{"id":134534,"date":"2022-03-04T20:45:53","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T02:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=134534"},"modified":"2022-03-04T20:45:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T02:45:53","slug":"new-intercontinental-champion-crowned-on-wwe-smackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/03\/04\/new-intercontinental-champion-crowned-on-wwe-smackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"New Intercontinental Champion crowned on WWE Smackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1240460662\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Ricochet is the new WWE Intercontinental Champion.<\/p>\n<p>Ricochet defeated Sami Zayn on this week&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/03\/04\/3-4-wwe-smackdown-results-kellers-report-on-sami-defending-against-ricochet-usos-defending-against-raiders-rousey-vs-deville\/\">episode of Smackdown<\/a> after Johnny Knoxville distracted Zayn. Ricochet hit a Frankensteiner out of the distraction before making the cover for the win. This is Ricochet&#8217;s first Intercontinental Championship win. He is a former WWE United States Champion and NXT North American Champion.<\/p>\n<p>After the match, Zayn threw a fit backstage and said he&#8217;d be at WrestleMania in Dallas. Unconfirmed reports indicate that Zayn is slated to face Knoxville in a match at WrestleMania to put a bow on their feud.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/03\/03\/news-and-notes-from-vince-mcmahons-appearance-on-the-pat-mcafee-show\/\">News and notes from Vince McMahon\u2019s appearance on The Pat McAfee Show<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2183893230\"><div id=\"pwtor-1955820485\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Ricochet is the new WWE Intercontinental Champion. Ricochet defeated Sami Zayn on this week&#8217;s episode of Smackdown after Johnny Knoxville distracted Zayn. 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