Episode 588: Money in the Bank 2025 Predictions! Basement Bookers Call It Now!

The Basement Bookers Podcast is back with a stacked episode of wild predictions, deep dives, and fantasy booking chaos for WWE Money in the Bank 2025, live this Saturday from the Inglewood Inuit Dome!   Join @BasementJer and @RichTheRiz as they call every match, from Seth Rollins chasing power to Naomi’s time to shine, and even a big tag team clash with John Cena & Logan Paul vs Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso.   We break down the potential cash-ins, wild cards, and what might be next for WWE’s biggest names. Is the MITB concept worn out? Should it go back to WrestleMania? And what’s next for R-Truth? We answer all that and more.   📅 Join us LIVE Saturday for the Watch Party and every Monday at 8PM Eastern for our Raw streams! 📢 Let us know YOUR predictions in the comments!   💥 Subscribe so you don’t miss a beat: 📲 Follow us on social: @BasementJer | @RichTheRiz 🎧 Support us: Patreon.com/BasementBookersPod   0:00 - Intro and opening banter 2:20 - Why Rich thinks Money in the Bank is better than Royal Rumble 5:45 - Has the Money in the Bank concept lost its shine? 8:40 - Men’s Money in the Bank predictions begin 10:05 - Seth Rollins as the logical favorite 12:20 - Solo Sikoa as a strong second pick 15:45 - El Grande Americano and the Chad Gable theory 18:00 - Rollins, Solo, LA Knight order of picks 20:55 - Is Seth being positioned as the next top guy? 24:00 - Becky Lynch vs Lyra Valkyria predictions 26:50 - Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match breakdown 28:30 - Naomi as the pick to win MITB 30:15 - Why MITB favors heels 32:10 - Roxanne Perez as a dangerous sleeper pick 35:00 - Stacked women’s MITB match analysis 37:25 - Cena and Logan Paul vs Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso 40:15 - Can Cena still go in a tag match? 43:00 - Swerve ideas and potential cash-ins 45:20 - Main event match time predictions 48:00 - The R-Truth situation and release reactions 52:40 - Fantasy booking R-Truth’s final WWE run 58:10 - WWE vs AEW business differences and UK negotiations 1:00:30 - Could R-Truth get a legends deal? 1:03:00 - Final thoughts and wrap-up