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Which World Wrestling Entertainment superstar was credited for coming up with the idea for the "Money in the Bank" match?

Chris Jericho. After his match on the February 28, 2005 episode of World Wrestling Entertainment's "Monday Night Raw", Chris Jericho announced his vision of a new match including six elite World Wrestling Entertainment superstars, the chance of a lifetime and a very big steel ladder. The next week on the March 7, 2005 episode of World Wrestling Entertainment's "Monday Night Raw", General Manager Eric Bischoff made Jericho's match official. This would be the first "Money in the Bank" match and would be held at the World Wrestling Entertainment's 2005 "WrestleMania 21" event. This match was a ladder match where the winner would grab a briefcase with a guaranteed contract for a title match of the wrestler's choosing and at the place and time of his choosing over the next calendar year.

Which superstar won the first "Money in the Bank" match at the World Wrestling Entertainment's 2005 "WrestleMania 21" event?

Edge. On April 3, 2005, the first "Money in the Bank" was held at the World Wrestling Entertainment's "WrestleMania 21" event in Los Angeles, California. Edge defeated Chris Jericho, Shelton Benjamin, Chris Benoit, Christian and Kane to win this match and the guaranteed contract for a title match at the place and time of his choosing. Edge used his title shot to defeat John Cena on January 8, 2006 at the World Wrestling Entertainment's "New Year's Revolution" event for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.

Rob Van Dam won the "Money in the Bank" match at the World Wrestling Entertainment's 2006 "WrestleMania 22" event. Van Dam cashed in his World Wrestling Entertainment Heavyweight Championship title shot at the World Wrestling Entertainment's 2006 "One Night Stand" event. That night who did Van Dam challenge for the World Wrestling Entertainment Heavyweight Championship?

John Cena. Rob Van Dam cashed in his World Wrestling Entertainment Heavyweight Championship title shot at the World Wrestling Entertainment's 2006 "One Night Stand" event on June 11, 2006. Rob Van Dam defeated John Cena in an "Extreme Rules" match due to outside interference from Edge to win the World Wrestling Entertainment Heavyweight Championship.

Ken Kennedy won the "Money in the Bank" match at the World Wrestling Entertainment's 2007 "Wrestlemania 23" event. Did Ken Kennedy cash in his guaranteed World Wrestling Entertainment World Heavyweight Championship title shot?

no. At the World Wrestling Entertainment's 2007 "Wrestlemania 23" event, Ken Kennedy defeated CM Punk, Edge, Finlay, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, King Booker and Randy Orton in the "Money in the Bank" match. Edge defeated Ken Kennedy in a match for Kennedy's guaranteed title shot for the World Wrestling Entertainment World Heavyweight Championship on the May 7, 2007 episode of World Wrestling Entertainment's "Monday Night Raw". Edge cashed in his guaranteed title shot World Wrestling Entertainment World Heavyweight Championship on the May 11, 2007 episode of World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown" and defeated The Undertaker for the title.

Which superstar became the first person to win two "Money in the Bank" matches when he won the "Money in the Bank" match at both the World Wrestling Entertainment's 2008 "Wrestlemania 24" event and the World Wrestling Entertainment's 2009 "Wrestlemania 25" event?

CM Punk. At the World Wrestling Entertainment's 2008 "Wrestlemania 24" event, CM Punk defeated Shelton Benjamin, Carlito, Chris Jericho, Mr. Kennedy, John Morrison and Montel Vontavious Porter in the "Money in the Bank" match. CM Punk cashed in his World Wrestling Entertainment World Heavyweight Championship title shot on the June 30, 2008 episode of World Wrestling Entertainment's "Monday Night Raw". At the World Wrestling Entertainment's 2009 "Wrestlemania 25" event, CM Punk defeated Shelton Benjamin, Christian, Finlay, Mark Henry, Kane, Kofi Kingston and Montel Vontavious Porter in the "Money in the Bank" match. CM Punk cashed in his World Wrestling Entertainment World Heavyweight Championship title shot on June 7, 2009 at the World Wrestling Entertainment's "Extreme Rules" event and defeated Jeff Hardy for the World Wrestling Entertainment World Heavyweight Championship.

