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- r# D' R- g- f* J7 DEdge entered the first-ever Money in the Bank Ladder Match at WrestleMania 21, with dreams of becoming a WWE Champion.$ w" z! b' U" P% `) {3 S& r4 n& R
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Leaving 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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/ r6 q, [, J) |Chris Jericho came up with the idea for the Money in the Bank Ladder Match back in 2005.
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3 ?# n; h, |) F; A) ^# K xY2J has participated in four of the grueling contests, though he has never won.# m# G* h/ l; C: x
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Crafty climber Kofi Kingston turned a broken ladder into a pair of stilts at WrestleMania 26.
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Randy Orton manages to hit the RKO from just about anywhere, even atop a ladder.$ q5 l0 l* j% T, U Z& r2 @0 ~2 W
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( u$ U, q$ ], F% P* U/ _Rob Van Dam's willingness to sacrifice his own body made him a dangerous competitor, especially in Money in the Bank.9 J& ]# b+ ]# J$ A# T; A; \# w l7 u
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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.
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Shelton Benjamin catapulted himself into many Money in the Bank highlight reels.
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Kane left nothing but destruction in his path after his winning Money in the Bank bid in 2010.& E2 {- b# t$ X+ N: c9 i) c
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$ z" {- k2 b0 ]3 Y4 N" B/ oThe Big Red Monster won SmackDown's contract in 2010, then cashed in the same night, defeating Rey Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Title.
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2 g+ w N* o$ W# J- g4 sDaniel Bryan weathered the high-flying offense of Sin Cara ...3 T: Y" `. v3 V8 m! Z
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... and the brute force of Wade Barrett ...1 V {5 H! M" o( f6 Z" 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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6 a& c- p8 `+ z: J; R% EWinning the contract at WrestleMania 24, Punk cashed in that summer to win the World Heavyweight Title from Edge.
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, ?/ w) U" x( W$ ]One year later, Punk fought through a rabid pack of WWE Superstars to win the contract again.5 W* y: s& w+ I E! \
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7 z0 B+ s* e9 d- {The Straight Edge Superstar successfully cashed in at Extreme Rules 2009, defeating Jeff Hardy for the World Heavyweight Title.
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Dolph Ziggler withstood this scary toss at Money in the Bank 2012 ...
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... and climbed above the competition to win a guaranteed World Heavyweight Title opportunity.
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After 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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