Originally the brainchild of Chris Jericho, the Money in the Bank Ladder Match has gone from being an entertaining gimmick match to one of the most anticipated subplots of any WWE calendar year. It’s changed and expanded to multiple brands and the women’s division, and become the focus of its own event, joining the likes of WrestleMania, Royal Rumble and SummerSlam as one of the most important that WWE puts on.
At its core, however, is a simple and compelling idea: Whoever outfights and outwits a group of hungry competitors and grabs the namesake briefcase has a guaranteed title shot they can use any time, any place, for one year. It’s the WWE’s equivalent of a golden ticket, and the anticipation for when a briefcase might get cashed in has become drama in its own right.
As Money in the Bank has risen in prominence, its history has grown as well. Let’s take a look at a complete history of WWE Money in the Bank winners, including how the winners fared when they eventually cashed in their contracts.
Last updated on April 7, 2024.
2005 - Contested at WrestleMania 21
Winner: Edge
Other competitors: Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Christian, Kane, Shelton Benjamin
Cash-in result: After successfully defending his briefcase against Matt Hardy on the October 2, 2005 episode of Raw, Edge cashed in his contract at New Year’s Revolution on January 8, 2006, defeating John Cena for the WWE Championship after Cena had retained his title in an Elimination Chamber match.
2006 - Contested at WrestleMania 22
Winner: Rob Van Dam
Other competitors: Bobby Lashley, Finlay, Matt Hardy, Ric Flair, Shelton Benjamin
Cash-in result: Van Dam had to defend his briefcase against Benjamin at Backlash, but retained it and defeated John Cena (with an assist from Edge) in a pre-announced Extreme Rules Match at ECW One Night Stand on June 11, 2006 to win the WWE Championship.
2007 - Contested at WrestleMania 23
Winner: Mr. Kennedy
Other competitors: CM Punk, Edge, Finlay, Jeff Hardy, King Booker, Matt Hardy, Randy Orton
Cash-in result: Mr. Kennedy lost his briefcase to Edge on the May 7, 2002 episode of Raw. Edge then cashed in the next night (though it was aired later in the week) on SmackDown, defeating the Undertaker after his Steel Cage Match with Batista to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
2008 - Contested at WrestleMania XXIV
Winner: CM Punk
Other competitors: Carlito, Chris Jericho, John Morrison, MVP, Mr. Kennedy, Shelton Benjamin
Cash-in result: Punk cashed in his briefcase on the June 30, 2008 episode of Raw, defeating Edge (after an assault by Batista during Edge’s promo) to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
2009 - Contested at WrestleMania 25
Winner: CM Punk
Other competitors: Christian, Finlay, Kane, Kofi Kingston, Mark Henry, MVP, Shelton Benjamin
Cash-in result: Edge defeated Jeff Hardy for the World Heavyweight Championship immediately after Hardy had won the title in a Ladder Match against Edge.
2010 - Contested at WrestleMania XXVI (one match) and Money in the Bank (two matches)
WrestleMania XXVI briefcase winner: Jack Swagger
Other WrestleMania XXVI competitors: Christian, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Evan Bourne, Kane, Kofi Kingston, Matt Hardy, MVP, Shelton Benjamin
WrestleMania XXVI cash-in result: Swagger defeated Chris Jericho (after Edge attacked Jericho during a promo) to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
Money in the Bank SmackDown briefcase winner: Kane
Other Money in the Bank SmackDown competitors: Big Show, Christian, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Kofi Kingston, Matt Hardy
Money in the Bank SmackDown cash-in result: Kane cashed in his briefcase later the same night, defeating Rey Mysterio to win the World Heavyweight Championship following Mysterio’s successful title defense against Swagger,
Money in the Bank Raw briefcase winner: The Miz
Other Money in the Bank Raw competitors: Chris Jericho, Edge, Evan Bourne, John Morrison, Mark Henry, Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase
Money in the Bank Raw cash-in result: Miz defeated Orton to win the WWE Championship on the Nov. 22, 2010 episode of Raw following Orton’s successful title defense against Wade Barrett.
2011 - Contested at Money in the Bank
SmackDown briefcase winner: Daniel Bryan
Other SmackDown competitors: Cody Rhodes, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel, Kane, Sheamus, Sin Cara, Wade Barrett
SmackDown cash-in result: Bryan defeated Big Show at TLC to win the World Heavyweight Championship after Big Show defeated Mark Henry in a Chairs Match to win the title.
