Every Money In The Bank Cash In Ranked From WORST To BEST

In the wise words of Desiree,

money

doesn't make my world go round. I'm reaching higher ground, but the same can't be said for WWE, where

money

is an integral part of their history since Vince McMahon bought the competition from him. in 2001 to the constant obsession with creating a marketable megastar, but we're not just talking about real money, we're also talking about metaphorical money, specifically money in the

bank

, except money is a contract and the

bank

is a briefcase , obviously. I've already

ranked

all of the Money in the Bank ladder matches, but now it's time to talk about what happens next in case you're new to WWE or enjoy having things explained to you on YouTube that you already know the contract of Money in the Bank grants to its holder. a world title shot for one year, here's the catch, you can

cash

in at any time.

Some WWE Superstars are pretty nice about this and announce their money ahead of time, but let's be honest, most wait until their target is tired or defeated. Even baby faces, even bloody baby faces, are embarrassing, so without further ado, I'm Adam Pudgy T from Cal to completely calm down and this is

every

bank

cash

ranked

from

worst

to

best

, join us number 21, Baron Corbin in our previous one. Money in the Bank rating we describe Baron Corbin is the kid who takes Warhammer too seriously. He clearly took great pleasure in ruining

every

one else's fun by winning the briefcase at the expense of several fan favorites like AJ Styles and Shinsegae Nakamura, but his cash was a completely different story and was perhaps the

worst

thing he ever did. has gone lone wolf, aside from that time a bus ran over his Space Marine army Mattox, look Baron, there's a time and a place to cash in on your title shot, a Smackdown main event between Jinder Mahal and John Cena , No?

Maybe they'll set foot backstage and see what happens next week. Corbin ran out and nailed Cena with the briefcase before preparing to take the title from WWE Champion Jinder Mahal, but Cena distracted him from the apron allowing Ginger. grabbing a roller and retaining the belt in seconds was so sudden and so unexpected and did absolutely nothing for either Corbin or Jin, one looked stupid, the other got lucky, but at least Baron got a big win over Cena on the next payday . by sight oh wait no John absolutely beat him up let's move on to number 20 damien sandow sometimes wwe books a main event set up to win the briefcase but things get a lot more interesting when he hands it over to a promising It's hard to imagine now, but once upon a time that man was Damien Sandow.

Sandow won the briefcase by betraying his partner Cody Rhodes, which would teach Cody the value of cruelty, leading him to join the Bullit Club, which led to the establishment of all of elite wrestling. in a way you could say Damien Sandow is the father of the entire elite movement, on the other hand you could say it's ridiculous, it's your choice, but back to cashing in, we made fun of Corbin for cashing in while John Cena was in the sand, well, Sandow. He tried to go straight over the big guy, not that big guy, he attacked Cena at the start of Raw by hitting his injured arm with the briefcase and a steel chair, this led to a pretty long match, at least by cash payout standards, but Cena was able to overcome the odds and retain his title.

I know we couldn't believe that the 19th John Cena won. We've already talked about the foolishness of cashing in on a great match, John, but what do you do if you're cashing in on a great match John, every wrestler has strengths and weaknesses and You'd think Cena's strengths would make him an unstoppable force with a briefcase in hand. Those strengths are the absolute inability to ever be pinned or submitted, but seen as a cash attempt resulted in failure and that is due to his great weakness of being a good guy, yes, when Cena is not ruining Rey Mysterio de his only WWE Championship reign or beating up a helpless Michael Cole, our John is just a really charming guy if he wasn't too proud to take advantage of it. a weakened opponent, he would now be a 17-time champion and Ric Flair's fans would be inconsolable.

Instead, Cena set up the match in advance challenging CM Punk on the 1000th episode of Raw, it was a lose-lose situation if Cena gained all of Punk's momentum. would be instantly fired and his excellent title run would be over, but if Punk manages to retain, you can bet your bottom dollar it would be through a messy finish, that's exactly what happened when Big Show ran into Cena for the DQ with the champion trapped in a nest and about to get out, was the first effective fail and, while it was probably wiser than putting the belt back on top, it certainly felt like a deflated finish number 18 braun strowman remembers when braun strowman was the shining light of raw the The monster among men was on the streak of his career dominating his opponents and destroying backstage areas like a gigantic PG Steve Austin.

