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For the last 15 years, WWE's Money in the Bank concept has produced some of the most exciting moments in WWE history. For those who don't know, the Money in the Bank match is where several superstars participate in a ladder match, with a briefcase suspended high above the ring. This briefcase contains a contract for a match with the champion of their choosing, to take place at anytime and any place.
From the first Mr. Money in the Bank, Edge, cashing in on John Cena at New Year's Revolution in 2006, to The Miz cashing in on Drew McIntyre earlier this year at the Elimination Chamber, WWE fans love the unpredictability that Money in the Bank often guarantees.
With that said, here are five interesting facts regarding Money in the Bank that you may not know!
1) Money in the Bank winners are ALMOST guaranteed a WWE Title win
Since the first Money in the Bank match at WrestleMania 21, there have been over 80 WWE Superstars who have participated in Money in the Bank matches. With the WWE women's division getting in on the action in 2017 with the first Women's Money in the Bank match taking place that year.
There have been 24 individual winners, with 20 successful cash-in's attempts on 5 individual championships, giving MITB winners a success rate of 83%. That essentially spells almost instant doom on any unfortunate champion who is cashed-in on. The WWE Championship has had the most cash-in attempts on it, 11, with 9 successful cash-ins resulting in new champions.
The success rate is even higher when you note just female winners of Money in the Bank, as the the cash-in's for the SmackDown and RAW Women's Championships have resulted in new champions every single time. These include: Carmella's cash-in on Charlotte Flair on SmackDown in 2018, Alexa Bliss' cash-in on Nia Jax at 2018's Money in the Bank pay-per-view, and Bayley's cash-in also against Flair, at Money in the Bank in 2019.
Technically, the same also goes for the 2020 winner of the women's briefcase, Auska. The Empress of Tomorrow won the Briefcase at Money in the Bank, only for it to be revealed that in reality, the case held the RAW Women's Championship rather than just a contract for a match. This was because then champion Becky Lynch reliquished the belt, announcing afterward that she was pregnant with her first child.
2) Only one WWE Superstar has cashed in their Money in the Bank briefcase during a match
Most WWE Money in the Bank winners have either cashed-in on their guaranteed opportunity after the current champion has been in a match, or "called their shot" and used their briefcase to schedule a championship bout at a later date. However, there is only one man who has used his briefcase during an ongoing match - Seth Rollins.
At WrestleMania 31, The Architect cashed-in during the the main event as Roman Reigns was in the middle of an intense battle with then WWE Champion Brock Lesnar. Rollins had lost earlier in the show to Randy Orton, making most fans consider him a nonfactor for the rest of the evening. As both Reigns and Lesnar lay exhausted on the ground, Rollin's theme music hit and the former Shield member sprinted to the ring to insert himself into the match.
After a sequence that included Rollins being inadvertently saved by Reigns from an F-5, after the Big Dog speared the living daylight out of Lesnar, Rollins would eventually set Reigns up for Curb Stomp and complete the "Heist of the Century". Thus winning his first WWE Championship in the process.
To this day, many fans will say that this cash-in is one of the most unexpected and exciting cash-ins in WWE history.
3) WWE legend Kane and Carmella hold opposite Money in the Bank records
Never thought you would see Kane and Carmella's names in the same sentence did you? Both hold records for their respective reigns as WWE Money in the Bank holders. Specifically, this relates to how long each held the highly sought after piece of luggage.
The Big Red Machine won the briefcase at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view in 2010. That same night, he would cash in on then WWE World Heavyweight Champion Rey Mysterio after the Master of the 619 had just defended his title against the very game Jack Swagger.
In total, Kane held onto the breifcase for only 49 minutes, the shortest time that someone has been Mr/Ms. Money in the Bank. Beating Dean Ambrose's cash-in by 8 minutes, as the Lunatic Fringe would hold his for 57 minutes at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view in 2016.
On the flipside, WWE's Princess of Staten Island would hold onto her Money in the Bank briefcase for 287 days before cashing-in on Charollette Flair in 2018. This stands as the longest period of time a Money in the Bank winner would hold onto their title shot, beating the second longest holder - and first Money in the Bank winner - Edge by 7 days. Followed by Seth Rollins at 273 days and Dolph Ziggler at 267 days.
