WWE Money in the Bank history: Every winner, cash in as ladder match reaches milestone

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WWE Money in the Bank history: Every winner, cash in as ladder match reaches milestone
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In the 20 years since the WWE introduced "Money in the Bank" into the pro wrestling lexicon, it has become an entrenched gimmick for fans to look forward to and speculate about every year.
The concept is simple enough. Each year the WWE dangles a match contract in a briefcase above the ring (literally) that can be used to challenge for any of its championship belts. The winner is determined by a ladder match that only ends when a participating wrestler climbs to retrieve the briefcase and one of the more coveted distinctions in sports entertainment within it.
What started as a special event at Wrestlemania 21 has become one of the mainstay premium live events on the WWE calendar each year and led to so many unpredictable run-ins and surprises since the contract can be cashed in at any time. The 2025 Money in the Bank premium live event will take place Saturday, June 7 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, with Money in the Bank ladder matches again planned for both the men's and women's wrestlers.
Seth Rollins, Solo Sikoa, LA Knight, Penta, Andrade and El Grande Americano are currently slated to participate in the men's Money in the Bank ladder match this year. Rhea Ripley, Alexa Bliss, Naomi, Roxanne Perez, Giulia and Stephanie Vaquer are scheduled for the women's Money in the Bank ladder match.
Those who wind up with the briefcase are often rewarded. There have been a total of 33 Money in the Bank contracts handed out since 2005. Only five times has a wrestler cashed in the contract and not wound up winning a title as a result.
Here's a breakdown of every WWE Money in the Bank winner over the past 20 years ahead of the 2025 version of the event, as well as how every cash-in scenario played out once the Money in the Bank winners have been declared:
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WWE Money in the Bank history: Past winners, cash-in results
2005
Date : April 3, 2005 (at Wrestlemania 21)
: April 3, 2005 (at Wrestlemania 21) Location : Staples Center in Los Angeles (now Crypto.com Arena)
: Staples Center in Los Angeles (now Crypto.com Arena) Winner : Edge
: Edge Cash in: Edge defeated John Cena for the WWE championship at New Year's Revolution on Jan. 8, 2006 moments after Cena had won the title in an elimination chamber match.
2006
Date : April 2, 2006 (at Wrestlemania 22)
: April 2, 2006 (at Wrestlemania 22) Location : Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois
: Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois Winner : Rob Van Dam
: Rob Van Dam Cash in: Van Dam announced in May 2006 he would challenge Cena for the WWE Championship and then defeated him for the title at ECW One Night Stand on June 11, 2006.
2007
Date : April 1, 2007 (at Wrestlemania 23)
: April 1, 2007 (at Wrestlemania 23) Location : Ford Field in Detroit
: Ford Field in Detroit Winner : Mr. Kennedy
: Mr. Kennedy Cash in: Mr. Kennedy became the first WWE wrestler to lose his MITB briefcase to another wrestler when he lost a match to Edge on the May 7, 2007 episode of Raw. Edge then defeated The Undertaker on the May 11, 2007 episode of Smackdown to win the World Heavyweight Championship moments after The Undertaker had been attacked by Mark Henry following a steel cage match against Batista.
2008
Date : March 30, 2008 (at Wrestlemania XXIV)
: March 30, 2008 (at Wrestlemania XXIV) Location : Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida
: Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida Winner : CM Punk
: CM Punk Cash in: CM Punk defeated Edge for the world heavyweight championship on the June 30, 2008 episode of Raw moments after Batista attacked Edge in the ring for cheating to retain the title one day earlier at the Night of Champions premium live event.
2009
Date : April 5, 2009 (at Wrestlemania 25)
: April 5, 2009 (at Wrestlemania 25) Location : Reliant Stadium in Houston (now NRG Stadium)
: Reliant Stadium in Houston (now NRG Stadium) Winner : CM Punk
: CM Punk Cash in: CM Punk defeated Jeff Hardy for the world heavyweight championship at WWE Extreme Rules on June 7, 2009 after using his MITB contract moments after Hardy had defeated Edge for the title.
2010
Date : March 28, 2010 (at Wrestlemania 26)
: March 28, 2010 (at Wrestlemania 26) Location : University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona (now State Farm Stadium)
: University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona (now State Farm Stadium) Winner : Jack Swagger
: Jack Swagger Cash in: Jack Swagger defeated Chris Jericho for the world heavyweight championship on the April 2, 2010 episode of Smackdown moments after Jericho had been attacked by Edge in the ring.