How many "Money in the Bank" matches were contested in 2010?

Three. On March 28, 2010 at the World Wrestling Entertainment's "WrestleMania XXVI" event, Jack Swagger defeated Shelton Benjamin, Evan Bourne, Christian, Matt Hardy, Kane, Kofi Kingston, Drew McIntyre, Montel Vontavious Porter and Dolph Ziggler in a "Money in the Bank" match. Swagger defeated Chris Jericho for the World Wrestling Entertainment World Heavyweight Championship on the April 2, 2010 episode of World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown". On July 18, 2010 in Kansas City, Missouri, World Wrestling Entertainment held a "Money in the Bank" themed event. The show featured two "Money in the Bank" matches. In the "Money in the Bank" match that night for a World Wrestling Entertainment World Heavyweight Championship title shot, Kane defeated the Big Show, Matt Hardy, Christian, Kofi Kingston, Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, and Dolph Ziggler. In the "Money in the Bank" match that night for a World Wrestling Entertainment Heavyweight Championship title shot, The Miz defeated Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, Evan Bourne, Ted DiBiase, John Morrison, Edge and Mark Henry.

On July 18, 2010 in Kansas City, Missouri at the World Wrestling Entertainment's "Money in the Bank" event, Kane won the the "Money in the Bank" match that night for a World Wrestling Entertainment World Heavyweight Championship title shot. Did Kane cash in his title shot that night at the "Money in the Bank" event?

Yes. Kane cashed in his World Wrestling Entertainment World Heavyweight Championship title shot at the World Wrestling Entertainment's 2010 "Money in the Bank" event. Kane defeated Rey Mysterio following Mysterio's successful title defense against Jack Swagger. Kane defeated Mysterio after Kane delivered a Tombstone Piledriver to Mysterio and pinned him.

Who were the winners of the two "Money in the Bank" matches at the World Wrestling Entertainment's 2011 "Money in the Bank" event?

Daniel Bryan and Alberto Del Rio. The World Wrestling Entertainment presented the "Money in the Bank" event on July 17, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. Two "Money in the Bank" matches were contested at the World Wrestling Entertainment's 2011 "Money in the Bank" event. Daniel Bryan defeated Kane, Sin Cara, Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes, Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater and Sheamus to win the "Money in the Bank" for the World Heavyweight Championship title shot. Alberto Del Rio defeated Rey Mysterio, Kofi Kingston, Alex Riley, R-Truth, The Miz, Evan Bourne and Jack Swagger for the Wrestling Entertainment Heavyweight Championship title shot.

At the World Wrestling Entertainment's 2012 "Money in the Bank" event, Dolph Ziggler won the "Money in the Bank" match for the World Heavyweight Championship title shot contract. How many times did he defend his contract in 2012?

Two. Dolph Ziggler defended his "Money in the Bank" title shot contract for the World Heavyweight Championship twice. Ziggler sucessfully defended the title shot contract against Chris Jericho on the August 20, 2012 episode of World Wrestling Entertainment's "Monday Night Raw" in a "career vs contract" match. Ziggler also sucessfully defended the title shot contract against John Cena at the World Wrestling Entertainment's 2012 "TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs" event in a "ladder" match.

On the July 23, 2012 episode of World Wrestling Entertainment's "Monday Night Raw", which wrestler became the first "Money in the Bank" winner to cash in his championship match contract and NOT win the championship?

John Cena. John Cena won a "Money in the Bank" ladder match on July 15, 2012. Cena decided to cash in his championship match contract and challenge CM Punk for the World Wrestling Entertainment Heavyweight Championship on the July 23, 2012 episode of World Wrestling Entertainment's "Monday Night Raw". The Big Show interfered in the match causing Cena to win via a disqualification. Since titles don't change hands on a disqualification, Cena did not win the Wrestling Entertainment Heavyweight Championship.