Dean Ambrose Jonathan Good ( December 7 , 1985 ) is an American professional wrestler and actor , better known by the ring name Dean Ambrose . He is signed to WWE . He is the current WWE Intercontinental Champion in his second reign . He is a one - time WWE World Champion and also a one - time WWE United States Champion , having the longest reign under the WWE banner at 351 days . He is also known for his work under his former ring name Jon Moxley in promotions such as the Heartland Wrestling Association , CHIKARA , International Wrestling Association , Combat Zone Wrestling , EVOLVE , Dragon Gate USA , and Insanity Pro Wrestling . Good is a former two - time CZW World Heavyweight Champion , two - time IPW Heavyweight champion and one - time FIP Heavyweight champion . Professional wrestling career . Heartland Wrestling Association ( 2004 – 2011 ) . Good got his start in Heartland Wrestling Association ( HWA ) in 2004 using the ring name Jon Moxley . He started training under the tutelage of Cody Hawk and Les Thatcher . In June 2004 , Moxley made his debut . Not even a year into his career , Moxley teamed up with Jimmy Turner as Necessary Roughness , and on May 11 , 2005 , they defeated the team of Mike Desire and Tack to win the HWA Tag Team Championship . After Quinten Lee and Ala Hussein , who made up the team Foreign Intelligence , beat Necessary Roughness for the HWA Tag Team Championship , Moxley started teaming with Ric Byrne in a team known as Heartland Foundation . They beat Foreign Intelligence for the title on August 19 , 2005 . On the same day , Heartland Foundation was stripped of the title for unknown reasons . Brock Guffman awarded the title back to Foreign Intelligence , and this was Moxley ' s last stint in the tag team division for a period of time . In 2006 , Moxley started challenging for the HWA Heavyweight Championship . On May 9 , 2006 he beat longtime HWA superstar Pepper Parks . Moxley held the title for just over four months when he dropped the title to Chad Collyer on September 12 , 2006 . Moxley regained the title HWA Heavyweight Championship for a second time in 2006 after he defeated Pepper Parks on December 30 . On January 2 , 2007 , Moxley dropped the title to the " Buffalo Bad Boy " Brian Jennings . Moxley returned to the tag team division when he teamed up with his former trainer Cody Hawk . On June 12 , 2007 , Moxley and Hawk defeated Tack and Tarek the Legend to win the HWA Tag Team Championship . Moxley and Hawk ' s reign only lasted four days when Andre Heart and Richard Phillips , collectively known as GP Code , beat them for the title . Moxley continued to work the tag team division for the rest of 2007 through early 2010 . In 2009 , Moxley started teaming up with rival King Vu in a team known as Royal Violence . They captured the HWA Tag Team Championship twice while teaming together . The first time they captured the title was on October 14 , 2009 when they beat the Kosher Klub . They held the title until December 2 , 2009 when they were beaten by Irish Airborne ( Dave and Jake Crist ) . Just over two weeks later , Royal Violence regained the HWA Tag Team Championships as they beat Irish Airborne on December 19 , 2009 . While still one half of the HWA Tag Team Champions with King Vu , Moxley captured the HWA Heavyweight Championship for a third time . On January 6 , 2010 he successfully cashed in his " Pick Your Poison " title shot against Aaron Williams . King Vu then turned on Moxley , costing him them the HWA Tag Team Championship . On February 24 , 2010 , the Noble Bloods ( Lord Matthew Taylor and Sir Chadwick Cruise ) defeated Royal Violence for the title . On July 14 , 2010 Moxley lost the HWA Heavyweight Championship to Gerome Phillips . Combat Zone Wrestling ( 2009 – 2011 ) . On June 6 , 2009 , Moxley was a participant in Combat Zone Wrestling ( CZW ) ' s Tournament of Death VIII . In the first round , Moxley defeated Brain Damage in a Dining Death match , but lost to Nick " F ' N " Gage in a triple threat fans bring the weapons match , also including Scotty Vortekz , in the semi - finals . On October 25 , 2009 , Moxley participated in the , in the first round he faced Thumbtack Jack in a Four Corners of Fun Dog Collar match , which he lost . At the CZW 11th Anniversary Show on February 13 , 2010 , Moxley defeated B - Boy to win the CZW World Heavyweight Championship . On August 8 , 2010 Moxley lost the CZW World Title to Nick Gage in a Ultraviolent three way dance also involving Drake Younger . On August 14 , 2010 , Moxley regained the CZW World Heavyweight Championship from Gage in a three - way dance , also involving Egotistico Fantastico . At the CZW 12th Anniversary show on February 12 , 2011 , Moxley lost the CZW World Heavyweight Championship to Robert Anthony . Dragon Gate USA ( 2009 – 2011 ) . Moxley started working for Dragon Gate USA ( DGUSA ) in 2009 , and on November 28 , he defeated B - Boy via submission in a dark match . Moxley continued to work for Dragon Gate USA in 2010 , and on January 23 , he defeated Darin Corbin in a dark match . Later that night , he attacked Lacey until Tommy Dreamer made the save . Moxley then teamed up with Brian Kendrick on March 26 , in Phoenix , Arizona in a match against Paul London and Jimmy Jacobs in which Moxley and Kendrick won . Following the match Kendrick and London put Moxley through a table . On March 27 , Moxley made his pay - per - view debut with Dragon Gate USA in Phoenix , Arizona , facing Dreamer in a hardcore match taped for the Mercury Rising , which Moxley won . At the May 8 Uprising pay - per - view taping in Mississauga , Ontario , Canada Moxley suffered an injury where his left nipple was nearly severed during a match with Jimmy Jacobs . At Freedom Fight , which aired on January 7 , 2011 ; Moxley and Akira Tozawa were defeated by Homicide and Open the Freedom Gate Champion BxB Hulk in a tag team match . Insanity Pro Wrestling ( 2010 – 2011 ) . After Moxley ' s successful defense of the IPW World Heavyweight Championship against Aaron Williams at IPW " " Desperate Measures " " on June 5 , 2010 , Jimmy Jacobs attacked Moxley causing the locker room to come out and separate them both . Moxley wondered why Jacobs attacked him , then both proceeded to have a war of words with each other in the back . On August 21 , 2010 at IPW " 9th Anniversary : Reign of the Insane " , Moxley defeated Jacobs to successfully retain the IPW World Heavyweight Championship . On October 2 , 2010 at " Shocktoberfest " Moxley defeated Drake Younger in a three stages of Insanity match to successfully retain the IPW World Heavyweight Championship . On January 1 , 2011 at " Showdown In Naptown " Moxley lost the IPW World Heavyweight Championship to Jimmy Jacobs in a dog collar match due to referee stoppage . Other promotions . Moxley competed in two matches for Ring of Honor in 2007 . On February 23 , Moxley teamed with Alex Payne in a loss effort against Bobby Dempsey and Rhett Titus in a dark match . On June 22 , Moxley lost to Mitch Franklin also in a dark match . Moxley defeated Roderick Strong to win the vacant FIP World Heavyweight Championship at Southern Stampede on April 17 , 2010 . On August 7 at " Cage Of Pain III " Moxley defeated Bruce Santee to retain the title . Moxley made his Evolve debut at " Evolve 3 : Rise or Fall " on May 1 , 2010 , losing to Drake Younger . On July 23 , Moxley fought Brodie Lee to a double disqualification at " Evolve 4 : Danielson vs Fish " . At " Evolve 6 : Aries vs . Taylor " on November 10 , 2010 , Moxley defeated Homicide in a Relaxed Rules match after the referee called for the bell . On April 19 , 2011 , Moxley wrestled his Evolve farewell match , facing Austin Aries in a losing effort . That put his Evolve record at 1 - 2 - 1 . Moxley made his debut for Jersey All Pro Wrestling on October 23 , 2010 at Halloween Hell in which he defeated Devon Moore . On February 5 , 2011 , JAPW debuted in South River , NJ . At this event , Moxley became the newest member of the United States Death Machine . World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE . Velocity ( 2006 ) . On January 20 , 2006 ; Moxley teamed with Brad Attitude ( announced as Brad Taylor ) in a tag team match against MNM in a losing effort . This match was taped for WWE Velocity . This ended up not airing , as the Jan 21 episode was taped on the 15th and the following Jan 28 episode was taped on the 24th . Florida Championship Wrestling ( 2011 – 2012 ) . On April 4 , 2011 , it was confirmed that Good had signed a developmental deal with World Wrestling Entertainment , and Dragon Gate USA granted his release from the promotion . On May 27 he joined WWE ' s developmental territory , Florida Championship Wrestling , under the