Money in the Bank ladder match

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For the pay-per-view event named after this match, see WWE Money in the Bank.
The 2009 Money in the Bank ladder match was fought at WrestleMania XXV.

The Money in the Bank ladder match is a professional wrestling ladder match held by WWE. The match can feature anywhere from five to ten participants, with the objective being to retrieve a briefcase that is suspended 20 feet above the ring.[1] The briefcase contains a contract that guarantees a match for one of WWE's world titles, which include the WWE Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship. The briefcase became a weapon by the winners. Throughout ECW's time as an active brand, its world title, the ECW Championship, was an option as well.[1][2] The contract is valid for one year, and the briefcase holder—dubbed "Mr. Money in the Bank"—can appear on any program and cash in the contract at the date, place, and time of his choosing.[1][3] The briefcase may also be defended in matches, similar to how championships are defended. All of the briefcase holders have successfully defended and cashed in the contract except for Mr. Kennedy[4] and John Cena.

The Money in the Bank ladder match was first contested in 2005 at WrestleMania 21 and was exclusive to Raw Superstars.[1] Since the match's inception, five additional Money in the Bank ladder matches have been held annually at their pay-per-view event, WrestleMania, the most recent being held at WrestleMania XXVI, and all subsequent matches have been interpromotional. In July 2010, a second and third Money in the Bank ladder match was held in the same year at an event also titled Money in the Bank for the Raw and SmackDown brands respectively, breaking from the WrestleMania tradition. The first winner of the Money in the Bank ladder match was Edge, who won at WrestleMania 21. Edge is also the only wrestler to cash in a contract he did not win in the actual ladder match. He defeated Mr. Kennedy, who won the WrestleMania 23 Money in the Bank match, for his briefcase in May 2007, and cashed it in against The Undertaker. CM Punk won at both WrestleMania XXIV and XXV, making him the only Money in the Bank participant to win the match on multiple occasions, the second to have earned multiple Money in the Bank contracts, and the first to win the Money in the Bank match in consecutive years.

The most recent Money in the Bank match winners are Dolph Ziggler, who won the World Heavyweight Championship contract at Money in the Bank in 2012, and John Cena, who earned the WWE Championship contract at the same event.

Until the establishment of the Money in the Bank pay-per-view event, wrestlers were allowed to use the contract to claim a match for the world championship of any WWE brand if they desired. Edge and Jack Swagger, who were both Raw wrestlers at the time they had won Money in the Bank contracts (Edge with the contract for which he defeated Mr. Kennedy and Swagger with the contract he won at WrestleMania XXVI), did this on the episodes of SmackDown that immediately followed their contract wins.

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History [edit]

2005 [edit]

April-January

Edge was the first "Mr. Money in the Bank".

In WWE storyline, the concept for the Money in the Bank match was introduced in March 2005 by Chris Jericho. He pitched the idea on an episode of Raw to General Manager Eric Bischoff, who liked it and promptly signed it for WrestleMania 21 naming Jericho, Christian, Chris Benoit, Edge, Shelton Benjamin, and Kane to participate in the match. Edge won the match, and then he carried and used the briefcase as a weapon for the next nine months, including once putting it on the line in a ladder match against Matt Hardy at WWE Homecoming.

Edge used the contract at the January 2006 New Year's Revolution, defeating WWE Champion John Cena in less than two minutes directly after Cena had retained his title in an Elimination Chamber match. Although the briefcase was originally for the World Heavyweight Championship held by Batista, he and Cena were traded in the draft and the WWE Championship was then the Raw belt.

2006 [edit]

The Money in the Bank idea was revived by Carlito on a February 2006 episode of Raw. Vince McMahon approved the suggestion and set up qualifying matches for the match that would take place at WrestleMania 22. It was later announced that the match was to be interpromotional, and SmackDown!'s General Manager Theodore Long also set up qualifying matches to select three members of his roster to compete. In the Raw brand qualifying matches, Rob Van Dam (RVD) defeated Trevor Murdoch, Shelton Benjamin defeated Chavo Guerrero, and Ric Flair defeated Carlito. On SmackDown!, Finlay defeated Bobby Lashley, Matt Hardy defeated Road Warrior Animal, and Bobby Lashley won a "last chance battle royal."

