For the pay-per-view event named after this match, see WWE Money in the Bank.
In WWE storyline, the concept for the Money in the Bank match was introduced in March 2005 by Chris Jericho. Jericho then pitched the idea to Raw general manager Eric Bischoff, who liked it and promptly began to book the match for WrestleMania 21. Edge won the inaugural match and held the contract until New Year's Revolution in January 2006. There, he cashed in his Money in the Bank contract against WWE Champion John Cena, who had just successfully defended the title in an Elimination Chamber match. Edge defeated Cena to become WWE Champion and quickly establishing the precedent of "cashing in" on a vulnerable champion.
Year |
Event |
Prize |
Winner |
Other competitors |
Time |
2005 |
WrestleMania 21 |
World Heavyweight Championship match |
Edge |
Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Shelton Benjamin, Kane and Christian |
15:17 |
- In the 2005 WWE draft, World Heavyweight Champion Batista was drafted to SmackDown and WWE Champion John Cena was drafted to Raw, thus enabling Edge to challenge for the WWE Championship instead.
- Successfully defended his contract against Matt Hardy in a Ladder match on the WWE Homecoming episode of Raw on October 3, 2005.
- Edge held the contract for 280 days.
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2006 |
WrestleMania 22 |
Winner's brand's world championship match |
Rob Van Dam |
Matt Hardy, Shelton Benjamin, Ric Flair, Finlay and Bobby Lashley |
12:14 |
- Successfully defended his contract against Shelton Benjamin in a contract vs. championship winner take all match at Backlash, winning Benjamin's Intercontinental Championship in the process.
- Van Dam is the first winner to choose the event where he cashed in the contract.
- Van Dam held the contract for 70 days.
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2007 |
WrestleMania 23 |
Any world championship match |
Mr. Kennedy |
Edge, Jeff Hardy, CM Punk, King Booker, Finlay, Matt Hardy and Randy Orton |
24:10 |
- Lost his contract against Edge on the May 7, 2007 episode of Raw.
- Mr. Kennedy held the contract for 36 days.
- As a result of the switch, Edge became a member of the SmackDown brand, marking the first time this occurred.
- Edge held the contract for 1 day. (4 days according to WWE, due to the episode of SmackDown airing on tape delay.)
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2008 |
WrestleMania XXIV |
Any world championship match |
CM Punk |
Mr. Kennedy, Chris Jericho, Shelton Benjamin, Carlito, John Morrison and Montel Vontavious Porter |
15:12 |
- As a result of the cash-in, the World Heavyweight Championship transferred back to Raw, marking the first (and only) time this occurred.
- CM Punk held the contract for 92 days.
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2009 |
WrestleMania XXV |
Any world championship match |
CM Punk |
Christian, Shelton Benjamin, Kane, Finlay, Montel Vontavious Porter, Kofi Kingston and Mark Henry |
14:32 |
- CM Punk was the first back-to-back Money in the Bank winner.
- CM Punk held the contract for 63 days.
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2010 |
WrestleMania 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 |
- Swagger was transfered to SmackDown after his victory
- Swagger held the contract for 2 days. (5 days according to WWE, due to the episode of SmackDown airing on tape delay.)
|
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 |
- Kane is the fastest winner to cash-in the Money in the Bank contract and the first wrestler to cash-in the contract on the same night as winning it.
- Kane held the contract for 49 minutes.
|
Money in the Bank |
WWE Championship match |
The Miz |
Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, Edge, John Morrison, Evan Bourne, Ted DiBiase and Mark Henry |
20:26 |
- The Miz held the contract for 127 days.
|
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 |
- Bryan's first cash-in and win against Mark Henry on the November 25, 2011 episode of SmackDown was nullified. This marks the first time that a successful cash-in was reverted.
- Bryan held the contract for 154 days.
|
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 |
- Del Rio held the contract for 28 days.
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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 |
- Successfully defended his contract against Chris Jericho in a career vs. contract match on the August 20, 2012 episode of Raw.
- Successfully defended his contract against John Cena in a Ladder match at .
- Ziggler held the contract for 267 days.
|
Money in the Bank |
WWE Championship match |
John Cena |
Chris Jericho, The Miz, Kane and Big Show |
20:15 |
- Cena is the first wrestler to not win a world championship in a cash-in match.
- Cena held the contract for 8 days.
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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 |
- First wrestler to cleanly lose a cash-in match
- Sandow held the contract for 106 days
|
Money in the Bank |
WWE Championship match |
Randy Orton |
CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Christian, Sheamus and Rob Van Dam |
28:38 |
- Orton held the contract for 35 days.
|
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 |
- Rollins is the first to cash in at WrestleMania, and the first to cash in while a championship match was in progress.
- Rollins held the contract for 273 days.
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2015 |
Money in the Bank |
WWE World Heavyweight Championship match |
Sheamus |
Dolph Ziggler, Kane, Kofi Kingston, Neville, Randy Orton and Roman Reigns |
20:50 |
- Sheamus held the contract for 161 days.
|
2016 |
Money in the Bank |
WWE World Heavyweight Championship match |
Dean Ambrose |
Sami Zayn, Cesaro, Chris Jericho, Kevin Owens and Alberto Del Rio |
21:38 |
- Ambrose held the contract for 57 minutes.
|
2017 |
Money in the Bank |
WWE SmackDown Women's Championship match |
Carmella |
Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, Natalya and Tamina |
13:20 |
- This was the first Women's Money in the Bank ladder match.
- SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan stripped Carmella of the briefcase two days after the event because of interference by Carmella's manager James Ellsworth, who retrieved the briefcase for Carmella and dropped it to her. A rematch was scheduled for the June 27 episode of SmackDown.
- Carmella held the contract for 2 days.
|
Money in the Bank |
WWE Championship match |
Baron Corbin |
AJ Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura, Dolph Ziggler, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens |
29:45 |
- Corbin held the contract for 58 days.
|
SmackDown Live |
WWE SmackDown Women's Championship match |
Carmella |
Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, Natalya and Tamina |
24:00 |
- This was a rematch ordered by SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan after he stripped Carmella of the briefcase following the controversial finish at the Money in the Bank PPV. As a result of his actions during the original match, James Ellsworth was banned from the arena, though Ellsworth still interfered in the match on Carmella's behalf.
- This was the first Money in the Bank ladder match to not air on pay-per-view, as well as the first to take place on SmackDown.
- Carmella held the contract for 287 days, which is the longest of any wrestler to hold the contract.
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2018 |
Money in the Bank |
Winner's brand's women's championship match |
Alexa Bliss |
Ember Moon, Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, Natalya, Lana, Naomi and Sasha Banks |
18:30 |
- Bliss held the contract for 2 hours and 52 minutes.
|
Money in the Bank |
Winner's brand's world championship match |
Braun Strowman |
Finn Bálor, The Miz, Rusev, Bobby Roode, Kevin Owens, Kofi Kingston and Samoa Joe |
19:53 |
- Successfully defended his contract against Kevin Owens at SummerSlam.
- Strowman held the contract for 70 days. To make his announced cash-in match at Hell in a Cell official, Strowman relinquished the briefcase on the August 27th, 2018 episode of Raw.
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