6 WWE Superstars with the most defeats in Money In The Bank ladder matches

With the 2018 Money In The Bank pay-per-view on the horizon, it was mentioned for the first time on this week’s episode of WWE SmackDown Live that Kofi Kingston has one of the worst records in the ladder match’s 13-year history.

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The New Day member has appeared in six MITB matches over the years, losing every time, but he isn’t the only WWE Superstar who has a poor record in the brutal match.

In this article, let’s take a look at the six men who have suffered the most defeats in MITB ladder matches throughout their careers.

#6 Dolph Ziggler (1 win, 5 defeats)

Dolph Ziggler was involved in arguably the greatest moment in the history of the Money In The Bank contract when he cashed in on Alberto Del Rio the night after WrestleMania 29 to win the World Heavyweight Championship.

However, “The Show Off” hasn’t always been a success when it comes to MITB, losing twice in the match before his 2012 win (both in 2010) and in another three matches since his memorable cash-in (2014, 2015 and 2017), giving him a total of five defeats.

#5 Shelton Benjamin (no wins, 5 defeats)

Shelton Benjamin produced plenty of high-risk moves in MITB matches

While Shelton Benjamin is best remembered by some fans for his initial impact in WWE as part of Team Angle, his legacy as a singles competitor is defined by his high-flying stunts in the Money In The Bank matches that he competed in.

Sadly for the former Intercontinental champion, he was never able to win the match, losing in five WrestleMania MITB ladder matches (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010).

With both the Raw and SmackDown Live rosters more stacked than ever with young talent in 2018, it’d be a surprise to see Shelton involved in another MITB match during his WWE career.

#4 Chris Jericho (no wins, 5 defeats)

There’s an unwritten rule in WWE statistical history specifying that Chris Jericho must appear somewhere in every list to do with a specialised match type – and the Money In The Bank ladder match is no different.

It's well-known that Y2J has racked up more eliminations than anybody else in Elimination Chamber history and that he has spent the longest cumulative time in Royal Rumble matches, but he’s also among the most frequent losers in Money In The Bank ladder matches.

You would think that somebody the calibre of Jericho would be one of the favourites to win MITB every time he appears in the match, but the record books show that he has lost in all five of his previous appearances (2005, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2016).

#3 Kane (1 win, 6 defeats)

Kane has appeared in seven Money In The Bank matches

Like Chris Jericho, fellow WWE veteran Kane has had his fair share of appearances in specialised match types over the years, most notably in Royal Rumble matches (he still holds the record for the most cumulative eliminations, with 44).

“The Big Red Machine” has also appeared in more Money In The Bank ladder matches than anybody else, winning the contract at the inaugural MITB pay-per-view in 2010 and losing on another six occasions (2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015).

Realistically, the only people who could match Kane’s record of seven appearances in the near future are Kofi Kingston and Dolph Ziggler, who have both been in the match on six occasions.

#2 Kofi Kingston (no wins, 6 defeats)

It's not yet clear whether Kofi Kingston will enter the 2018 Money In The Bank match

We alluded to Kofi Kingston earlier, and we can now confirm that the New Day member has the unwanted joint-record of being the least successful entrant in the history of Money In The Bank.

The high-flyer is one of WWE’s most decorated champions on the current roster but the MITB prize has alluded him during all six of his previous appearances (2009, 2010 x2, 2011, 2014 and 2015).

Maybe, just maybe, one of Kofi’s acrobatic moves will help him actually win a Royal Rumble or MITB ladder match someday.

#1 Christian (no wins, 6 defeats)

Christian made up for his MITB losses with plenty of other title wins

Christian was a regular entrant in the early days of the Money In The Bank pay-per-view event but it’s still surprising to see that he has more losses than anybody in the match’s history.

The former World Heavyweight champion failed to win any of the six matches he competed in (2005, 2009, 2010 x2, 2012 and 2013), giving him the joint-worst MITB record along with Kofi Kingston.

The New Day is yet to reveal which member of their team will take part in the upcoming 2018 match. If Kofi gets the nod, he will almost certainly add to his unwanted record and overtake Christian for the most MITB losses ever.