Note: WWE turned the Money in the Bank ladder match into the headliner of an annual standalone premium live event following Wrestlemania 26.
2010
Date : July 18, 2010
: July 18, 2010 Location : Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri (now T-Mobile Center)
: Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri (now T-Mobile Center) Winners : The Miz (Raw); Kane (Smackdown)
: The Miz (Raw); Kane (Smackdown) Kane cash in : Kane defeated Rey Mysterio for the world heavyweight championship after using his MITB contract on the same night he won it and moments after Mysterio had beaten Jack Swagger for the title.
: Kane defeated Rey Mysterio for the world heavyweight championship after using his MITB contract on the same night he won it and moments after Mysterio had beaten Jack Swagger for the title. The Miz cash in: The Miz defeated Randy Orton for the WWE championship on the Nov. 22, 2010 episode of Raw after Orton had already defended the title against Wade Barrett.
2011
2012
Date : July 15, 2012
: July 15, 2012 Location : US Airways Center in Phoenix (now PHX Arena)
: US Airways Center in Phoenix (now PHX Arena) Winners : John Cena; Dolph Ziggler
: John Cena; Dolph Ziggler Cena cash in : Cena defeated CM Punk by disqualification in a WWE championship match on the 1,000th episode of Raw on July 23, 2012 after The Big Show interfered. Punk retained the title because it cannot change hands by virtue of a DQ.
: Cena defeated CM Punk by disqualification in a WWE championship match on the 1,000th episode of Raw on July 23, 2012 after The Big Show interfered. Punk retained the title because it cannot change hands by virtue of a DQ. Ziggler cash in: Ziggler defeated Alberto Del Rio for the world heavyweight championship on the April 8, 2013 episode of Raw moments after Del Rio had won a handicap match.
2013
Date : July 14, 2023
: July 14, 2023 Location : Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia
: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia Winners : Randy Orton; Damien Sandow
: Randy Orton; Damien Sandow Orton cash in : Orton defeated Daniel Bryan for the WWE championship at Summerslam on Aug. 18, 2013 moments after Bryan had won the title in a match against John Cena. HHH, who had served as the special guest referee in the Bryan vs. Cena match, attacked Bryan to help Orton win.
: Orton defeated Daniel Bryan for the WWE championship at Summerslam on Aug. 18, 2013 moments after Bryan had won the title in a match against John Cena. HHH, who had served as the special guest referee in the Bryan vs. Cena match, attacked Bryan to help Orton win. Sandow cash in: John Cena defeated Sandow in a world heavyweight championship match after Sandow's cash in on the Oct. 18, 2023 episode of Raw.
2014
Date : June 29, 2014
: June 29, 2014 Location : TD Garden in Boston
: TD Garden in Boston Winner : Seth Rollins
: Seth Rollins Cash in: Rollins defeated Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns in a triple threat match for the WWE world heavyweight championship at Wrestlemania 31 on March 29, 2015. Rollins' decision to cash in turned the scheduled Lesnar-Reigns title match into a triple threat.
2015
Date : June 14, 2015
: June 14, 2015 Location : Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio
: Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio Winner : Sheamus
: Sheamus Cash in: Sheamus defeated Roman Reigns for the WWE world heavyweight championship at Survivor Series on Nov. 22, 2015 moments after Reigns had beaten Ambrose for the title.
2016
Date : June 19, 2016
: June 19, 2016 Location : T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Winner : Dean Ambrose
: Dean Ambrose Cash in: Ambrose defeated Rollins for the WWE world heavyweight championship after using his MITB contract on the same night he won it and moments after Rollins had beaten Roman Reigns for the title.
Note: WWE introduced a women's money in the bank ladder match ahead of the 2017 premium live event
2017
Date : June 18, 2017
: June 18, 2017 Location : Scottrade Center in St. Louis (now Enterprise Center)
: Scottrade Center in St. Louis (now Enterprise Center) Winners : Baron Corbin; Carmella
: Baron Corbin; Carmella Men's cash in : Jinder Mahal defeated Baron Corbin to retain the WWE championship on the August 15, 2017 episode of Smackdown moments after Corbin had interfered in Mahal's non-title match against John Cena and attacked Cena.
