WWE Intercontinental Championship
Kevin Owens started setting his sights on the WWE Intercontinental Championship leading to a feud with champion Ryback. On the September 7 episode of Raw. Owens interrupted Ryback's interview and then attacked him, costing him a Lumberjack match against Seth Rollins on the September 10 episode of Smackdown while Owens was one of the Lumberjacks. On the September 14 episode of Raw, Ryback was granted permission by The Authority to defend the Intercontinental Championship against Owens at Night of Champions. Owens would defeat Ryback at Night of Champions to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship, his first major title since debuting on the main roster.