Career vs. Title
Miz sends Ziggler sternum first into the turnbuckles. Miz goes for a pin, but Ziggler kicks out at the count of two. Miz applies a front face lock. Ziggler stomps on Miz’s feet. Miz clotheslines Ziggler. Miz with a running boot to the face of Ziggler for a two count. Miz stomps on Ziggler’s chest. Miz catapults Ziggler throat first across the bottom rope. Miz drags Ziggler into the middle of the ring. Miz stomps on the back of Ziggler’s knee and mocks Daniel Bryan in the process. Miz applies a fish hook. Ziggler goes for a SuperKick, but Miz blocks it. Miz connects with a neck breaker for a two count. Miz drops Ziggler with a series of running corner dropkick’s. Miz continues to mock Daniel Bryan. Ziggler responds with a dropkick to Miz. Ziggler with a swinging neck breaker followed by a elbow drop for a two count. Miz goes for a sitout powerbomb, but Ziggler counters with a sunset flip for a two count. Miz rolls Ziggler up with his boot placed on the second rope, but the referee catches him. Ziggler sends Miz shoulder first into the steel ring post. Miz kicks Ziggler in the knee. Miz plants Ziggler with a DDT for a two count. Miz goes for the Figure Leg Lock, but Ziggler blocks it.
Miz kick Ziggler in the thigh region. Miz with a running boot to the knee of Ziggler. Ziggler connects with the small package for a two count. Miz drops Ziggler with the Awesome Clothesline. Miz ascends to the top rope. Ziggler sends Miz crotch first onto the top turnbuckle. Miz and Ziggler battle for position on the top rope. Miz goes for the Slingshot Powerbomb, but Ziggler counters with a roll through. Miz gets Ziggler in the Figure Four Leg Lock. Ziggler shoulder’s are pin to the mat for a two count. Ziggler reaches the bottom rope to get out of the hold. Maryse gets on the ring apron as Miz exposes the top turnbuckle. Ziggler plants Miz with the Rough Ryder for a two count. Ziggler goes for the Sleeper Hold, but Miz blocks it. Miz whips Ziggler face first to the exposed turnbuckle. Miz plants Ziggler with a slingshot sit-out powerbomb for a two count. Miz with a series of roundhouse buzzsaw kicks to the chest of Ziggler.
Ziggler connects with the Zig Zag for a two count. Ziggler gets Miz in a sleeper hold, but Miz reaches the bottom rope. Maryse sprays the fragrance into the face of Ziggler. Miz plants Ziggler with the Skull Crushing Finale for a two count as Ziggler has his boot placed on the bottom rope. Miz goes to ground and pound attack. Miz takes of Ziggler’s boot. Ziggler drops Miz with a SuperKick. The Spirit Squad comes down to the ring. Ziggler superkick’s Mikey off the ring apron. Miz connects with another Skull Crushing Finale for a two count. The referee ejects The Spirit Squad and Maryse from ringside. Ziggler drops Miz with a SuperKick to pickup the victory.
Well, this was excellent. Dolph Ziggler and The Miz worked a solid 20 minutes, with all 20 telling such a dramatic and intriguing story. Dolph and Miz left everything they had in the ring, but it was all about the build in the match. Time and time again did they execute moments where you thought “this is it.” With many counters and kick outs, every second was dramatic. Dolph Ziggler picked up the win and kept his career going. Whether you love him or hate him, The Miz is the PERFECT bad guy in this match. Not one person wanted to see Dolph Ziggler retire and they made that possible by pairing him up with The Miz, WWE’s best heel. A great moment and a match that should be remembered by how dramatic it was. I really want to see Dolph capitalize and run with it, potentially making the IC Title just as important as the world championship. It definitely stole the show tonight. The only change for me was for WWE to make this the last match. BIG MISTAKE.
