Jeff Hardy defeats Cesaro: Money in the Bank May 10

Result: Jeff Hardy defeats Cesaro

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Match

Hardy used an atomic drop and a snapmare to secure the advantage. On the outside, Jeff attempted to hit a running dive off the ring steps, but Cesaro caught him. Cesaro tossed Hardy on the barricade and headed back in the ring. Back in the ring, Cesaro came off the turnbuckle to hit an elbow. With Cesaro on the outside, Hardy again went out after him. Cesaro again got the advantage on the outside driving Hardy twice into the apron. Climbing the ropes, Cesaro hit a legdrop off the second rope as he came back in the ring.

Cesaro used a series of vicious forearm shots to get a near fall. Jeff used a jaw jacker to create some space. When Jeff went to the top rope, Cesaro pushed him off. Cesaro went for an avalanche gut wrench suplex, but Hardy pushed him off. After a whisper in the wind, Hardy got a near fall. Hardy used twist of fate for a second near fall.

When Hardy climbed the ropes to presumably go for the swanton bomb, Cesaro met him and hit the avalanche gut wrench suplex. The action spilled to the outside, but this time Hardy whipped Cesaro into the steps and dove off the barricade. He threw Cesaro back in the ring and hit the swanton for the pinfall victory.

All Matches from Money in the Bank May 10

• Full Results
  • Men’s Money in the Bank
  • Women’s Money in the Bank
  • Braun Strowman defends Universal Championship against Bray Wyatt
  • Drew McIntyre defends WWE Championship against Seth Rollins
  • Bayley defends the Smackdown Championship against Tamina
  • New Day defend Smackdown Tag Titles against Lucha House Party, Forgotten Sons, and Miz and Morrison
  • Cesaro vs. Jeff Hardy
  • MVP vs. R-Truth

Match Ratings

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1. Match Quality– Was the match well wrestled or sloppy?
2. Audience Engagement– Did the live audience care about the match?
3. Competitiveness– Was the match competitive or one-sided?
4. Stakes – Did the match matter?
5. Finish– Did the match end in a satisfying manner?
6. Performance: (1) Poor (2) Below Average (3) Average (4) Above Average (5) Excellent