The news that Dean Ambrose will be leaving WWE post-Wrestlemania appears to have surprised the majority of people. It is rumored he was offered a lot of money to stay but simply wasn’t interested in the offer.
Speaking with Busted Open Radio, multiple time champion, Dolph Ziggler, offered his thoughts on Ambrose’s decision.
He admitted that Dean’s decision surprised him and confessed he didn’t know too many people that are close to the situation that could offer further insight.
“I didn’t see that coming,” Ziggler said. “He’s always got something going on and is always in a prominent role, doing something great and he’s liked by the fans. He could just try to move on and do some other stuff. I can understand. It’s hard to read him sometimes. He’s a ridiculously nice guy and loves the business.”
Commenting on Ambrose’s attitude and style, Dolph said, “[He] Definitely does his own thing. Kind of in his own world a lot. I’m friends with his wife [Renee Young] and we talk all the time. But Dean and I, if we’re putting a match together, we talk, but otherwise….really friendly guy, loves wrestling, loves having a good time but definitely does his own thing. Maybe he’s looking to do his own thing some more.”
There was a lot speculation over Ziggler’s WWE career recently, with the Showoff claiming to be on ‘hiatus’ with WWE. He also stated he wasn’t scheduled to be in the Royal Rumble matchup. Dolph would eventually turn up during the Royal Rumble as the number 28 entrant. He would eliminate former tag team partner, Drew McIntyre.
Dolph Ziggler hasn’t been on Raw since he lost a steel cage match to Drew McIntyre on the 12/28 show. He has been wrestling on WWE live events, however, usually wrestling against Finn Balor and Drew McIntyre in triple threat matches. His last match at a live event was on 1/20.
During an interview with Chris Van Vliet, however, Ziggler is on hiatus from WWE. He specifically stated he will not be in the Royal Rumble match.
“Technically I am still under contract, yes, but I am not scheduled to be at the Royal Rumble.,” Ziggler said. “For now I am on a hiatus with WWE. It took me like 10 years to get a weekend off and this is it. So we’ll see where it goes from here. Like I said we have a handshake agreement which is different from what’s on paper. I’ve given everything and we’ll see if there is more for me to give, I’ll be happy to be a part of it.”
Ziggler also commented on possibly signing with the new promotion, All Elite Wrestling.
“I wouldn’t say I would be the next big signing, I’d say I would be the big signing I would have to say. But I have some other things going on at the moment but that should always be an option for anybody especially someone like me who has been around for a long time and as Drew McIntyre says, maybe I was riding his coattails and I gotta get the hell out of here. So you never know.”
He continued, I think it would be great, I think it would be a great addition to that company which seems to be for true wrestlers who love the sport and the business. It’s a great idea.”
Watch Dolph Ziggler’s comments about WWE and AEW here:
Dolph Ziggler’s future with WWE remains a hot topic of conversation amongst fans. A few days ago, we reported on the possibility that Ziggler is wrapping up his duties with WWE. Ziggler hasn’t featured on TV since losing to his former partner, Drew McIntyre, inside a steel cage match last month on Monday Night Raw. Since then, he has removed any association with the name ‘Dolph Ziggler’ from his social media accounts.
With speculation surrounding him regarding an upcoming comedy tour, the timing does seem to coincide with his projected exit date of January 31st.
Commenting recently on the situation was Mike Johnson of PWInsiderElite.com. Reflecting on Ziggler’s current status with WWE, and how they’ve been implementing him, Johnson commented that, “Dolph Ziggler worked the house shows over the weekend and as we’ve talked about there are rumors around certain circles in WWE saying that on January 31st he’ll be done.”
He continued, stating that “Ziggler was not at Raw last night. I was told he was never scheduled to be there. He’s only scheduled for the house shows, so he worked the house shows on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and he went home while the rest of the crew went to RAW. So Dolph was not there.”
“People say ‘Well is it possible that Dolph Ziggler will be at the Royal Rumble?’ Of course, it’s possible, he lives in Phoenix so we’ll see if he actually appears at the pay-per-view or not.”
