10 WWE Money In The Bank Firsts

3. First Announced Cash-In

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A lot is made about John Cena calling his shot against CM Punk in 2012 and then becoming the first person to unsuccessfully cash in his MITB briefcase, but he’s not the first to give a champ the heads-up.

In 2006, Rob Van Dam told Cena that he was going to cash in his briefcase – from the second MITB match in history – for the WWE Championship at ECW revival PPV One Night Stand. Van Dam would have a lot more success than Cena did, winning his first (and only) WWE world title that night.

RVD would then be presented with the newly resurrected ECW Championship, making him the only man to simultaneously hold two of the “Big Three” main titles. His fall from grace is well-documented, but for one night, Van Dam was on top of the professional wrestling world. It still holds up today.

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