Rob Van Dam won the WrestleMania 22 Money in the Bank ladder match after pushing Benjamin and Hardy off a ladder, while he was on another ladder, and retrieving the briefcase. That April, he defended the contract and won the WWE Intercontinental Championship in a contract vs. title/winner take all match against Benjamin at Backlash. RVD announced in May 2006 that he would cash in his contract at One Night Stand against Cena in an Extreme Rules Match. The match ended with Cena losing after Edge (the then #1 contender to the title) interfered on behalf of Van Dam and speared Cena through a table. RVD then performed a Five-Star frog splash and ECW representative Paul Heyman counted the pinfall.

2007 [edit]

The third Money in the Bank ladder match was held at WrestleMania 23, and was the first to feature eight participants from Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW. Qualifying matches began on the February 19 episode of Raw.[5] On an episode of Raw the two former Money in the Bank winners, Edge and Rob Van Dam faced off, with Edge coming out on top to earn the first spot in the match.[6]

Mr. Kennedy became "Mr. Money in the Bank" at WrestleMania 23, but would not be able to cash the contract in.

The next night on ECW another cross-brand match took place, with CM Punk defeating Johnny Nitro to qualify.[7] On that week's SmackDown King Booker defeated Kane in a Falls Count Anywhere match following interference from The Great Khali to become the third man to qualify.[8] On the next episode of Raw Jeff Hardy pinned Shelton Benjamin in a match to become the fourth man to qualify.[9] The next night on ECW Mr. Kennedy defeated Sabu in an Extreme Rules match to earn the fifth spot.[10] Two qualifying matches took place on the next SmackDown with Matt Hardy defeating Joey Mercury and Finlay coming out on top in a Triple Threat match against Montel Vontavious Porter and Chris Benoit to qualify.[11] What was to be the final qualifying match took place on Raw between Carlito and Ric Flair. The match was deemed a no contest when The Great Khali interfered and attacked both men.[12] The match was rescheduled for the next week on Raw, with Randy Orton bribing his way into the match, which was to be an Elimination match. Orton pinned both Flair and Carlito after performing an RKO on each of them.[13] Edge and Randy Orton had recently stopped teaming together, and there was a lot of tension between them. They both attempted to get the other taken out of the Money in the Bank ladder match. Both failed, as Edge ultimately won a "last chance battle royal" after feigning injury to retain his slot.[14] Orton was forced to fight Bobby Lashley on ECW to retain his spot.[15]

Mr. Kennedy won at WrestleMania 23, after ramming CM Punk off the ladder using another ladder.[16] During the next few weeks, he kept declaring that he would cash in the briefcase at WrestleMania XXIV. Kennedy, however, suffered an injury, and on the May 7, 2007 episode of Raw, he lost the Money in the Bank briefcase to Edge. As of 2012, Kennedy is the only wrestler to lose the briefcase without cashing it in. The following night at the taping for the May 11, 2007 SmackDown, World Heavyweight Champion The Undertaker and Batista fought to a draw in a steel cage match, after which a returning Mark Henry assaulted Undertaker and left him injured in the ring. As Henry was leaving Edge came to the ring with his briefcase, handed it to referee Jim Korderas, and defeated the Undertaker after a spear to win the World Heavyweight Championship for the first time.

2008 [edit]

CM Punk is the first to win back-to-back Money in the Bank matches.

The fourth Money in the Bank ladder match took place at WrestleMania XXIV and was intended to be another eight-man match-up, consisting of wrestlers from Raw, SmackDown, and ECW. Qualifying matches began on the February 18 episode of Raw, as both Jeff Hardy and Mr. Kennedy qualified by defeating Snitsky[17] and Val Venis,[17] respectively, in singles matches. On the February 22 episode of SmackDown, Shelton Benjamin qualified by defeating Jimmy Wang Yang in a singles match.[18] Back on Raw, General Manager William Regal placed Chris Jericho in a match against Jeff Hardy with the stipulation that if Jericho won, he would be in the ladder match. Jericho defeated Hardy in that match on February 25.[19] The following week on Raw, however, the two faced off again, this time for Hardy's WWE Intercontinental Championship. Jericho won the match and title, and it was revealed that Hardy was suspended from WWE for 60 days for violating the Wellness Policy.[20] He was subsequently removed from the Money in the Bank ladder match and WrestleMania altogether, making this ladder match the only seven-man Money in the Bank match. Also on this episode of Raw, Carlito defeated Cody Rhodes to qualify.[21] On a SmackDown/ECW live event on March 9, United States Champion Montel Vontavious Porter defeated Jamie Noble to qualify.[22] On the March 11 episode of ECW, CM Punk defeated Big Daddy V to qualify.[23] And finally, on the March 14 episode of SmackDown, John Morrison defeated his tag team partner The Miz to be the last man to qualify.[24]

