WWE Money In The Bank PLE: Every MITB Ladder Match Winner
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Most times, a WWE superstar needs to figuratively climb the ladder to get a title match, but at the Money in the Bank PPV, wrestlers literally do this to earn a championship match. And it always makes for exciting television. Originally, the MITB ladder match was featured on other PPVs, before becoming it's own entity.
The briefcase winner receives a world title match that can be cashed in at any time in the coming year. Winners take full advantage of this stipulation, often cashing in when the champion is exhausted or wounded; the majority of cash-in matches last less than a couple of minutes.
And although the majority of these cash-ins end with the challenger holding gold, some of these attempts go horribly wrong. Even winning the world title is no guarantee of success; the winner is often a mid-card wrestler, given a massive push, and not everyone rises to the challenge. After losing the title for the first and only time, the wrestler can disappear into obscurity.
Here is every WWE Money in the Bank Winner in WWE history, their cash-in attempt, and whether they swam or sank.
1. Edge (2005)
Opponents: Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, Shelton Benjamin, Kane, and Christian
Cash-in: New Year's Resolution
This match took place at WrestleMania 21, prior to the MITB becoming a PLE. Edge had a successful cash-in against John Cena, and won the World Heavyweight Championship.
2. Rob Van Dam (2006)
Opponents: Shelton Benjamin, Ric Flair, Finlay, Bobby Lashley, and Matt Hardy
Cash-in: ECW One Night Stand
The MITB ladder match took place at Wrestlemania 22. RVD had a successful cash-in against John Cena for the WWE Championship.
3. Mr. Kennedy (2007)
Opponents: Edge, Randy Orton, Jeff Hardy, King Booker, Matt Hardy, Finlay, and CM Punk
Cash-in: N/A
The MITB match took place at Wrestlemania 23. Kennedy lost the contract to Edge on an episode of Raw, and Edge went on to successfully cash-in on an episode of Smackdown, beating The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Champion.
4. CM Punk (2008)
Opponents: Chris Jericho, Mr. Kennedy, Carlito, Shelton Benjamin, John Morrison, and MVP
Cash-in: Raw
The MITB ladder match took place at Wrestlemania XXIV. Punk had a successful cash-in against Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship.
5. CM Punk (2009)
Opponents: Kane, Mark Henry, MVP, Shelton Benjamin, Kofi Kingston, Christian, and Finlay
Cash-in: Extreme Rules
The MITB ladder match took place at Wrestlemania 25. Punk had a successful cash-in against Jeff Hardy for the World Heavyweight Championship.
6. Jack Swagger (2010)
Opponents: Christian, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Evan Bourne, Kane, Kofi Kingston, MVP, Shelton Benjamin, and Matt Hardy
Cash-in: Smackdown
The MITB ladder match took place at Wrestlemania XXVI. Swagger had a successful cash-in against Chris Jericho for the World Heavyweight Champion.
7. Kane (2010)
Opponents: Big Show, Christian, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Kofi Kingston, and Matt Hardy
Cash-in: Money in the Bank (2010)
Later in the evening of the first-branded Money in the Bank PLE, Kane cashed-in and beat Rey Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship.
8. The Miz (2010)
Opponents: Chris Jericho, Edge, Evan Bourne, John Morrison, Mark Henry, Randy Orton, and Ted DiBiase
Cash-in: Raw
On an episode of Raw, Miz cashed-in his contract against Randy Orton to become the WWE Champion.
9. Daniel Bryan (2011)
Opponents: Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel, Kane, Sin Cara, and Sheamus
Cash-in: TLC
Bryan waited until TLC in order to cash-in his contract against Big Show to win the World Heavyweight Championship
10. Alberto Del Rio(2011)
Opponents: Rey Mysterio, Alex Riley, Evan Bourne, Jack Swagger, Kofi Kingston, The Miz, and R-Truth
Cash-in: Summerslam
At the biggest party of the summer, Del Rio cashed-in his contract and won the WWE Championship from CM Punk.
