5 Unexpected Money in the Bank Winners

#3 Carmella (SmackDown Live)

James Ellsworth handed Carmella the Money in the Bank briefcase

If there was ever an opportunity which WWE messed up, it was the first-ever women's Money in the Bank Ladder Match.

They seemed to be doing everything right, creating another historic occasion for women in the wrestling industry. However, things went quite wrong, thanks to the way they booked the bout.

The match involved the likes of Charlotte Flair, Natalya, and Becky Lynch, and yet it was Carmella who won. That was not the part which was where WWE went wrong. They had James Ellsworth climb the ladder and hand Carmella the briefcase, a move that has since become one of the most criticised over the past decade.

Thankfully, although they could not fix the fact they had ruined the first-ever Money in the Bank Ladder Match, a rematch was scheduled on SmackDown Live.

You can watch the SmackDown Live Money in the Bank match here:

This time, no one expected Carmella to win, due to the events of the previous bout. Everyone was taken by surprise when it was Carmella who emerged holding the briefcase at the end of the bout, defeating the other women for the second time, and this time without Ellsworth. Since Becky had been the favourite heading into the encounter, the result took everyone by surprise.