WWE Money in the Bank all-time winners and cash-in results

In the history of WWE, there have been plenty of unique match types that eventually become regular staples in the company. The Hell in a Cell match and the Elimination Chamber are two of the most well-known. But there's another match that spun off into an annual premium live event.

That, of course, is the Money in the Bank Ladder match.

The match type was first introduced in 2005 as a special match for WrestleMania 21. The match, first introduced on television by Chris Jericho, would see six competitors compete in a ladder match to retrieve a briefcase hanging high above the ring. Whoever successfully gained possession of the briefcase would earn a world championship opportunity any time, any place over the span of a calendar year.

The Money in the Bank ladder match would become a regular match type for WrestleMania until 2010, when it spun off into it's own pay-per-view event. In 2017, WWE introduced a women's Money in the Bank ladder match, which has since become an annual match alongside the men's bout.

Considering this match has been around since 2005, you may be wondering who the all-time winners of the Money in the Bank were and how they fared in their cash-in attempt.

Men's Money in the Bank winners and cash-in results

The very first winner of the Money in the Bank ladder match was Edge, who beat Chris Jericho, Kane, Shelton Benjamin, Christian, and Chris Benoit at WrestleMania 21. Edge held onto the briefcase for around nine months, before successfully cashing in at New Year's Revolution 2006, where he pinned John Cena to win the WWE Championship. This came after Cena defeated Shawn Michaels, Carlito, Kane, Chris Masters, and Kurt Angle in an Elimination Chamber match.

CM Punk is the only wrestler to win the Money in the Bank ladder match twice. In fact, Punk did so in back-to-back years, winning at WrestleMania 24 and 25.

Punk successfully cashed in the Money in the Bank contract twice to win the World Heavyweight Championship. Edge and The Miz are also the only men's wrestlers to successfully cash-in the Money in the Bank contract more than once. In 2007, Edge defeated Mr. Kennedy for the Money in the Bank briefcase, only to cash in a couple of days later on an episode of SmackDown, defeating the Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship. The Miz successfully cashed-in in 2010 by defeating Randy Orton for the WWE Championship in 2010. But at Elimination Chamber 2021, months after defeating Otis for the Money in the Bank briefcase, The Miz defeated Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship.

The first men's wrestler to fail to win the world championship in a cash-in attempt was John Cena in 2012. Cena challenged CM Punk for the WWE Championship on RAW 1000, but won via disqualification after interference from the Big Show. However, championships don't change hands via disqualification, so Punk retained.

Perhaps the most notable cash-in was Seth Rollins. After winning the briefcase in 2014, Rollins cashed in during the main event of WrestleMania 31 between WWE World Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns. Rollins pinned Reigns after a Curb Stomp to win the match and the title to bring an end to WrestleMania 31.

The only other wrestler to cash in the Money in the Bank briefcase during WrestleMania was Damian Priest, who defeated McIntyre to win the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 40.

Austin Theory is the only Money in the Bank winner to not cash in on a world championship. Instead, Theory used his contract to challenge for the United States Championship during the Nov. 7, 2022 episode of RAW, and lost to champion Seth Rollins.

Women's Money in the Bank winners and cash-in results

The very first winner of the women's Money in the Bank ladder match was Carmella, who defeated Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Lana, and Tamina Snuka at the 2017 event. However, Carmella's win was revoked due to interference from James Ellsworth, who retrieved the briefcase for the superstar. A rematch was held on the June 27 episode of SmackDown, which Carmella once again won.

Carmella cashed in the Money in the Bank contract on the Apr. 8 episode of SmackDown, defeating Charlotte Flair, who was attacked by The IIconics, for the SmackDown Women's Championship.

Out of the winners, five held onto the contract for less than two days. Alexa Bliss (2018), Bayley (2019), and Liv Morgan (2022) all cashed in on the same night of winning the Money in the Bank ladder match and won world championships. In 2020, Asuka was rewarded with the RAW Women's Championship by winning the Money in the Bank ladder match on the May 11 episode of RAW. Becky Lynch, who was the RAW Women's champion at the time, relinquished the title due to pregnancy. Nikki A.S.H. won the women's Money in the Bank ladder match in 2022 and cashed in the following night of RAW, defeating the RAW Women's champion Charlotte Flair.

Every single winner of the women's Money in the Bank ladder match entering the 2024 event has successfully cashed in and won a world championship.