Every WWE Money In The Bank Winner Ranked - From Worst To Best

15. Mr. Kennedy


How He Won It: Kennedy won the third ever Money in the Bank ladder match, at WrestleMania 23. He bested an all-star field of talent to do so. King Booker, Randy Orton, Edge, both Hardy Boys, Finlay and CM Punk looked on as the mic master grabbed the briefcase and the guaranteed WWE Title shot in front of 80,000 at Ford Field.

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What He Did With It: Absolutely nothing. Kennedy was slated to have a run as World Heavyweight Champion later in the year, but when it was feared that he'd suffered a complete triceps tear in May, Edge was booked to beat him for possession of the briefcase in a short match on Raw.

Edge then cashed it in on The Undertaker - who was also dealing with an injury which required surgery - to win the WHC on Smackdown later in the week. Kennedy was left feeling even more despondent when it transpired that his injury wasn't as serious as first thought and was actually a large hematoma, rather than a complete tear.

Kennedy was back in action sooner than he thought he would be, but his title shot was gone.

Effect On Career: Not much, although the unfortunate injury did strengthen Ken's reputation as being rather injury-prone. When he returned later in the year he had decent feuds with Jeff Hardy and Shawn Michaels, though he was no longer viewed as being a sure-fire main eventer, but rather a missed chance.

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