11 Most Random Money In The Bank Ladder Match Participants In WWE History

As far as we know, the 2021 edition of WWE Money In The Bank will see its staple ladder matches return to the hotly anticipated in-ring ladder calamities, as opposed to 2020’s dumpster fire ‘spectacle’ building chase.

WWE fans will be eager, and more hopeful than anything, to see this event produce the exciting carnage Money In The Bank is well revered for. At the very least, next month’s pay-per-view should allow viewers to temporarily forget how creatively messy WWE is right now, and just enjoy a crazy spot-fest.

That is until they inevitably book Slapjack to crash the men’s match and win.

Traditionally the Money In The Bank ladder matches are one of the best on WWE’s calendar, but they can only reach such lofty heights if the competing superstars are capable of living up to the gimmicks daredevil reputation.

In some glaring instances, the Money In The Bank production line has rolled out a glaring amount of Ford Pinto caliber superstars compared to the more desirable Rolls Royce competitor. Whether it be due to the superstars booking trend, wrestling style or age, there have been many occasions where a Money In The Bank Ladder Match participant has not fit the bill.

After a barnstorming scrap in the 2019 men's MITB match featuring some of the more underrated stuntman moments in the gimmick’s history, Brock Lesnar of all people strolled down to the ring to win the briefcase in the match’s climax. He was never physically involved, yet he "earned" a future world title opportunity. This, despite guys like Finn Balor, Andrade and Mustafa Ali flying from atop ladders, crashing and burning on the hard steel, all for our entertainment but reaping absolutely no reward for their effort. Speaking of Ali, the finishing spot saw Lesnar win the match by pushing Ali off a ladder in which the cruiserweight was standing atop of, and instead of quickly unhooking the briefcase, Ali chose to stand there jaw-dropped, dumbly waiting to eat s**t.

WWE is a truly daft company sometimes.

This was a moment designed to swerve and shock their fanbase. However all it did was frustrate viewers who had been hooked by the hard work and body on the line determination from the match’s dynamic lineup in the lead-up.

This was just Brock Lesnar doing Brock Lesnar things, and it was something many had grown tired of. To make matters worse, Lesnar later cashed in on Seth Rollins at Extreme Rules, then lost the Universal Title after only 28 days at Summerslam.

What was the point? Never again WWE, please never again.