On a recent edition of the “Busted Open Radio” podcast, former WWE Superstar Nic Nemeth recalled when he cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase on Alberto Del Rio to win the World Heavyweight Championship in 2013.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On cashing in briefcase on Alberto Del Rio: “Coolest thing ever. I had no idea [it was happening] because … I lose every night, I wasn’t talking too much, I got beat up. I tried to cash in like 400 times and was kicked in the face every time. … I got to a point where I go, ‘This may not happen, and if it does happen, maybe they’re gonna pull the rug out from underneath me, or maybe I lose it the next day.’”
On finding out it would happen: “That afternoon, they said, ‘Here’s what’s gonna happen.’ Del Rio’s gonna be hurt. Your music’s gonna hit. You’re gonna hit him with the briefcase five or six times in the ankle and you’re gonna pin him.’ That would’ve been so heartbreaking. That would’ve been so anti-climactic.”
On the fan reaction to the moment: “The reason everyone cheered so much is because they’re the reason I was there in the first place. That was a very special thing that I wasn’t prepared for. It hit me like 500 bee stings as I walked out on that ramp. And I go, ‘Oh man, when they see the rest of this, they’re gonna lose their minds.’ And they did. And I will never be prouder of something.”
