7 Money in the Bank winners who aren't in WWE anymore

On May 10, the WWE Universe is going to witness a unique presentation that's never been done before in history. Both the Men's and Women's Money in the Bank matches are going to emanate from the WWE Headquarters for the first time ever.

It has been 15 years since we saw the first Money in the Bank match at WrestleMania 21. WWE Hall of Famer Edge won the brutal contest and went on to become one of the greatest World Champions of all time, winning the coveted title on 11 separate occasions. A long string of Money in the Bank winners followed Edge and made a name for themselves as legit main event stars.

In this list, we'll take a look at 7 WWE Superstars who won MITB, but went on to part ways with the company and are not wrestling for WWE in any capacity currently.

#7 Rob Van Dam

One of the most popular babyfaces of all time, RVD won the 2nd ever Money in the Bank match at WrestleMania 22. Being a babyface, he chose to inform John Cena beforehand that he would be cashing in. He went on to defeat Cena in a WWE title match at ECW One Night Stand 2006, with some help from Cena's arch-rival, Edge.

He left WWE in mid-2007 and came back for a short-lived run in 2013. RVD kept making cameo appearances for WWE over the next several years, and is currently signed to Impact Wrestling.

#6 Dean Ambrose

Now working for AEW as Jon Moxley, the former Shield member won the briefcase in 2016, at the MITB PPV. Later that night, Seth Rollins defeated Roman Reigns to win the WWE World Heavyweight title.

Ambrose cashed in on an exhausted Rollins and pinned him with ease to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. This was Dean's only WWE title reign.

#5 Damien Sandow

The 2013 Money in the Bank PPV saw Damien Sandow winning the contract. In October that year, he cashed in the briefcase on John Cena, moments after attacking him and targeting his arm.

Cena somehow managed to pick up the win and Sandow became the 2nd Superstar to cash in the briefcase and fail, with Cena himself being the first one. He was released in 2016 and is currently working for NWA, as well as in the indies.

#4 Jack Swagger

Jack Swagger won the last Money in the Bank contest that was held at WrestleMania, in 2010. The match got a PPV of its own, months later. Mere days after winning the match, Swagger cashed in the briefcase on Chris Jericho, who was attacked by Edge on SmackDown moments ago.

Swagger pinned Jericho to become World Heavyweight Champion but didn't carry the belt for long. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling, where he is a part of Chris Jericho's "The Inner Circle" stable, in an interesting turn of events.

#3 Mr. Kennedy

Mr. Kennedy won the Money In The Bank in 2007 but lost the briefcase to Edge soon after on an episode of WWE RAW

By the time 2007 came around, Mr. Kennedy had become a big name and a hated heel on SmackDown. He had engaged in feuds with the likes of Batista and The Undertaker and was a favorite to win the Money in the Bank match at WrestleMania 23. The match featured major names like Edge, Randy Orton, CM Punk, King Booker, The Hardy Boyz, and Finlay as well, but Kennedy managed to bag the briefcase in the end.

He lost the briefcase to Edge mere days later, after being hit with a monitor moments before the match began. Edge successfully cashed in the briefcase on The Undertaker on SmackDown, winning the World title in the process. Kennedy never won the World title during his WWE stint. He was released by WWE in 2009. Kennedy later stated that his release came after WWE veteran Randy Orton complained backstage that he was reckless in the ring.

#2 Alberto Del Rio

Del Rio won the MITB briefcase at Money In The Bank 2011

Alberto Del Rio won the Money in the Bank briefcase at the 2011 PPV. He attempted to cash in the briefcase on CM Punk later that night on Vince McMahon's instructions, but Punk hit him with a kick as soon as he entered the ring. He successfully cashed it in on Punk at SummerSlam 2011, winning the WWE title. Over the next few years, Del Rio won the World Championship on four occasions and enjoyed several main event runs. Del Rio was fired by WWE in 2014, due to unprofessional conduct.

He made his WWE return a year later, but didn't do much of note during the 2-year run. His return saw him winning the WWE United States title from John Cena at Hell In A Cell 2015. Soon after, Del Rio joined The League of Nations, consisting of Sheamus, Wade Barrett, and Rusev. He created a wrestling promotion with former WWE Superstar Chavo Guerrero in 2019. The promotion was shut down earlier this year.

#1 CM Punk

CM Punk is the only WWE Superstar to win the Money in the Bank Ladder match on 2 occasions. He won the briefcase for the first time at WrestleMania 24, and cashed it in on Edge months later, to become World Champion. The next year at WrestleMania 25, Punk won the briefcase again, cashing it in on Jeff Hardy and effectively turning heel. Over the next few years, Punk turned into one of the biggest Superstars in WWE history. He won the World title on 5 occasions. Punk left WWE in early 2014 and hasn't stepped foot inside a wrestling ring as a competitor ever since.

He is currently working for FOX and occasionally appears on its weekly show named WWE Backstage. As an analyst, Punk shares his views on WWE's current product and storylines. He is scheduled to appear on the show next week. Punk's FOX gig led to many believing that a WWE return was on the horizon, but he seems to be content with not being a professional wrestler, and it's hard to predict whether we will ever see him back in WWE again.

Edited by Kaushik Das