The timing of it all does seem to heavily indicate that Dolph is simply fulfilling his contractual obligations until January 31st. Still, with the Rumble event taking place this Sunday, could we be seeing him compete in the matchup, if only for one last time?
Do you think Ziggler is done with WWE? If he stays what do you think could be next for him?
Former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler’s days in the company might be numbered. PWInsider reports that there has been a lot of talk about Ziggler possibly being done with WWE as of late. He recently turned down an offer to serve as a producer for the company. Ziggler hasn’t appeared on TV since taking a beatdown from Drew McIntyre inside a Steel Cage on RAW last month. Since, Ziggler has removed the “Dolph Ziggler” name from his social media accounts.
He is also getting ready to begin a comedy tour soon. The report also notes that Ziggler hasn’t been on the road with the company since the conclusion of the holiday live event tour. PWInsider sources say that Ziggler remains under a WWE deal. While some are saying Ziggler won’t leave at all, others are pointing to a January 31st exit date. WWE seems to be having quite a bit of issues keeping some of its talents happy.
Several WWE stars have asked for their release from the company lately. Perhaps the idea of being part of the start-up All Elite Wrestling (AEW) promotion has enticed their decision. It will be interesting to see how the landscape of professional wrestling changes in the next several months.
What do you think about Ziggler possibly leaving WWE?
Drew McIntyre had formed an alliance with Baron Corbin and Bobby Lashley in recent weeks and drifted away from Dolph Ziggler, who he was originally paired with upon his arrival on main roster.
Due to this, many believed that this pairing will be ending soon. These speculations turned out to be true after Drew attacked Ziggler during a segment on this week’s Raw, confirming their break up.
Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer talked about Dolph’s status after this angle and speculated that he will once again drift down the card. Though as noted before, WWE Officials are still high on McIntyre and his main event push is expected to continue.
Heath Slater Apologises
We noted before how Rhyno and Heath Slater were put in a match with the stipulation being that the loser will be fired from Raw on this week’s episode of the Red-Branded Show. This bout was won by Slater.
Both Corbin and Heath have continued this storyline on Twitter since then and as seen below, Corbin is seen blaming the One Man Band for Rhyno’s firing while Heath Slater apologizes for it:
A lot of people are blaming me for @Rhyno313 being out of a job. If you want to blame someone blame @HeathSlaterOMRB he is the one who beat him. He could have just quit. That’s what a real friend would have done. #RAW
It’s all your fault. I know it, The @WWEUniverse knows it, and you know it. I didn’t want this to happen. But when you put my back up against the wall. I will fight back no matter what. #igotkids@WWE I’m so sorry @Rhyno313https://t.co/frH43uIf16
As we noted before, initially, it appeared that Rhyno is done with WWE after this loss. However, the latest update on the situation suggests that he will be sticking around.
There were concerns Dolph Ziggler was dealing with a broken foot coming out of Survivor Series. Ziggler didn’t wrestle the night after the PPV but could be cleared to compete as early as this weekend according to a report on Wrestling Observer Radio.
“Ziggler’s got a foot injury and he may be back within a week,” Dave Meltzer said. “He’s going to be evaluated again on Saturday. I believe he’s going to Cincinnati for Starrcade, he’ll be evaluated there. There’s a chance he may even be on that show if he’s ok.”
“They thought it was a break, which would have been a somewhat serious injury,” Meltzer continued. “He did not have a broken foot so whatever it is, it’s not that bad and they expect him back pretty soon.”
Other WWE Injury Updates
Unfortunately, there is still no timetable for the returns of Alexa Bliss or Becky Lynch at the moment. Lynch is dealing with a concussion suffered a week ago Monday. Bliss has been on the injured list since an October 20th house show when she is thought to have suffered a concussion. WWE is believed to be approaching Bliss’ return cautiously. The multi-time champion is said to have suffered multiple concussions within a short period of time.