It looked like Strowman was going to cash in on the winner of the match between Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar, a decision he would have kept. Instead, when Roman won the Universal Title at SummerSlam, WWE decided to turn Strowman Heel, even giving him a couple of henchmen. in the form of Dawg Ziggler and they drew McIntyre, but it was never explained why. A six-foot-tall man would need reinforcements. This turn took away all the momentum Braun had been building for over a year and led to a pretty boring money-making attempt. The match itself was fun with Reinas and Strowman clashing inside.

Hell in a Cell, but it had one of the worst endings of the year if we pretend that the crown jewel never happened, at least Brock Lesnar was quick to cause a no contest in a Hell in a Cell match, which would make Foley think In fact. he was the special guest referee and couldn't see anything because Paul Heyman had pepper sprayed him, probably for Alberto Del Rio's

best

number 17. The summer of 2011 was an incredible time to be a wrestling fan for both well as for Bad Reasons CM Punk watches the famous pipe bomb promo before leaving the company with the WWE Championship.

Many would say he came back too soon, but the story was still moving in a positive direction and he booked a rematch with Cena for SummerSlam and then somewhere backstage. Vince McMahon pressed a big red button marked randomizer and everything got a little strange. Punk won the match even though Cena's foot was on the rope with special guest referee Triple H counting the fall anyway, then Punk was attacked by Kevin Nash of all people despite the big keV. having no prior connections to the storyline which left the door open for Del Rio to pin a weakened Punk by becoming WWE Champion, but amongst all the chaos, Alberto's money really felt like an afterthought, the summer of the punks somehow became Punk versus Triple H and then Triple.

H versus Nash, which wasn't the most obvious direction, we have to admit, but Del Rio's fall is generally seen as the moment the angle started to turn sour and while that's not his fault, it does have an impact on his ranking. here, he also beat Punk. with an enziguri winning his first world title with a rare carmella number 16 from New Zealand. Carmela's time with the briefcase was plagued with controversy. There's the fact that she had to win it twice because WWE decided to have James Ellsworth win the first Women's Money award in history. In the bank ladder match there's the fact that she tried to cash in about 50 different times only to be thwarted over and over again like Elmer Fudd and there's also the fact that she beat Charlotte Flair who had just ended the pair's undefeated streak. applicants at WrestleMania, thus winning a bloody Oscar.

She looks like another member of the Smackdown roster. Oh calm down, I'm sorry, why isn't she lower on our list? Well, it turns out that the cash itself was a pretty cool moment that took place on Smackdown after WrestleMania 34. It sums up the energy. and the chaos of these shows combining a surprise debut with a title change, the iconics were called up from NXT and defeated Champion Charlotte, allowing Carmella to finally cash in, it was an important moment in front of a fiery crowd and despite her title reign was Not particularly good, I don't think it was really Carmela's fault, she visibly improved in the ring throughout 2018 and although her reign was ruined by a bad booking, she clearly lived up to the expectations. circumstances, it was a pretty serious point.

I'll be dumb again now, I promise that number 15, Jack Swagger, several members of Coulter holic were in attendance when Jack Swagger dethroned John Morrison to become the five-star wrestling champion, making him not only the king of our hearts but in a free citizen of Newcastle and the surrounding towns, but even though we were there for the biggest night of Swagger's career, we were sadly not present when it all started. His first world title. Swagger may be one of the most overlooked briefcase holders over the years, but we have to give. He was given some credits for Roaring after WrestleMania 26.

He almost cashed in on John Cena's Megazord in real life, but unlike Damien Sandow, he actually realized it was a bad idea. Swagger decided to rebrand and appeared the next night on Smackdown to take over Chris Jericho's world. The heavyweight title wasn't the most exciting cash prize of all time, but he got the job done, although much of the credit must be given to Edge, who attacked Y2J beforehand. Swagger was very happy to accept the easy victory, although he didn't show it. By holding him emotionless about him, maybe he knew that his title reign was going to be a little rubbish.

Number 14, Payne Canes had a long and storied career, but one thing that has remained pretty consistent is that he doesn't get into anything about when Miz wanted to hit Shane. McMahon challenged him to a Falls Count Anywhere match at WrestleMania and ended up losing when Kane wanted to beat up Shane McMahon. He placed a pair of jumper cables in his crotch and shook his balls once more. Kane doesn't get involved, can you? Guess Kane's strategy when he won the Money in the Bank briefcase, that's right, he didn't mess with the Big Red Machine, he waited just 49 minutes to cash in his title shot against an exhausted Rey Mysterio, he was supposed to be a healer gentle with the bigger man.

