Both Zayn and Hardy are showing the effects of the ladder match from this past weekend. Zayn forces Hardy into the corner. Zayn lands a few strikes. Zayn tries a leapfrog but Hardy lands a strike to Zayn’s injured ribs. Zayn tries to slams Hardy’s head into an exposed turnbuckle. Hardy puts on the breaks. Hardy sends Zayn to the outside. Hardy tries poetry in motion, but Zayn moves out of the way. Hardy crashes into the barricade. After the break, Zayn is working over Hardy. Zayn goes up top. Hardy crotches him on the top rope. Hardy lands a superplex.

Hardy fires up and lands an inverted atomic drop followed by a basement dropkick. Hardy calls for the Twist of Fate. Zayn reverses it into a backslide. Hardy counters the blue thunder bomb into a roll up. Zayn kicks out. Zayn exploded suplexes Hardy into the corner. Zayn tries to whip Hardy into the exposed turnbuckle. Hardy puts on the break. Blue thunder bomb by Zayn. Hardy manages to kick out. Hardy goes up top. Hardy attempts a Swanton but Zayn gets his knees up. Hardy sidesteps the Helluva Kick. Hardy goes up top again but Zayn trips Hardy off the top. Hardy hits his head on the exposed turnbuckle. Zayn pins Hardy.

Winner and STILL Intercontinental Champion, Sami Zayn!

Results Credit: WrestleZone.com

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