8 Times Legendary Wrestling Moments Were Reversed

8. Briefcase Buddies

There are only two people in the history of the Money in the Bank concept to have cashed-in the MITB briefcase on each other. Those two?

Seth Rollins and Brock Lesnar.

For so many wrestling fans, the outright best ending in WrestleMania history was Rollins shocking the world by cashing in at WrestleMania 31 during the Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns match for the WWE Championship. Famously, the final shot of ‘Mania that year would be Rollins holding the WWE Title high above his head after hitting a Curb Stomp on Reigns.

More recently, this month’s Extreme Rules concluded with Brock repaying the favour to The Architect. Seth and Becky Lynch may have retained their respective Universal and Raw Women’s Championships in a tag bout against Baron Corbin and Lacey Evans, but Paul Heyman’s Beast was lurking in the shadows to cash in his Money in the Bank contract and take the Universal Championship from Rollins.

The lasting shot of Extreme Rules? That was of Brock Lesnar this time standing on the stage as the new Universal Champion.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

Senior Writer

Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks/Saints, Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.

First Posted On: 18th Jul 2019

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