The Miz and Dean Ambrose clash for the 142nd millionth time for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at WWE Great Balls of Fire 2017 as The A-Lister defends his gold against The Lunatic Fringe. I’m exaggerating, of course, but it really seems like these two have been going at it forever at this point.
This is hopefully the final chapter of this story for the time being. The only thing keeping fans still interested in this is how good The Miz is on the mic as well as the fact that there have been some truly strange elements such as The Bear, Lavar Bell taking his shirt off, LaMelo Bell using the N-word on live television, the formation of the Miztourage with Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas, as well as the tension between the Intercontinental Champion and his wife, Maryse.
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All of these things will lose their shine sooner rather than later, and it is up to the WWE’s creative team to create a great conclusion to this story this Sunday at the Americal Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
So, without any further ado, here is our list of 5 possible finishes for The Miz vs Dean Ambrose WWE Intercontinental Championship match at WWE Great Balls of Fire 2017:
#5 The Miz wins clean
The whole appeal of The Miz these days is that he is one of the last true heels left in the company. He talks trash on the mic, uses every dirty trick in the book, and does whatever he can to come away with the victory. It’s predictable that he’s going to cheat to win.
So, why not use that sense of predictability and flip the script? The WWE’s creative team can change things up drastically by giving The Miz a clean victory over Dean Ambrose to put a definitive end to this story once and for all.
It’s a highly unlikely scenario considering how everything else has been happening but it is something the company could throw at us from out of left field.
#4 Dean Ambrose turns the tables on The Miz
Dean Ambrose isn’t your typical babyface. He has this edge about him that comes from his days in the indie circuit where he spent a fair amount of time wrestling under the name of Jon Moxley at a madhouse of a promotion called Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW).
That’s why he is never a clear-cut babyface but rather an antihero in the mould of Stone Cold Steve Austin or Triple H when Hunter is playing a babyface. So, why not take advantage of that fact and have Ambrose do something untoward in order to pick up the victory?
It could lay down the building blocks for a future Ambrose heel turn – something his character is in desperate need of at this point.
While it would be nice to see something different like this, don’t hold your breath as the WWE is prone to playing by their set rather than experimenting with these sort of finishes.
#3 Dean Ambrose wins clean
Following on from our last point about the WWE’s creative team not wanting to try new and different sort of finishes to matches, we could see them stick to the same formula and give Ambrose a clean victory in order to regain the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
This is a possibility if they want to continue the feud longer than WWE Great Balls of Fire and that would be a mistake. The rivalry has grown stale and there are a number of other talents on the roster who are deserving of a shot at the IC belt.
Still, don’t bet against the WWE wanting to milk this cow for every last drop of milk before tossing aside the carcass.
#2 Maryse costs her husband the match and the title
An interesting development from the Dean Ambrose vs The Miz feud is that The A-Lister’s relationship with his wife, Maryse, has undergone a huge amount of strain ever since WWE Extreme Rules 2017. She has been cold and distant towards her husband and there could be some payoff from that angle.
Maryse could – either accidentally or intentionally after yet another incident – cost The Miz the match allowing Dean to regain the Intercontinental Championship. This could create the space for a new contender to challenge The Lunatic Fringe while setting up a separate segment for The Miz and his wife.
#1 Maryse and The Miztourage help The Miz retain the title
The Miztourage was an unexpected addition to The Miz’s arsenal of weapons to help him out in his quest for greatness in the WWE. He did a pretty good job of recruiting two underused talents in the form of Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas, giving them some sense of purpose.
In addition to this, the whole Maryse being angry with The Miz could be an act in order for her to strike against Dean Ambrose at the opportune moment and thus allowing her husband to come away with the victory.
These factors combined with the WWE’s love for having The Miz win with the help of others makes this the most likely outcome for the WWE Intercontinental Championship match at WWE Great Balls of Fire 2017.
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