name Dean Ambrose . Ambrose made his televised debut on the July 3 episode of FCW TV , where he challenged Seth Rollins , another prominent independent wrestler . Ambrose and Rollins had their first match for the FCW 15 Championship in a 15 - minute Iron Man match on the August 14 episode of FCW TV . The match ended in a draw with neither men scoring a fall , so Rollins retained his title . A subsequent 20 minute rematch for the title two weeks later resulted in a similar 0 - 0 draw . A second 30 - minute rematch for the title on the September 18 episode of FCW TV went to a time limit 2 - 2 draw and the match was sent into sudden death rules , where Rollins scored a pinfall to win the match 3 - 2 . Of note , an entire episode of FCW TV was dedicated to hyping and showing the third match in the series . Ambrose finally beat Rollins in a non - title match in the first round of the Super Eight Tournament to crown the new FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion . However , Ambrose was unsuccessful in the tournament finals as Leo Kruger won the Fatal - Four - Way match . Ambrose also cost Rollins his FCW 15 title by attacking Damien Sandow during his title match with Rollins , causing a disqualification in the deciding fall . Ambrose then unsuccessfully challenged Sandow for the FCW 15 title , before Leakee trumped both Ambrose and Rollins during a triple threat match to determine the # 1 contender to the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship . At an FCW house show on October 21 , Ambrose challenged WWE wrestler CM Punk , who was making a guest appearance , to a match ; Punk accepted the challenge and defeated Ambrose in a 30 - minute match . After the match , Punk paid tribute to Ambrose , saying " the first Dean Ambrose is in the back . " Ambrose ' s behind - the - back attack on WWE wrestler and FCW commentator William Regal set up a match between the two on the November 6 episode of FCW TV , where Regal pinned Ambrose to win the match . Following the loss to Regal , Ambrose became obsessed about wanting a rematch and regularly taunted Regal by using Regal ' s finishing moves to win matches . In late December 2011 , Ambrose appeared at WWE house show s , losing to Daniel Bryan and Ted DiBiase . On March 4 , 2012 , Ambrose beat Drew McIntyre at a house show in Albany , Georgia , marking his first win in front of a main WWE crowd . At WrestleMania XXVIII Axxess , Ambrose had a confrontation with veteran hardcore wrestler Mick Foley , claiming that Foley needed to be held accountable for leading a generation astray . and WWE reacted by sending Ambrose home from their SmackDown taping . Ambrose challenged old nemesis Seth Rollins for the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship on the June 24 episode of FCW TV , but Rollins defeated him . Ambrose finally received a rematch with William Regal on the final episode of FCW TV on July 15 . The match began with Regal viciously attacking Ambrose ' s injured left arm , but Ambrose rammed Regal into the ring post to badly disorientate him . Then , Ambrose ruthlessly kneed Regal ' s head into an exposed turnbuckle , causing Regal to bleed from the ear ; the match was then ruled a no contest . After the match , Regal stared down Ambrose , then applauded him and turned his head to allow Ambrose to hit him with the " Knee Trembler " . Afterwards , the FCW locker room stormed the ring to separate Ambrose from a fallen Regal while commentators questioned whether Regal would ever be able to wrestle again . The Shield ( 2012 – 2014 ) . Ambrose made his main roster debut on November 18 , 2012 at the Survivor Series pay - per - view alongside Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins , where they assaulted Ryback during the triple - threat main event for the WWE Championship , leading to CM Punk pinning John Cena to retain his title . The trio declared themselves " The Shield " and vowed to rally against " injustice " . They denied working for Punk , but routinely emerged from the crowd to attack Punk ' s adversaries , including Ryback , The Miz , Kane and Daniel Bryan , who had attempted to save Kane . This led to a Tables , Ladders , and Chairs match being set up for the pay - per - view pitting the three men of the Shield against Ryback and Team Hell No ( Kane and Bryan ) , which Ambrose , Reigns and Rollins won in their