
The 2012 Money in the Bank ladder match
The Money in the Bank ladder match (sometimes referred to as MITB in shorthand) is a professional wrestling ladder match held by WWE. It was first contested in 2005 at WrestleMania 21 and was then exclusive to Raw Superstars. From 2006–2010, the MITB match became a WrestleMania tradition, and had become open to all WWE brands.
In July 2010, a second and third Money in the Bank ladder match was held in the same year as WWE debuted the Money in the Bank PPV. Unlike when the match took place at WrestleMania, this new PPV featured two ladder matches - one each for a contract for the WWE and World Heavyweight Championship respectively.
Before the establishment of the annual Money in the Bank pay-per-view, wrestlers were allowed to use the contract to claim a match for any world championship in WWE. After the establishment of the MITB PPV, wrestlers were then only able to challenge for the designated title related to their match.
With the unification of the WWE and World Heavyweight titles into the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in December 2013, there is now only one single briefcase/contract in play, which is for the now unified title. This went into effect beginning at the 2014 Money in the Bank PPV. The first ever 'Mr. Money in the Bank' was Edge and the first 'Ms. Money in the Bank' was Becky Lynch.
Matches[]
Year | Event | Prize | Winner | Other competitor(s) | Time |
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2005 | WM 21 | World Heavyweight Championship match | Edge | Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Shelton Benjamin, Kane and Christian | 15:17 |
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2006 | WM 22 | World Heavyweight Championship | Rob Van Dam | Matt Hardy, Shelton Benjamin, Ric Flair, Finlay, and Bobby Lashley | 12:14 |
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2007 | WM 23 | Any world championship match | Mr. Kennedy | Edge, Jeff Hardy, CM Punk, King Booker, Finlay, Matt Hardy, and Randy Orton | 24:10 |
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2008 | WM XXIV | Any world championship match | CM Punk | Mr. Kennedy, Chris Jericho, Shelton Benjamin, Carlito, John Morrison, and Montel Vontavious Porter | 15:12 |
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2009 | WM XXV | Any world championship match | CM Punk | Christian, Shelton Benjamin, Kane, Finlay, Montel Vontavious Porter, Kofi Kingston, Mark Henry | 14:32 |
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2010 | WM XXVI | Any world championship match | Jack Swagger | Shelton Benjamin, Christian, Kane, Matt Hardy, Drew McIntyre, Kofi Kingston, Evan Bourne, Montel Vontavious Porter, and Dolph Ziggler | 13:44 |
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Money in the Bank | World Heavyweight Championship match | Kane | Christian, Matt Hardy, Big Show, Dolph Ziggler, Kofi Kingston, Drew McIntyre, and Cody Rhodes | 26:18 | |
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Money in the Bank | WWE Championship match | James Harrison | Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, Edge, John Morrison, Evan Bourne, Ted DiBiase, and Mark Henry | 20:26 | |
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2011 | Money in the Bank | World Heavyweight Championship match | Daniel Bryan | Wade Barrett, Kane, Cody Rhodes, Sheamus, Sin Cara, Justin Gabriel, and Heath Slater | 24:27 |
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Money in the Bank | WWE Championship match | Alberto Del Rio | The Miz, Rey Mysterio, Jack Swagger, R-Truth, Kofi Kingston, Evan Bourne, and Alex Riley | 15:54 | |
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2012 | Money in the Bank | World Heavyweight Championship match | Dolph Ziggler | Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow, Christian, Tyson Kidd, Sin Cara, Tensai, and Santino Marella | 18:23 |
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Money in the Bank | WWE Championship match | John Cena | Chris Jericho, The Miz, Kane, and Big Show | 20:15 | |
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2013 | Money in the Bank | World Heavyweight Championship match | Damien Sandow | Cody Rhodes, Wade Barrett, Dean Ambrose, Jack Swagger, Fandango, and Antonio Cesaro | 16:24 |
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Money in the Bank | WWE Championship match | James Harrison | CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Christian, Sheamus, and Rob Van Dam | 28:38 | |
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2014 | Money in the Bank | WWE World Heavyweight Championship match | Seth Rollins | Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger, Rob Van Dam and Dean Ambrose | 23:10 |
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2015 | Money in the Bank | WWE World Heavyweight Championship match | Sheamus | Dolph Ziggler, Neville, Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, Luke Harper, Kane | 22:36 |
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Money in the Bank | WWE Divas Championship match | Becky Lynch | Alicia Fox, Bayley, Naomi, Eva Marie, Brie Bella, Summer Rae | 15:38 | |