In addition to being on Raw Monday nights, Dolph Ziggler also moonlights as a stand-up comedian. Ahead of WWE’s weekend in Los Angeles for Survivor Series, Ziggler will be playing a Friday night set at the Comedy Store.
His “DZ and Friends” show also includes comedian Sarah Tima and a few wrestlers that Ziggler describes as “people he’s lost to”.
Dolph Ziggler on Comedy, Hecklers, Trolls, and Seth Rollins
Ziggler was asked by CBS L.A recently about his aptitude for handling trolls on Twitter and how it compares to handling hecklers while doing stand-up.
“As a kid, being a smaller guy and getting bullied, I got used to zinging people back and making them pay for it,” he said. “You try to do that and also have fun, because there’s so much negativity out there, and I don’t want to be part of it.”
“It’s pretty nuts. I live for it, though,” Ziggler continued. “I’m a quick smart-mouth kind of guy so my whole life I’ve been ready with a quick jab back, which is all of social media now”
Ziggler also spoke about his wrestling career during the interview. He was asked specifically about his match with Seth Rollins at SummerSlam.
“When you’re as good as we are — and I mean that [humbly] — we know how good we are. You can still not have the chemistry. I’ve been in there with some of the best, and I was so frustrated because we just wouldn’t meld, or the story wouldn’t be correct, because two different people are telling two different things. He’s an up-and-coming kid, who is going to be one of the best of all-time. I have been there before, but also want to have this legacy that I can do whatever I want. If I’m ever given a chance, I knock it out of the park.”
Dolph Ziggler and Tyler Breeze had an interesting exchange on Twitter after Breeze appeared to be taking a shot at WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan’s tweet that he sent out earlier this week about the size of the current WWE stars. You can see Ziggler poking fun at Breeze with his own response here:
I was gonna tweet a reply… but honestly no interest in him so I’ll say this… our roster is talented as hell.. thanks for giving back… brother ?
Lemme tell you something…Is this a bit for one of your comedy shows bud…the “held down” role doesn’t work for you anymore….now I think you’re the vet who doesn’t know when to hang it up… https://t.co/oPeXy04uAc
As seen on this week’s episode of SmackDown Live in Manchester, England at the Manchester Arena on the USA Network, WWE Champion AJ Styles cut a promo about facing WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar in a non-title match at the upcoming Survivor Series pay-per-view event that takes place on Sunday, November 18, 2018 in Los Angeles, California at the Staples Center.
This will be the second encounter between the top stars of their respective brands. Paul Heyman responded to that promo by writing the following on his official Twitter account:
“Attn: @WWE Champion @AJStylesOrg: I am a great admirer of your in-ring abilities, but to close your promo w/ “not a prediction .. a spoiler?” In #@BrockLesnar’s SuplexCity, we don’t do other people’s shtick. Respectfully, (My name is) Paul Heyman. The Jew Who Runs The Zoo.”
Attn: @WWE Champion @AJStylesOrg: I am a great admirer of your in-ring abilities, but to close your promo w/ "not a prediction .. a spoiler?" In #@BrockLesnar's SuplexCity, we don't do other people's shtick.
Dolph Ziggler recently spoke withSportskeda as part of a teleconference where he talked about a wide range of topics including the spoofed the entrances of legends last year on SmackDown Live when he was reinventing himself and character.
Each week at this time, Ziggler was attempting to get a buzz going for being a heel, which saw him come out each week to different past superstars’ entrance themes.
When asked about the creative behind it, Ziggler said that it was to prove a point as he has had ups and downs in his career with the WWE over the years but has always tried to do things differently.
“I just wanted to prove a point to people, whether they respect their work, when it comes to WWE, they’ll just follow whoever they have to follow without thinking for themselves.”
He continued to say that he made it a point to play music and make fun of people who were all show. Ziggler stated that the fans went with him and ate it up. Thus, when he got his entrance theme back, he thinks fans were sad because when they didn’t get to see an entrance instead of the actual work that goes into the product.