debut match . The Shield continued to aid Punk after TLC ; during Punk and Ryback ' s TLC match for the WWE Championship on the January 7 episode of " Raw " , they attacked Ryback , which resulted in Punk retaining his title . During the Royal Rumble event where the Rock challenged for Punk ' s WWE Championship , match , a blackout occurred and the Rock was attacked in the darkness by unknown assailants , directly leading to Punk pinning Rock ; the announcers blamed the Shield for the attack . The match was later restarted with Rock winning . The next day on " Raw " , the Shield attacked and laid out John Cena ; Sheamus and Ryback suffered the same fate when they attempted to save Cena . Later in the show , it was revealed through footage played by Vince McMahon that Punk and / or his manager Paul Heyman had been paying the Shield and Brad Maddox to work for them all along . This set up a six - man tag team match at Elimination Chamber , which the Shield won . At WrestleMania 29 , The Shield made victims of Randy Orton , Sheamus & Big Show in what was The Show of Shows debut of " The Hounds of Justice . " The following night on " Raw " , The Shield attempted to attack The Undertaker but were stopped by Team Hell No . This set up a six - man tag team match on the April 22 episode of " Raw " , where The Shield emerged victorious . Four days later on " SmackDown " , Ambrose made his singles debut against Undertaker but lost via submission , after which the Shield attacked Undertaker and triple - powerbombed him through the announcer ' s table . On the May 3 episode of " SmackDown " , Ambrose defeated Kane in a singles match . On May 19 at Extreme Rules , Ambrose defeated Kofi Kingston to win the WWE United States Championship , his first singles title in WWE , while Rollins and Reigns won the WWE Tag Team Championships later that night . Ambrose made his first televised title defense on the following episode of " SmackDown " , retaining his title when he was disqualified due to the rest of the Shield ' s interference . Three days later on " Raw " , Ambrose defeated Kingston again to retain his title . At WWE Payback , Ambrose defeated Kane via count - out to retain the United States Championship . The following night on " Raw " , Ambrose had a title rematch against Kane and retained after the Reigns and Rollins got Ambrose disqualified . On July 14 at Money in the Bank , Ambrose competed in the World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank Ladder Match and failed to win the match despite interference from Reigns and Rollins . Ambrose retained his United States Championship at Summerslam by disqualification when Roman Reigns of The Shield speared Rob Van Dam . Now aligned with WWE COO Triple H , Ambrose and his Shield cohorts have made life hell for Daniel Bryan while continuing their winning ways . Ambrose ’ s successful United States Title defense against Dolph Ziggler at Night of Champions was proof of this . At Hell in a Cell , Ambrose was defeated by Big E via count - out . He was on the winning side of a Traditional Elimination Tag Team Match at Survivor Series , but Ambrose was the first eliminated in the bout . He stumbled again at WWE TLC when an errant spear from Reigns allowed Punk to pin Ambrose and escape a 3 - on - 1 Handicap Match against the entire Shield . Ambrose would then compete at the Royal Rumble 2014 match along with Rollins and Reigns . Late in the match Ambrose would score three eliminations . Late in the match , Ambrose attempted to eliminate Reigns , however Reigns eliminated both Rollins and Ambrose instead . The next night on " Raw " , The Shield would compete in a six - man tag team match against Daniel Bryan , Sheamus , and John Cena with all three members of the winning team qualifying to compete in the Elimination Chamber match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship . Ambrose and his partners lost the match via disqualification after The Wyatt Family interfered and attacked Cena , Bryan , and Sheamus . The Shield started to show signs of turning tweeners due to wanting revenge , and a six - man tag for The Shield against The Wyatt Family at the Elimination Chamber pay - per view was arranged . After not defending the United States Championship for months , he issued an open challenge accepted by Mark Henry , who won via disqualification after