5 Ups And 6 Downs From WWE TLC 2016

4. IC Title History Lesson

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Maybe it’s being a longtime fan who remembers watching WrestleMania III, but this writer certainly enjoyed the historic stroll down memory lane regarding the Intercontinental Championship, showing who held the title previously, and noting that it’s been defended in a ladder match several notable times.

Sure, the rivalry between Miz and Dolph Ziggler isn’t going to be confused with Bret Hart/British Bulldog or Randy Savage/Ricky Steamboat, but give WWE credit for trying to play it up as a big deal with the video package. It doesn’t hurt that both men have continuously spoke of how important the title is to them.

Of course, it would’ve been a little better if Dolph and Miz weren’t on their fifth and sixth title reigns, respectively, but well give a little credit for the effort made to make the title and feud mean something.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.