Not only that, but Ray had just defended himself against future five-star wrestling champion Jack Swagger, so he had obviously been pushed to the limit, however, people loved it, maybe because they were still upset about Kane's one-day reign. In the Attitude Era, we ranked this cash-in pretty low on our list because it wasn't the most spectacular moment and it didn't elevate a popular new staff, but it ultimately gave Kane a meaningful world title reign and maybe that's more. Important in a way, Sheamus number 13, as WWE fans we often feel like we know more than the company and while that can often seem pretty close to the truth, every once in a while something happens that reminds us that maybe We don't always know what's best when Roman Reigns won his first world title by defeating Dean Ambrose in the final of a tournament for the vacant belts.

The steamiest sections of the Internet were not happy that WWE's golden boy had finally been awarded the championship and it looked like a mega-long reign was imminent, so when Sheamus cashed in seconds later leaving Roman lying in a confetti-filled ring on the social media exploded with delights that everyone quickly laughed at, their misery reigns, it was as if the most popular kid in school had dropped his tray at lunchtime, like many charges, it was an exciting moment in itself, but the broader circumstances were far from ideal despite winning the briefcase several months earlier. Sheamus had never reached main event status a couple of hours before cashing in he had been part of a losing Survivor Series team that was going down.

For the classic trio of Ryback Kalisto and Jey USO, that's a dream lineup to rival The Shield if I've ever seen one. A frustrating transition reign followed before Sheamus dropped the gold to Roman. Anyway, Daniel's number 12, this moment can be seen as the opposite. of sheamus' money was a lot less exciting in terms of action with Brian simply putting on a semi-conscious big show to win the world heavyweight title, but the broader narrative was excellent and actually played a vital role in developing Brian's character. Despite being an Internet darling Babyface, he took advantage of his friends' moment of weakness even after promisingthat he would save his money for Wrestlemania to top it off, he celebrated as if he had just won a handicap match against Hulk Hogan and Goldberg, this began a wonderfully slow descent towards him.

As silly as it is with Brian's ego becoming more inflated on a weekly basis, it also helped popularize his now-iconic chance to say yes and led directly to the infamous 18-second loss to Sheamus at WrestleMania, both factors in his eventual mega push a couple of years ago. afterwards, sometimes wrestling is at its peak. best when it keeps the narrative simple, a good guy overcoming the odds to defeat an evil villain, but sometimes subtler angles can be just as compelling, if not more so, and Brian's passion is a perfect example, even if It didn't seem like a big deal at first. time number 11 Alexa bliss, we're right in the middle of our rankings now, so it's only fitting that our next cash out is a textbook example of how to do it.

In fact, after watching Money in the Bank 2018, we are convinced that Alexa Bliss is a tactical genius, take her to Game of Thrones alongside Peter Dinklage, they will solve the Seven Kingdoms in no time after winning the briefcase earlier in the night, it didn't make sense for Alexa to wait too long to use it. Ronda Rousey surely was. about to win Naya Jack's raw women's title and trying to take the belt from Ronda would be as easy as cashing in on a real tiger and plus the tiger knows judo so please stop the title change from happening with Nya trapped in an armbar a lexer attacked Rousey with the briefcase causing the match to be ruled out, she then defeated both women for added safety before cashing in and putting the champion away with a couple of moves, of course she would then be absolutely decimated by Ronda at SummerSlam, but if you win anything, you lose some No. 10 advantage if ever there was a superstar tailor-made for the Money in the Bank briefcase.

She surely is the ultimate opportunist. It wasn't the only cash she had at the time. The 2007 victory was particularly audacious because she didn't even pack the briefcase in the right way she convinced her. Sir. Kennedy took a chance before beating him to become a two-time winner of the contract, just like his first cash in which we will reach a later age, he did not waste this opportunity a few days after winning the briefcase. appeared on Smackdown to take the World Heavyweight Title from Undertaker Now it may seem that Undertaker is in the same group as John Cena and Ronda Rousey, the category absolutely does not take advantage of this person, but Edge used a tactic that many briefcases Los Holders have copied in the years since that tactic is known as letting someone else hit the champion first, preferably more than one person.

In reality, the Taker had just survived a grueling cage match against Batista, but found himself further defeated by an angry Mark Henry, leaving the door open for Edge to claim his prize, although he had to hit the spear first alone. to take down Deadman number nine. The Miz, some cash-ins just feel like they mean more to the new champion and that's certainly true in this case. The transition from reality TV to the wrestling business was not easy. He got kicked out of the locker room for spilling chicken crumbs, which is obviously the most heinous crime anyone can commit, but Miz proved himself and earned respect over the course of a long, hard Grind, a grind that even Tony Hawk he would be proud because Tony Hawk is a famous skater and a grind is a skate maneuver.

