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( m7 {2 o6 b% EEdge entered the first-ever Money in the Bank Ladder Match at WrestleMania 21, with dreams of becoming a WWE Champion.# p; C: o. }5 X* d3 g+ o9 B9 M
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3 N m# q Z m- nLeaving 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.- A/ p7 D7 V1 D1 H" K7 @
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! j* B9 s% R+ d' O8 IChris Jericho came up with the idea for the Money in the Bank Ladder Match back in 2005.
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1 t1 [3 y3 h: E# n/ G }Y2J has participated in four of the grueling contests, though he has never won.; r h$ O2 [0 m
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Crafty climber Kofi Kingston turned a broken ladder into a pair of stilts at WrestleMania 26.
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+ |/ `" U9 r+ K9 n" o. s0 eRob Van Dam's willingness to sacrifice his own body made him a dangerous competitor, especially in Money in the Bank.
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' T( B( W4 y8 P# k# \ Z SVan Dam won the bout at WrestleMania 22 and successfully cashed in, winning the WWE Title at ECW One Night Stand 2006.% ~, [3 P& ^3 g3 ~& G7 e
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8 \" L2 z8 q' l! r CShelton Benjamin catapulted himself into many Money in the Bank highlight reels.
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* H+ h" w: W$ `! kKane left nothing but destruction in his path after his winning Money in the Bank bid in 2010.5 b- f, P# ~/ G& I+ i
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1 v4 p7 m1 B. GThe 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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8 M" x7 |5 V; U) o... and the brute force of Wade Barrett ...
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1 I( U% b% M c! W... 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.: a4 Y" T6 o5 n9 H" N* w( k4 |) v
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2 O' X; _& T1 g7 qWinning the contract at WrestleMania 24, Punk cashed in that summer to win the World Heavyweight Title from Edge.- E5 F6 j, d7 W' P. t$ y
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# j' A2 v, h6 {8 d7 H9 O- qOne year later, Punk fought through a rabid pack of WWE Superstars to win the contract again.
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The Straight Edge Superstar successfully cashed in at Extreme Rules 2009, defeating Jeff Hardy for the World Heavyweight Title.
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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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