Dolph Ziggler Comments On His WWE Hiatus, ‘Repackaging’ Rumors

Dolph Ziggler made his return to WWE television on this week’s SmackDown Live after a brief hiatus. During a recent interview with ChannelGuideMag.com, he spoke about recently taking time off and said WWE has been very accommodating when he needs to take time off to focus on outside projects like comedy and political shows

“It’s nice to take a little break and come back fresh,” said Ziggler. “Not matter when or no matter what I’m doing, I think it will be nice. I’ve only missed a handful of weeks of work. After a while you just want to step out.”

He continued, “People talking is fine. People are talking about you, so that’s a great thing. Some people’s jobs are to speculate. So, I can understand that. I’m still excited to be in the ring. I still do the live events and have a blast. I’ve been working with the likes of Nakamura, which has been really fun.”

DZ also commented on reports that WWE is considering changing up his character. “There is all this talk out there about me being repackaged. I don’t think I’m doing that.”

Here’s a clip of Ziggler’s return to SmackDown from Tuesday night, where he worked as a backstage interviewer. Ziggler spoke to colleague Dasha Fuentes and did not seem thrilled about his new gig. Ziggler took shots at various WWE gimmicks and said he’s been watching a lot of RAW & SmackDown while he’s been away.

The former World Heavyweight Champion said he’s learned what it takes to become a star in WWE while away and he will show us what he’s learned on next week’s SmackDown from Arkansas.