Drew McIntyre Defeats Dolph Ziggler, Retains WWE Championship At WWE Extreme Rules

At WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules, Drew McIntyre defended the WWE Championship against Dolph Ziggler. Before the match, Ziggler revealed the stipulation he chose; the two men would face off in a match with Extreme Rules only. Plus, if McIntyre got disqualified or counted out, Ziggler would win the title. Ziggler rolled out of the ring and tried to get a weapon, but McIntyre tossed him around ringside. McIntyre dominated the match early on and stopped Ziggler from hitting him with a chair. The champion threw Ziggler across the ring with a suplex. A clothesline sent Ziggler crashing to the floor. Ziggler gained the upper hand by sending McIntyre head-first into the ring post. The champion suplexed Ziggler onto the floor. Ziggler kicked McIntyre below the belt and hit him with a steel chair several times. McIntyre suplexed Ziggler into the announce desk to gain some breathing room.

Ziggler hit a Fameasser off the announce desk and onto the floor. The challenger locked in a Sleeper, but McIntyre fought out of it. Ziggler sent McIntyre shoulder-first into the ring post, but McIntyre clotheslined Ziggler to gain some momentum. McIntyre launched Ziggler face-first into the plexiglass. Ziggler countered a Claymore with a steel chair shot to the knee and hit a Zig Zag for a two count. Ziggler hit an elbow drop through a table outside the ring. McIntyre barely made it back into the ring to avoid losing his title.

A Glasgow Kiss floored Ziggler, and another Fameasser and a Zig Zag weren’t enough to keep McIntyre down. Ziggler slammed McIntyre onto a chair. McIntyre hit a Claymore out of nowhere to win the match and retain the title.

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