on the june 11 episode of "raw", ziggler defeated the great khali, swagger and christian in a fatal four-way elimination match to become the number one contender to the world heavyweight championship, but at no way out, ziggler lost the title match to champion sheamus. on the following "raw", guerrero, finally tired of the bickering between ziggler and swagger, arranged for a match between them; ziggler won the match and guerrero's affections. ziggler received another shot at the world title on the june 29 "smackdown", but was again defeated by sheamus in a triple threat match, also involving alberto del rio.