We see Ronda Rousey and Natalya backstage. Caruso approached them and congratulates them on their wins. Nattie leaves. Charly asks about Ronda looking to exact revenge on Charlotte Flair, to which the Champion says “payback is a bitch, and I’m the baddest one on the planet”.
Braun Strowman will face Brock Lesnar at the Royal Rumble on January 27th! Tomorrow night on Raw, Finn Balor will face Dolph Ziggler. And, of course, Mr. McMahon will be on Raw tomorrow night!
Intercontinental Championship Match
(C) Seth Rollins Vs. Dean Ambrose
After ring introductions, the bell rings and they stare each other down for a moment. Dean taunts Seth until he gets clocked. Rollins yells at him and they finally lock up. Seth whips him off and hits a back elbow, then uncorks a right hand to the face. Rollins hits a springboard clothesline and Ambrose rolls out of the ring.
Rollings gets out an chases but Dean backdrops him on the announce table. Ambrose brings his former partner back in the ring for a near fall. Ambrose applies a rear chin lock to wear Seth down. Seth fights to his feet and hits the ropes but Ambrose hits a clothesline for a quick two count. Dean climbs to the top turnbuckle and jumps right into a kick from Seth. He recovers and hits a swinging neckbreaker for a trio of near falls. He berates the ref for a seemingly slow count.
Ambrose hyperextends Rollins’ knee and locks him in a cloverleaf. Seth gets to the bottom rope to force a break. Rollins hit a guillotine leg drop on the apron to create some space. Rollins runs for a suicide dive but Dean punches him in the face! Ambrose gets him back in the ring for a two count. Rollins kicks Ambrose away and makes his way to the top rope, hobbling on his sore leg.
They get back up and starts trading punches, until Ambrose plants Rollins with a facebuster for a close two count. Ambrose makes his way to the top rope but Rollins meets him on the top turnbuckle. Dean crotches him on the rope before leaping off with a clothesline that knocks Seth inside out. Near-fall for Ambrose. They get back to their feet and Seth hits the ripcord knee for a near fall. Rollins slowly climbs to the top rope, and leaps for a frog splash but Rollins gets the knees up.
Moments later, both men are back on the top rope and this time, finally, Rollins hits a superplex into a falcon arrow for a close two count. They start trading insults but then Ambrose extends his fist, Shield style. Rollins thinks about it, looks around, but then gets angry and punches Dean in the face. He kicks Dean in the gut before throwing Dean outside. Rollins lifts Ambrose and powerbombs him into the barricade!
Back inside the ring, Rollins yells at Ambrose and slaps him in the face before going for the Stomp. Ambrose counters with Dirty Deeds for the pin and the win!
Winner and New Intercontinental Champion: Dean Ambrose
Dean rolls from the ring immediately and holds his title. He leaves up the ramp and steals a glance at Rollins, who is still laid out. There’s a new sheriff in town.