Ranking EVERY WWE Money In The Bank Pay-Per-View
Eleven pay-per-views compete for an opportunity to be crowned the best ever.
Since Chris Jericho created the Money In The Bank Ladder match back in 2005, there have been 25 matches. The spectacle was so popular that it deserved its own dedicated pay-per-view and, since 2010, we have been treated to an annual show with the famous briefcase as the centre-piece.
Every year, these shows are hotly anticipated due to the potential that a Money In The Bank briefcase brings for the rest of the year. With thrilling cash-ins and hectic battles for the contract, the gift of Money In The Bank is one that keeps on giving.
Of course, as with every WWE pay-per-view, there are successful editions and also the... less successful. With that in mind, where there are pay-per-views, there will always be those that want to compare them.
One week on from this year's edition of the annual ladder-fuelled brawl, it seems fitting to rank every instalment of the Money In The Bank pay-per-view from worst to best.
11. 2012
The early beginnings of the Money In The Bank pay-per-view left much to be desired, with the event improving over the years.
2012's instalment of the show saw Dolph Ziggler and John Cena win their respective briefcases, as well as an outrageous spear from Christian onto Cody Rhodes from the top of a ladder. Elsewhere on the card, CM Punk and Daniel Bryan had a thrilling No Disqualification match that was only hampered slightly by AJ Lee's involvement.
However, the positives of this show come to an end there.
The match between Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio was a disappointing affair that saw Sheamus prevent Dolph Ziggler from cashing in his briefcase on the same night. Unfortunately, the poor match quality of this event continued on to the 'Divas' six-man tag match. During this time, women's wrestling was struggling to find its feet in the mainstream, with a combination of poor booking and over-sexualised storylines dragging it down.
Also, the two-on-one handicap match of Ryback vs. Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks was a flop, especially due to the fact that the character of Ryback never truly succeeded in getting over with the WWE Universe.
Overall, the third Money In The Bank pay-per-view was not one of the most memorable editions and the only real saving grace was Ziggler's victory, due to his monumental cash-in on the post-WrestleMania episode of Raw in 2013.