4) Only one WWE Superstar has won their cash-in but not the title
Of the four failed Money in the Bank cash-in's, two WWE Superstars straight-up lost their matches, one match ended in no-contest, and one man won his match - but not the title. That man was none other than the 16-time world champion himself, John Cena.
To quickly sum up the other situations, WWE Money in the Bank winners Damien Sandow and Baron Corbin lost their matches, ironically John Cena played a part in both matches! Sandow cashed-in his briefcase on the Leader of the Cenation on Monday Night RAW in 2013, trying to capture the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a losing effort.
In 2017, future WWE King of the Ring winner Baron Corbin would cash-in his SmackDown Money in the Bank contract on then WWE Champion Jindar Mahal. However he was defeated via roll-up after he was distracted by John Cena.
Braun Strowman was also unsuccessful in his cash-in attempt after Brock Lesnar interfered in his match against the then WWE Universal Champion during the 2018 Hell in a Cell pay-per-view. Lesnar's attack on both men caused the match to end in a no-contest. Meaning that technically, Strowman didn't lose or win.
On the other hand, John Cena stands alone as the only man to win his match, but not win the championship he was trying to capture. It was 2012, and the backdrop was Monday Night RAW's 1000th Episode. Cena challenged the then WWE Champion CM Punk to a match at the end of the night, using his guaranteed contract.
During the final sequence of the match, the Big Show would attack Cena while he has CM Punk in his signature STF submission hold. Unfortunately for Cena, this caused the match to end via disqualification.
Since Big Show's attack was on Cena, this meant that Cena won the match. However, due to WWE's longstanding rule regarding WWE title matches, Cena could not be awarded the championship. Per the champion's advantage, no championship could change hands due to a DQ.
When you think about it, Cena holds a limitless list of WWE records, he might as well hold this one too.
5) 6 WWE Superstars have had to defend their MITB briefcase
Just because you win Money in the Bank does not mean you're always safe from losing it. This is a lesson that these six WWE Superstars in particular learned during their time as Mr. Money in the Bank.
Edge was not only the first winner of Money in the Bank, but the first to defend his briefcase! He was forced to defend his contract against his long-standing enemy, Matt Hardy, during Monday Night RAW's Homecoming show. He would successfully win the ladder match by the skin of his teeth.
The former ECW original, Rob Van Dam, was Mr. Money in the Bank following WrestleMania 22, and during the lead up to WWE Backlash, he started a feud with Shelton Benjaman - the Intercontinental Champion.
The Whole F'n Show was forced to put his Money in the Bank contract on the line in a "Winner-Take-All" match against Benjaman. He would not only successfully defend his contract, but also win the Intercontential Championship.
Mr. Kennedy was next to defend his Money in the Bank briefcase in 2007. After winning WrestleMania 23's Money in the Bank match, Mr. Kennedy seemed poised for big things in WWE. With the man from "GREEN BAY WISCONSON" having a metophorical rocketship strapped to his back.
However, due to a real-life injury, WWE had him face Edge with the briefcase on the line. The Ultimate Opportunitist would win in quick fashion after he attacked Mr. Kennedy before the match even began.
Dolph Ziggler would be forced to defend his Money in the Bank contract not once but twice. After winning the blue brand's briefcase in 2012, Ziggler would eventually have to face Chris Jericho in a "Career vs Contract" match on Monday Night RAW, and then John Cena in a ladder match WWE's TLC pay-per-view.
The Show Off would successfully defend his contract on both occasions, and would eventually cash-in on Alberto Del Rio after his match against Jack Swagger on the Money Night RAW after WrestleMaina 29, winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship soon after. To this day, his cash-in is still thought to be one of the loudest crowd-reactions in WWE history.
The Monster Among Men would be forced to defend his Money in the Bank briefcase against Kevin Owens at SummerSlam in 2019, successfully retaining it and challenging Roman Reigns later that year. Finally, most recently, the 2020 male winner Otis would have to put his briefcase on the line against The Miz at that year's Hell in a Cell event. He would lose both the contract and his creative push in the progress.
