Alberto Del Rio very nearly threatened to be the quickest cash-in in 2011, when he won the WWE Championship MITB briefcase and then was ordered by Mr. McMahon to cash it in the same night. CM Punk had managed to best John Cena for the title as his contract was expiring, and Vince was aghast at the idea of his promotions main title walking out of the company. ADR sprinted to ringside, but destiny was not on his side, as a kick to the head leveled him and allowed Punk to escape Chicago and WWE with his newly won title. Del Rio would get a modicum of revenge four weeks later, when he used the briefcase to take advantage of a groggy Punk (courtesy of a Kevin Nash powerbomb). Del Rio, Cena and Punk would battle during the next three months, from which Punk would emerge with the strap and embark on a historic 434-day title reign. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLBRGW2oETA But if Del Rio hadnt successfully cashed in which led to the title-trading that fall Punks lengthy title reign might have been 120-some days longer.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
