SummerSlam 2018 opens with a hype video starring Terry Crews.
Dean Ambrose comes to the stage to a great reception, followed by Seth Rollins. The Champion and the Scottish Psycho are out second.
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
(C) Dolph Ziggler W/ Drew McIntyre Vs. Seth Rollins W/ Dean Ambrose
The bell rings and they lock-up. Dolph forces Rollins to the ropes where Drew is standing. Ambrose comes around and gets right in the face of McIntyre. Rollins looks for a roll-up to no avail, then Dolph tries for one of his own. Ziggler slides out of the ring to re-group as Seth looked for a powerbomb.
Ziggler climbs back inside and kicks Seth in the gut as they feign a lock-up. Dolph hits the ropes but Rollins catches him with a hip toss and again Ziggler leaves the ring. Seth gets out and goes after Dolph but McIntyre steps in front of him. Ambrose comes around the other side and does the same to Dolph. Rollins gets a hold of Dolph while Ambrose and McIntyre engage in a staredown. Rollins ducks a clothesline and unleashes a loud chop, then more in the corner. Dolph reverses a whip to the corner but Rollins responds with a clothesline. Rollins looks for a suplex but Dolph lands on his feet and catches Seth with a neckbreaker.
Dolph controls the pace, slowing things down and rubbing Seth’s face along the top rope. Ziggler chops Seth and whips him into the turnbuckles. Ziggler knocks Rollins from the ring and McIntyre talks trash to him, prompting Ambrose to get in his face again. Back inside the ring, Ziggler applies a sleeper to ground Seth. Eventually Seth escapes but gets floored again by Dolph and the sleeper is re-applied. Rollins again escapes, this time with a jawbreaker. Rollins runs at Dolph against the ropes but gets launched over and to the floor below!
Ziggler gets Seth back into the ring and looks for a crossbody but Seth catches him, lifts him up into a suplex position, then both men fall over the top rope to the floor! Back inside the ring, Ziggler catches Dolph with a slingblade, then unleashes two running forearms in the corner. Rollins boots Dolph in the face and lands a blockbuster for a near-fall. Rollins goes back to the top but Ziggler meets him up there, only to be knocked back down, and Dolph rolls from the ring to avoid the frog splash. Dolph comes back in as Seth drops down, then Seth clotheslines him from the ring and hits a suicide dive! Rollins follows-up with a springboard clothesline and a ripcord knee for a near-fall!
Rollins looks for Buckle Bomb but Dolph reverses to a sleeper. Rollins doesn’t waste any time though as he flings Dolph off. Ziggler rolls to the apron and uses the rope to drape Seth. Rollins gets on the apron and looks to catapult him into the ring post but Dolph kicks him off and then hits the snap DDT on the apron! Seth just makes it back into the ring for the referee’s 9 count. Ziggler looks for the Zig Zag but Rollins holds the ropes, shrugs him off, and lands a superkick. Rollins goes up top and looks for the frog splash but Ziggler gets his knees up and scores a near-fall!
Ziggler tees off on Seth, punching him and taunting. Rollins responds with some rapid-fire punches and Dolph kicks Seth’s knee. Rollins reverses a leap from Dolph and drapes him on the top turnbuckle. Rollins leaps to the top rope and catches Dolph with an inverted suplex, holds on, then hits a modified sidewalk slam for a near-fall! “This Is Awesome” kicks up as Rollins takes to the corner and stomps up the band. On the outside, McIntyre blindsides Ambrose and tosses him into the steel steps! Capitalising on the distraction, Ziggler hits Seth with the Zig Zag and… two-fall! Somehow Rollins has been busted open. Ziggler tunes up the band but misses the superkick and they exchange roll-ups. Seth hits the Buckle Bomb and looks for The Stomp but McIntyre climbs on the apron. Ambrose pulls him down and hits Dirty Deeds. Rollins is looking on and Dolph is ready for a superkick behind him. Seth turns around and catches Dolph with a superkick of his own, then catches him with The Stomp for the win!
Winner and New Intercontinental Champion: Seth Rollins
Rollins celebrates with Dean Ambrose after the match, while Ziggler and Drew are down on the outside.
