Ranking EVERY WWE Money In The Bank Pay-Per-View

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.