Raw briefcase winner: Alberto Del Rio
Other Raw competitors: Alex Riley, Evan Bourne, Jack Swagger, Kofi Kingston, Rey Mysterio, R-Truth, The Miz
Raw cash-in result: Del Rio defeated CM Punk to win the WWE Championship at SummerSlam after Punk defeated John Cena and was subsequently attacked by Kevin Nash.
2012 - Contested at Money in the Bank
World Heavyweight Championship briefcase winner: Dolph Ziggler
Other World Heavyweight Championship competitors: Christian, Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow, Santino Marella, Sin Cara, Tensai, Tyson Kidd
World Heavyweight Championship cash-in result: Ziggler defeated Alberto Del Rio to win the World Heavyweight Championship on the April 8, 2013 episode of Raw, following Del Rio’s handicap match against Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter and a post-match assault by Swagger.
WWE Championship briefcase winner: John Cena
Other WWE Championship competitors: Big Show, Chris Jericho, Kane, The Miz
WWE Championship cash-in result: Cena defeated CM Punk at Raw 1000 on the July 23, 2012 episode of Raw, but did not win the WWE Championship as his victory was due to disqualification thanks to interference from Big Show.
2013 - Contested at Money in the Bank
World Heavyweight Championship briefcase winner: Damien Sandow
Other World Heavyweight Championship competitors: Antonio Cesaro, Cody Rhodes, Dean Ambrose, Fandango, Jack Swagger, Wade Barrett
World Heavyweight Championship cash-in result: Sandow was defeated by John Cena on the Oct. 28, 2013 episode of Raw after attacking Cena during a promo, becoming the first briefcase winner to cash in and lose.
WWE Championship briefcase winner: Randy Orton
Other WWE Championship competitors: Christian, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Rob Van Dam, Sheamus
WWE Championship cash-in result: Orton defeated Daniel Bryan to win the WWE Championship at SummerSlam after Bryan had won the title from Cena with Triple H as special guest referee; Triple H also hit a Pedigree on Bryan prior to Orton cashing in.
2014 - Contested at Money in the Bank
Winner: Seth Rollins
Other competitors: Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Kofi Kingston, Jack Swagger, Rob Van Dam
Cash-in result: Rollins cashed in his contract in the middle of a match between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 31, turning it into a Triple Threat Match and ultimately winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship by pinning Reigns.
2015 - Contested at Money in the Bank
Winner: Sheamus
Other competitors: Dolph Ziggler, Kane, Kofi Kingston, Neville, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns
Cash-in result: Sheamus defeated Reigns at Survivor Series to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship after Reigns defeated Dean Ambrose to win the vacant title.
2016 - Contested at Money in the Bank
Winner: Dean Ambrose
Other competitors: Alberto Del Rio, Cesaro, Chris Jericho, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn
Cash-in result: Ambrose cashed in his briefcase less than an hour after winning it, defeating Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship after Rollins defeated Roman Reigns to win the title.
2017 - Contested at Money in the Bank (see note about women's match below)
Women’s winner: Carmella
Other women’s competitors: Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Natalya, Tamina (Note: the same five Superstars competed in a second Money in the Bank Ladder Match on an episode of SmackDown after then-GM Daniel Bryan stripped Carmella of the briefcase due to her winning with assistance from James Ellsworth; Ellsworth was banned from the arena for the rematch, but he interfered again and Carmella won for a second time.)
Women’s cash-in result: Carmella defeated Charlotte Flair to win the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship on the April 10, 2018 episode of SmackDown after Flair was attacked by The IIconics during a promo.
Men’s winner: Baron Corbin
Other men’s competitors: AJ Styles, Dolph Ziggler, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Shinsuke Nakamura
Men’s cash-in result: Corbin was defeated by Jinder Mahal thanks to a distraction by John Cena during the Aug. 15, 2017 episode of SmackDown, becoming only the second briefcase winner to lose on a cash-in attempt.
2018 - Contested at Money in the Bank
Women’s winner: Alexa Bliss
Other women’s competitors: Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Ember Moon, Lana, Naomi, Natalya, Sasha Banks
Women’s cash-in result: Bliss won the WWE Raw Women’s Championship the same night, defeating Nia Jax after also taking out Ronda Rousey, who was competing against Jax for the title.