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2016 | Money in the Bank | WWE Championship match | Shinsuke Nakamura | Sami Zayn, Cesaro, Kevin Owens, Chris Jericho, Alberto Del Rio, Finn Bálor | 20:32 |
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Money in the Bank | World Heavyweight Championship match | AJ Styles | Kane, Sheamus, Big Show, R-Truth, Dolph Ziggler, Goldust | 21:09 | |
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Money in the Bank | Divas Championship match | Melissa | Lana, Alexa Bliss, Carmella,Charlotte, Natalya |
14:26 | |
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Money in the Bank | WWE Women's Championship match | Bayley | Sasha Banks, Candice LeRae, Taryn Terrell, Maryse and Paige | 16:25 | |
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2017 | Money in the Bank | WWE Championship | Bray Wyatt | Cesaro, Samoa Joe, Rusev, Abyss, Tyler Breeze |
20:44 |
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Money in the Bank | WWE Global Championship | Emma | Billie Kay, Peyton Royce, Taya Valkyrie, Melissa, Candice LeRae | 20:16 | |
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2018 | Money in the Bank | World Championship match | Samoa Joe | Drew McIntyre, Neville, Finn Bálor, Kota Ibushi, Shinsuke Nakamura, Velveteen Dream, Hiroshi Tanahashi | 21:30 |
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Money in the Bank | Women's Championship match | Alexa Bliss | Ember Moon, Sasha Banks, Bayley, Dakota Kai, Cheerleader Melissa, Asuka, Taya Valkyrie | 18:30 | |
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2019 | WM 35 | World Championship match | Will Ospreay | Johnny Gargano, Tommaso Ciampa, Finn Bálor, Jay Lethal, Daniel Bryan, AJ Styles, Ricochet | 21:40 |
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WM 35 | Women's Championship match | Taya Valkyrie | Ana Sanchez, Ember Moon, Bayley, Becky Lynch, Dakota Kai, Toni Storm, Asuka | 16:40 | |
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2020 | WM 36 | World Championship match | Pentagón Jr. | Tyler Bate, Tommaso Ciampa, Aleister Black, Roderick Strong, Samoa Joe | 18:45 |
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WM 36 | Women's Championship match | Sasha Banks | Amelia Lopez, Lena, Asuka, Kairi Hojo, Toni Storm | 15:56 | |
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2021 | Money in the Bank | World Championship match | Tyler Bate | Kevin Owens, Drew McIntyre, Johnny Gargano, Shinsuke Nakamura, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kofi Kingston, Jay Lethal | 25:50 |
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Money in the Bank | Women's Championship match | Toni Storm | Kairi Hojo, Kimber Lee, Candice LeRae, Lena, Becky Lynch, Sasha Banks, Naomi | 17:35 | |
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2022 | WM 38 | World Championship match | Donovan Dijak | Shinsuke Nakamura, Ricochet, Seth Rollins, Sami Zayn, Pete Dunne | 21:00 |
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WM 38 | Women's Championship match | Bianca Belair | Becky Lynch, Sasha Banks, Ember Moon, Kairi Hojo, Io Shirai | 20:00 | |
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2023 | WM 39 | World Championship match | Ricochet | Finn Bálor, Johnny Gargano, Seth Rollins, El Hijo del Vikingo, Pentagón Jr., Rey Fénix, Shinsuke Nakamura | |
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WM 39 | Women's Championship match | Santana Garrett | Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, Asuka, Deonna Purrazzo, Taya Valkyrie, Shotzi Blackheart, Cheerleader Melissa | 24:45 | |
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Record[]
Championship | Successful cash-ins | Attempts |
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WWE Championship/WWE World Heavyweight Championship | 9 | 11 |
World Heavyweight Championship | 11 | 12 |
WWE Divas Championship | 1 | 1 |
WWE Women's Championship | 2 | 2 |
WWE Global Championship | 5 | 5 |
Total | 28 | 31 |
Cash-in matches[]
# | Case Holder | Championship | Event | Date | Results |
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1 | Edge | WWE | New Year's Revolution | January 8, 2006 | Edge defeated John Cena with two Spears to win the championship following Cena's victory in an Elimination Chamber match. |
2 | Rob Van Dam | WWE | ECW One Night Stand | June 11, 2006 | Van Dam defeated John Cena in an Extreme Rules match after an attack by Edge and a Five-Star Frog Splash to win the championship. |
3 | Edge | World Heavyweight | Smackdown | May 8, 2007 | Edge defeated The Undertaker with a Spear to win the championship after Undertaker went to a draw in a Steel Cage match with Batista and was attacked by Mark Henry. |
4 | CM Punk | World Heavyweight | Raw | June 30, 2008 | CM Punk defeated Edge with a GTS to win the championship after Edge was attacked by Batista. |
5 | CM Punk | World Heavyweight | Extreme Rules | June 7, 2009 | Punk defeated Jeff Hardy with 2 GTSs to win the championship after Hardy won the championship in a Ladder match against Edge. |
6 | Jack Swagger | World Heavyweight | SmackDown | March 30, 2010 | Swagger defeated Chris Jericho with a Gutwrench powerbomb to win the championship after an already injured Jericho was attacked by Edge. |