I agree with the children. The journey from zero to hero was completed in 2010 when he took advantage of Randy Orton. It was a bad day at the office for Randall Keith. He was ambushed by Nexus before defending his title against Wade Barrett, but managed to retain with the help of Johnathan, but his night was not over yet. Miz picked the perfect moment to capitalize. on a weakened Viper, but the match still lasted a few tense minutes, eventually the Incredible was able to connect with the Skull Crushing finish, ending Randy's reign and finally cementing his place in wrestling history, he would even defend the title in the main championship.

Wrestlemania event, although less is said about that match, the best Dwayne number 8, CM Punk, before he was the human incarnation of the marquee message board, CM Punk was a hungry up-and-comer who had recently jumped to Raw from ECW, ok, yes, actually, Punk. He was far from the spunky little emo babyface WWE portrayed him as, as he already had some fearsome independent experience under his belt, including epic battles with Samoa Joe and Chris Hero, as well as one of the greatest storylines in wrestling history. free independent despite starting over in WWE. It didn't take long for success to find Punk.

He won the ECW Championship in short order and captured the World Heavyweight Title after just one week on the main show. The man he defeated was Edge, a perfect choice given the circumstances. Edge was the original Mr. money in the bank, a cunning thug who used the briefcase to catch his opponents at their most vulnerable point because of that, it was particularly sweet to see the Rated R Superstar undone in exactly the same way as after being defeated by Batista Page couldn't stop Punk taking his title courtesy of a single "go to sleep", even more ironically, Edge had only appeared on Raw to gloat that Smackdown had both world titles in one partner, you should have stayed home number 7 Dean Ambrose, imagine if a horde of ragers.

Shield fans got together and booked a cash-in, that's basically what happened at Money in the Bank 2016, but wait, it was really good, we promise to come back, yeah, on the surface this may have seemed like an excuse for the three former members of Shield remain in power. The WWE title in one night, but it was actually a clever piece of layered storytelling. First, let's take a look at what happened after recently returning from injury. Rollins took aim at Roman Reigns and actually beat the big dog to regain the belt that he had been forced to give up last time. year, but after celebrating for a few seconds, Seth was immediately eliminated by a vengeful Dean Ambrose, the fringe lunatic had only won the briefcase earlier in the night, becoming the second superstar to cash in on the same show, it's good to see that was inspired by Kane, as we all are at some point in our lives, the hashtag we love you Kane, but this wasn't just a big sexy shield fest, it was also an example of nuanced long-term booking and cashing in on Rollins. .

Dean finally getting his revenge on The Breaking of the Shield a couple of years earlier also dates back to Seth's first world title win, but we'll get to that number 6 shortly. CM Punk at the time of recording CM Punk is the only Superstar to win back-to-back Money in the Bank. ladder matches, but the punks who cashed in were very different from the man who screwed Jeff Hardy the following year, once again the Rated R superstar was involved, this time losing his world heavyweight title in a big ladder match. stairs, it was a lovely feeling. -good time, one immediately ruined by the Rule Superstar Punk, what are you doing?

You're supposed to be a babyface, someone who thinks that for kids like Daniel Bryan's cash in 2011, this would establish a slow thrill, and Punk will gradually take on a more cunning form. And the ruthless side of his personality, we also have to mention how good the actual match was, even though it only lasted a minute. This was perhaps the biggest short prize of all time, with several turns in just a few seconds. Hardy kicks Punk's attack. sleep before nearly pinning his opponent with a shock inside the cradle after a moment of near panic Punk was able to take Jeff down with a second GTS beginning his descent into #5 cult leader Randy Orton's insanity Jack I really don't want to do it .

It's a death we earn, give us what we earn, ok nananananananananananana Randall Randall Keith Randall Keith Randall ran poorly, sometimes watching WWE it can feel like the heels win too often after decades of the McMahons trashing their own talents and Brock Lesnar held the universal title. which seemed like an eternity but the opposite would be just as bad, imagine if the good guys won all the time, it would be fun at first but after a while the monotony would start to set in. I have the exact same problem with the classic magician song, I wish it could be Christmas every day, that would be rubbish, there are other Christmas songs available if Daniel Bryan had escaped from SummerSlam 2013 with the WWE Title, it would have made his eventual victory at WrestleMania xxx was much less special, that's why we've ranked Randal Keith's crafty. -Sneaky Cash is high on our list, not because it was a feel-good moment, but because it was so effective.

