Dolph Ziggler cashes in MITB to win the World Heavyweight Championship in 2013
On this day in 2013, Mr. Money In The Bank Dolph Ziggler cashed in his briefcase on the Raw after Wrestlemania 29 to win the World Heavyweight Championship from Alberto Del Rio. Ryan Pratt takes a look back at this iconic feel-good moment in wrestling history.
After a successful title defense the night before at the MetLife Stadium against Real American Jack Swagger, World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio faced the former no-1 contender and his manager Zeb Colter in a Handicap match on Monday Night Raw. Del Rio once again overcame Swagger with Colter, although he came out of the match worse for wear with an injury to his leg. Whilst Del Rio hobbled, clinging onto his World Heavyweight Championship, Dolph Ziggler’s theme song ‘Here To Show The World’ rang out on the speakers around the Izod Centre in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Having shouted “We Want Ziggler” throughout the Del Rio/Swagger & Colter match, the boisterous and vocal crowd went berserk when Ziggler, flanked by partners AJ Lee and Big E Langston, walked down the ramp with the briefcase in hand and a smug, confident smirk on his face. Making his way into the ring, Dolph handed over the battered blue brand briefcase to referee Scott Armstrong, signaling a cash-in of the Money In The Bank contract.