenario presented itself as a potentially compelling long-term storyline, Drew McIntyre’s abundance of opportunities would have made another elusive win for McIntyre nearly maddening. This is especially the case given the fact that Money in the Bank, in its truest form, is utilized to elevate an up-and-coming star to the top of the roster.

After eliminating Brock Lesnar in the 2020 Royal Rumble and defeating Brock Lesnar in the main event of WrestleMania 36 that year, McIntyre is already solidified as a top babyface, though his recent string of world title losses has compromised his stature to a degree.

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Big E, who has been on a very deliberate singles run since being unceremoniously split from The New Day, appeared to be trending toward a Money in the Bank victory. Not only did Big E rise as a favorite as the event drew closer, but it was Big E who took the deciding pinfall on the go-home show of WWE SmackDown this past Friday, and in WWE’s 50/50 booking world, the loser on the go-home show is typically a good bet to emerge as a winner during the pay-per-view.

Big E did just that as Big E took his biggest step yet in his surefire path toward his first world championship win.