It came after Bryan scored one of the biggest wins of his career by pinning John Cena to win the title, but while he celebrated in a special way. The guest referee schooled the new champion with a pedigree that allowed the new authority, the golden boy, to come in and capitalize if he scored an RKO at all. Bryan had taken the powerful pedigree that Orton could have pinned the next night on Raw and still would have done it. stay down at number four Dolph Ziggler at first glance the money in the bank concept seems tailor-made for sneaky heel wins his opponent may be tired or even unconscious allowing for the cheaper title win but it can also be used to give a bad boy a taste of his own medicine with a darling babyface taking advantage of the shock and delight of everyone present, that's exactly what happened when Dolph Ziggler took advantage of the roar after WrestleMania 29, except he wasn't a face and his opponent was not. a heel and everyone still wanted him to win Ziggler is not his opponent he was a babyface are you following the good ol' world heavyweight champion Alberto Del Rio who had beaten Jack Swagger at WrestleMania but was forced to fight him again the next night after having survived a handicap match? against Swagger and said Colter Del Rio was understandably exhausted so the Dirty Dutchman is an absolute machine when Ziggler's musical hair has become one of the signature moments of the roar after mania and this was when the roar After the mania was good, his intense entrance with AJ Lee. and Big E Langston will go down as one of the best moments of his career, as well as the victory that followed number 3 Rob Van Dam RVD against John Cena is the best full-length match in the history of Money in the Bank cashes , although he doesn't have much competition Weil admits that this moment was still fantastic after winning the briefcase Van Dam announced his title shot in advance at the next one-night event despite sacrificing the element of surprise, he gained a huge advantage in the form of a rabid ECW crowd one of the largest anti Cena rallies ever seen in real life we, the forums and subreddits don't count the match was good, maybe not perfect but the action was elevated by a incredible atmosphere, it also became popular. that if This was ECW after All a handsome and mysterious stranger interfered with a motorcycle helmet by piercing Cena with a spear and revealing himself to be the champion's archenemy.

This helped RVD to victory with Paul Heyman counting the pinfall instead of the actual referee and not a single person in the build cared about lead number two, if the original money in the bank hadn't been such a perfect moment, We may not have seen the concept catch on for so long, luckily for WWE they absolutely nailed it with John Cena. just defended his WWE title in a brutal 30 minute Elimination Chamber match outlasting all-time greats like Shawn Michaels, Kurt Angle Kane and the Masters of the great Chris Masters and Carlito, that sounds silly but they actually improved combat with their stealth healing tactics.

Good for them, lying battered and bloodied inside the ring, Cena was greeted by Vince McMahon, who came on stage and announced that Edge would be cashing in the first Money in the Bank contract, so many things about this moment were perfect indeed. adapted to the opportunistic nature of edging in the way Cena kicked the first spear, nearly sending the edge off the bottom, the R-rated Superstar was able to maintain his composure and pick up the victory winning his first WWE Championship in the process Immediately after an Elimination Chamber may seem like an obvious time to cash in, but it's important to remember that this has never happened before, even in 2019.It would be an effective moment, but in 2006 it was Seth Rollins' number 1 genius, it may seem predictable for It allows us to claim that the biggest cash earner of all time is also the best, but sometimes the obvious answer is also the right one during almost a decade.

WWE had resisted the temptation to book a cash-in on the grandest stage of them all, WrestleMania in 2015. When the inevitable finally happened, their patience paid off against all odds despite an unpopular build-up, the main event of WrestleMania 31 It turned out to be a huge success, the crowd didn't particularly want Brock Lesnar to retain the title, but they'll take anyone. Roman reigns at this stage of his career, so WWE was faced with a lose-lose situation: either keep the title on Lesnar (an unimaginative move at best) or force a title change. incredibly unpopular, how the hell would they get out of this? from waiting for a winner to capitalize on the man who broke the shield ran down the ramp mid-match changing WrestleMania main events on the fly despite his heel status, fans went absolutely crazy for the turn cheering for Rollins while taking the title from him.

Brach and Romans holding on to this booking decision was not only great as a standalone moment, but it also shaped the future of the set, plunging it into the depths of villainy before its eventual Redemption story and the gathering of the shield. Amazing stuff thanks for watching, let us know what you think. in the comments below, you can follow us on Twitter at cult all, you can find us on facebook at facebook.com/forward slash cult or like, if you like what we do here at Hold it, you can pledge to us on patreon. patreon.com/scishow and most importantly, don't forget to subscribe and join us.