Originally published on ProWrestlingSheet.

AJ Styles won the Intercontinental title for the first time this week on Friday Night SmackDown.

Styles defeated Daniel Bryan in a lengthy bout that saw a technical, hard-hitting encounter akin to a physical chess match between the two wrestlers.

The finish came about after Styles landed a Styles Clash, followed by the Phenomenal Forearm on Bryan to get the pinfall victory.

This match was the culmination of a tournament to crown a new Intercontinental Champion after Sami Zayn was forced to relinquish to belt in May. Zayn has since made it clear on social media, in character, that he disagrees with WWE's decision to take the belt from him.

Watch the end of the match below.