WWE Money in the Bank 2021: Results, John Cena return, match ratings and analysis - CNET

John Cena returned at the end of Money in the Bank after Roman Reigns pinned Edge to retain his Universal Championship.

The headline news is that John Cena is back to face Roman Reigns, probably at next month's SummerSlam.

Money in the Bank.

The big downside of the night was Peacock, which had streaming issues at the beginning of the Men's Money in the Bank match.

Roman Reigns' Universal Championship match against Edge was fantastic, and will get all the spotlight thanks to the two angles that spilled from it: John Cena returned, and Seth Rollins costed Edge the title.

And while the Women's Money in the Bank opener was good, the Men's bout was unmissable. .

Scroll below for full results and analysis from Money in the Bank 2021.

Roman Reigns grabs the mic after the match and tells the crowd to acknowledge him!

Before the match we got a backstage segment in which Rollins blamed Edge for taking him out of the title picture, and declared he'd be next in line for whoever wins the main event.

That played into the finish, as Reigns would retain his Universal Championship with the help of Seth Rollins. .

That's been Roman Reigns' modus operandi (long, well-paced main event matches), and is also probably to give the crowd a chance to gather energy after the explosive ladder match they just saw.

Things turn around as Reigns cocks his fist for a Superman Punch but Edge counters into a rollup, then they level each other with simultaneous big boots.

Edge then went for a Spear but Reigns countered it into a Guillotine.

Edge escapes the hold my tackling both men outside, where Reigns goes for a Spear of his own -- but Edge moved, causing Reigns to crash through the barricade.

Edge then rolls into the ring to stop the ref's countout count, then rolls back out and immediately levels Reigns with a Spear.

Reigns clocks Edge with a Superman Punch, causing Edge to knock into the ref.

Reigns dismantles a chair on the outside, bringing in its steel leg after Edge used the same part of a chair to choke Reigns at WrestleMania and on SmackDown.

Edge slips out and barrages Reigns with headbutts, then puts Reigns into the crossface with the chair leg. .

Reigns shoots for a Spear, but Edge counters with his own Spear.

Edge boots him off -- then turns around to eat a huge Spear from Reigns.

Rollins hits the ring to beat down Edge after the match, but Edge fights back and they brawl into the crowd. !

What you expect from a Roman Reigns main event in 2021!

Big E won the Money in the Bank match, beating Kevin Owens, Matt Riddle, Drew McIntyre, Shinsuke Nakamura, Seth Rollins, John Morrison and RicochetE

Before long we saw Morrison hit a corkscrew of his own -- over the top of a ladder -- and Shinsuke Nakamura slapping on an armbar atop a ladderE

With the field clear he rose up the ladder, only to be interrupted by Jinder Mahal's sidekicks!

As Riddle was perchped atop a ladder, Ricochet walked along the top ropes and jumped onto the other sideE

Big E climbed back up the ladder and won the match!

The match starts with Lashley coming in hot with a Spear attempt, but Kingston jumping over for a Sunset Flip for a two-count!

After a backstage segment featuring Roman Reigns and The Usos, who were celebrating their new tag team titles, we got to the Raw Tag Team Championship match!

It was a good'n, one that saw AJ Styles and Omos retain after Omos pinned Erik with a two-hand chokeslamE

AJ got a huge applause as he posed with his title alongside Omos after the match!

Omos is green, but he was involved in the match just the right amountE

There was a section where Erik and Ivar were using tandem offense to cut down Omos, during which Omos' selling was shown to be lackingE

We got a nice false finish when Erik and Ivar planted AJ Styles with a Viking Experience, but Omos was able to break it up by pushing Erik onto Ivar, who was pinning AJE

Nikki "Almost a Superhero" Cross defeated Asuka, Natalya, Tamina, Alexa Bliss, Liv Morgan, Naomi and Zelina Vega to win the women's Money in the Bank matchE

All the women worked hard, and there were certainly some of the wild stunts you've come to expect with Money in the Bank matchesE

Jimmy Uso pinned Rey Mysterio after an 11-minute match.