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#9 Dean Ambrose vs. Baron Corbin – Intercontinental Championship

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The Lone Wolf is looking to capture the Intercontinental title
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In a match that was only made official last night, Dean Ambrose will defend his Intercontinental Championship against The Lone Wolf, Baron Corbin.

This all started at the Elimination Chamber when Dean Ambrose got the better of Baron Corbin and pinned him to eliminate him from the match. Corbin saw red and went to town on Ambrose despite being eliminated. This allowed Miz to pick up an easy pin on the Intercontinental Champion.

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In the number one contender’s Battle Royal for the WWE Championship, Ambrose once again got the better of Corbin and eliminated him from the match. Corbin, thoroughly incensed, battered Ambrose again resulting in his eventual elimination.

The intense rivalry led to a backstage fight between the two, in which Corbin jumped Ambrose and laid him under a forklift truck, crushing him under the hydraulic forks. Corbin would challenge Ambrose for his title at WrestleMania the next week on SmackDown Live.

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Ambrose would then formally accept the challenge on the next episode as he rode into the arena on a fork lift truck while the Lone Wolf fought the Viper. This distracted Corbin and gave Orton the win.

This looks like a solid mid-card match, but I can’t help but think they need to add a hardcore stipulation to it. I know that is what Ambrose is pretty much best known for, but with all the backstage tomfoolery that has been occurring between the two, it just makes sense to make it a Falls Count Anywhere match.

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This could still be added, as we have one more SmackDown Live left before the biggest event of the year, but whether they change the match type or not, I see Baron Corbin walking away with the Intercontinental Championship because Ambrose has done next to nothing with it since winning it.

He’s had no good feuds over the belt, and his run might as well not have existed, so I think putting the belt on Corbin would be the best business decision.

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