 Ziggler entered the 2016 Royal Rumble as the 28th entrant , lasting 7 minutes , but was eliminated by the eventual winner , Triple H. The next night on Raw , Dolph Ziggler faced Kevin Owens in a losing effort , but defeated him the following two weeks in a row . On the February 15 Raw , Ziggler was involved in a Fatal 5 @-@ Way Match for the Intercontinental Championship , where Kevin Owens regained the title after pinning Tyler Breeze . At Fastlane , Ziggler challenged Owens to a match for the Intercontinental Championship , which he lost . In the following weeks , Ziggler began to re @-@ ignite his feud with The Authority , and on the March 14 episode of Raw , confronted Triple H and Stephanie McMahon . This resulted in Ziggler being granted a match against Triple H where if he won , he could pick his match at WrestleMania ( excluding the WWE World Heavyweight Title match ) ; however , Ziggler lost . At WrestleMania 32 , Ziggler would compete against Kevin Owens , Sami Zayn , The Miz , Stardust , Sin Cara and Zack Ryder in a ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship , which was won by Ryder . 