11. John Cena (2012)
Opponents: Big Show, Chris Jericho, Kane, and The Miz
Cash-in: Raw
Cena announced beforehand that he was going to cash-in his contract at Raw 1000 against CM Punk. The Big Show intervened and caused Cena to win via DQ, but titles don't change hands due to DQs, so Cena became the first MITB winner to not successfully cash-in, unless you count Mr. Kennedy some years prior.
12. Dolph Ziggler (2012)
Opponents: Christian, Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow, Santino Marella, Sin Cara, Tensai , and Tyson Kidd
Cash-in: Raw
On an episode of Raw, Ziggler cashed-in his contract against Alberto Del Rio, and Ziggler won the World Heavyweight Championship.
13. Randy Orton (2013)
Opponents: CM Punk, Sheamus, Daniel Bryan, Christian, and Rob Van Dam.
Cash-in: Summerslam
After Daniel Bryan defeated John Cena for the WWE Championship, Orton cashed-in his contract and beat Bryan, winning the title.
14. Damien Sandow (2013)
Opponents: Antonio Cesaro, Cody Rhodes, Dean Ambrose, Fandango, Jack Swagger, and Wade Barrett
Cash-in: Raw
Damian attacked John Cena and then cashed-in his contract for a World Heavyweight Championship. Cena ended up winning, with Sandow becoming the second person to lose their MITB contract match, and the first to lose by pinfall or submission.
15. Seth Rollins (2014)
Opponents: Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger, Kofi Kingston, and Rob Van Dam
Cash-in: Wrestlemania 31
During the latter part Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns match, Seth Rollins cashed-in his contract, making it a triple threat and pinned Reigns to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
16. Sheamus (2015)
Opponents: Dolph Ziggler, Kane, Kofi Kingston, Neville, Randy Orton, and Roman Reigns
Cash-in: Survivor Series
Sheamus won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, after he cashed-in on Roman Reigns at Summerslam later that year.
17. Dean Ambrose (2016)
Opponents: Alberto Del Rio, Cesaro, Chris Jericho, Kevin Owens, and Sami Zayn
Cash-in: Money in the Bank
Ambrose didn't wait to cash-in his contract. After Seth Rollins beat Roman Reigns in the main event, Ambrose cashed-in, beat Rollins and became the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
18. Carmella (2017)
Opponents: Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Natalya, and Tamina
Cash-in: Smackdown
In the second-weirdest moment in MITB history, the match ended with Carmella's associate James Ellsworth retrieving the contract hanging above the ring and handing it to her. There was strong fan backlash to this finish.
WWE listened to the backlash and held a rematch of the ladder match on Smackdown, which Carmella won again. She cashed-in the contract on Smackdown, beating Charlotte Flair for the WWE Smackdown Women's Championship.
19. Baron Corbin (2017)
Opponents: AJ Styles, Dolph Ziggler, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, and Shinsuke Nakamura
Cash-in: Smackdown
Although Corbin won the contract, he had an unsuccessful cash-in against Jinder Mahal (during a match with John Cena).
20. Alexa Bliss (2018)
Opponents: Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Ember Moon, Lana, Naomi, Natalya, and Sasha Banks
Cash-in: Money in the Bank
Later in the PLE, Bliss cashed-in and defeated Nia Jax for the WWE Raw Women's Championship.
21. Braun Strowman (2018)
Opponents: Bobby Roode, Finn Bálor, Kevin Owens, Kofi Kingston, Rusev, Samoa Joe, and The Miz
Cash-in: Hell in a Cell
Strowman cashed-in on Roman Reigns at Hell in a Cell, but due to interference by Brock Lesnar, the match ended with a "no contest" ruling, so Strowman was unsuccessful.
22. Bayley (2019)
Opponents: Carmella, Dana Brooke, Ember Moon, Mandy Rose, Naomi, Natalya, and Nikki Cross
Cash-in: Money in the Bank
Later in the evening, Bayley cashed-in her contract and beat Charlotte to win the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship.
