Day 5: Favorite Money in the Bank Cash-In?
Date: June 30, 2008 Event: Monday Night Raw. What happened?: After Edge got a well deserved beat down by Batista for cheating to retain the title at Night of Champions the night before, CM Punk took advantage and cashed in his MITB contract to become the World Heavyweight Champion for the first time in his career. What made this a major moment for me was, the crowd received Punk well, the commentary was flawless, and I think everyone pretty much thought Edge & Batista would be feuding for the title for awhile. Fun Fact: CM Punk is the only man to win the MITB ladder match twice, and successfully cash-in both times. Honorable Mention(s): The first ever MITB cash-in. New Years Revolution '06 when Edge cashed-in on Cena. And the most recent: the Raw after WM29 when Dolph Ziggler cashed-in on Alberto Del Rio. Both of these matches were amazing because of 1) the element of surprise, and 2) the respective crowds during each match. The crowd reactions put both of these quickie matches over the top.