At WrestleMania, CM Punk won the match after trapping Jericho's leg in a ladder and then climbing the ladder. Punk cashed in his title shot on the June 30 episode of Raw. A farewell speech by Jim Ross was interrupted by then-World Heavyweight Champion Edge who had him removed from the ring and then began to insult the crowd, saying that they will never get to see a world championship being defended on Raw (as at the time both Edge and WWE Champion Triple H were members of the SmackDown brand). When he was about to leave the arena, Batista came out and assaulted Edge in retaliation for Edge cheating to win their title match the previous night at Night of Champions. Punk then immediately ran to the ring with a referee to cash in his contract, then performed a GTS on Edge to win the World Heavyweight Championship, making it Raw-exclusive in the process.

2009 [edit]

The fifth annual Money in the Bank ladder match was announced for WrestleMania XXV. Qualifying matches began on the February 23 episode of Raw, in which CM Punk qualified by defeating The Miz and John Morrison in a Triple Threat match.[25] On the March 2 episode of Raw, Kane defeated Rey Mysterio and Mike Knox in a Triple Threat match.[26] On the March 3 episode of ECW on Sci Fi, Mark Henry qualified for the match by defeating Santino Marella.[27] Both Montel Vontavious Porter and Shelton Benjamin qualified for the match on the March 6 episode of SmackDown, defeating Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy in respective single matches.[28] On the March 9 episode of Raw, Kofi Kingston qualified by defeating Chris Jericho, after Jericho was distracted by Ric Flair.[29] Christian qualified the following night on ECW on Sci Fi by winning a tri-brand battle royal.[30] Finlay was the final person to qualify for the match when he defeated The Brian Kendrick on the March 13 episode of SmackDown.[31]

At WrestleMania XXV, CM Punk won the match and became the first wrestler to win two Money in the Bank ladder matches, and the only one to win the match for two consecutive years.[32] On the May 1 episode of SmackDown, Punk challenged the World Heavyweight Champion Edge for a non-title match with the intent that if he defeated Edge, he would cash in his title shot right after the match. Later that night, Punk defeated Edge and attempted to cash in. However, before the ringside bell could ring to start the title match, Punk and Edge were both attacked by Umaga and Jeff Hardy respectively. As a consequence, the match never started and Punk retained his contract.[33] Punk again tried to cash in for a World Heavyweight Championship match against Edge on the May 15 episode of SmackDown but was again stopped by Umaga.[34] After Jeff Hardy defeated Edge in a ladder match to win the World Heavyweight Championship at Extreme Rules, Punk cashed in to win the World Heavyweight Championship for the second time, turning heel in the process.[35]

2010 [edit]

February–April [edit]

Jack Swagger, who won the sixth Money in the Bank ladder match.

On the February 22 episode of Raw, it was announced that the sixth annual Money in the Bank ladder match would take place at WrestleMania XXVI. The first qualifying match was held later that night, where Christian defeated Carlito to qualify.[36] Three more qualifying matches were held on the February 26 episode of SmackDown, with Dolph Ziggler defeating John Morrison and R-Truth in a Triple Threat match, Kane defeating Drew McIntyre, and Shelton Benjamin defeating CM Punk to qualify.[37] The March 1 episode of Raw saw both Jack Swagger and Montel Vontavious Porter qualify by defeating Santino Marella and Zack Ryder respectively.[38] Matt Hardy was the next to qualify for the match when he defeated Drew McIntyre on the March 5 episode of SmackDown.[39] In what was initially declared as the final qualifying match, Evan Bourne defeated William Regal on the March 8 episode of Raw to become the eighth competitor.[40] Due to his favorable association with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, McIntyre was given a third chance on the March 12 episode of SmackDown to qualify for the match. In what would also be made a WWE Intercontinental Championship defense by SmackDown general manager Theodore Long, McIntyre defeated local competitor Aaron Bolo to qualify.[41] On the March 23 episode of Raw, the number of participants was once again increased to a record ten, when Kofi Kingston defeated Vladimir Kozlov to qualify.[42]

