 In June 2010 he began a romantic storyline with Vickie Guerrero , who began accompanying him to the ring . On the July 9 episode of SmackDown , Ziggler defeated Chavo Guerrero and Montel Vontavious Porter in a triple threat match to qualify for the SmackDown Money in the Bank ladder match at the Money in the Bank pay @-@ per @-@ view , where he once again failed to win the match . On July 28 at the tapings of the August 6 episode of SmackDown Ziggler defeated Kofi Kingston to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship for the first time . In his first title defense at SummerSlam , he retained the championship against Kingston when the match ended in a no contest due to interference from The Nexus . Ziggler was able to make a successful title defense against Kingston at the Night of Champions pay @-@ per @-@ view , and against Kaval at Survivor Series . 
