5 must-know facts about The Miz vs. Finn Balor vs. Seth Rollins
With WWE WrestleMania 34 on the horizon, we are building up to the event by taking a look at five key facts about every match at this year’s “Showcase of the Immortals”.
In this article, we focus on a potential show-stealing Intercontinental Championship encounter between The Miz, Seth Rollins and Finn Balor.
Will Miz retain to keep alive his latest reign with the title? Will Rollins become IC champion for the first time in his career? Or will Balor get the win on his ‘Mania debut?
#5 The IC title was last retained on a WrestleMania main card in 2001
The Miz has talked a good game in recent weeks ahead of the upcoming Triple Threat match, but the stats certainly don’t look good for the current Intercontinental champion.
The IC title hasn’t been successfully defended on a WrestleMania main show since way back in 2001 when Chris Jericho retained his championship in a singles match against William Regal.
Since then, the title has been on the line in five main-show matches and it has changed hands every time (RVD won it at WM18, Rey Mysterio at WM25, Big Show at WM28, Daniel Bryan at WM31, and Zack Ryder at WM32).