Dolph Ziggler is one of the longest serving WWE wrestlers having signed with the company seventeen years ago. In that time, he has won fourteen different championships as well as being the sole survivor in two different Survivor Series matches and a Money in the Bank contract winner.
In short, his professional career has been just as successful as his amateur wrestling career. Now however, he finds himself in a rather special position. Working with younger talent, helping them learn the ropes and hone their craft. Not backstage, but upfront, in the ring, before an audience (or in the Thunderdome).
Dolph Ziggler: Mentor
This is a role far-flung from the main event man he was for so long. Yet Dolph isn’t bitter about this change in his career. In fact, he finds it an honor, and embraces the role with all seriousness.
Ziggler recently appear on Out of Character with Ryan Satin, where he covered this topic with a very gracious response.
“I love passing that on. I really do. There’s no reason to be a negative bitter A-hole and then not give back to everybody else. I know what I’m doing better than almost everybody in the business, and I can give out lessons.”
Ziggler further talked about his relationship with Vince McMahon and how it has ebbed and flowed over the years. He has learned the hard way that respect from the boss is earned. It is earned, lost and re-earned again.
“You gotta re-earn it every day, and I do. If I mess up, which I do all the time, I say, ‘I screwed this up. It’s on me. I will fix this for next time.”
Whether in the main event or supporting a young superstar, there is no denying that Dolph Ziggler is a talented wrestler. There are few active wrestlers who could be a better teacher than Dolph.
