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Miz makes his way to the ring with his wife Maryse and they have something to say.
Maryse introduces her husband and we get a video package for the Miz going back to comments from when he was on Tough Enough. We see his progression from Smackdown host to the WWE Champion and the debut of Miz Girl. We see Miz winning the Intercontinental title and his recent defenses.
Miz says he is home and he mentions the Cavaliers winning the NBA Championship. He says 1.3 million people celebrated Cleveland's championship . . . and this is all he gets? This is his hero's welcome? Miz says he is the only hero in Cleveland. Long before this city was so desperate for a champion and welcomed back that traitor Lebron James, he was a WWE Champion. He is proud to celebrate Day 176 of the Miz' Championship tour.
Miz mentions his parents and we see them in the crowd.
Miz says his wife informed him that Dolph Ziggler's parents are in the crowd. He says this must be really hard for you because you created a world class elite level loser.
Dolph's music plays and he comes into the ring.
Dolph says Miz can say what he wants to him but you don't talk to his parents, his friends, or his city. If you need to say it, say it to his face.
Miz says he has said it over and over.
Dolph says Miz has cheated over and over.
Miz asks if it will say in the record books that Miz cheated? It will say Miz is a champion and a movie star. What will it say about your career Dolph? You are a loser. When will your mediocre career end? You are just like that guy who opens things and finds a way to lose. Miz says he would be embarrassed if he had Ziggler's career. Miz says Dolph and his family should be embarrassed of him and his career because he did nothing with it of late. You keep losing and losing. Miz says he feels sorry for Dolph. Miz says he is done because he figures it is time for Dolph to ask for one more match, but the answer is no. Dolph has nothing for him unless he is wiling to give up his career.
Miz leaves the ring and he stops by Dolph's family and says they must be so proud.
Dolph tells Mike to wait. He says this is all he has. A few minutes a night 300 nights a year is all he has. This is what he loves. Things you love do not love you back. You can give and give and give but you get nothing in return. People come up to you and ask you why are you still here. It is because he can't stop. It is a sickness. He thought his career would end up bigger. He cannot stop himself. Dolph says you put that title up one more time. Dolph says he will put up his entire career.
Miz wants to make sure that he heard Dolph correctly. He says that if you lose, you don't go to Raw or NXT or take a sabbatical. You will be done with WWE.
Dolph says your title . . . my career. He either walks out champion or he is done. Either way, he is put out of his misery.
Miz accepts the match.
Miz and Maryse leave the ring.
Dean Ambrose is in the back getting ready for his match as we go to commercial.
We are back and Bray Wyatt is rocking back and forth. He says as one door closes, another opens. It is wide open Randy. He tells Randy to be careful and then he laughs.
Alexa Bliss attacks Becky Lynch as Becky goes to the ring and she slams Becky's face into the ramp. Alexa sends her face first into the ramp again. Alexa takes the title belt and she tells Becky she does not deserve it. Alexa Bliss walks to the back.
Curt Hawkins says he will make a big announcement next week.
We go to commercial.
We are back and they announcers talk about John Cena trying to be a sixteen time champion but . . .
Bray Wyatt shows up and he says he is disappointed in Randy Orton. He says the viper has no fangs and he has no poison. You are taking all of the fun out of his game. Where are you Randy? Bray wants to know where is the great predator?
We see a masked man appear behind Bray and it is Randy Orton. Bray calls Randy a coward, not knowing Randy is standing right behind him.
Orton punches Wyatt but Wyatt with a knee and he leaves.
Randy sits down on Bray's stool and he puts the mask on and he laughs and then there is a glitch so we see Bray again.
AJ Styles walks in the back and he is asked about Dean Ambrose and John Cena's comments from earlier. AJ says it is much bigger than that. AJ Styles is defending his WWE World Championship. He wants to remind everyone how we got here. He beat up John Cena and then he beat John Cena. He beat up Dean Ambrose and then he beat Dean Ambrose to get the title. He says you are going to see him beat Dean Ambrose again and you are going to hear the ring announcer say 'winner and still champion . . . AJ Styles'.
John Cena makes his way to the ring to watch the main event.
Match Number Three: Dean Ambrose versus AJ Styles for the WWE Championship
Ambrose punches Styles when the bell rings and then he sends Styles into the turnbuckles and chops Styles. Ambrose runs Styles face against the ropes. Styles with a kick but then Ambrose clotheslines Styles over the top rope. Ambrose puts Styles on the announce table and he punches Styles right in front of Cena and then he returns to the ring.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Styles with a reverse chin lock on Ambrose and he has him down on the mat. We see footage from the commercial break when Styles hit a sliding forearm on Ambrose. Ambrose with a punch and then both men go for a clothesline and both men are down. Ambrose with a flying clothesline and then Dean runs into a boot. Styles comes off the turnbuckles and Ambrose with a uranage back breaker for a near fall. Ambrose goes up top and he leaps over Styles and Styles goes for the Calf Crusher but Ambrose blocks it and he applies a Cloverleaf.
Styles crawls across the ring to get to the ropes and force Ambrose to release the hold. Styles goes to the apron and he drops Ambrose on the top rope. Ambrose with a running forearm and Styles is knocked to the floor. Ambrose goes for the suicide dive and he connects. Ambrose sends Styles back into the ring and Styles rolls to the floor. Dean goes up top and he hits a clothesline on the floor.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Dean punches Styles, but Styles kicks the leg to send him to the mat. We see footage from the commercial when Styles worked on the leg. Styles with a Calf Crusher and Dean tries to get to the ropes but Ambrose falls to the mat again. Dean slams Styles' head into the mat to escape the hold as Dean holds his knee. Styles with a kick to the leg and he tries for the Styles Clash but Dean with a back body drop. Dean goes for a double underhook DDT but Styles escapes. Styles with strikes to Dean but Dean with a swinging neck breaker and both men are down.
Dean punches Styles and Styles punches back. Dean with the advantage and Styles with a kick to the leg. Ambrose blocks a kick and Dean with a forearm. Styles with a forearm and Dean bounces off the ropes. Dean with a sit out gourdbuster for a near fall. Dean puts Styles on the turnbuckles and he sets for a superplex. Styles gets to the mat and he drops Dean on the turnbuckles. Styles with a torture rack into a satellite power bomb and a near fall. Styles punches Dean and Dean wants more. Styles with slaps as well. Dean with forearms but Styles with an enzuigiri.
Styles misses a forearm in the corner and Dean puts Styles on the top rope and Dean goes to the turnbuckles for a clothesline and both men are down. Ambrose gets a near fall. Styles wtih a Pele Kick. Styles goes to the apron and he sets for the springboard 450 splash but Ambrose moves. Dean goes up top for the elbow to the chest and Dean gets a near fall. Styles goes to the floor and Ambrose goes for a pescado but Styles moves. Styles with a sliding knee on the apron and Ambrose is down. Styles sends Ambrose into the ring and then Styles punches Cena.
Styles goes for a springboard move and Cena gets on the apron and Ambrose with an O'Connor Roll for a near fall. Ambrose punches Cena and Styles with an O'Connor Roll for the three count.
Winner: AJ Styles
After the match, Ambrose and Cena argue in the ring and Ambrose goes for the double underhook DDT but Cena with an Attitude Adjustment. Styles goes back into the ring and he tries for a Styles Clash but Cena counters into an Attitude Adjustment. Cena holds the title belt over his head as we go to credits.
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