10 WWE Money In The Bank Firsts You Need To Know

7. First To Cash In During A Match

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We don’t have to reach back far for this history-making moment. At WrestleMania XXXI last year, the main event between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns was humming along, with Lesnar throwing Reigns around and Roman laughing in the face of an absolute a**-kicking. It was a perversely entertaining match that would get a whole lot better.

With both men down, Seth Rollins came flying out of the back and handed his briefcase over to ref Mike Chioda, turning the world title match into a triple threat. About a minute later, Rollins scampered out of the ring with the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in his hands.

This cash-in was so unique because it actually happened during a match rather than after, which is the typical method. It’s doubtful that we’ll see something like that again, because a cash-in mid-match is risky with a second opponent to worry about. In this case, however, it made for a truly memorable moment.

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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.