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

Modified May 12, 2020 07:03 GMT

#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.

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