The direction for Corbin's character is sure interesting. As you said, for so long, Corbin has been booked as this asshole for whom you would have no sympathy whatsoever and now, they're doing everything to steer the viewer in the direction of Corbin getting sympathy, to the point they shot an IG story of Corbin selling his watch to Dolph Ziggler to get some money.
As for MITB next week, I'd assume that Rollins & Nakamura are the last to qualify.