This past edition of Monday Night Raw witnessed a sudden title change on the show. The Miz, one of the strongest titleholders in recent times has lost the championship he made prestigious for the better part of his career.
Roman Reigns was the man who took the title away from him. It made him the eighth Grand Slam winner in the WWE which means he has held all the relevant championships available in the company.
The match came up with an edition of the Miz TV where Roman Reigns appeared as a special guest with Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins having his back. A heated confrontation ensued on the show causing in the title match on the main event of the show with Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel being taken out with The Shield powerbomb.
During the title match, Sheamus and Cesaro tried to provide the distraction to the Big Dog of the WWE. But, they were quickly neutralised by Ambrose and Rollins coming into play. It allowed Reigns to connect with the spear to pick up the win and hold his first-ever Intercontinental Championship win.
Now, if the reports from Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com is to be believed then there’s a big reason why The Miz lost the IC title. He is expected to be out of the WWE for the next two months which is why the officials were forced to take the championship away from him. Check out the reports from the source, (courtesy stillrealtous.com)
“PWInsider is reporting that The Miz dropped the Intercontinental Championship to Roman Reigns on Monday because he’s set to take time off to film another movie. One source noted that Miz may be going to film the next instalment in “The Marine” franchise.”
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It is going to be the sixth movie for The Marine franchise. The Miz has been the lead star of this one after John Cena left. The last one named Marine 5: Battleground starred WWE Superstars Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel, Heath Slater, Naomi, and his wife Maryse alongside him.
The Miz has been a major attraction on WWE Raw ever since the superstar shakeup. So, his entertaining presence will be missed, for sure. In the meantime, he will be seen hosting MTV’s The Challenge Champs v. Stars.