5 banned WWE words that were brought back

#1 Briefcase

It was reported in July 2017 by the Wrestling Observer’s Bryan Alvarez that WWE announcers and Superstars had been informed to no longer use the word “briefcase” when referring to Money In The Bank. Instead, they were told to say the word “contract” (e.g. “Carmella won the Money In The Bank contract”, not “briefcase”).

At the same MITB event where Carmella was controversially crowned “Miss Money In The Bank”, Baron Corbin claimed the contract in the men’s match to earn himself a future WWE Championship opportunity at a time of his choosing.

Fast forward to an episode of SmackDown Live in August 2017 and Corbin decided to cash in his contract on Jinder Mahal. However, “The Lone Wolf” was distracted by John Cena and he ended up failing spectacularly with his cash-in.

From that moment on, audiences began chanting “Where’s your briefcase?” towards Corbin, giving WWE’s announcers little choice but to mention the word “briefcase” every time that fans chanted it.