Dean Ambrose (w/Seth Rollins) versus Dolph Ziggler (w/Drew McIntyre)

They lock up and Dean with a waist lock and take down. Dean with a front face lock but Dolph escapes. Dean with a side head lock take down. Dolph goes to the floor to regroup. Dolph goes for the leg and Ambrose with a front face lock. Dolph backs Dean into the ropes and Dolph pushes Dean. Dean pushes Dolph to the mat. Dolph with a kick and punch. Ambrose with chops. Ambrose with a back elbow for a near fall.

Dean blocks a hip toss and then he slams Dolph. Drew grabs Dean’s ankle and Dean goes to the floor but Seth holds Dean back. Seth has some words for Drew while Ziggler drop kicks Dean off the apron. We go to commercial.

We are back and Dolph with a sleeper on Dean. Dolph with a kick to the knee and then he slaps Dean a few times. Dolph misses a clothesline and Dean with clotheslines of his own. Dean with kicks in the corner. Dolph with a double leg and he uses the ropes for leverage but the referee sees it. Dolph goes for a ZIg Zag but Ambrose holds on to the ropes. Dean catches Ziggler and hits a fallaway slam.

Dolph drops Dean on the top rope but Dean blocks a super kick. Dean catapults Ziggler into the ring post. Dean charges into the corner but misses and hits the ring post shoulder first. Seth gets between Dean and Drew and Drew takes off his jacket and dares Seth to hit him. Seth is not one to turn down a challenge and he punches Drew. They exchange punches and then Dolph attacks Seth from behind. Drew and Dolph send Seth into the ringside barrier.

Dolph with a kick but he misses a FameAsser. Dolph avoids the double underhook DDT. Rollins comes through the ring and hits a suicide dive onto Drew. Dean counters a hesitation DDT into a double underhook DDT for the three count.

Winner: Dean Ambrose

WWE Intercontinental Title Match: Dolph Ziggler vs. Seth Rollins

They start out with a technical style match and lots of grappling. Ambrose and McIntyre had a staredown at ringside. Ziggler with an uppercut and then a roll up for 2. Ziggler then ducked out of the ring.

Back in the ring, Ziggler caught him with a cheap kick then Seith hit a hip toss and once again, Ziggler rolled out of the ring to regroup. Seth landed a chop to the chest of the champ a few times then went for a suplex but Ziggler blocked it. Seth with a shoulder block but Ziggler kicked the left leg of the challenger and landed a neck breaker for 2. Ziggler with the rake of the eyes then landed some chops as the crowd was quiet. Seth tried a comeback but Ziggler tossed him hard into the corner and to the floor. Back in the ring, Ziggler controlled the pace of the match with a series of headlocks. Moments later, Seth got out of it with a jawbreaker but Ziggler sent him over the top rope to the floor. Back in the ring, Ziggler went to the top rope where Seth caught him and went for a suplex but they both fell over the top rope to the floor.

Back in the ring, Seth with a big boot then the slingblade. Seth with some forearm shots but Ziggler rolled him up for 2. Seth with a big boot then a blockbuster off the middle rope for 2. Seth went to the top rope but Ziggler knocked him down. Seth knocked him down with a headbutt then clotheslines him to the floor and followed up with an outside dive. Seth with a spring board clothesline then a knee strike to the jaw for 2.

Ziggler locked in a sleeper hold but Seth got out of it. Ziggler kicked Seth into the ring post and hit a DDT on the apron. Back in the ring, Ziggler with the Zig Zag but Seth blocked it and hit a superkick then went to the top rope where he went for a frog splash but Ziggler put up his knees and rolled him up for 2. They exchanged right hands then Seth caught Ziggler and put him on the top rope and Seth hit a reversed superplex then the falcon arrow for 2.

Seth went for a superkick but McIntyre sent Ambrose into the steel steps. Ziggler hit the Zig Zag on Rollins for 2. Seth was busted open from what appeared to be a cut on his eyebrow. Seth rolled him up for 2 and they exchange pinfalls. Seth with the buckle bomb. Ambrose hit Dirty Deeds to Drew on the floor. Seth with a superkick then the curbstomp for the win.

Winner: Rollins

Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre enter and he mentions that we are waiting for Seth Rollins to arrive. Kurt mentions that Seth had some travel issues coming back from China.

Kurt Angle is on the phone and he is trying to get in touch with Seth Rollins, Dolph and Drew return for an update on Seth’s travel plans. Drew says that Seth is afraid of them. Drew says if Seth does not sign the contract, then the match won’t be official. Kurt says that Seth will be there. Dolph wants to look at the contract to make sure that everything is okay. Later backstage we see Dolph and Drew reviewing the contract for Dolph’s Intercontinental Title Match at SummerSlam.

Dolph and Drew are back. Kurt asks if the contract is satisfactory. Dolph has an issue with the provision that Seth can have someone in his corner. Kurt says since Drew will be in Dolph’s corner, Seth gets to have someone in his corner. Dolph is okay with the provision.

Dolph Ziggler’s music interrupts and he makes his way to the ring and he is joined by Drew McIntyre. Dolph says we know that Seth isn’t here so let’s get this over with. Drew says you cannot suspend Brock because you have already lost one title match so you don’t want to lose another one. Drew says that Kurt will probably prop up Roman. Dolph asks if he will still have to defend the title on Sunday.

Kurt introduces Seth Rollins but no one comes out. Dolph says we all know that Seth is not coming out. Drew says that the ‘travel issues’ are probably that Seth cannot get away fast enough.

