6 Times WWE Got Money In The Bank Winner Wrong
2. Damien Sandow - Money In The Bank 2013
Who Should Have Won - Wade Barrett
The 2013 ladder match for the blue briefcase was one of the most unique in the history of the gimmick. The seven-man match was contested by seven heels, a unique set-up in WWE to say the least. A number of tag teams were also involved in the match, which created a dynamic that fans hadn't seen previously.
The match was won by Damien Sandow, who betrayed his long-time partner Cody Rhodes by pushing him off the ladder when victory was in Cody's grasp. Sandow went on to become the first man to fail with an impromptu cash-in, losing to a one-armed John Cena in a moment that many saw as the end for The Intellectual Saviour of the Masses.
Who should have been victorious on that night in Philadelphia?
Cody was one option. The then-former WWE Intercontinental Champion seemed to be reaching a make or break point, and the briefcase could have been that, erm, make. Then-WWE United States Champion Dean Ambrose was another option, but The Shield was already lumbered with prizes.
The man for whom the 2013 blue briefcase would have made the most sense was England's own Wade Barrett. Barrett always seemed on the cusp on winning a briefcase, only for injury or other bad luck to curtail his chances. Everything had finally aligned for the man from Penwortham in 2013, only for WWE to go in the direction of Sandow instead.