10: The Miz (C) def. Apollo Crews (to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship)
The Miz has now been Intercontinental Champion for 5 months, since the night after WrestleMania 32. It has been an underwhelming run, to say the least, and has taken away some of the sheen from the title that had been brought by Kevin Owens and Dean Ambrose’s runs with the belt.
Apollo Crews won the battle royal on SmackDown Live a few weeks back to become #1 contender for The Miz’s championship. With Apollo Crews, it’s clear that he needed a few more months in NXT to work on his mic skills. He’s an incredible physical specimen with ungodly athleticism for a guy his size, but unfortunately, he’s also a charisma vacuum with no personality whatsoever.
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There was not much heat or storyline behind the match. The match was okay for a title match on your standard episode of Raw but totally underwhelming for a SummerSlam match. The Miz won in the end with a Skull Crushing Finale, but by then no one cared – neither the live audience nor the fans at home.
Grade - D
