The Miz is out to become a seven-time Intercontinental Champion and perhaps be a part of history on Sunday at Extreme Rules in Baltimore.
The much-publicized stipulation that current champ Dean Ambrose could lose the belt via disqualification adds some intrigue to a match which has had plenty of set up on Raw over the past month, according to a tweet by WWE on ESPN.
The tweet reported that a title has changed hands due to a disqualification only once in the history of the WWE. That happened in 2011 at Money In the Bank when Christian defeated then WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton by DQ.
Christian opened the bout by bringing a steel chair into the ring and trying to goad Orton into getting disqualified. Orton balked and threw the chair to the floor. Christian performed his signature Killswitch, but Orton kicked out of the pin at the two count. As Orton was prepared to perform his signature RKO move, Christian spat in his face. An enraged Orton kicked Christian in the groin and was disqualified, so Christian became the new champion. Afterwards, Orton twice slammed Christian’s face into the announcers’ table with his RKO maneuver.