5 Times Money in the Bank Changed a Superstar’s Career and 5 Times It Did Nothing for the Winner

#1 Did Nothing: Sheamus

Sheamus's Money in the Bank and following world title reign felt like a placeholder.

In 2016, Sheamus won the Money in the Bank briefcase. In some ways, the accomplishment—not to mention The Celtic Warrior using it to beat Roman Reigns for a WWE Championship—confirmed his status as a top tier star of his generation. On the other hand, it seemed to confirm Sheamus’s odd place in WWE as a guy who has garnered a number of pushes and racked up an impressive slate of accomplishments that includes all manner of titles and winning King of the Ring and a Royal Rumble, while never truly being the guy.

Sheamus seemed a little out of left field when he won the briefcase and like a bit of an afterthought when after he cashed in, as the focus was more on Reigns and his anti-authority storyline opposite Triple H and Vince McMahon. In the end, Reigns would take the title back from Sheamus in short order and send Sheamus packing back to the mid-card and tag ranks, where he has remained in residence ever since.