Tom Fordy; May 5 2020, 5:47 ET; Updated: May 5 2020, 6:15 ET; MONEY IN THE BANK is one of WWE’s most exciting pay-per-view events, with superstars climbing … First he was beat down by the Nexus, then had to defend the WWE title against Wade Barrett, and finally Miz showed up to cash-in.The once universally-hated Miz was on the ascent as a heel.He had surprised everyone with his huge improvements both in the ring and on the mic.Despite an injured leg, Orton fought back, but Miz reversed an RKO into a Skull-Crushing Finale for the victory.It also gave us the hilarious “Angry Miz Girl” – a young girl in the crowd who was furious at Miz’s dastardly heel tactics.Fans had been rallying behind the super-talented Ziggler for years by this point, so he cashed-in on Alberto Del Rio the arena exploded.Del Rio put up a fight and trapped Dolph in his cross armbreaker – but Dolph attacked ADR’s injured leg to escape and hit the Zig-Zag to win.It was edge-of-your-seat stuff – and the reaction from the wild, post-WrestleMania crowd forced WWE to turn Ziggler babyface.Unfortunately, Dolph dropped the title just two months later, following a real-life concussion.Ziggler’s career has never reached those heights again.Seth Rollins returned from injury and scored a shock victory over Roman Reigns to reclaim the WWE Championship.But Ambrose – who had won MITB earlier that night – jumped Rollins from behind and hit Dirty Deeds to become WWE Champion.It was a historic moment: all three member of The Shield were WWE Champion within the space of minutes.It was also a great piece of storytelling – Ambrose finally got his revenge on Rollins, two years after “the Architect” turned on his Shield brothers.When Edge won the very first MITB briefcase at Mania 21, no one (including WWE officials) really knew what it meant.Fans assumed Edge would announce his intention to cash-in at a later date – presumably at Mania – so when Edge ambushed a blood-soaked John Cena it was a genuine shocker.Cena had just survived an Elimination Chamber match to retain the WWE Championship, but Edge hit him with two spears to steal the title.This moment elevated MITB from a gimmick to the second most important title in WWE.Whereas the Intercontinental Championship had once been seen as a stepping stone to the main event, from this point on it was the MITB briefcase.In the final moments of the Brock Lesnar v Roman Reigns main event (already a cracking match) Rollins charged to the ring to cash-in and make it a triple threat.It was an unexpected twist that revolutionised the cash-in, which had become formulaic by now.No-one considered that MITB could be used to hijack a match mid-action.Rollins’ quickly won the WWE Championship – pinning Reigns with a Curb Stomp – making Seth an instant main eventer.The image of Rollins holding the belt aloft is one of the all-time great WrestleMania images.It was also an incredible twist ending that subsequent Manias have failed to live up to. Stealing The Undertaker’s thunder was a lot like tugging on Superman’s cape in 2007. — to become WWE Champion, a title he would successfully defend in the main event of WrestleMania against John Cena. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.Briefcase-chase wrestling showdown returns on June 17 and SunSport looks at the best cash-in momentsMONEY IN THE BANK is one of WWE’s most exciting pay-per-view events, with superstars climbing a ladder to nab a guaranteed title match contract – which they can cash-in at any time.And this year it promises to be even more unique with those involved due to battle their way up through WWE's headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut and on to to the roof to grab the treasured briefcase that secures them a guaranteed title shot.With Money in the Bank returning on May 10 exclusively on Carmella deserves a nod for being the first woman to cash-in MITB.But it was a fantastic segment too – everything that’s great about post-WrestleMania shows.The crowd were pumped for the SmackDown debut of the IIconics – Billie Kay and Peyton Royce – who proceeded to put an epic beating on champ Charlotte Flair.By now the fans are wise to WWE’s tricks and knew the cash-in was coming.They were chanting for Carmella before her music had even hit.The Staten Island Princess then charged down to the ring and nailed the dazed Charlotte with a big boot to become SmackDown Women’s Champion.Unlike other MITB winners, RVD announced his intention to cash in ahead of time – challenging John Cena for the WWE Championship at the second ECW revival PPV.It was a heated match, with the ECW faithful tearing Cena to shreds with chants of “You can’t wrestle!”(Check out the hilarious moment when Cena throws his shirt into the crowd and the crowd keep throwing it right back – masterful heel work from Cena.
Unfortunately for Ziggler, he barely had the chance.
First cash-in to happen in the middle of any match, ever.