20 WWE Money In The Bank Facts You Didn't Know

Since its inception in 2005, the Money in the Bank ladder match has gone on to become one of the most exciting components of WWE programming.

Its effect is essentially twofold. First off, we’re treated to an exciting match-type, involving multiple participants and a litany of dangerous spots. And secondly, there’s the subsequent teasing of the Money in the Bank cash-in, which can keep us occupied for months on end before that huge pay-off finally arrives.

A prime example of this effect came just over two months ago at WrestleMania 31. Having won the Money in the Bank briefcase the previous year in a four-and-a-half star contest, Seth Rollin cashed in his title shot on the Grandest Stage of Them All to create a moment that will be remembered for decades to come.

But it’s not just blockbuster moments that the Money in the Bank concept has provided. Over the years, it’s spawned a whole host of facts and figures—the most noteworthy of which will be covered in the forthcoming article.

Just as we did for the recent Extreme Rules and Elimination Chamber show, we round up 20 of the most significant pieces of trivia to emerge from the Money in the Bank phenomenon.

Given that there has been a total of 15 Money in the Bank Ladder matches, you’d be forgiven for thinking that there has been 15 cash-ins; but that’s not quite the case.

Technically speaking we’ve seen 16—and that’s all thanks to Daniel Bryan.

When he won the briefcase in 2011, he in fact cashed-in his opportunity on two occasions. The first time however, the decision was overruled by SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long after his opponent, Mark Henry, had not been medically cleared to compete.

Luckily for Bryan, when he cashed in for a second time a few weeks later, there was no such controversy as he celebrated his maiden World Heavyweight Championship.