WWE announced on tonight’s edition of WWE RAW that due to an injury suffered on last week’s SmackDown, Bad News Barrett has been vacated of the WWE Intercontinental Championship as he will be out of action for several weeks.

As a result of Barrett’s injury and the title being vacated, WWE will confirm a new Intercontinental Champion in a Battle Royal match at the WWE Battleground pay-per-view on July 20th in Tampa, Florida.