10 WWE Money In The Bank Firsts You Need To Know
2. First Announced Cash-In
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 a 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 good luck telling
the ECW faithful at Hammerstein Ballroom that night about it.