Money in the Bank ladder match

For the pay-per-view event named after this match, see WWE Money in the Bank.

The Money in the Bank ladder match is a multi-person ladder match held by the professional wrestling promotion WWE. First contested at WWE's annual WrestleMania event beginning in 2005, a separate Money in the Bank pay-per-view was created in 2010.^[1]

The 2009 Money in the Bank ladder match was fought at WrestleMania XXV

The 2011 Raw Money in the Bank ladder match

The winner of the match gets a contract that they can use anytime to get a match for a championship of their choosing within the next 12 months. Originally the winners could only cash in on their brand's world/women's championship. This restriction was removed in 2022.^[2] A women's variation exists since 2017.^[3]

History

Edge was the first "Mr. Money in the Bank" in 2005

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 first 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.

CM Punk is the only two-time Money in the Bank ladder match winner

Seth Rollins cashing in his Money in the Bank contract at WrestleMania 31

Carmella was the winner of the first women's Money in the Bank ladder match in 2018

The 2017 Money in the Bank pay-per-view took place on June 18 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri as a SmackDown-exclusive event, this was the only single-branded Money on the Bank event.^[4] It also featured the first women's Money in the Bank match, which was won by Carmella.^[3]

Matches

Raw brand

SmackDown brand

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.[5] 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.
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[6]
	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.[7] Van Dam is the first winner to choose the event where he cashed in the contract. Van Dam held the contract for 70 days.
2007	WrestleMania 23	Any world championship match	Mr. Kennedy	Edge, Jeff Hardy, CM Punk, King Booker, Finlay, Matt Hardy and Randy Orton	24:10[8]
	Lost his contract against Edge on the May 7, 2007 episode of Raw.[9] 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.)
2008	WrestleMania XXIV	Any world championship match	CM Punk	Mr. Kennedy, Chris Jericho, Shelton Benjamin, Carlito, John Morrison and Montel Vontavious Porter	15:12[10]
	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.
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.
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.
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 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.[11] 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.
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.
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.
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.

Record

Championship	Successful cash-ins	Attempts	Success rate
WWE (World Heavyweight) Championship	8	10	.800
WWE Universal Championship	0	0
World Heavyweight Championship	7	8	.875
WWE Raw Women's Championship	1	1	1.000
WWE SmackDown Women's Championship	1	1	1.000
Total	17	20	.850

