5 Best Intercontinental Title Matches of All Time

#5 The Miz (C) vs. Dolph Ziggler (Title vs. Career, No Mercy 2016)

Dolph Ziggler saved his career at No Mercy in 2016

The most recent match on this list was between two men who are pretty much synonymous with "mid-card champion" in the current era.

The Miz and Ziggler are both former World Champions, but their legacies are both built on their strong runs just beneath the top. The two men from Ohio have battled each other on nearly too many occasions to count in their WWE careers.

In 2017, Dolph Ziggler struggled to stay relevant and was desperate to get himself back into the spotlight. The Miz was arguably the top star on SmackDown, and he held the Intercontinental Championship.

The A-Lister had successfully defended his title twice in a row against Ziggler in recent months, and this was deemed not only The Showoff's last shot, but he also put his career on the line in order to secure the match against the originally unwilling champion.

Ziggler, who has spent his entire career losing and re-gaining the faith of the fans (whether playing a babyface or a heel) was floundering, but in the month and a half after SummerSlam, where he failed to defeat Dean Ambrose to with the WWE Championship (as a heel), Ziggler and The Miz did a masterful job getting the fans to once again rally behind the down-on-his-luck former World Champion.

Ziggler would go on to win the match in dramatic fashion. The fan reaction was extremely loud and nearly palpable. Miz vs. Ziggler from No Mercy 2016 is a worthy addition to the list of great IC Title matches of all time.