At WrestleMania XXVI, Jack Swagger won the match after knocking Christian off a ladder with the briefcase itself.[43] The following night on Raw, Swagger attempted to cash in his shot against the WWE Champion John Cena after ambushing Cena. However, as Cena recovered too quickly from the ambush, Swagger cancelled his match and retained his contract.[44] The next night, at the taping for the April 2, 2010 episode of SmackDown, after Edge attacked then World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho, Swagger cashed in his contract and successfully claimed the World Heavyweight Championship.

June–November [edit]

Main article: WWE Money in the Bank
The Miz won Raw's Money in the Bank ladder match in July 2010.

In February 2010, WWE announced that "Money in the Bank" would be the title to their July 18 pay-per-view event at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.[45] The event included two Money in the Bank ladder matches featuring the Raw and SmackDown brands respectively. Unlike previous iterations of the match, the winners can only challenge for their own brand's World Championship.[46] All eight competitors for the Raw brand's match were announced on the June 28 episode of Raw by guest host Rob Zombie. The eight competitors were Randy Orton, The Miz, R-Truth, Chris Jericho, Evan Bourne, Ted DiBiase, John Morrison and Edge. On the July 5th episode of Raw, R-Truth was involved in an injury storyline with The Miz and was subsequently removed from the match and replaced by Mark Henry.[47] Two days later, WWE announced six of the competitors for the SmackDown brand's match through its official website: Matt Hardy, Kane, "Dashing" Cody Rhodes, Christian, Kofi Kingston and The Big Show. On the July 9 episode of SmackDown, Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler both competed in qualifying matches and were added to the match.[48]

At the PPV, Kane won the SmackDown Money in the Bank match. Kane later cashed it in the same night by defeating Rey Mysterio to win the World Heavyweight Championship. He also became the quickest man to cash in the briefcase. For Raw, The Miz won that brand's Money in the Bank contract. After a couple of aborted attempts (which due to the bell not sounding to start the matches, allowed Miz to keep the briefcase), Miz finally cashed in his title opportunity on the November 22, 2010 episode of Raw, immediately after Randy Orton successfully retained the WWE Championship against Wade Barrett in which The Nexus attacked Orton before the match and injured his right leg. Miz went on to defeat Orton with a Skull Crushing Finale to win his first WWE Championship.

2011 [edit]

WrestleMania XXVII was the first such event in six years that did not feature a Money in the Bank ladder match. However, a second Money in the Bank pay-per-view took place on July 17, 2011 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. Raw's Alberto Del Rio and SmackDown's Daniel Bryan won their respective brands' 2011 Money in the Bank Ladder Match. At the end of the night, after CM Punk won the WWE Championship from John Cena, Vince McMahon ordered Del Rio to come in and attempt to cash in his briefcase against Punk. (Punk had threatened to leave the company after the pay-per-view, as his contract was expiring.) Del Rio came out to do so, but got taken out with a kick to the head, and Punk fled through the crowd. A similar cash-in attempt was performed on then-champion Rey Mysterio on the July 25, 2011 episode of Raw, but Del Rio was again unable to cash in the briefcase. However, Del Rio was able to cash in his briefcase and defeated CM Punk for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam on August 14, 2011.

On the July 22, 2011 episode of SmackDown, Daniel Bryan announced that he was going to cash his contract in at WrestleMania XXVIII. On the November 25, 2011 episode of SmackDown, Daniel Bryan cashed in on World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry, who had been knocked out by The Big Show. Bryan got the pinfall victory and was awarded the championship, however SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long overruled the match due to Henry not being medically cleared to compete, the first time a Money in the Bank cash-in match was reversed. Since the match never officially took place, Bryan was given the briefcase back and again reiterated that he planned on cashing in at WrestleMania XXVIII. On December 18, 2011 at the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view Big Show defeated Mark Henry to win the World Heavyweight Championship, Bryan then cashed in his briefcase on Big Show to win his first World Heavyweight Championship.