23. Brock Lesnar (2019)
Opponents: Ali, Andrade, Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre, Finn Bálor, Randy Orton, and Ricochet
Cash-in: Extreme Rules
After a "Winner Takes All" match between Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch vs. Baron Corbin and Lacey Evans, Lesnar cashed-in and won the WWE Universal Championship.
24. Asuka (2020)
Opponents: Carmella, Dana Brooke, Lacey Evans, Nia Jax, and Shayna Baszler
Cash-in: N/A
2020's Money in the Bank was a cinematic experience because it took place during the pandemic-era. The day after the event on Raw, Becky Lynch announced she was pregnant and handed off the Raw Women's Championship to Asuka, as the MITB women's ladder match was actually for the title.
25. Otis (2020)
Opponents: AJ Styles, Aleister Black, Daniel Bryan, King Corbin, and Rey Mysterio
Cash-in: N/A
This is going to be a journey, so let's get started. At MITB, AJ Styles released the briefcase after a scuffle with Baron Corbin. Styles had a hold of it, for a split second, and then dropped it, where it fell into the hands of Otis. The silliness doesn't end there. He ended up losing the contract to the Miz during a ridiculous storyline involving theft, a lunchbox inside of a briefcase, and people being sued.
26. Nikki A.S.H. (2021)
Opponents: Alexa Bliss, Asuka, Liv Morgan, Naomi, Natalya, Tamina, and Zelina Vega
Cash-in: Raw
Nikki cashed-in her contract on the Raw after MITB against Charlotte Flair. Her cash-in was successful and Nikki became the Raw Women's Champion for the first time in her career.
27. Big E (2021)
Opponents: Drew McIntyre, John Morrison, Kevin Owens, King Nakamura, Ricochet, Riddle, and Seth Rollins
Cash-in: Raw
Two months after the PLE, Big E announced on Twitter he would be cashing-in his contract after a WWE Championship match between Bobby Lashley and challenger Randy Orton. After Lashley beat Orton, Big E cashed-in and won the WWE Championship for the first time in his career.
28. Liv Morgan (2022)
Opponents: Alexa Bliss, Asuka, Becky Lynch, Lacey Evans, Raquel Rodriguez, and Shotzi
Cash-in: Money in the Bank
Morgan didn't wait long to cash-in. After Ronda Rousey beat Natalya for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship, Morgan cashed-in and beat Rousey in under a minute to win the title.
29. Austin Theory (2022)
Opponents: Drew McIntyre, Madcap Moss, Omos, Riddle, Sami Zayn, Seth "Freakin" Rollins, and Sheamus
Cash-in: Raw
Months after winning the contract, Theory cashed-in his contract for the United States Championship against Seth Rollins. However, he ended up losing.
30. Iyo Sky (2023)
Opponents: Bayley, Becky Lynch, Trish Stratus, Zelina Vega, and Zoey Stark
Cash-in: Summerslam
Sky had a successful cash-in at Summerslam against Bianca Belair, winning the WWE Women's Championship.
31. Damian Priest (2023)
Opponents: Butch, LA Knight, Logan Paul, Ricochet, Santos Escobar, and Shinsuke Nakamura
Cash-in: WrestleMania XL
Priest took his time in order to cash-in. On Night 2 of Wrestlemania, Priest successfully cashed-in his contract against Drew McIntyre, winning the World Heavyweight Championship.
32. Drew McIntyre (2024)
Opponents: Andrade, Carmelo Hayes, Chad Gable, Jey Uso, and LA Knight
Cash-in: Money in the Bank
McIntyre cashed-in during the Damian Priest vs. Seth Rollins match later in the night. However, CM Punk came to the ring and attacked McIntyre, and Priest ended up getting the win because of McIntyre being distracted.
33. Tiffany Stratton (2024)
Opponents: Chelsea Green, Iyo Sky, Lyra Valkyria, Naomi, and Zoey Stark
Cash-in: TBD
Stratton climbed the ladder and won one of the best MITB ladder matches in history. She has yet to cash-in the contract.