The WWE RAW Tag Team Champion is currently involved in the top feud on the flagship show of the company, Monday Night RAW, alongside Drew McIntyre and Braun Strowman as they are feuding with The Shield (WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, WWE Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose).
Dolph Ziggler recently opened up on the dealings with WWE creative and if he has ever considered leaving the company while on the CBS Sports’ In This Corner podcast with Brian Campbell.
The current WWE RAW Tag Team Champion stated that no matter what situation that a star finds themselves, whether that be in the middle of something huge or you become world champion, the moment it’s not about you and not making these great gains because of something out of your hands then you shouldn’t be in this business. He brought up other examples whether that means the fans turned on you or you’re not the world champion, or you don’t like what WWE creative has given you, the talent must push forward.
Consider Leaving WWE
Ziggler also talked about through all of his ups and downs while being in the company if he ever considered walking away. He brought up how he hasn’t gone away in 13 years, which he thinks is pretty ridiculous. He believed that he needed to do that and even asked for it but was declined by WWE management.
However, over the past two years, he kept asking and was finally told yes. Ziggler stated that he can assure the fans that every Monday for RAW, he’s talking to the boss [WWE Chairman Vince McMahon] about how to make the product better. “[Fans gets on me] for teasing that I’ll be leaving, but it might be soon or it might be never.”
Following last night’s Hell In A Cell event, the WWE has released medical updates on Jeff Hardy and Dolph Ziggler.
Jeff Hardy promised to deliver the “unexpected,” and he certainly delivered on that promise after working his way across one of the Cell’s support beams before attempting a splash on a prone Randy Orton, only for “The Viper” to move out the way. All that met Hardy on the way down was the table that Orton had, just moments ago, been laid across.
Engimatic Enigma
“Following his brutal Hell in a Cell Match against Randy Orton, Jeff Hardy was tended to by EMTs at ringside. [WWE Social Media Correspondent] Cathy Kelley then reported on Instagram that Hardy complained of severe abdominal pains backstage, prompting WWE medical personnel to have him transported to a local medical facility.”
Michael Cole would later inform the audience that Hardy began coughing blood on the way to the hospital.
Cathy Kelley rounded out the report, informing the WWE Universe that Jeff would be kept overnight for “further observation.”
Stealing The Show
Hardy wasn’t the only superstar to go flying from the Hell In A Cell last night. Both Seth Rollins and Dolph Ziggler found themselves victim to gravity, plummeting from the side of the cage after a tense exchange.
WWE had this update on Ziggler:
“After falling off the side of the Hell in a Cell structure during Roman Reigns’ Universal Championship Match against Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler was looked at by WWE medical personnel, but he refused to go to a local medical facility. Instead, Ziggler left the AT&T Center under his own power alongside tag team partner Drew McIntyre.”
On Monday’s RAW, tensions between The Shield and Braun Strowman’s new faction continued to grow. Strowman has now aligned himself with RAW Tag Team Champions Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre. He has now evened the odds against Roman Reigns and The Shield. Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose came to Reigns’ aid when Strowman attempted to cash-in his Money In The Bank (MITB) briefcase.
Now, Strowman will get his one-on-one shot at Reigns’ Universal Title inside Hell In A Cell. As we build to that, however, The Shield continue to feud with Strowman, Ziggler and McIntyre. This week the two factions collided to open up RAW.
Acting General Manager Baron Corbin ushered out the entire locker room to separate the six men. They continued to fight into the backstage area, but eventually The Shield were arrested and taken away for most of the show.
Towards the end of the night, Michael Cole announced that The Shield had been released from jail. They returned in a cop car and made their way to the ring to meet Strowman, McIntyre and Ziggler.
Before that could happen, however, all the heels in the locker room came out to ambush The Shield. The show went off-air as Rollins, Reigns and Ambrose laid lifeless on the floor.
