 Ziggler started to become wildly popular with the fans . Following the conclusion of SummerSlam , he and other Superstars were being interviewed and spoke out against Triple H when Triple H cost Daniel Bryan the championship . This led to him , alongside other superstars who spoke out against Triple H to feud against Triple H 's newly formed Authority . Ziggler was later unsuccessful in capturing the United States Championship , when he lost to Dean Ambrose , at Night of Champions and on the October 16 episode of Main Event . Ziggler also failed to win the Intercontinental Championship from Curtis Axel on the November 11 episode of Raw . In December , Ziggler lost two number one contender matches for the Intercontinental Championship , first to Damien Sandow and later to Fandango . On the January 9 , 2014 episode of Superstars , Ziggler sustained another concussion during his match with Ryback . 
