10. Money In The Bank Ladder Match (Money In The Bank 2011)
The second or third best match of a show that featured the historic John Cena/CM Punk main event, and it understandably gets overshadowed. For the most part, the more-frequent ladder matches bleed into one another, and their serial nature makes it hard to tell them apart. This opener from the Chicago edition of Money in the Bank was certainly one of the better ones. Bryan's victory was most unexpected, although the name power in the match was fairly lean in its time. Kane, Sheamus, and Wade Barrett seemed to have the best chances at winning, which is why it was stunning when Bryan choked out Cody Rhodes before striking Barrett into oblivion, prior to snaring the briefcase. And to think, pessimistic fans figured he'd be the one to lose his cash-in match. Not so.
Justin has been a wrestling fan since 1989, and has been writing about it since 2009. Since 2014, Justin has been a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine. Justin also writes for History of Wrestling, and is a contributing author to James Dixon's Titan series.