: Jinder Mahal defeated Baron Corbin to retain the WWE championship on the August 15, 2017 episode of Smackdown moments after Corbin had interfered in Mahal's non-title match against John Cena and attacked Cena. Women's cash in: Carmella defeated Charlotte Flair for the Smackdown women's championship on the April 10, 2018 episode of Smackdown moments after Flair had been attacked by The IIconics.
2018
Date : June 17, 2018
: June 17, 2018 Location : Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois
: Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois Winner s: Braun Strowman; Alexa Bliss
s: Braun Strowman; Alexa Bliss Men's cash in : Braun Strowman's hell in a cell match against Roman Reigns for the WWE universal championship at the Hell in a Cell premium live event on Sept. 16, 2018 (with Mick Foley as special guest referee) ended in a no contest when Brock Lesnar interfered and attacked both men.
: Braun Strowman's hell in a cell match against Roman Reigns for the WWE universal championship at the Hell in a Cell premium live event on Sept. 16, 2018 (with Mick Foley as special guest referee) ended in a no contest when Brock Lesnar interfered and attacked both men. Women's cash in: Alexa Bliss defeated Nia Jax to win the Raw women's championship after using her MITB contract on the same night she won it and moments after interfering to cause a disqualification in Jax's title match against Ronda Rousey.
2019
Date : May 19, 2019
: May 19, 2019 Location : XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut
: XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut Winner s: Brock Lesnar; Bayley
s: Brock Lesnar; Bayley Men's cash in : Brock Lesnar defeated Seth Rollins for the WWE universal championship at Extreme Rules on July 14, 2019 moments after Rollins had been involved in a mixed tag team match.
: Brock Lesnar defeated Seth Rollins for the WWE universal championship at Extreme Rules on July 14, 2019 moments after Rollins had been involved in a mixed tag team match. Women's cash in: Bayley defeated Charlotte Flair for the Smackdown women's championship after using her MITB contract on the same night she won it and moments after Flair had beaten Becky Lynch to win the title.
2020
2021
Date : July 18, 2021
: July 18, 2021 Location : Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas
: Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas Winners : Big E; Nikki A.S.H.
: Big E; Nikki A.S.H. Men's cash in : Big E defeated Bobby Lashley for the WWE championship on the Sept. 13, 2021 episode of Raw moments after Lashley had retained the title in a match against Randy Orton.
: Big E defeated Bobby Lashley for the WWE championship on the Sept. 13, 2021 episode of Raw moments after Lashley had retained the title in a match against Randy Orton. Women's cash in: Nikki A.S.H. defeated Charlotte Flair for the Raw women's championship the next night after she won the MITB contract and moments after Flair had retained the title in a match against Rhea Ripley.
2022
Date : July 2, 2022
: July 2, 2022 Location : MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas
: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Winners : Theory; Liv Morgan
: Theory; Liv Morgan Men's cash in : Theory lost to Seth Rollins in a United States championship match on the Nov. 7, 2022 episode of Raw after Bobby Lashley interfered and attacked Theory.
: Theory lost to Seth Rollins in a United States championship match on the Nov. 7, 2022 episode of Raw after Bobby Lashley interfered and attacked Theory. Women's cash in: Liv Morgan defeated Ronda Rousey for the Smackdown women's championship after using her MITB contract on the same night she won it and moments after Rousey had retained the title in a match against Natalya.
2023
Date : July 1, 2023
: July 1, 2023 Location : O2 Arena in London, England
: O2 Arena in London, England Winners : Damian Priest; Iyo Sky
: Damian Priest; Iyo Sky Men's cash in : Damian Priest defeated Drew McIntyre for the world heavyweight championship during Night 2 of Wrestlemania XL on April 7, 2024 moments after McIntyre had beaten Seth Rollins to win the title and been attacked post-match by CM Punk.
: Damian Priest defeated Drew McIntyre for the world heavyweight championship during Night 2 of Wrestlemania XL on April 7, 2024 moments after McIntyre had beaten Seth Rollins to win the title and been attacked post-match by CM Punk. Women's cash in: Iyo Sky defeated Bianca Belair for the WWE women's championship at Summerslam on Aug. 5, 2023 moments after Belair had won the title in a triple threat match against Asuka and Charlotte Flair.
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