100 Greatest WWE WrestleMania Moments
29. Seth Rollins Cashes In MITB (WrestleMania 31)
As visually stunning as it was, even Seth Rollins taking one of the best RKOs ever at WrestleMania 31 couldn't top what happened later on in the night. The 'Architect' recovered from that meaty bump to cash in his Money In The Bank briefcase midway through a Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar main event. That left his old Shield stablemate Roman stunned, especially once he clapped eyes on a celebrating Seth standing on the ramp with the WWE Title.
According to Rollins himself, WWE bosses only decided this cash in moment was going to happen at the eleventh hour. Even then, plans change quickly backstage, so Seth wasn't 100% sure he'd end the night with the belt. Pyro firing off all around him cemented it as WWE crowned a new king, and Reigns was heartbroken. Nobody else was - boos ringing out at January's Royal Rumble showed how frosty some fans were on Roman as the guy back then.
Not to worry, because Seth came along to scoop the glory intended for Reigns and pose with the title as 'Mania went off the air. This was the biggest night of Rollins' career by a mile. He'd become a set in stone .GIF/meme with that RKO in the baking Californian sunshine earlier, then took in the night air with an evil grin as the brand new WWE Champ come the end of the evening.
This is typically the cash in people bring up nowadays when discussing the briefcase's best moments. The pomp and circumstance of 'Mania has a lot to do with that, but folks were genuinely pleased to see a hard worker like Rollins get his due.