The Explanation
Several days removed from RAW, we finally have an explanation as to how The Shield got out of jail. Corey Graves took to Twitter and suggested that WWE’s David Otunga phoned in a friend in the legal community to get The Shield released.
Here’s Graves’ Tweet:
Made a few calls this morning. Turns out @DavidOtunga has a judge friend in Columbus and called in a late night Labor Day favor for The Shield.
A big title change went down on this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW in Columbus, OH at the Schottenstein Center on the USA Network. The Revival (Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder) were originally scheduled to challenge for the gold.
However, before their match, Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre attacked them. This led to Ziggler and McIntyre replacing them where they went onto defeat The B-Team (Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel) to win the RAW Tag Team Titles. This marks the first time that they have titles together.
Axel and Dallas held the titles for just over a month and a half as they beat Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy at the WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view event in Pittsburgh, PA back in June on the WWE Network.
Although the company has yet to officially announce when the B-Team will get their rematch for the gold, it’s likely that Ziggler and McIntyre will defend the titles against the former champions at the upcoming Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event on Sunday, September 16, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas at the AT&T Center on the WWE Network.
What are your thoughts on this title change? Was this the right time for the titles to change hands? Sound off in the comment section.
Seth Rollins brought an equalizer to the ring with him on Sunday night and he’s now a two-time Intercontinental champion after defeating Dolph Ziggler at SummerSlam.
Monday night saw the return of Dean Ambrose after being out of action for the past nine months due to an injured right arm but he was ringside with Rollins to help negate Drew McIntyre.
The plan worked well as Ambrose got involved towards the final few seconds of the match, delivering Dirty Deeds to McIntyre to keep him from interfering in the finish.
As for Rollins, he delivered another incredible match with Ziggler as these two hit several incredible spots as the kickoff bout for the main card at SummerSlam.
The end came after Ambrose took out McIntyre and it looked like Ziggler would still take advantage of the distraction with a super kick warmed up for Rollins.
Rollins reversed the moves as he turned around and immediately launched a super kick that clocked Zigger before nailing him with the Stomp to get the pin.
Rollins is now a two-time Intercontinental champion while putting an end to Ziggler’s latest reign. Considering the heat between these two superstars — now with Ambrose also back in the mix — it’s hard to believe we won’t see Rollins face Ziggler again in the near future.
What were your thoughts on Seth Rollins vs. Dolph Ziggler at Summerslam?
There have been a ton of rumors surrounding Dolph Ziggler’s contractual status with WWE.
Ziggler is currently reigning as WWE Intercontinental Champion. He will defend that title against Seth Rollins at SummerSlam tonight from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Dolph Ziggler Offers Update On His WWE Status
Ziggler was interviewed by PWInsider‘s Mike Johnson at WWE’s Be A Star Rally in The Bronx, New York. Johnson is reporting that Ziggler’s deal with WWE will expire at the end of the summer.
Here’s what “The Showoff” had to say about the matter:
“I feel like you’ll have to see Sunday or Monday but I’ve also heard that [his deal was coming up.] I’ve also heard about several different contracts that I signed but I didn’t sign.”
Johnson asked Ziggler if that was a “no comment,” and here’s how the Intercontinental Champion responded:
“So…I’m giving you a comment. I’ve been doing some great work and looking forward to doing what I do and Sunday or Monday, we’ll see what direction we’re heading in afterwards.”
Ziggler In WWE
Ziggler has been with WWE since 2004. He got his start on the main roster as a member of The Spirit Squad after getting called up from Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). Since being called up, Ziggler has proven to be one of the best in-ring performers on the roster.
He is a two-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Ziggler also won the United States Champion twice and is a six-time Intercontinental Champion. Back in 2012 Ziggler also won the Money In The Bank (MITB) briefcase.
There have been a ton of rumors recently about his status with WWE. Some say Ziggler feels underutilized with the company and could be looking for a fresh start elsewhere. Others believe he will remain with WWE, as they can offer him the best deal financially.
As Ziggler says, perhaps things will become more clear tonight at SummerSlam or on tomorrow night’s RAW.
