 After losing an Intercontinental Championship match against Daniel Bryan on the Raw following WrestleMania 31 , Ziggler was attacked and Brogue kicked by the returning Sheamus . Claiming that " the era of underdogs ( like Ziggler ) is over " , Sheamus and Ziggler started a feud , with Sheamus challenging Ziggler in a Kiss Me Arse match at Extreme Rules , which Ziggler won . However , Sheamus refused to follow the stipulation , and instead made Ziggler kiss his arse . Ziggler lost the rematch against Sheamus at Payback . Ziggler participated in the Elimination Chamber for the vacated Intercontinental Championship ; other participants were winner Ryback , King Barrett , R @-@ Truth , Sheamus , who eliminated Ziggler , and Mark Henry , at Elimination Chamber . At Money In The Bank , Ziggler competed in the Money in the Bank ladder match , which was won by Sheamus . On July 4 , at The Beast in the East live event in Japan , Ziggler and John Cena defeated King Barrett and Kane in the main event . 
