10 WWE Money In The Bank Firsts You Need To Know
3. First To Cash In The Same Night
One of the more infamous cash-ins had to come in 2010 at the
first Money in the Bank PPV, when Kane won the Smackdown briefcase for a World
Heavyweight Championship match. The Big Red Monster was getting a resurgent
push as a top heel, so it promised to be interesting to see how he would
torment the world champion before cashing in.
It turns out fans didn’t have to wait long. About an hour later, World Heavyweight Champion Rey Mysterio fended off a challenge from Jack Swagger that left him hobbled. Kane’s pyro hit and he stalked to the ring, promptly cashing in and quickly defeating Mysterio for the WHC.
Considering that Kane’s other world title reign lasted only
one day (back in 1998), this 154-day reign seemed more of a fitting “thank you”
for his years of service to WWE.