7 | Kane | World Heavyweight | Money in the Bank | July 18, 2010 | Kane defeated Rey Mysterio with a Tombstone Piledriver to win the championship after Mysterio successfully defended the championship against Jack Swagger. |
8 | James Harrison | WWE | Raw | November 22, 2010 | Harrisond defeated Randy Orton with a Tombstone Piledriver to win the championship after Orton was attacked by The Nexus after successfully defending the title against Nexus leader Wade Barrett. |
9 | Alberto Del Rio | WWE | SummerSlam | August 14, 2011 | Harrison had just defended the title against CM Punk and Del Rio cashed in and became the first to lose cleanly. Harrison got Del Rio to submit to Hell's Gate. |
10 | Daniel Bryan | World Heavyweight | SmackDown TLC: Tables, Ladders, Chairs |
November 22, 2011 December 18, 2011 |
Originally Bryan cashed in title shot for a World Heavyweight Championship match against Mark Henry after an attack by Big Show and won. However, SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long nullified the cash-in match, as Henry was not medically cleared to compete. Bryan defeated Show after an attack by Henry to win the championship after Show defeated Henry in a Chairs Match to become champion. |
11 | John Cena | WWE | Raw 1000 | July 23, 2012 | Cena won his cash in match against James Harrison by disqualification after Big Show interfered, but failed to win the title due to championships not being able to change hands on count-outs or disqualifications. |
12 | Dolph Ziggler | World Heavyweight | Raw | April 8, 2013 | Ziggler defeated Alberto Del Rio with a Zig Zag to win the championship after Del Rio defeated Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter in a 2-on-1 handicap. |
13 | James Harrison | WWE | SummerSlam | August 18, 2013 | Harrison defeated Daniel Bryan after a Pedigree from Triple H (who was special guest referee) to win the championship after Bryan had defeated John Cena to become champion. |
14 | Damien Sandow | World Heavyweight | Raw | October 28, 2013 | Sandow attacked champion John Cena and immediately cashed in the contract, but became the second man to lose a cash-in match when Cena won the match with an Attitude Adjustment. |
15 | Seth Rollins | WWE World Heavyweight Championship | WrestleMania 31 | March 29, 2015 | During the main event between Roman Reigns and defending champion James Harrison, Rollins cashed in his briefcase. The referee accepted the cash-in while the match was in progress and converted the singles match into a triple threat match. Rollins pinned Reigns in the resultant match to capture the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. |
16 | Randy Orton | WWE World Heavyweight Championship | SummerSlam | August 23, 2015 | Orton defeated Seth Rollins after he had defended the title against John Cena. James Harrison hit Rollins with a chokeslam, Dean Ambrose with Dirty Deeds and Roman Reigns with a spear before Orton cashed in. |
17 | Becky Lynch | WWE Divas Championship | WrestleMania 32 | April 3, 2016 | Lynch defeated Ana Sanchez after she had successfully defended her title against Sasha Banks. |
18 | Shinsuke Nakamura | WWE Championship | Unforgiven | July 24, 2016 | Nakamura defeated Dean Ambrose after he had defended the title against Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns. Ambrose hit Nakamura with the Dirty Deeds which Nakamura kicked out of, then Nakamura hit Ambrose with a Kinshasa. |
19 | AJ Styles | World Heavyweight Championship | Starrcade | September 25, 2016 | Styles defeated James Harrison after he had defended the title against Matthew Harrison. Styles hit a Styles Clash which Harrison kicked out of before he hit a Phenomenal Forearm on him and pinned him. |
20 | Bayley | WWE Women's Championship | Raw | October 17, 2016 | Bayley defeated Alexa Bliss with a Bayley-to-Belly after Bliss had defeated Charlotte in a non-title match. |
21 | Melissa | WWE Global Championship | SmackDown | November 22, 2016 | Melissa pinned Asuka following a Butterfly Effect after Asuka had beaten Candice LeRae to become champion. |
22 | Emma | WWE Global Championship | Royal Rumble | January 28, 2018 | Emma pinned Asuka following a michinoku driver after Asuka had defended her title against Naomi. Asuka became the first person to lose their title twice due to cash-ins. |
23 | Bray Wyatt | WWE Championship | Royal Rumble | January 28, 2018 | Wyatt pinned Kazuchika Okada following a Sister Abigail after he had defended the title against John Cena. |
Participant list[]
Men[]
Women[]
Superstar | Victories | Appearances |
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Emma | 1 | 1 |
Alexa Bliss | 1 | 2 |
Becky Lynch | 1 | 2 |
Cheerleader Melissa | 1 | 3 |
Taya Valkyrie | 1 | 3 |
Bayley | 1 | 4 |
Alicia Fox | 0 | 1 |
Ana Sanchez | 0 | 1 |
Billie Kay | 0 | 1 |
Brie Bella | 0 | 1 |
Carmella | 0 | 1 |
Charlotte | 0 | 1 |
Eva Marie | 0 | 1 |
Lana | 0 | 1 |
Maryse | 0 | 1 |
Naomi | 0 | 1 |
Paige | 0 | 1 |
Peyton Royce | 0 | 1 |
Summer Rae | 0 | 1 |
Taryn Terrell | 0 | 1 |
Toni Storm | 0 | 1 |
Asuka | 0 | 2 |
Candice LeRae | 0 | 2 |
Dakota Kai | 0 | 2 |
Ember Moon | 0 | 2 |
Sasha Banks | 0 | 2 |