On Tuesday night's edition of WWE SmackDown Live, it was announced that The Miz will defend the Intercontinental Championship against Dolph Ziggler at the SmackDown Live-exclusive No Mercy pay-per-view event in two weeks.

This will be a Title vs. Career Match, in which if Ziggler wins, then he will become the new Intercontinental Champion; however, if Miz wins, then Ziggler must end his wrestling career.