10 Times WWE Stars Failed to Cash In Their Money In The Bank Contracts

In WWE, winning Money In The Bank usually results in a championship reign, but these terrible cash-in attempts prove that success is not guaranteed. Today, let's take a look at 10 times WWE Superstars failed to cash in their 'Money In The Bank Contracts.'

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Braun Strowman, SummerSlam 2018

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Strowman got hit by a dive from Reigns. Then Strowman got mauled by Lesnar, with The Beast ultimately throwing the Money in the Bank briefcase from ringside, effectively neutralizing its threat. In particular, Strowman didn’t have time to recover when Reigns pinned Lesnar seconds later to close the show.

Alberto Del Rio, Money in the Bank 2011

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The storyline went that Punk was leaving WWE, and so Mr. McMahon ushered Del Rio to ringside to cash-in his contract immediately and take the title off The Straight Edge Superstar. A game Punk kicked Del Rio in the head, though, to incapacitate him long enough for Punk to escape through the crowd with the title.

Carmella, SmackDown, January 2018

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The Riott Squad had beaten up Charlotte Flair, leaving her prone in the ring, only for Carmella to seize the moment. However, ‘Mella accidentally knocked the referee from the ring in her enthusiasm to attack The Queen. Flair had time to recover and pose a more formidable opponent that Carmella had intended to cash-in on, which sent her retreating with the briefcase in hand.

Daniel Bryan, SmackDown, November 2011

A November 2011 episode of SmackDown saw the oddball scenario of Big Show trying to rally a beat-up Bryan to cash-in after Show had incapacitated Henry. Bryan made a go of it, but Henry recovered enough to fend off the challenge before an official cash-in could happen.

Seth Rollins, Raw, June 2014

Raw's June 30, 2014 episode saw Kane take out John Cena, only for heel authority figure Triple H to signal for Seth Rollins to cash-in right then and there. Unfortunately for Rollins, his arch-rival at the time, Dean Ambrose, was also there. The Lunatic Fringe stormed the ring to beat back his former Shield running buddy.

Braun Strowman, Raw, August 2018

Reigns, Dean Ambrose, and Seth Rollins had one of their most entertaining reunions here, with no build-up. Rollins and Ambrose had been partnering up at the time, so they showed up to lend a hand to The Big Dog. The three cut off the cash-in attempt and triple powerbombed Strowman through a table.

John Cena, Raw, 2012

Cena declared his Money in the Bank intentions in advance, scheduling the cash-in a week out for a special episode of Raw. He and champion CM Punk had a good match, but things came off the rails when The Big Show interfered, causing a disqualification finish, and thus no title change.

Braun Strowman, Hell in a Cell 2018

Little could Strowman have guessed that Brock Lesnar would make a surprise return to crash his match against Roman Reigns. The Beast dominated the combatants, ending the match in a draw. So it was that Strowman’s dismal run as The Monster in the Bank finally came to a close with no title win to show for it.

Baron Corbin, SmackDown August 2017

Corbin did cash-in on Jinder Mahal but had his plans foiled by a distraction from John Cena. Rather than this match crowning Corbin as a world champion, it instead only furthered the Cena versus Corbin issue going into their SummerSlam match.

Damien Sandow, Raw, October 2013

Sandow attacked Cena and cashed in. Cena was compromised, but not badly beaten. Sure enough, after taking a bit of punishment, Cena rallied and ultimately made short work of Sandow. The loss in many ways defined Sandow’s WWE run, as there was little reason for anyone to take him seriously beyond the mid-card after this fumbled attempt.

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