 Ziggler beat United States Champion Kofi Kingston in a non @-@ title match on the May 30 episode of Raw , leading to a championship match at WWE Capitol Punishment which Ziggler won to earn his first United States Championship . The next night on Raw , Kingston invoked his rematch clause in a two out of three falls match and won via disqualification , allowing Ziggler to retain . After Jack Swagger suggested to Guerrero that she should manage him in addition to Ziggler , a jealous Ziggler teased tension with Swagger . This , coupled with Ziggler 's concurrent feud with Alex Riley , led to Ziggler to defend and retain his United States Championship in a fatal four @-@ way match against Swagger , Riley , and John Morrison at Night of Champions . On the September 19 episode of Raw , Ziggler lost a non @-@ title match to Zack Ryder when guest star Hugh Jackman helped Ryder by punching Ziggler in the face . Although Ziggler later claimed to have a broken jaw due to Jackman 's punch , it was reported that the supposed injury was fake . Later that night , Guerrero officially began managing Swagger , and Swagger began interfering in Ziggler 's matches to help him win . Ziggler and Swagger unsuccessfully challenged Air Boom for the WWE Tag Team Championship at Hell in a Cell and at Vengeance , where Ziggler also successfully defended the United States Championship against Ryder . He went on to successfully defend the championship against Morrison at Survivor Series . At TLC : Tables , Ladders and Chairs , Ziggler lost the United States Championship to Ryder . 