Discussion: What do you think will happen between WWE and Ziggler? Have your say in the comments below!
As we’ve previously noted, WWE Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler was recently interviewed on former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia’s podcast, Chasing Glory. During their conversation, Ziggler’s run as a member of The Spirit Squad came up.
Ziggler noted that just before getting the call up to the main roster, and eventually being made part of the plans for The Spirit Squad, he was pitched an idea of being the protegee of Kurt Angle thanks to his amateur wrestling background:
“A little before I got called up to do the Spirit Squad I was told by the in-between when you’re hearing you’re gonna get called up to WWE, the main roster. They were like, ‘hey they really like that you have an amateur wrestling background’ and I had my crew cut, my military haircut.
“They go, ‘it’s great that you have no tattoos, we’re kinda looking at you as Kurt Angle’s protegee or something.’ If Kurt Angle hadn’t won that gold medal and came to WWE I might not have even got a chance. But because he was so good and he did so well when he got here they’re like, ‘maybe we can give some smaller guys a try and because of him I got a chance to work here.
“And they go, hey maybe we consider you as his protegee and I go, ‘what? This is the craziest thing ever!’ Cut to four weeks later and I’m a cheerleader with four other guys, but still the thought was there that maybe that was gonna happen.”
You can listen to Ziggler on Chasing Glory by clicking this link here.
Seth Rollins came up just short in reclaiming the Intercontinental Championship at Extreme Rules last night (Sun. July 15, 2018). “The Architect” was defeated by Dolph Ziggler in Sudden Death Overtime of their 30-minute Ironman match. Rollins took to Twitter after the loss and noted that he’s going to have to “find a new way”:
Looking in the mirror and taking accountability for your own shortcomings can be a tough pill to swallow, but every day is a new chance to be better. Time to find a new way. #allheart
It should be interesting to see what’s next for Rollins on tonight’s episode of Monday Night RAW.
Goldberg Crashes A Truck (Video)
WWE Hall Of Famer Goldberg recently got to drive a Toyota Tundra at the annual Goodwood Festival Of Speed in England this past weekend (Fri. July 13, 2018). Goldberg actually crashed the truck into a hay bale while driving it. Goldberg was doing well on the track until clipping the hay and being stopped dead in his tracks. He had just missed a few hay bales before as well. You can check out the video here below:
Dolph Ziggler recently appeared on Lillian Garcia’s “Chasing Glory” podcast. Some of the more noteworthy comments he made during the appearance had to do with pitching ideas to WWE creative.
The topic of WWE Superstars who are not in angles or major storylines came up. Some feel it’s on Superstars to pitch ideas and angles to creative and not doing so is the reason they aren’t on television. Ziggler disagrees with this point of view.
“That’s not true, not at all,” Ziggler said. “11.5 out of 12 years I was doing everything I could, pitching ideas, having guys like Shawn Michaels tell me how awesome I was. I got to a point where I said to Shawn, ‘I’m going to go out here in this dark match and you tell me why the hell I’m not on TV kicking ass.’ He goes, ‘Ah Ok.’ I had the match, came to the back and he said, ‘Yeah, I don’t know.’ So, I got to a point where I was so fed up and that’s years ago. So, it happens.”
Dolph Ziggler on Lillian Garcia’s Podcast
Ziggler also spoke about how he can only worry about what he puts into something and now what WWE ultimately decides to do.
“I always told myself, ‘Do everything you possibly can. Don’t have something like, ‘I wish I would have told Vince [McMahon] this,” Ziggler said. “I wish I would have represented myself this way. I wish I would have pitched this idea. I wish I would have done this one extra thing where I hit the gym a little harder and look better on TV’…I hit every aspect I could so the frustration is it’s a little on yourself because maybe somebody hates me from eight years ago and they bring it up at every meeting. I have no idea; but, I’ve done everything I can…If you’ve done everything you can and creative has nothing for you sometimes they have nothing for you. Sometimes it’s personal. Sometimes it’s not.”
