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!

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Corey Graves is in the ring with AJ Styles, Sami Zayn, and Sami Zayn. Graves reminds everyone that both Intercontinental Championships will be hung above the ring at Clash of Champions. Both titles will be raised in the first-ever Intercontentail Championship ascension ceremony. Styles calls Hardy a cheater. Zayn calls the IC title that Styles had that Hardy won a sham title. Zayn complains about how dangerous ladder matches are. Hardy says let’s put an end to this at the PPV. Zayn and Hardy hang their titles and they are raised high above the ring. Zayn pushes a ladder on top of Styles and Hardy. As Zayn is leaving Adam Pearce tells him to get back to the ring for a triple threat match.

Sami Zayn vs. AJ Styles vs. Jeff HardyZayn immediately rolls out of the ring. Hardy leg drops Styles’ crotch. Zayn gets in the ring but is quickly knocked out fo the ring by Hardy. Styles sends Zayn into the commentary desk. Styles sends Hardy to the outside area as well. Styles bounces Hardy’s head off the announce table. Zayn attacks Styles from behind. Styles sends Zayn into Hardy, knocking him off the apron. Zayn works over Zayn while Hardy is out on the floor. Hardy hits the ring and lands multiple strikes to Zayn and Styles.

Hardy dropkicks Styles and Zayn at the same time. Hardy uses Zayn’s back to complete poetry in motion on Styles. Hardy goes up top. Zayn pushes Hardy off the top to the outside. Styles dives over the top and blast Zayn with an elbow as he is working over Hardy. After the break, Hardy lands the whisper in the wind on Zayn and Styles. All three competitors trade shots in the middle of the ring. Zayn hits two standing big boots. Styles response with an overhead kick. Styles lands the Phenomenal Forearm on Hardy. Zayn tosses Styles out of the ring and steals the pin.

Winner- Sami Zayn

After the match, Styles hit both Zayn and Hardy with a ladder. Styles sets up a ladder in the middle of the ring. Styles climbs the ladder and unhooks both IC Titles.

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Jeff Hardy runs down to the ring and attacks Styles and Zayn. Hardy pulls a ladder from under the ring. Hardy hits Styles and Zayn with it. Hardy starts to climb the ladder but Zayn rolls out of the ring. Hardy grabs a mic and challenges Styles and Zayn to a triple threat ladder match.

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Intercontinental Championship Match: Jeff Hardy (c) vs. AJ StylesBefore the match can start, Sami Zayn walks out on the stage. Zayn says this match isn’t for the IC title. Zayn is the IC Champion. Just because he took a couple of months off for personal reasons WWE saw fit to crown a sham champion. This match needs to be on record as an exhibition match. Adam Pearce and security walk out and tells Zayn its time to go. Zayn screams this is an insult. Styles attacks Hardy from behind. When the bell rings, Styles misses a splash in the corner. Hardy lands the Twist of Fate. Hardy misses the Swanton. After the break, Hardy trips Styles so he hits his face on the ring steps.

Hardy leaps off the steps for a leg lariat. Hardy lands the move but crashes into the barricade in the process. Back in the ring, Hardy tries his patented double leg drop but Styles’ blocks. Hardy hits the whisper in the wind. Hardy calls for the Twist of Fury. Styles avoids it and hits the Ushigoroshi. Hardy kicks out. Styles calls for the Styles Clash. Hardy reverses it into a double leg drop for a near fall. Styles traps Hardy’s bad knee and drives his elbow into it. Dropkick by Hardy. Hardy misses a dropkick int he corner. Styles sets up the Phenomenal Forearm. Zayn appears out fo nowhere and pulls Styles off the apron. Zayn attacks Styles. Zayn rolls into the ring and hits a Helluva Kick on Hardy.

No Contest.

As Hardy is walking up the ramp he collapses.

After the break, Styles says Zayn has to stop. Hardy cheated to win the title and now Zayn claims to be the real champion. Styles says he can beat Zayn and Hardy. Styles doesn’t care what kind of match it is.

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