Cash-in matches

Won match and title

Won match but not title

Lost match

Match ended in draw or no contest

Males

No.	Case Holder	Championship	Date	Location	Event	Results
1	Edge	WWE Championship	January 8, 2006	Albany, NY	New Year's Revolution	Edge defeated John Cena after two Spears to win the championship after Cena had successfully defended the title against Carlito, Chris Masters, Shawn Michaels, Kane and Kurt Angle in an Elimination Chamber match
2	Rob Van Dam	WWE Championship	June 11, 2006	New York, NY	ECW One Night Stand	This was an Extreme Rules match. Van Dam defeated John Cena after a run-in and Spear by Edge and a Five-Star Frog Splash to win the championship
3	Edge	World Heavyweight Championship	May 8, 2007 (aired May 11, 2007)	Pittsburgh, PA	SmackDown!	Edge defeated The Undertaker after 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 Championship	June 30, 2008	Oklahoma City, OK	Raw	CM Punk defeated Edge after a GTS to win the championship after Edge was attacked by Batista
5	CM Punk	World Heavyweight Championship	June 7, 2009	New Orleans, LA	Extreme Rules	CM Punk defeated Jeff Hardy after two GTSs to win the championship after Hardy had defeated Edge in a Ladder match to win the title
6	Jack Swagger	World Heavyweight Championship	March 30, 2010 (aired April 2, 2010)	Paradise, NV	SmackDown	Swagger defeated Chris Jericho after a Gutwrench powerbomb to win the championship after an already injured Jericho was attacked by Edge
7	Kane	World Heavyweight Championship	July 18, 2010	Kansas City, MO	Money in the Bank	Kane defeated Rey Mysterio after a Tombstone Piledriver to win the championship after Mysterio had successfully defended the title against Jack Swagger
8	The Miz	WWE Championship	November 22, 2010	Orlando, FL	Raw	Miz defeated Randy Orton after a Skull Crushing Finale to win the championship after Orton was attacked by The Nexus following a successful defense of the title against Nexus leader Wade Barrett
9	Alberto Del Rio	WWE Championship	August 14, 2011	Los Angeles, CA	SummerSlam	Del Rio defeated CM Punk after a Step-up enzuigiri to win the championship after Punk had defeated John Cena to become undisputed champion and was then attacked by Kevin Nash
10	Daniel Bryan	World Heavyweight Championship	December 18, 2011	Baltimore, MD	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	Bryan defeated Big Show after an attack by Mark Henry to win the championship after Show had defeated Henry in a Chairs match to win the title
11	John Cena	WWE Championship	July 23, 2012	St. Louis, MO	Raw 1000	Cena won his cash-in match against CM Punk via disqualification after Big Show interfered, but failed to win the title because championships cannot change hands via count-outs or disqualifications (unless the match stipulation says otherwise)
12	Dolph Ziggler	World Heavyweight Championship	April 8, 2013	East Rutherford, NJ	Raw	Ziggler defeated Alberto Del Rio after a Zig Zag to win the championship after Del Rio was attacked by Jack Swagger, who he had defeated along with Zeb Colter in a 2-on-1 Handicap match
13	Randy Orton	WWE Championship	August 18, 2013	Los Angeles, CA	SummerSlam	Orton defeated Daniel Bryan after a Pedigree from Triple H (who was the special guest referee) to win the championship after Bryan had defeated John Cena to win the title. This was the first cash-in to involve a guest referee
14	Damien Sandow	World Heavyweight Championship	October 28, 2013	Orlando, FL	Raw	Sandow attacked champion John Cena and immediately cashed in the contract, but became the first man to lose a cash-in match when Cena won the match after an Attitude Adjustment
15	Seth Rollins	WWE World Heavyweight Championship	March 29, 2015	Santa Clara, CA	WrestleMania 31	During the main event between defending champion Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns, 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 then pinned Reigns after a Curb Stomp to win the championship. This was the first successful cash-in where the contract holder did not pin the champion.
16	Sheamus	WWE World Heavyweight Championship	November 22, 2015	Atlanta, GA	Survivor Series	Sheamus defeated Roman Reigns after a Brogue Kick to win the championship after Reigns had defeated Dean Ambrose to win the vacant title
17	Dean Ambrose	WWE World Heavyweight Championship	June 19, 2016	Paradise, NV	Money in the Bank	Ambrose defeated Seth Rollins after a Dirty Deeds to win the championship after Rollins had defeated Roman Reigns to win the title
18	Baron Corbin	WWE Championship	August 15, 2017	Providence, RI	SmackDown Live	Corbin interfered in a match between John Cena and champion Jinder Mahal and attacked Cena, who won by disqualification. He then cashed in the contract after almost departing, but after the match started, he attacked Cena who was standing on the apron and was then rolled-up by Mahal.
19	Braun Strowman	WWE Universal Championship	September 16, 2018	San Antonio, Texas	Hell in a Cell	The match ended in no contest, when Brock Lesnar give F-5 both. This mean Roman Reigns retain his title.

Females

No.	Case Holder	Championship	Date	Location	Event	Results
1	Carmella	WWE SmackDown Women's Championship	April 10, 2018	New Orleans, LA	SmackDown Live	Carmella defeated Charlotte Flair after a Princess Kick to win the championship after Flair was attacked by the debuting IIconics (Peyton Royce and Billie Kay).
2	Alexa Bliss	WWE Raw Women's Championship	June 17, 2018	Rosemont, IL	Money in the Bank	Bliss interrupted the scheduled championship match between defending champion Nia Jax and Ronda Rousey by attacking both competitors with her briefcase causing the match to end in a disqualification. After incapacitating Rousey, she cashed in the contract and defeated Jax after a Bliss DDT and a Twisted Bliss to win the championship.