Fans telling Ziggler it’s his fault he’s not in major angles was also brought up on the show.
“People who tell me that, a couple old timers, even Hall of Famers, they’re like, ‘That’s on you.’ I’m like, ‘No man,’” he continued. “Seven years ago maybe it is on me. Now they know how good I am. I know how good I am. It’s not all in my court there to put myself on the show.”
Current WWE Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler is slated to make his next title defense against Seth Rollins in a 30-minute Iron Man match at the upcoming Extreme Rules pay-per-view event that takes place on Sunday, July 15, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the PPG Paints Arena and will air on the WWE Network.
WWE has posted this video of Ziggler sending a message to Rollins prior to their match at Extreme Rules, which you can watch here:
WWE 205 Live Superstar Buddy Murphy has achieved a big milestone as a member of the main roster with the sports entertainment company as he noted on his official Twitter account that he is celebrating his five-year anniversary with WWE. He sent out the following:
It’s belated, but July 8th marked 5 years since my first day here with @WWE – People thought I would fail & be back home in 6 months! Well… I just worked at #WWEMSGpic.twitter.com/oZIEBdlBfA
— Buddy “Bloody” Matthews (@SNM_Buddy) July 9, 2018
What are your thoughts on this feud between Dolph Ziggler and Seth Rollins? Sound off in the comment section.
Dolph Ziggler has reflected on what he has accomplished as a member of the WWE roster.
The current WWE Intercontinental Champion recently appeared on “Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia” to talk about various topics including what being Intercontinental Champion six times means to him.
Ziggler noted that in the past, he felt that he didn’t get these chances that other people get but after all of the achievements in his career, he has a different mindset as he is glad to get the opportunity.
“We don’t always follow up on them, but that’s part of the business and sometimes you’re not meant to be a long-term person. Every time you get something, I go, “Wow, I was just focusing on being a tag team wrestler, which I haven’t done in years and became champion. How can I make this the most memorable thing I’ve done in the last 10 years?”
Ziggler continued by stating that he would go to work and focus on it while watching different kinds of movies or studying different wrestlers from the 70s and 80s. By doing this, he looked at it and how he can make it different.
He added that Seth Rollins has done an awesome job and that it’s great to see what he’s done with that title.
Shortly after WrestleMania 34 earlier this year, the WWE decided to pair him up with former NXT Champion Drew McIntyre on television. Ziggler talked about the team and how when talents would be called up from NXT to the main roster, he would teach them and make them better.
Ziggler is doing just that with McIntyre and helping him get caught up to speed since the last time he was on the main roster.
“Hopefully somewhere in a year, he punches me in the face and the arena erupts. Hopefully that will be the case, we’ll see. You never know around here. We’re not just a tag team with matching outfits, we’re just two dudes who want to be the champ and we’re watching each other’s back, so it’s a little bit of a nice twist on just tag teams.”
Ziggler also talked about the origin of his name, his time in OVW and more. You can listen to the full interview here.
What are your thoughts on Ziggler’s comments? Sound off in the comment section.
Two nights before SummerSlam emanates from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, Dolph Ziggler will be throwing a comedy event. He’ll be joined by fellow WWE roster members, Zack Ryder and Renee Young as well.
The event will be held at Caroline’s Comedy, located near Times Square in New York.
Ziggler posted the following to promote the event.
Ziggler will also be in Boston on August 15th, 2018 for a comedy show.
Dolph Ziggler Comedy Career
On Ziggler’s Twitter bio he describes himself as a stand-up comedian who wrestles to pay the bills. In 2015, WWE.com caught up with Ziggler to ask him about some of his comedic influences.
