All failed Money in the Bank cash-ins in WWE history
John Cena was the first wrestler recorded to fail when he attempted a Money in the Bank cash-in by challenging CM Punk on RAW 1000 on July 23, 2012; the match ended in a disqualification victory for Cena after Big Show interfered, but Cena did not capture the WWE Championship.
Money in the Bank is a recurring WWE pay-per-view built around a multi-man ladder match that awards the winner a briefcase guaranteeing a future title opportunity. The ladder match and the subsequent cash-in possibility are among the event’s main attractions, and while most briefcase holders have converted their opportunity into a championship win, a number of cash-ins have failed.
During his feud with CM Punk, Cena publicly called his shot and challenged Punk on the July 23, 2012 episode of RAW 1000; Big Show’s interference produced a disqualification finish that left Cena without the WWE Championship and established the first unsuccessful cash-in. The source identifies that sequence as the inaugural failed attempt in WWE Money in the Bank history.
Damien Sandow, who held a Money in the Bank contract for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, cashed in on John Cena on October 28, 2013 while Cena was nursing an injured arm, but failed to defeat him. Sandow’s loss is noted as the first instance of a briefcase holder losing a cash-in outright rather than seeing the attempt nullified by other means.
Baron Corbin captured the briefcase in 2017 and sought to cash in on WWE Champion Jinder Mahal on August 15, 2017; John Cena’s distraction allowed Mahal to roll Corbin up for the pin and retain the title. The failed cash-in was followed, according to the source, by Corbin being squashed by Cena at SummerSlam shortly thereafter.
Braun Strowman attempted a cash-in on Roman Reigns inside Hell in a Cell on September 16, 2018; Brock Lesnar interfered, laying out both Strowman and Reigns and producing a no-contest. That finish prevented a title change and meant Strowman’s cash-in did not succeed due to the non-finish.
In 2020 Otis won the Money in the Bank briefcase but subsequently lost it to The Miz; at WWE TLC The Miz converted the match between AJ Styles and Drew McIntyre into a Triple Threat but did not win the WWE Championship. The Miz is recorded in the source as the only Superstar to have both successfully and unsuccessfully cashed in the Money in the Bank briefcase.
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