Rollins broke up the pin , resulting in Ambrose retaining the title . At the Elimination Chamber pay - per - view , the Shield lost to the Wyatt Family ; during the match , Ambrose and Bray Wyatt brawled into the crowd , but Wyatt returned to the ring with no sign of Ambrose , which caused Rollins and Reigns to be outnumbered and overwhelmed . On the March 3 " Raw " , the Shield lost a rematch with the Wyatt Family when the Shield ' s poor teamwork led to Rollins walking out during the match ; Rollins claimed that he had enough of being the glue holding the group together . However , The Shield quickly got back on the same page and began a feud with Kane , turning all members of The Shield faces in the process . During this feud , Kane was joined by the New Age Outlaws to battle The Shield in a six - man tag - team match at WrestleMania XXX , which The Shield won decisively . On " Raw " after WrestleMania , The Shield officially severed ties with The Authority when Kane revealed that Triple H had coordinated the attack on them several weeks prior . As a result , The Shield attacked the entire Authority , protecting new WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan , thus solidifying their face turn . The next week , Triple H placed The Shield in an 11 - on - 3 Handicap match ; following the match , The Shield was attacked by a reunited Evolution . April 28 , Ambrose became the longest reigning United States Champion in WWE ' s history and in the same week retained against Ryback , Curtis Axel and Alberto Del Rio in Fatal - Four action on SmackDown to mark his 13th defense . As part of their feud with Evolution , The Shield won a six - man tag team match at Extreme Rules . The following night on " Raw " , Triple H forced Ambrose to defend his championship in a 20 - man battle royal with Rollins and Reigns not part of the match ; Ambrose survived until the final two but lost to Sheamus , ending Ambrose ' s record title reign at 351 days . On the next , " SmackDown " , Ambrose failed to regain the championship in a singles match against Sheamus . A rematch between the Shield and Evolution was arranged for Payback , in which The Shield won yet again . The next night , Batista left Evolution , prompting Triple H to initiate " Plan B " in his quest to destroy the Shield ; this involved Rollins turning on Ambrose and Reigns , subsequently aligning himself with Triple H . Singles competition ( 2014 - present ) . On the following week on " Raw " , Ambrose and Reigns vowed to exact revenge on Rollins as well as Orton and Triple H . Ambrose and Reigns went on to team with John Cena to defeat The Wyatt Family in the night ' s main - event . Later in the week on " Smackdown " , Dean Ambrose lost in a Money in the Bank qualifying match against Bray Wyatt due to the interference of Seth Rollins . As Ambrose and Reigns quietly separated , Ambrose debuted new ring attire . On the June 23 edition of RAW , Dean Ambrose was added to the Money in the Bank Ladder Match when Seth Rollins demanded that he should be in the match . At Money in the Bank , Ambrose lost the match when Kane attacked him to help Rollins win . Ambrose was scheduled to face Rollins at Battleground , but Ambrose was ejected from the arena by Triple H . Later that night , Rollins came out and announced that he had won their match by forfeit . Ambrose would then burst into the ring and attack Rollins and a vicious brawl ensued where both men had to be pulled apart by both The Authority and security . Rollins was then shown leaving the arena into the parking lot , where Ambrose was hiding in the trunk of a car and attempted to attack Rollins with a tire iron before Rollins managed to drive away . On the August 4 edition of " Raw " , Ambrose won the Beat The Clock challenge against Rollins when he distracted him on his match to pick the stipulation for their match at SummerSlam . Later in the week on " Smackdown " , Ambrose revealed the stipulation to be a Lumberjack match against Rollins at SummerSlam . They fought at the SummerSlam pay - per - view where Ambrose lost to Rollins . The following night on Raw in Las Vegas , Nevada Triple H allowed the WWE Universe vote on the match stipulation for a rematch between Ambrose and Rollins that night on Raw . The stipulation ended up as a " Falls Count Anywhere " Match . During the contest Kane made his way out