The Crusher won a #1 Contendership Match for the DCW Intercontinental Championship at DCW: "Royal Rumble 3," which entitled him to face off against the reigning DCW Intercontinental Champion CM Punk at DCW: "Summerslam 3." The Crusher did come very close many times to defeating CM Punk during their match. Crusher even managed to get out of the way of CM Punk's patented top rope elbow drop a few times. However, the tides began to turn, and CM Punk finally hit Crusher with the top rope elbow drop the 3rd time, and then he placed Crusher into The Anaconda Vice Submission Hold, and Crusher was forced to submit. CM Punk has now held the DCW Intercontintenal Championship for 4 months currently.
Following DCW: "Summerslam 3" CM Punk said "I'm very excited at the possibility of defending this DCW Intercontinental Championship at DCW: "Wrestlemania 3" in the future. I plan on making that my reality!"
