 On the July 3 SmackDown , Ziggler defeated Alex Riley to qualify for a spot in the World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank ladder match . On July 13 , Ziggler , Zack Ryder and Justin Roberts were involved in a car accident in San Diego while driving from Comic @-@ Con ; none of them suffered severe injuries . Two days later at the Money in the Bank pay @-@ per @-@ view , Ziggler won the Money in The Bank ladder match to guarantee him the opportunity to challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship at a time of his choosing within the next year . Later that night , Ziggler attempted to cash in the briefcase on Sheamus after Alberto Del Rio attacked him after their match , but Del Rio stopped Ziggler from cashing in . On the following episode of SmackDown , Ziggler again attempted to cash in the briefcase on Sheamus following a tag team match with Alberto Del Rio , but was laid out by Rey Mysterio and Sheamus before he could do so . During this time , Ziggler began a feud with Chris Jericho after claiming he had lost his touch , which resulted in Jericho attacking him on two occasions , and defeating him in a singles match at SummerSlam . The night after SummerSlam , Ziggler defeated Jericho in a rematch ; as a result Ziggler retained his Money in the Bank contract and Jericho 's WWE contract was terminated . Following this , Ziggler began feuding with Randy Orton on SmackDown four days later , after Orton <unk> him when trying to cash his Money in the Bank contract on a vulnerable Sheamus . The following week on SmackDown , Ziggler faced Orton in a match that was won by Orton . Three days later on Raw , Ziggler defeated Orton in a rematch , pinning him while holding his tights . Ziggler faced Orton again at Night of Champions where he lost again , ending the feud . On November 18 at Survivor Series , Ziggler captained the traditional 5 @-@ on @-@ 5 elimination tag team match opposite Mick Foley . Ziggler won the match by last pinning Orton , making him the sole survivor of the match . 
