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Money in the Bank MVPs: photos
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Edge entered the first-ever Money in the Bank Ladder Match at WrestleMania 21, with dreams of becoming a WWE Champion.& `2 t7 H+ D" j' f3 P
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( r1 V- n8 ^& l( p3 I' E+ ?# r' GLeaving the contest with the opportunity of a lifetime in his hands, Edge cashed in the contract to win the WWE Title nearly nine months later.
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1 u/ T! o" _! j& k+ m3 DChris Jericho came up with the idea for the Money in the Bank Ladder Match back in 2005.
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Y2J has participated in four of the grueling contests, though he has never won.
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, n- K: H; w# l, C8 TCrafty climber Kofi Kingston turned a broken ladder into a pair of stilts at WrestleMania 26.1 q: C; g* R$ Q p& @
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: x' ], M; Z# |5 R5 G7 tRandy Orton manages to hit the RKO from just about anywhere, even atop a ladder.1 K( _' R4 b/ A/ {3 l
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Rob Van Dam's willingness to sacrifice his own body made him a dangerous competitor, especially in Money in the Bank.* Y3 D5 p3 K9 b h6 g; j Y
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Van Dam won the bout at WrestleMania 22 and successfully cashed in, winning the WWE Title at ECW One Night Stand 2006.: _* r: w" f. f* ?7 z
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5 k% h+ k W. Q, G+ b( qShelton Benjamin catapulted himself into many Money in the Bank highlight reels.7 x8 |. J9 X/ W
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; I& r' y0 g6 T# w! B$ a: {Kane left nothing but destruction in his path after his winning Money in the Bank bid in 2010.1 C0 f1 }: S7 V4 d
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The Big Red Monster won SmackDown's contract in 2010, then cashed in the same night, defeating Rey Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Title.* Y2 x! v# k4 P5 w9 N8 |
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! k6 h2 x) ?4 W* v0 N& F0 @7 jDaniel Bryan weathered the high-flying offense of Sin Cara ...3 d$ M3 l5 _: u* h* [
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o& }( A/ a) [+ {( U1 A... and the brute force of Wade Barrett ...
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... to win the 2011 World Heavyweight Title contract. He took his title opportunity at WWE: TLC later that year, defeating Big Show only seconds after he had won the championship.% a& X3 j8 h- a3 h; g6 q
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CM Punk has proven to be a very adept competitor in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
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Winning the contract at WrestleMania 24, Punk cashed in that summer to win the World Heavyweight Title from Edge.
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3 M4 T5 w% ]. r' `4 ]" i0 ~" yOne year later, Punk fought through a rabid pack of WWE Superstars to win the contract again.4 ]* N. d$ S, q+ q
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$ g" @0 a3 c+ E$ r' ^- rThe Straight Edge Superstar successfully cashed in at Extreme Rules 2009, defeating Jeff Hardy for the World Heavyweight Title.7 [4 P9 i: S2 A
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4 v' R+ X; A% b! x* O: c0 E. eDolph Ziggler withstood this scary toss at Money in the Bank 2012 ...+ Y1 q5 f4 J& p8 z/ E6 ]
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1 G D: m3 t' r5 ~... and climbed above the competition to win a guaranteed World Heavyweight Title opportunity.& v! u# Q0 h+ ^2 x& }' A
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4 c! Q: a6 ~, e9 S3 OAfter defending his contract against Chris Jericho and John Cena, The Showoff took his chance the night after WrestleMania 29, defeating Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Title. |
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