assisting Rollins . Kane uncovered a stack of cinder blocks at ring side and held Ambrose down to allow Rollins to perform his curb stomp on Amborse against the cinder blocks . Ambrose was then sent to a local medical center , had he not thrown off his restraints , refused treatment and escaped from WWE officials altogether and he hasn ' t been seen since that night . On Night of Champions , Ambrose returned and attacked Seth Rollins after Rollins issued an open challenge . On the October 6th episode of " Raw " , The Authority would make the first match of the Hell in a Cell pay - per - view to be Ambrose against John Cena with the stipulation of the winner facing Rollins in a Hell in a Cell match for the main event at the pay - per - view . Later in the week on " Smackdown " , on the Miz TV segment between Ambrose and Cena , the match was revealed to be a No Holds Barred Contract On A Pole Match . On the October 13 episode of " Raw " , Ambrose and Cena had their match that night instead in which Ambrose won and will face Seth Rollins in a Hell in a Cell match at the Hell in a Cell pay - per - view . At Hell in a Cell , Ambrose lost to Rollins after Bray Wyatt attacked Ambrose at the end of the main event match . The next few weeks saw Ambrose and Wyatt taunting and attacking each other in both backstage and in - ring segments , with Wyatt claiming that he could " fix " Ambrose , leading to a match at Survivor Series . Ambrose lost the match by disqualification after hitting Wyatt with a steel chair and then hit Wyatt through a table in which Wyatt would be buried under tables and chairs as Ambrose stood on a ladder . This would then soon after announce another match between the two in a tables , ladders and chairs match on the pay - per - view next month . During the match , a television monitor blew up in Ambrose ' s face , allowing Wyatt to win the match . Ambrose managed to beat Wyatt in a Boot Camp match yet again was defeated by Wyatt in a " Miracle on 34th Street Fight " . The feud concluded when Wyatt beat Ambrose in the first Ambulance match held on " Raw " . At the Royal Rumble , Ambrose participated in the Royal Rumble match , but was eliminated by Kane and Big Show . On the January 19 episode of " Raw " , Ambrose defeated Intercontinental Champion Bad News Barrett . The following weeks , Ambrose demanded a match for Barrett ' s title , but Barrett declined , leading to Ambrose attacking him , tying his hands around the ring post , and forcing him to sign a contract for a title match at Fast Lane . Ambrose lost the subsequent match by disqualification , but stole the championship belt afterward . Ambrose would be later added to the ladder match for the Intercontinental championship at WrestleMania . At " WrestleMania 31 " , Ambrose participated in a seven - man ladder match for the championship , but lost after Luke Harper powerbombed him through a ladder and knocked him out of the match as result . On the April 2 episode of " SmackDown " , Ambrose fought Luke Harper to a no contest after Harper put Ambrose through a table . On the April 13 episode of " Raw " , Ambrose attacked Harper after Harper lost to Ryback by disqualification . On the April 20 episode of " Raw " , Ambrose and Harper once again fought to a no contest . At Extreme Rules , Ambrose jumped into a car right before Harper drove it out of the arena . Two matches after would continue and end before Ambrose and Harper returned during a backstage segment with The New Day celebrating winning the tag team titles . After returning to the ring , Ambrose defeated Harper in his first singles victory on pay - per - view since the Shield split up . The next day on " Raw " , Ambrose was in the King of the Ring tournament , but did not make it to the second round after Dolph Ziggler attacked Dean ' s opponent Sheamus . On the May 4th episode of " Raw " , despite interference from J & J Security , Ambrose defeated the WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins , and as per pre - stipulation by Kane , Ambrose was added to the World Heavyweight Championship match at Payback , a fatal four - way match also including Randy Orton and Roman Reigns , and Ambrose ' s first opportunity for a world title . Ambrose would lose at Payback , but would defeat Rollins via disqualification at Elimination Chamber . Ambrose claimed himself to be champion for