11 Things You Didn't Know About WWE Money In The Bank

5. Bad Guys Prosper

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You don’t need to be a booking genius to realise that the whole briefcase concept works best for a heel. There’s just something off about a babyface cashing-in on a vulnerable champion, and the history of Money in the Bank backs that up. Pro wrestling is a world where bad guys often finish first, and that is doubly true when it comes to briefcase-related championship opportunities.

This doesn’t seem immediately obvious when looking at the stats. In fact, it is almost 50/50 when it comes to babyface and heel wins. 10 babyfaces have managed to procure the briefcase, with that number rising only to 13 when counting heel victories. A slight increase, but not big enough to be particularly interesting.

What is interesting is that 50% of the babyface winners have used their cash-in to turn to the dark side, either confirming a heel turn or inching ever closer. Continuing the theme, only one man has ever successfully cashed-in the briefcase in a valiant manner, without sneak-attacking or taking advantage of a prone champion. When it comes to Money in the Bank, being bad is often being good.

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