Who won Money in the Bank at WrestleMania 23? Edge is the first-ever Money in the Bank winner and the first one to have a successful cash-in. Over the years WWE has witnessed 28 attempts to cash in the MITB contract where 23 of them are crowned champions. WWE Championships has changed hands for 10 times as a result of MITB cash-in, with 81.80% of success rate. 5 superstars were unsuccessful during the cash-in and 2 superstars lost their briefcase to fellow superstars without cash-in attempts (Mr. Kennedy ]. In an interview, Kennedy explained what happened after he dropped the briefcase to Edge. “The next day I went down to see Dr. James Andrews and he said that’s not a tear, you didn’t tear your triceps. Sure enough, it was just a large hematoma. It was a bruise. It was like some blood vessels popped in my triceps and just opened up. I was out for maybe a month.” If you want to see Ken Kennedy talking about what happened, check out this clip starting at the 1:08 mark.