this is one of those rare instances where MITB is being used to legitimately raise someone out the midcard and into the ME on its own.
Kane could randomly get in and out of it, but MITB helped make that statement. it quickened the process a ton.
Del Rio was already at the ME level AND had the build up. winning just gave the extra kick needed in case of emergency.
Punk 2 was a goodie in this regard. it helped elevate Punk with his feud that happened with Hardy. that was, until now, the best usage of MITB in terms of building a wrestler completely - both character and placement.
(Swagger was the ultimate failure at this.)
but this... this is them understanding how it can be used. really appreciating that.
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