WWE Extreme Rules 2018: Analysing and grading each match

#12 Dolph Ziggler def. Seth Rollins (Intercontinental Championship 30-minute Iron Man match)

Dolph Ziggler defeated Seth Rollins by 5 falls to 4

Match (first 15 mins): Within the first 10 minutes, Seth Rollins was 3-0 up after a cradle pinfall, a Curb Stomp and an attack from Drew McIntyre, which led to the Scot being ejected from ringside. Struggling to recover, Rollins suffered four pinfall losses in as many minutes, meaning Dolph Ziggler took a 4-3 lead.

Match (last 15 mins): With three minutes to go, Rollins levelled the scores following a slingshot into the ring post, but he was unable to make it 5-4 after failing to pin Ziggler quickly enough with one second to go after a superkick.

Match (overtime): Just when Ziggler thought he’d retained with a 4-4 draw, Kurt Angle demanded there be a winner and restarted the match. Seconds later, McIntyre caused a distraction on the ring apron and Ziggler hit Rollins with a Zig Zag to win the match 5-4.

Verdict: Fans pay a lot of money to be in attendance at PPVs, so they have the right to count down from 10 to 1 every single minute of a 30-minute Iron Man match if they want, but their antics definitely ruined this brilliantly executed, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it main event for the people watching at home. Credit to WWE for being bold enough to close the show with this match, but will they make similar decisions in the future after the reaction of this crowd? Probably not.

Grade: A-