the next few weeks , until Rollins took it back in a Ladder Match at Money in the Bank . Ambrose then joined forces with Roman Reigns against Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper , which they won at Summerslam . Ambrose and Reigns would be joined by Chris Jericho against Wyatt , Harper , and the newest member Braun Strowman , which they lost at Night of Champions . Ambrose would then enter the tournament to crown the new WWE Champion , which he lost to Reigns at the finals . Ambrose would enter a feud with Kevin Owens , who Ambrose beat at the semi - finals . Ambrose would beat Owens for the Intercontinental Title at TLC , giving him his second singles title . Ambrose would retain the title against Owens in a Last Man Standing Match at the Royal Rumble PPV , and he entered the Royal Rumble Match itself for Roman Reigns ' s WWE Championship at # 19 , but he was eliminated last by Triple H . Ambrose would start a feud with Brock Lesnar , asking him to take him to Suplex City . Ambrose would lose the Intercontinental Title back to Owens in a Fatal Five Way Match , also involving Dolph Ziggler , Tyler Breeze and Stardust . And he would also lose a Triple Threat Match at Fastlane , also involving Lesnar and Reigns , for the # 1 Contendership against Triple H at Wrestlemania . However , Ambrose challenged Triple H for the title at WWE Roadblock , which he would lose . Ambrose would also lose a No Holds Barred Street Fight against Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania , even though he brought weapons like a chainsaw and Barby , given to him by Terry Funk and Mick Foley respectively . Ambrose started feuding with Chris Jericho , beginning with Ambrose taking over Jericho ' s Highlight Reel and replacing it with the Ambrose Asylum . Ambrose defeated Jericho at WWE Payback , but the feud still continued . Stephanie McMahon canceled the Ambrose Asylum , and capped off with Jericho destroying Ambrose ' s plant Mitch . In return , Ambrose destroyed Jericho ' s jacket . Ambrose challenged Jericho to an Asylum Match at Extreme Rules , which he won . On the next night , Ambrose defeated Dolph Ziggler to take part in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match , against Sami Zayn , Kevin Owens , Cesaro , Chris Jericho and Alberto Del Rio . On a special Ambrose Asylum segment on the Raw before Money in the Bank , with special guests , former Shield brothers Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns , Ambrose said that " what if he grabbed the briefcase and cash in at the main event ? " . Ambrose later gave Dirty Deeds to both Reigns and Rollins . That question was answered at the PPV , which Ambrose won the Money in the Bank contract . At the main event , Rollins defeated Reigns for the WWE Championship for the second time , when Ambrose cashed in on Rollins and won his first WWE Championship . The next night , Shane McMahon announced a Triple Threat Match between Ambrose , Rollins and Reigns at Battleground . However , on the WWE Draft episode of Smackdown Live , Ambrose was the second overall pick for Smackdown , and defeated Rollins , the first overall pick for Raw , later that night to retain the WWE Title . At Battleground , Ambrose came out the winner against Reigns and Rollins . Ambrose feuded with Dolph Ziggler over the title during the summer , and at Summerslam , they collided . Ambrose beat Ziggler . Ambrose feuded with AJ Styles afterwards , and at Backlash , Ambrose lost the title to Styles . At No Mercy , Ambrose and John Cena took on Styles in a Triple Threat Match for the title . Outside of Wrestling . Film . WWE Studios , a division of World Wrestling Entertainment which produces and finances motion pictures , and Lionsgate announced on August 15 , 2014 of their second film in their " Action Six - Pack " deal to be " Lockdown " starring WWE Superstar Dean Ambrose . Personal life . Much of Good ' s wrestling persona is based on his own real - life upbringing on Cincinnati ' s East End , where Good spent much of his childhood living in public housing . An avid wrestling fan as a kid who idolized Bret Hart , Good ultimately used wrestling as an escape from his rough upbringing . A year after beginning to train as a wrestler , he dropped out of high school . In March 2015 , WWE broadcaster Renee Young confirmed that she was in a relationship with Good .