10 Dumbest Heel Plans In Wrestling

10. Austin Theory Cashes In... During A US Title Open Challenge

Austin Theory's Money in the Bank climax was the sort of farcical car crash you simply could not take your eyes off.

After somehow walking out of the titular PLE with the all-important briefcase, A-Town would go on to unsuccessfully target Roman Reigns' Undisputed WWE Universal Championship on multiple occasions in the months that followed.

But with Theory having a whole year to pick the right moment, there was still time for the youngster to capitalise on a wounded Tribal Chief down the road.

Instead of being patient and waiting for a vulnerable spell for The Head of the Table, though, Theory suddenly decided that the United States Championship was a far more realistic prize there for the taking... on the same night that then-champ Seth Rollins had laid down an open challenge for his mid-card strap.

Cue many a head-scratch as Theory proceeded to waste his guaranteed world title shot on a US title opportunity he could've simply taken for free on November 7's Raw. And sure enough, Theory's decision to cash-in after Bobby Lashley had already targeted The Visionary inevitably backfired, with The All Mighty helping cement the silly sausage as one of the most foolish briefcase holders of all time.