 Ziggler later competed in a Battle Royal for the vacant Intercontinental Championship on July 20 at Battleground , however , he was abruptly eliminated from behind by The Miz . After Ziggler defeated Miz in a non @-@ title match the following night on Raw , he received a rematch at SummerSlam , where he defeated Miz to win the championship for a second time . The following night on Raw , Ziggler successfully retained his title against Miz , after he was counted out . At Night of Champions , Ziggler dropped the title to Miz , only for Ziggler to win it back the following night on Raw . Ziggler then retained the championship against Cesaro on September 26 episode of SmackDown , in a triple threat match against Cesaro and Miz the following week on Raw and at Hell in a Cell against Cesaro in a 2 @-@ out @-@ of @-@ 3 falls match . On the October 28 , 2014 episode of Raw , Ziggler and John Cena shook hands together backstage , which The Authority interpreted as a deal to plot against them . As a result , Ziggler was put in a match against Kane , which Ziggler won . Ziggler then announced that he would be part of Team Cena at Survivor Series . On the November 10 episode of Raw , Ziggler was brutally attacked by the returning Luke Harper . The following week , Harper was awarded a title match against Ziggler , which Harper won with assistance from The Authority , ending Ziggler 's reign at 56 days . 