Dolph says Seth was a great champion but the focus is on WAS. Since he cannot beat them, Seth quit. Drew says they respect Seth Rollins. They formed their alliance to stop the complacency. You have to outwork everyone around you to grab that brass ring. Some of you think by being on Raw, you have made it. Seth tried to prove that he was the best every week. That made him and Dolph work harder.

Dolph says Seth pushed himself too hard for them. Every night, he wore his heart on his sleeve and he busted his ass for the WWE Universe. That is a one way street. Dolph says they forget. They love when Seth burns it down. You don’t remember when Dolph stole the show. It is all meaningless. Every time you feel disappointment, you turn your back. You did it to him and you will turn your back on Seth. You are going to turn your back on the next guy and the next guy. This vicious cycle will never end . . . because of you.

It is easy to be around for the fun times, but where were you during the hard times. Now for the first time in his life, someone truly has his back. He does not mean someone who rides his coattails and cashes a paycheck. This psycho pushes him to do better every night. Dolph says he does not care about any of you and he does not care about stealing the show. They do what they want and they took the damn thing over.

Dolph asks for the contract and they can officially make it a Seth Rollins forfeit. Kurt gives Dolph the contract and Ziggler signs it. Dolph says they are done.

Seth Rollins’ music plays and he makes his way to the stage. Seth says it is not like him because he is usually on time. Seth apologizes to everyone for having to listen to Dolph. Seth says he has been here for a while but he wanted to wait until Dolph signed because of what Seth was going to say.

Seth says he dealt with some travel issues, but they are not his travel issues. Seth says with the clause about having someone in his corner, it was there for a particular reason. Seth says he was tired of dealing with them two on one and since you are going to have the Scottish Psychopath in his corner, he might as well have a lunatic in his.

Dean Ambrose makes his way to the stage. Dean and Seth go to the ring and they square off. Seth wtih a super kick to Drew and Dean with the double underhook DDT on Drew.

Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre versus Seth Rollins

Drew starts things off and he has something to say to Rollins and Seth slaps Drew. Seth goes to the floor and drop kicks Drew. Rollins brings in Dolph and then he hits a thrust kick on Drew. Rollins sends Dolph to the floor. Seth kicks Dolph off the apron and Drew catches Rollins as he comes off the ropes and Drew with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. Drew sends Rollins into the turnbuckles and follows with an Irish whip. Dolph tags in and Rollins with punches. Dolph kicks Seth in the knee and Drew tags in.

Drew with a chop to Rollins. Drew with an arm bar and chin lock. Drew with a suplex throw and he tags Dolph back in. Dolph shuffles around Seth as he taunts Seth. Dolph with a reverse chin lock but Seth with punches. Dolph sends Seth into the turnbuckles but he misses a splash and Dolph crotches himself in the turnbuckles. Rollins with chops but Rollins is sent to the floor. Dolph is unable to make the tag when Seth pulls Drew off the apron and then Drew goes into the ring post.

Seth with slingblade and a running forearm into the corner. Rollins clotheslines Ziggler over the top rope to the floor. Rollins with a suicide dive to Ziggler. Rollins with a springboard clothesline to Ziggler. Rollins with a thrust kick but he misses Black Out. Rollins blocks a Fameasser and hits a buckle bomb. Drew makes the blind tag and hits a clothesline on Rollins. Rollins with a knee to Drew and a rollup on Ziggler for a near fall. Ziggler with a super kick for the three count.

Winners: Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre

We see Drew McIntyre backstage warming up for Seth Rollins while Dolph Ziggler talks him up. Back to commercial.

Drew McIntyre vs. Seth Rollins

Out comes Seth Rollins to a pop. Drew McIntyre is out next with WWE Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler.

The bell rings and Drew takes it to the corner, unloading on Rollins. More back and forth to start. Drew hits a big suplex and goes to the floor, raising the apron until Rollins kicks him. Rollins runs the ropes for a suicide dive but Drew catches him and rams him into the barrier with a modified Spinebuster. With the ring frame still exposed, Drew positions Rollins under the steel frame and catapults his throat into it. We go to commercial with Drew standing over Rollins.

Back from the break and Rollins has made a comeback. Rollins nails a suicide dive, sending Drew into the barrier. Rollins with another dive, dropping Drew on the outside. Rollins sends shoulder-first into the ring frame now. Rollins brings it back into the ring as Ziggler looks on. Rollins with a shot into the corner. Drew blocks a suplex. Rollins counters a move and ends up hitting a Falcon Arrow for a close 2 count.

Rollins cranks up for The Stomp now as fans do the “burn it down!” chant. Drew comes over but Rollins kicks at him. Drew keeps fighting and plants Rollins with a Spinebuster for a 2 count. More counters between the two. Rollins drops Drew and goes to the top. Drew climbs up and cuts Rollins off. Drew positions Rollins on his back and slams him to the mat for another close 2 count. Fans chant “this is awesome” as Drew waits for Rollins to get up. Rollins slides out of another move and rolls Drew up for a 2 count. Rollins nails The Stomp but Ziggler hits the ring and attacks Rollins for the disqualification.

Winner by DQ: Seth Rollins

Ziggler keeps the attack going and talks some trash. Rollins quickly counters and tangles with Ziggler, clotheslining him to the floor. Rollins runs the ropes and nails a big dive to Ziggler. Rollins smiles from the ramp as JoJo announces him the winner. Drew looks on from the ring and he’s not happy as Rollins’ music hits.

Renee Young is backstage with Seth Rollins. She congratulates him on the win and says it must be frustrating dealing with two Superstars. Rollins says it does but they need to know that there is no quitting in him and there’s nothing he won’t do to get the title back at SummerSlam. Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre suddenly attack Rollins from behind and beat him down. They destroy him and stand over him for a second before officials come in to check on Rollins and they leave.

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