One of the best Money In The Bank cash-ins in WWE history arguably came on the Raw after WrestleMania show in 2013 when Dolph Ziggler defeated Alberto Del Rio to win the World Heavyweight Championship after just shy of a year with the briefcase.
However, it has emerged that we nearly didn’t get his awesome moment, as another highly-rated star was supposed to win that year’s ladder match instead of Ziggler.
Cody took to Twitter over the weekend to reveal that he was set to win the briefcase in 2012 instead of Dolph Ziggler. However, plans changed on the day of the show, and Rhodes isn’t exactly sure why.
Many people say that Rhodes should have won the briefcase the following year in 2013. However, that match was won by Rhodes’ former tag team partner Damien Sandow.
2012 was the year I was winning it, and that changed hours before showtime. One of those “unanswered prayers” moments though.
That hardship shaped the prickly psycho I’ve become today ha. Another good memory. https://t.co/nOIDUhMtyK
— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) April 25, 2020
However, that was not the only time that Rhodes was told he was winning the Money In The Bank ladder match, only for WWE to change their minds and give the win to someone else.
Speaking to Alex McCarthy at the end of 2019, Rhodes revealed that not only was he supposed to win the ladder match in 2012, but also in 2011.
I told @CodyRhodes I thought he should have won Money in the Bank 2013 (something I've tweeted a fair few times). He gave me this brilliant quote/story.
Read it and think about it. pic.twitter.com/fJboNZbmKG
— Alex McCarthy (@AlexMcCarthy88) December 17, 2019
While Cody was part of the SmackDown ladder match in 2011, that bout was won by Daniel Bryan. However, Rhodes was told it would be him walking away with the briefcase.
Based on what they know Cody would go on to become, you have to think that WWE regrets not pushing Cody when they had the chance as one of the company’s brightest stars.
4 years ago by Wrestle Talk
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