Men’s winner: Braun Strowman
Other men’s competitors: Bobby Roode, Finn Balor, Kevin Owens, Kofi Kingston, Rusev, Samoa Joe, The Miz
Men’s cash-in result: Strowman attempted to win the WWE Universal Championship from Roman Reigns at Hell in a Cell, but the match was ruled a no contest due to interference from Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman, who pepper sprayed special referee Mick Foley; a second referee determined neither Strowman nor Reigns could continue after attacks by Lesnar.
2019 - Contested at Money in the Bank
Women’s winner: Bayley
Other women’s competitors: Carmella, Dana Brooke, Ember Moon, Mandy Rose, Naomi, Natalya, Nikki Cross
Women’s cash-in result: Bayley defeated Charlotte Flair the same night to win the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship, after Flair defeated Becky Lynch to win the title (with help from Lacey Evans).
Men’s winner: Brock Lesnar
Other men’s competitors: Ali, Andrade, Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre, Finn Balor, Randy Orton, Ricochet
Men’s cash-in result: Lesnar defeated Seth Rollins at Extreme Rules to win the WWE Universal Championship after Rollins successfully defended his title with Lynch against Corbin and Evans in a Last Chance Winners Take All Extreme Rules mixed tag match.
2020 - Contested at Money in the Bank (in pre-recorded, simultaneous matches)
Women’s winner: Asuka
Other women’s competitors: Carmella, Dana Brooke, Lacey Evans, Nia Jax, Shayna Baszler
Women’s cash-in result: None; it was revealed on the May 11, 2020 episode of Raw that the match was actually for the WWE Raw Women’s Championship due to then-champion Becky Lynch announcing that she was taking time off due to pregnancy.
Men’s winner: Otis
Other men’s competitors: AJ Styles, Aleister Black, Daniel Bryanm King Corbin, Rey Mysterio
Men’s cash-in result: Otis lost his contract to The Miz at Hell in a Cell; The Miz defeated Drew McIntrye at Elimination Chamber to win the WWE Championship after McIntyre successfully defended his title against Styles, Randy Orton, Sheamus, Jeff Hardy and Kofi Kingston; McIntyre was also attacked post-match by Bobby Lashley.
2021 - Contested at Money in the Bank
Women’s winner: Nikki A.S.H.
Other women’s competitors: Asuka, Naomi, Alexa Bliss, Liv Morgan, Zelina Vega, Natalya, Tamina
Women’s cash-in result: Nikki A.S.H. defeated Charlotte Flair to win the WWE Raw Women’s Champion on the July 19, 2021 episode of Raw, after Flair successfully defended her title against Rhea Ripley after getting intentionally disqualified.
Men’s winner: Big E
Other men’s competitors: Ricochet, John Morrison, Riddle, Drew McIntyre, Kevin Owens, King Nakamura, Seth Rollins
Men’s cash-in result: Big E defeated Bobby Lashley to win the WWE Championship on the Sept. 13, 2021 episode of Raw after Lashley had successfully defended the title against Randy Orton.
2022 - Contested at Money in the Bank
Women’s winner: Liv Morgan
Other women’s competitors: Asuka, Alexa Bliss, Becky Lynch, Raquel Rodriguez, Shotzi, Lacey Evans
Women’s cash-in result: Liv Morgan defeated Ronda Rousey the same night to win the SmackDown Women’s Championship, immediately after Rousey successfully defended the title against Natalya.
Men’s winner: Theory (added right before the match by Adam Pearce)
Other men’s competitors: Seth Rollins, Riddle, Omos, Drew McIntyre, Sheamus, Madcap Moss, Sami Zayn
Men’s cash-in result: Theory was unsuccessful in his attempt to cash in his contract on Seth Rollins for the United States Championship on the Nov. 7, 2022 episode of Raw; even though Rollins had been attacked by Bobby Lashley prior to the cash-in, Theory was also attacked by Lashley during the match, allowing Rollins to win by pinfall.
2023 - Contested at Money in the Bank
Men’s winner: Damian Priest
Other men’s contestants: Butch, LA Knight, Logan Paul, Ricochet, Santos Escobar and Shinsuke Nakamura
Cash-in result: Successfully cashed in at WrestleMania XL, pinning Drew McIntyre (who had just won the title from Seth Rollns) to become the new World Heavyweight Champion
Women’s winner: IYO SKY
Other women’s contestants: Bayley, Becky Lynch, Trish Stratus, Zelina Vega and Zoey Stark
Cash-in result: Successfully cashed in at SummerSlam 2023, pinning Bianca Belair (who had just won the title from Asuka) to become the new WWE Women’s Champion.
