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OSAKA, JAPAN – JUNE 09: Chris Jericho looks on during the Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall of NJPW on June 09, 2019 in Osaka, Japan. (Photo by Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)

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OSAKA, JAPAN – JUNE 09: Chris Jericho looks on during the Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall of NJPW on June 09, 2019 in Osaka, Japan. (Photo by Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)
The name Chris Jericho does not need any kind of introduction in the wrestling business. Jericho has added so much to pro-wrestling – from refreshing his gimmick with changing times to providing blueprints for new kinds of match-ups.
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It was ‘The Lionheart’ who came up with the idea of ‘Money in the Bank’ ladder matches along with Brian Gewirtz who was the head writer for RAW then.
However, at this Sunday’s Money in the Bank PPV, during the main event between Roman Reigns and Edge for the Universal Championship, Michael Cole said that it was Edge who invented the MITB ladder match.
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Needless to say, many fans disagreed and tweeted about how WWE management does not mention Chris Jericho because of his association with AEW.
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One such fan tweeted the same tagging Chris Jericho saying that WWE should stop changing its history.
Stop changing history @IAmJericho invented #WWEMITB #AEW
— 🤘RoCktHiS_mIkE🤘 (@RockthisM) July 19, 2021
Chris Jericho tweeted back and reiterated how he and Brian Gewirtz came up with most of the concept. He further added that it was Vince McMahon who wanted the contract to be in a briefcase.
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“True story!!! @bfg728 and I came up with that entire match concept. Well almost all of it…@VinceMcMahon insisted that the contract be in a briefcase,” Jericho tweeted.
True story!!! @bfg728 and I came up with that entire match concept. Well almost all of it…@VinceMcMahon insisted that the contract be in a briefcase. https://t.co/rpZkLW3Ync
— Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) July 19, 2021
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Chris Jericho was part of the inaugural Money in the Bank ladder match
The very first MITB ladder match was back at WrestleMania 21 in 2005 where many legendary Superstars got themselves involved.

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The likes of Chris Jericho, Shelton Benjamin, Edge, Kane, Chris Benoit, and Christian put on an immortal performance together, and the rest is history.
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Edge won the very first MITB briefcase. Because of the success of the inaugural ladder match, WWE featured MITB ladder matches more frequently at WrestleMania.
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This tradition carried on till 2010. In 2010, the gimmick match was spun-off as a whole PPV.

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