 Ziggler then began feuding with John Cena after he sided with Vickie Guerrero to help defame Cena and AJ Lee by alleging they had a romantic relationship . On December 16 at TLC : Tables , Ladders and Chairs , Ziggler retained his Money in the Bank briefcase in a ladder match after AJ interfered and turned on Cena . The following night on Raw , while trying to diffuse an argument between Vickie and AJ , AJ unexpectedly kissed Ziggler , leaving him confused . Ziggler then attempted to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase on Big Show after Show was assaulted by Sheamus , but he was attacked by Cena before the match could start . Later , Ziggler teamed with AJ to face Cena and Vickie Guerrero , however , the match ended in a disqualification after the debuting Big E Langston attacked Cena , also starting an on @-@ screen relationship between Dolph and AJ . Ziggler ended 2012 having wrestled the second most TV / PPV matches that year with 90 ; however , he had the most TV / PPV losses with 57 . Ziggler ended his feud with Cena after losing to him on the January 7 , 2013 , episode of Raw , in a singles match and in steel cage match the following week , despite outside interference from AJ and Langston in both matches . On the January 21 episode of Raw , Ziggler won a Beat the Clock Challenge to earn the right to choose what number he can enter in the Royal Rumble match , first or second . Six days later at the Royal Rumble , Ziggler entered at number one and lasted nearly fifty minutes before being eliminated by Sheamus . During the match , Ziggler resumed his feud with the returning Chris Jericho , who Ziggler managed to eliminate . The following night on Raw , Ziggler and Jericho were placed in a " Strange Bedfellows " match against WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No ( Daniel Bryan and Kane ) . The match ended with Ziggler being chokeslammed and pinned by Kane after Jericho framed him for pushing Kane . On the February 18 episode of Raw , Ziggler was defeated by World <unk> Champion Alberto Del Rio via submission in a non @-@ title match . Afterwards , Langston attacked Del Rio and then Ziggler made a failed attempt to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase after Del Rio 's ring announcer Ricardo Rodriguez ran off with it . After defeating WWE Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan and Kane in singles matches due interference from Langston , Ziggler and Langston were given a shot at their titles . The title match took place on April 7 at WrestleMania 29 , where Ziggler and Langston unsuccessfully challenged Bryan and Kane for the WWE Tag Team Championship . 
