 The 2014 Survivor Series event saw Ziggler emerging as the sole survivor for a second time . Ziggler contributed to Rusev being counted out , then after all his team @-@ mates were eliminated , he pinned Kane and Luke Harper . Triple H twice prevented Ziggler from pinning final opponent Seth Rollins , but the debuting Sting provided an assist to help Ziggler win the match , thus ousting the Authority from power . At TLC on December 14 , Ziggler defeated Harper in a ladder match to capture his fourth Intercontinental Championship . On the December 16 episode of SmackDown , Ziggler finally defeated Seth Rollins in a singles match after failing numerous times previously . Three days later , Rolling Stone named Ziggler as the 2014 WWE Wrestler of the Year . On the first Raw of 2015 ( dated Jan. 5 ) , the recently reinstated Authority forced Ziggler to defend his Intercontinental Championship against Bad News Barrett and he initially won . After Barrett then attacked and injured Ziggler 's shoulder , Kane declared the match as a 2 @-@ out @-@ of @-@ 3 falls match , Barrett proceeded to defeat Ziggler for the title after Kane distracted him . Later that night , Ziggler alongside Ryback and Erick Rowan received a storyline firing by the Authority . 