“There are a few that pop into my head,” Ziggler said. “My dad used to work a night shift when I was five years old, so I would get up when he went to work and watch Johnny Carson. I remember not knowing what was going on, but loving it. A couple of years later, I had a friend who had Cheech & Chong records. And my uncle who had shown me, Ric Flair, had SCTV episodes. I really enjoyed all that stuff. And even “SNL” reruns on Nick at Nite, which was “best of’s” from the first few seasons. And later on, movies like “Fletch”, “[National Lampoon’s] Vacation” and “Caddyshack.” Those are some of my favorite movies of all time.”
It had been reported earlier this year that Ziggler had re-signed with WWE. Ziggler refuted this claim in an interview with Fox Sports, however.
“I have a bunch of things going on and I don’t like taking days off and I don’t want to leave WWE but it’s great to have some options,” Ziggler said. “I’ve asked before to go away for a little while just so everyone can forget I lose 99 times out of 100 and it’s never really come through, so I might have to do it on my own and see what happens.”
It was announced that Lars Sullivan suffered a broken jaw halfway through his match against NXT Champion Aleister Black at NXT TakeOver: Chicago II. No additional details have been provided on the injury, but WWE’s NXT account Tweeted out the following x-ray photo showing the break:
According to a report from PWInsider‘s Mike Johnson, WWE Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler’s contract with the company is set to expire later this summer. It was also noted that he has yet to sign a new contract with the company.
Ziggler is a part of one of the biggest feuds on RAW at the moment. He recently defeated Seth Rollins to win the Intercontinental Championship, and the pair tore the house down in their rematch on Monday Night RAW earlier this week.
It should be interesting to see how Ziggler’s contract situation plays out given that he’s currently a WWE title holder.
Monday Night RAW was capped off by an epic main event for the Intercontinental Title, as defending champion Dolph Ziggler took on Seth Rollins.
Former WWE Superstar TJ Wilson (Tyson Kidd) produced the match, according to Fightful. It should be noted that some of the best matches on RAW for the past several months have been produced by the former Tag Team Champ.
Bobby Lashley and Roman Reigns vs. The Revival was produced by Michael “PS” Hayes. Matt Hardy and Curtis Axel’s one-on-one affair was produced by WWE Hall Of Famer D-Von Dudley.
Scott Armstrong produced the squash match between The Authors Of Pain and their ocal enhancement talents – Rex and Rick Gibson. Alexa Bliss vs. Natalya was produced by Fit Finlay.
Sarah Stock was the producer for the Six Woman Tag Team match of The Riott Squad vs Sasha Banks, Bayley, and Ember Moon. Dean Malenko was listed as the producer for No Way Jose vs. Mojo Rawley, even though the match never got underway.
Finally, Jamie Noble was the producer for Braun Strowman and Kevin Owens vs. Constable Baron Corbin and Finn Balor.
The Undertaker created his own Instagram account several weeks ago. On Monday he posted a photo of himself and rapper Post Malone at his concert in Austin, Texas from Saturday night. Undertaker destroyed a guitar on stage and also chokeslammed Malone backstage in a segment.
Taker’s wife and former WWE Women’s Champion, Michelle McCool, took to her Instagram and posted a photo of herself and The Deadman on their “date night”:
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Drew McIntyre Reacts To Dolph Ziggler’s IC Title Win
Dolph Ziggler defeated Seth Rollins for the Intercontinental Championship on last night’s episode of Monday Night RAW. Ziggler’s partner, Drew McIntyre, took to Twitter to react to the former WWE World Champ’s victory:
I know everyone has been waiting to see what controversial truth bombs will be dropped next. All I have to say is this– do we have your undivided attention now?? #BURNEDITDOWN#Rawpic.twitter.com/DfC9Eu6eN5
A big match has been officially announced for next Monday’s episode of WWE RAW.
The sports entertainment company has revealed that Seth Rollins would get his rematch against Dolph Ziggler for the Intercontinental Title on this show.
As noted, Ziggler beat Rollins after he issued an open challenge to win the title on this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW in Grand Rapids, MI at the Van Andel Arena on the USA Network.
WWE holds next week’s show in San Diego, CA at the Valley View Casino Center. As of this writing, no other matches for RAW have been announced.