WWE star shares ‘dirty’ secret about what is really in Money in the Bank briefcase
Thanks to a number of WWE stars, inside the Money in the Bank briefcase is apparently not a pleasant place to be.
Money in the Bank has steadily established itself as one of WWE’s most well-known and popular events in the modern era, thanks to the unknown element of the ladder match concept and the storyline jeopardy it places around its champions.
The concept is simple: Combatants, usually around six to eight per match, will battle it out in a traditional WWE ladder match that contains all the thrills, spills and high-flying spots you'd expect.
You win Money in the Bank by being the first to climb a ladder in the middle of the ring and unclipping the symbolic briefcase that hangs above, often dangling from the roof of the area.
In securing it, the winning man or women will be crowned the victor and, in the process, earn themselves a guaranteed championship match of their choice - also at a time and place of their suiting, too.
The fun comes from the unpredictability, the story being that all of WWE's champions spend forever looking over their shoulders for would-be challengers who could pounce from the shadows with a referee in toe, ready to take aim at the gold.
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Given the staggeringly high success rate of 'cash-ins' for Money in the Bank - those who win the briefcase invariably go on to win the championship they later challenge for - the case itself has become one of the most iconic images in wrestling, thousands of fans visible at live WWE events clutching replicas under their shoulder.
What is exactly is inside the Money in the Bank briefcase, though WWE, naturally and sensibly, offers the explanation that the case contains only the open-ended contract the incumbent will use to 'cash in.'
In reality, though, no such contract will exist given WWE's matches as storylines are mapped out well in advance of viewers seeing them on screen. Indeed, the real truth as to the day-to-day contents of the actual Money in the Bank briefcase had been unknown, until now, thanks to one of its most recent winners.
Damian Priest stunned The O2 in London in 2023 by winning the men's Money in the Bank briefcase, going on to hold it up until WrestleMania 40 this year when he cashed in on Drew McIntyre to snare the World Heavyweight title just five minutes after the Scot himself had won it.
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The former Judgement Day member recently to Chris Van Vliet and was quizzed on exactly what he really kept under the lid of the case. He kept his answer clean, which was more than could be said for many of his predecessors.
He explained: "I would put my toiletries [in there]. I wouldn’t put my dirty stuff in because that was a complaint that they told me from the get-go.
"[WWE said]: ‘Hey, don’t be like previous holders that put their dirty stuff in here and just ruined these briefcases.’ I said: ‘I’m good, don’t worry.’
"I would just put stuff that like, toiletries or take my gear to a show in them. But yeah, I used it. I legitimately used it like a real briefcase.
"I didn’t have paperwork, so I used other stuff, my sunglasses and stuff like that."
Priest remained World Heavyweight Champion for around four months before being unseated by Gunther at SummerSlam.
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