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#3 Original plans for Cody to win the MITB

While speaking to Alex McCarthy of talkSPORT, Cody Rhodes revealed that he was initially supposed to win the 2013 Money in the Bank match. The EVP of AEW stated that WWE changed plans at the last-minute and decided to book Damien Sandow to win the match instead.

“I’m so far removed now I can give you a little bit of detail on this and I hold no grudges and I’m not sour over it, but the two years prior to that Money In The Bank [2013], I was told I was winning Money In The Bank. This is two years in a row. Two years in a row I was told in advance I was winning Money In The Bank. And both times, it changed on the day. On the actual day.

“So, if you guys ever wonder why I get a little spicy now and then – that’s a life-changing decision that you’re prepared for that then changes. You have to have very thick skin in wrestling and sometimes mine’s not that thick.”

(H/t: Sportskeeda)

Interestingly, Cody was slated to win the 2012 MITB match as well, but due to last-minute changes, Dolph Ziggler was the one who walked out of the event with the briefcase.