 On the December 26 episode of Raw , Ziggler defeated WWE Champion CM Punk in a gauntlet match for a championship opportunity following interference from John Laurinaitis . The following Raw , Ziggler defeated Punk by countout after Laurinaitis interfered again ; as a result , Ziggler did not win the championship . At the 2012 Royal Rumble pay @-@ per @-@ view , Ziggler failed to capture the WWE Championship from CM Punk . At the Elimination Chamber , Ziggler failed again to capture the WWE Championship after being eliminated second by Chris Jericho . Nemeth noted to Arda <unk> in an interview for The Score Television Network that the Elimination Chamber left him with multiple minor injuries and it is a match he least looks forward to working . 