2012 [edit]

For the second straight year, a Money in the Bank ladder match didn't take place at WrestleMania. But a third Money in the Bank pay-per-view took place on July 15, 2012 at the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. There were the usual two Money in the Bank ladder matches; however, the matches were no longer separated by brands (RAW and SmackDown). Instead, they were separated by Championship (WWE and World Heavyweight).[49]

In the first match of the night Dolph Ziggler defeated 7 other competitors to win the World Heavyweight Championship contract Money in the Bank ladder match. He would attempt to cash it in on that same night for a title shot against Sheamus but was Brogue Kicked before the referee could call for the bell so the match never started and Ziggler retained his contract.

On the August 20th edition of Raw, Ziggler successfully defended his briefcase against Chris Jericho in career vs. contract match. As a result, Jericho was forced to leave WWE.

In the last match of the evening, John Cena defeated Kane, The Big Show, The Miz, and Chris Jericho to win the WWE Championship Money in the Bank briefcase when Cena used the briefcase to block Big Show's WMD knockout punch and subsequently used the briefcase as a weapon against Big Show, snapping the handle off the briefcase in the process with Cena in possession to win the match and the WWE Title opportunity. This was Cena's first Money in the Bank ladder match. A special stipulation had been added before hand that only former WWE Champions could participate in the WWE Championship Money in the Bank ladder match for 2012.

On the July 16, 2012 episode of Raw, Cena announced that he would cash his contract in the following week at Raw 1000. He became only the second superstar after Rob Van Dam to give prior notice to the opponent. At Raw 1000, Cena failed to win the WWE Title when Big Show interfered in the match, causing champion CM Punk to be disqualified and retain the title (as championships don't change hands on DQs.). This makes Cena the first wrestler to cash in a Money in the Bank contract and fail to win a title.

During the December 3, 2012 episode of Raw, managing supervisor Vickie Guerrero was forced by WWE chairman Vince McMahon to make Cena and Ziggler's match at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs a ladder match for Ziggler's World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank contract. On December 16, at the event, he successfully defended the briefcase with help from AJ Lee.

On the April 8, 2013 episode of Raw, Ziggler cashed in his contract on World Champion Alberto Del Rio, following Del Rio's handicap match win over Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter. Ziggler defeated Del Rio to win his second World Heavyweight Championship following nearly nine months of holding the briefcase.

2013 [edit]

For the third straight year, a Money in the Bank ladder match did not take place at WrestleMania. But a fourth Money in the Bank pay-per-view will be taking place on July 14, 2013 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Matches [edit]

