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          SmackDown Live: Baron Corbin fails during Money in the Bank briefcase cash-in

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          Corbin's attempt to cash in Money in the Bank backfires (1:14)

          Seeing a defenseless Jinder Mahal in the ring, Baron Corbin uses his Money in the Bank briefcase for a title shot, but a distraction from John Cena allows Mahal to recover and pin Corbin. (1:14)

          Baron Corbin couldn't control his anger.

          As SmackDown Live came to a close Tuesday night, Corbin was heaving TV monitors, slapping the ring in frustration and wondering how in the world he had just lost the best opportunity of his professional career. It was a giant misstep just days ahead of SummerSlam, one of the biggest pay-per-view events on the wrestling calendar.

          Moments after his interference triggered a disqualification in the Jinder Mahal-John Cena battle, Corbin cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase as the champ lay motionless on the mat. But after a moment of distraction when Corbin went after Cena near the ropes, Mahal regrouped and rolled up Corbin to retain the title and end any aspirations Corbin had of winning the WWE Championship, at least in the near future.

          This was a horrific look for Corbin, not to mention a chaotic twist to a go-home show that was anything but mere build for SummerSlam.

          From Mahal's strong opening diatribe, where he was condemning the Providence crowd while reveling in his country's independence day, to Kevin Owens' inadvertent super kick on Shane McMahon to Rusev's ruthless attack on Chad Gable, SmackDown reminded us again that it is going to leverage nearly every moment in this land of opportunity, even if conventional thinking would have suggested much of the recent drama should have been left for the SummerSlam stage.

          Just three weeks ago, Chris Jericho made a shocking return to the ring, and the following Tuesday, Cena and Shinsuke Nakamura closed SmackDown with a first-time encounter worthy of a higher-profile event. Then Tuesday night, the Corbin swerve was added to the mix. Now Corbin heads to SummerSlam with an opportunity to beat the 16-time champion Cena, but without a chance to leave the Barclays Center with the coveted belt he's had his eyes on for quite some time.

          According ESPN Stats & Information, Corbin became only the fourth Money in the Bank winner (out of 18) to fail to cash in his briefcase, and only the second to flat-out lose, joining the legendary Damien Sandow, who failed to take the title in 2013. Believe it or not, it had been seven years since a MITB winner tried to cash in on SmackDown.

          The latest bungle by the Lone Wolf means Mahal and Nakamura can duke it out Sunday without the added distraction of Corbin rushing the ring to steal the spotlight -- and the gold. And yes, while the loss by Corbin will perhaps hurt the overall anticipation in the upcoming championship battle, what is SummerSlam's loss was most certainly SmackDown's gain.

          Seth Rollins, who was in Bristol to participate in the celebrity draft during the Fantasy Football Marathon, was equally shocked by the result.

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