Intercontinental Championship Match Set for “Backlash”

It has been a very interesting week for the Intercontinental Champion.

After engaging in a fierce battle of words with “Smackdown Live” General Manager Daniel Bryan on “Talking Smack” last week, The Miz made his feelings about both Bryan and his position in the company well known. After continuing his tirade on this week’s episode of “Smackdown Live,” Dolph Ziggler did not take too kindly to “The A-Lister’s” words, and confronted him.

This led to WWE.com posting the following article regarding a new match for “Backlash:”

The Miz insists his Intercontinental Championship reign is “never-ending,” but Dolph Ziggler will look to prove otherwise when they clash over the prestigious title at WWE Backlash on Sunday, Sept. 11.

By hook or by crook, The Hollywood A-Lister has turned back one challenger after another, and he’s on track to be the champion for 160 days by the time WWE Backlash arrives. Though Miz’s means of retaining the title haven’t always been popular with the WWE Universe or even SmackDown Live management — General Manager Daniel Bryan set off the champion when he called him a “coward” on the Aug. 23 edition of Talking Smack — there is no denying his success.

Ziggler, on the other hand, will try to rebound from recent setbacks in high-stakes matches, most notably his failed attempt to dethrone WWE World Champion Dean Ambrose at SummerSlam. Never shy about his unreal athletic ability, The Showoff boasted of stealing the show “every damn night” with every chance he got. At WWE Backlash, the goal will not be to steal the show, but to win the title and silence any doubters, once and for all.

Editor’s Note:

While this will definitely be a good match, I feel that all of the momentum was let out of Miz’s sail when him and Ziggler did not brawl on tonight’s show. We are seeing the same old act from both of these superstars, and it is, unfortunately, growing stale. I hate saying that, because I have been a fan of both of these superstars for a long time, and believe that they both have a lot to offer the company. We’ll see where this feud goes next week, and give me a reason to care about their match at “Backlash.”

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