Year Event Title Winner Other competitor(s) Time
2005 WM 21 Raw's World Championship Edge Chris Jericho, Shelton Benjamin, Chris Benoit, Christian and Kane 15:17
  • The contract was originally intended to be cashed in for a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship. This changed when, in the 2005 WWE Draft, WWE Champion John Cena was drafted from SmackDown to Raw, thus enabling Edge to challenge for that belt instead.[50]
  • Successfully defended his contract against Matt Hardy at WWE Homecoming on October 3, 2005 in a Loser Leaves RAW Ladder Match.
  • Cashed in title shot at New Year's Revolution on January 8, 2006, for a WWE Championship shot against John Cena following the Elimination Chamber main event match which Cena won. Defeated Cena after a spear to win the WWE Championship.
2006 WM 22 Winner's Brand's World Championship Rob Van Dam Shelton Benjamin, Finlay, Ric Flair, Matt Hardy and Bobby Lashley 12:14[51]
2007 WM 23 WWE Championship Mr. Kennedy
(Edge)		 CM Punk, Edge, Finlay, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, King Booker and Randy Orton 19:05[54]
  • Lost his contract in a match against Edge at Raw on May 7, 2007.[4]
  • Edge cashed in his title shot on May 8, 2007 (broadcast on television on May 11, 2007) on an episode of SmackDown! for a World Heavyweight Championship shot against The Undertaker after Undertaker had fought to a draw in a Steel Cage title defence against Batista and was attacked by Mark Henry. Defeated The Undertaker after a spear to win the World Heavyweight Championship.[55] As a result of the switch Edge became a member of the SmackDown brand, marking the first time this occurred.
2008 WM XXIV Any Championship CM Punk Shelton Benjamin, Carlito, Chris Jericho, Mr. Kennedy, John Morrison and Montel Vontavious Porter 13:33[56]
  • Cashed in title shot at Raw on June 30, 2008 for a World Heavyweight Championship shot against SmackDown's Edge, who was making an appearance on Raw and was attacked by Batista. Defeated Edge after a Go To Sleep to win the World Heavyweight Championship.[57] Title transfers to Raw.
2009 WM XXV Any Championship CM Punk Shelton Benjamin, Christian, Finlay, Mark Henry, Kane, Kofi Kingston and Montel Vontavious Porter 14:24
  • Cashed in title shot at Extreme Rules on June 7, 2009 for a World Heavyweight Championship shot against Jeff Hardy, who had just won a ladder match against Edge to gain the title. Defeated Hardy after a Go To Sleep to win the World Heavyweight Championship.[35]
2010 WM XXVI Any Championship Jack Swagger Shelton Benjamin, Evan Bourne, Christian, Matt Hardy, Kane, Kofi Kingston, Drew McIntyre, Montel Vontavious Porter and Dolph Ziggler 13:44
  • Cashed in title shot at SmackDown on March 30, 2010 (broadcast on television on April 2, 2010) for a World Heavyweight Championship shot against Chris Jericho after Edge attacked Jericho. Defeated Jericho with a falling gutwrench powerbomb to win the World Heavyweight Championship. Swagger becomes second MITB winner to switch brands after cashing in his contract.
Money in the Bank SmackDown's World Heavyweight Championship Kane Big Show, Matt Hardy, Christian, Kofi Kingston, Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, and Dolph Ziggler 27:18
  • Cashed in title shot later in the same show for a World Heavyweight Championship against Rey Mysterio following his defense against Jack Swagger. Defeated Mysterio after a Tombstone Piledriver to win the championship. Kane becomes first wrestler to cash in the contract on the same night as winning it.
Money in the Bank Raw's WWE Championship The Miz Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, Evan Bourne, Ted DiBiase, John Morrison, Edge and Mark Henry 20:25
  • Cashed in title shot at Raw on November 22, 2010 for a WWE Championship shot against Randy Orton following a defense against Wade Barrett. Defeated Orton to win the WWE Championship.[58]
2011 Money in the Bank SmackDown's World Heavyweight Championship Daniel Bryan Cody Rhodes, Wade Barrett, Sin Cara, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel, Kane, and Sheamus 24:27
  • Cashed in title shot at SmackDown on November 22, 2011 (broadcasted on television on November 25, 2011) for a World Heavyweight Championship shot against Mark Henry after Henry was knocked out by Big Show. SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long forced Bryan to give the title back to Henry, as Henry was not cleared to compete.
  • Cashed in title shot at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 18, 2011 for a World Heavyweight Championship shot against The Big Show. Defeated Big Show after he was attacked by Mark Henry to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
Money in the Bank Raw's WWE Championship Alberto Del Rio Rey Mysterio, Kofi Kingston, Alex Riley, R-Truth, The Miz, Evan Bourne and Jack Swagger 15:54
  • Cashed in title shot at SummerSlam on August 14, 2011 for a WWE Championship shot against CM Punk after Kevin Nash attacked the champion following his title defense against John Cena. Defeated Punk after a Shining Wizard to win the championship.
2012 Money in the Bank World Heavyweight Championship Dolph Ziggler Christian, Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow, Santino Marella, Sin Cara, Tensai and Tyson Kidd 18:23
  • Successfully defended the contract against Chris Jericho on the August 20th episode of Raw in a career vs contract match.
  • Successfully defended the contract in a ladder match against John Cena at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.[59]
  • Cashed in title shot on Raw on April 8, 2013, against Alberto Del Rio following a two-on-one handicap match between Del Rio and the team of Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter. Defeated Del Rio after a Zig Zag to win the World Heavyweight Championship
Money in the Bank WWE Championship John Cena The Big Show, Chris Jericho, Kane and The Miz 20:15
  • Cashed in title shot at Raw 1000 on July 23, 2012 for a WWE Championship match against CM Punk. Won match by disqualification after Big Show interfered, but failed to win title because championships do not change hands on disqualifications. Cena becomes first wrestler to have an unsuccessful cash-in.[60]
2013 Money in the Bank World Heavyweight Championship
Money in the Bank WWE Championship

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