All 7 Money In The Bank winners who had already won World Championships: Where are they now?

The 2020 edition of WWE Money In The Bank is all set to emanate on May 10, with the two Ladder matches set to take place at the WWE Headquarters. Money In The Bank is one of the most exciting gimmick matches WWE has ever come up with, and the outcomes of these matches tend to have tong-term effects on WWE's top storylines.

The first-ever Money In The Bank Ladder match took place at WrestleMania 21, with Edge winning the briefcase and an opportunity to cash it in anytime over the next year. He played it smart, and cashed the contract in on an exhausted John Cena at New Year's Revolution, winning his first WWE title in the process.

Ever since then, Money In The Bank has become a stepping stone for future World Champions, much like the Intercontinental title. But there have been instances where former World Champions won the briefcase, and not a young gun. Let's take a look at 7 such instances.

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#7 Kane

Kane won the MITB briefcase in 2010 and didn't wait for long to cash it in. Later in the night, Kane cashed the briefcase in on Rey Mysterio, who had defeated Jack Swagger to retain his World title. Kane had previously won the WWE title, way back during the Attitude Era, by defeating Stone Cold at King of the Ring 1998.

Kane is currently serving as the Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee, and makes occasional appearances for WWE.

#6 CM Punk

CM Punk won the MITB contract for the 2nd time at WrestleMania 25, and cashed it on Jeff Hardy months later, effectively turning heel. Punk's previous win came a year ago when he won the contract at WrestleMania 24 and cashed it in on Edge to become World Champion. This was a week after he had been drafted to WWE RAW.

Punk made his return to wrestling as an analyst on WWE Backstage, last November. He makes occasional appearances on the show and has managed to turn the rating needle on several occasions.

#5 Sheamus

Sheamus won the 2015 Money In The Bank Ladder match and held on to the briefcase for months on end. At Survivor Series 2015, Roman Reigns defeated Dean Ambrose to become WWE World Champion, but lost the title immediately after, when Sheamus cashed in his contract on The Big Dog. Sheamus had won the WWE title way back in 2009 when he defeated John Cena at WWE TLC.

He was out for around a year due to an injury and made his return earlier this year. Sheamus is currently putting down young guns on WWE SmackDown, with the most notable names being Cal Bloom and Daniel Vidot.

#4 Randy Orton

The Viper won the MITB contract in 2013, at the namesake PPV. Months later, Orton won the WWE title by cashing the contract in on Daniel Bryan, minutes after the latter had defeated John Cena to win the belt. Orton had won several WWE and World titles before his MITB victory, with his first title coming at SummerSlam 2004.

Orton lost a Last Man Standing match to Edge at WrestleMania 36 and hasn't been in action ever since.

#3 Dolph Ziggler

On the RAW after WrestleMania 29, Dolph Ziggler cashed in his MITB briefcase on Alberto Del Rio and won his 2nd World title. Around two years back, Ziggler was declared World Champion after he lost a title match to Edge. The stipulation to the match stated that Edge was banned from using the Spear, but he did it anyway and defeated Ziggler.

This resulted in Vickie Guerrero awarding the title to Ziggler. Theodore Long later gave a rematch to Edge, which he won, thus winning his title back. Ziggler went on to win the Money In The Bank briefcase at the namesake PPV in 2012. On the night Ziggler cashed in the contract, Del Rio had already defeated Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter in a Handicap match. An exhausted Del Rio didn't get a chance to celebrate, as Ziggler came down to the ring with AJ Lee and Big E, and became a two-time World Champion in a matter of seconds.

Ziggler currently wrestles on SmackDown and was recently involved in a love triangle storyline with Otis and Mandy Rose.

#2 John Cena

John Cena won his first WWE title at WrestleMania 21, where he defeated JBL. This was only the first of 16 World titles that Cena won throughout his illustrious career in WWE. Before turning into a part-time Superstar, Cena made sure that he would be remembered as one of the greatest to ever have stepped foot inside the square circle.

Cena won the Money In The Bank contract at the 2012 PPV of the same name. He cashed it in on CM Punk on RAW 1000. Due to interference from Big Show, Cena won the match by DQ, and became the first Superstar to cash in the briefcase and not win the title.

Cena's appearances became rarer with time, and he seems to have completely moved on from pro-wrestling as of this moment. Cena is a big name in Hollywood and is a part of the upcoming F9 movie. He recently came back to face The Fiend in a Firefly Fun House match at WrestleMania and failed to register a victory over the sinister entity.

#1 Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar won the Money In The Bank briefcase in 2019

Brock Lesnar won his first WWE title mere months after he made his way to the main roster, back in 2002. Lesnar defeated The Rock at SummerSlam 2002 to win the belt. He left WWE in 2004 and came back exactly 8 years later. Lesnar has become a true force of destruction ever since then and has won several World titles in the process.

At Money In The Bank 2019, Lesnar came out during the closing moments of the match, just when Mustafa Ali was about to grab the briefcase. Lesnar made quick work of Ali and bagged the contract. He cashed it in on Seth Rollins at Extreme Rules to win the Universal title.

On the road to WrestleMania 36, Lesnar got into a rivalry with the 2020 Royal Rumble winner, Drew McIntyre. He lost the WWE title to McIntyre at WrestleMania 36, and it took four Claymore Kicks for McIntyre to put down The Beast. Lesnar hasn't been seen in action ever since.

Edited by Kaushik Das