5 key statistics coming out of Money in the Bank 

Money in the Bank could arguably be considered one of the top five pay-per-views in WWE, annually it has become one of the most anticipated events over the past eight years and now even the women have been given the opportunity to become Miss Money in the Bank as well.

This year's show boasted Ronda Rousey's first ever singles match in WWE, a hotly anticipated Last Man Standing Match between AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura, the showdown between Carmella and Asuka for the Women's Championship, and obviously the two Money in the Bank ladder matches, which definitely lived up to the hype.

As with every WWE pay-per-view, records are made, statistics are renewed and there are new facts that WWE's commentary team can throw around for the next month.

There were a number of facts and stats that the WWE Universe should be aware of following this year's Money in the Bank event, and here is just a handful of them.

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#5 Braun Strowman becomes the 10th man to win MITB on his debut mat

WWE has its first ever Monster in the Bank

Braun Strowman dominated the competition in last night's Money in the Bank ladder match before he was able to sweep aside Kofi Kingston at the top of the ladder and lift the briefcase for the first time.

Strowman's win last night means that he is the first man to win both the Greatest Royal Rumble and the Money in the Bank contracts and the second man to win The Rumble and a contract in the same year, although there is only a two-month gap between his two victories.

Strowman made his debut in the brutal match last night and his win makes him the 10th man in history to win the contract on his debut. The last man to lift the case on his debut was Baron Corbin last year when he swept aside his opposition but was unable to successfully cash in his contract.

Other notable names who have managed this feat include Seth Rollins back in 2014, John Cena in 2012, Daniel Bryan in 2012 and even Edge all the way back in 2005 when Money in the Bank was still a gimmick match at WrestleMania.

Just in case you were wondering, The Monster Among Men, didn't waste any time calling out Brock Lesnar following his victory either.

#4 Lashley's first pay-per-view singles victory in more than a decade

Bobby Lashley emerged victorious at Money in the Bank

Bobby Lashley and Sami Zayn's feud has gone back and forth over the past few weeks, ever since Lashley gave Zayn vertigo and forced him to miss The Greatest Royal Rumble back in April.

The former ECW star only returned to WWE on the Raw After WrestleMania and has since been involved in multi-man matches at subsequent pay-per-views, his match with Zayn was his first pay-per-view singles match since his return and his win was his first since ECW One Night Stand back in 2007 when he defeated Vince McMahon in a Street Fight to win the ECW Championship for the second time.

Things sure have changed in WWE over the past decade, since Zayn and Lashley fought for pride at Money in the Bank and three vertical suplexes allowed The Dominator to walk out victorious.

#3 Shinsuke Nakamura and AJ Styles make history

AJ Styles was the last man standing

Heading into Money in the Bank, the feud between Styles and Nakamura became one of only four other rivalries in the modern era to have been given four consecutive pay-per-views to tell the story in one on one matches.

After Nakamura opted to cash in his Royal Rumble win on Styles, their feud began at WrestleMania and has now gone through The Greatest Royal Rumble, Backlash, and Money in the Bank.

The feuds between Randy Orton and John Cena back in 2009, Cena and Batista in 2012 and Cena and Orton in 2013 all went through four pay-per-views as well, but the title changed hands in all three feuds before this one.

When Styles defeated Nakamura last night in their Last Man Standing match, this became the first feud to span over four WWE pay-per-views without seeing a title change.

#2 Alexa Bliss becomes the first female to cash in on the same night

Alexa Bliss became the first female to cash in her contract on the same night

Alexa Bliss shocked the world when she interfered in the Raw Women's Championship match and cashed in her Money in the Bank contract.

Bliss now makes history after holding the contract for just an hour, which is a stark contrast to the almost 300 day reign Carmella had with the case earlier this year.

Bliss also becomes the second quickest cash-in in WWE history, after Kane cashed in his contract after 20 minutes back in 2010. Both stars were successful in their quest for gold on the night and were able to make it count.

Bliss' cash-in also made her a three-time Raw Women's Champion and a five-time Women's Champion overall, despite being on the main roster for less than two years.

#1 Kofi Kingston creates a new record

Kofi Kingston was chosen to take part in Money in the Bank

After weeks of the WWE Universe speculating that it would be Big E who was in the Money in the Bank ladder match for The New Day, the trio actually chose Kofi Kingston to represent them, and in doing so he was able to equal Kane's record of appearing in seven Money in the Bank ladder matches.

"NEW DAYYYYY!"THIS is the kind of offense @TrueKofi brings to the #MITB #LadderMatch! pic.twitter.com/JaBVMaOU03

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) June 18, 2018

Kingston's loss means that he has been in more ladder matches than any other superstar in WWE history without a win since Kane was able to lift the case back in 2010.

Chris Jericho had also been in six Money in the Bank ladder matches, but Kingston's appearance last night means that he is able to overtake Y2J now as well.

This isn't a stat that any superstar would actually have wanted and judging by the bump that Kingston took in the closing stages of the match, he won't be in any hurry to step into another Money in the Bank ladder match in the future.