 What's good George boros back again with another video, so I'm gonna check out how Dolph Ziggler almost Became a main event here by super kick studios. Yeah, this one's this is a that's a tough one This is sad situation man. Dolph Ziggler at one point was supposed to be the next guy up people the fans were behind him wanting him to succeed him cashing in The night after WrestleMania to become the World Heavyweight Champion only for that title reign to cut be cut short I believe due to injury or whatnot It just sucks and then after that they didn't really do much with him. Yeah, they are pretty cool Intercontinental championship feud with the Miz for a little bit and then after that he became the it should have been me guy And then that's it It's crazy just crazy. So we're gonna check this out appreciate all love support man. Let's get right into this Oh, I gotta go from the beginning I just just just we was just talking about this. Look at this look at this I From time to time I go back and watch this clip because it was just Lightning in a bottle. I'm getting goosebumps just thinking about it, bro Him winning that was such a beautiful moment. Oh Yeah, that I forgot about that him being a soul survivor in WWE versus the authority survivor series match at how Over he was in that match and being able to get the win in that match and they didn't do nothing with it They it's like he was able to get over He was so over like the fans were ready for the WWE to really do something with him after this and they did Nothing, I was like, oh God So many good moments so many missed opportunities Ziggler has been in the WWE for nearly 20 years and in that time frame He's been somewhat of a utility knife for the company slotting in wherever they need him to however His career is defined by one word and that's almost seems like every time he would do something of note every time He was in a big storyline or anytime he was ready to make that next step into the upper echelon of WWE Superstars his momentum would be pulled from underneath him or the company would hesitate to do anything of substance with him I think a majority of wrestling fans would agree that Dolph Ziggler is one of those guys who's always showed up and put his best foot forward He's one of the greatest sellers in the company's history and as time has worn on He's developed an ability on the mic that allows for his passion for pro wrestling to come to the forefront He loves this but as you'll see in this video, this hasn't always loved him back Ziggler was signed to WWE Developmental in 2004 after the company saw him wrestle in college He had been into wrestling since a very young age in high school He set the record for most pins held and when he got to Kent State University the record for most career wins Yeah, OVW for a bit and then made his debut in September of 2005 as Chavo Guerrero's personal caddy Guerrero was going into the character of Curran White Unfortunately Eddie Guerrero passed away that same year and the character was dropped Dolph Ziggler being part of the act was also scrapped and sent back to OVW But he'd make his way back pretty quick in 2006 Re-debuted as part of the spirit squad where he went under the name of Nikki The spirit squad was a group of male cheerleaders designed for comic relief They were jobbers and very much so treated like that on WWE TV Though the group did get made event exposure when they shared the ring with DX But it was over before we knew it and Ziggler was right back where he started in developmental as time passed and OVW turned into FCW he refined everything about himself and made his re Re-debut in 2008 as Dolph Ziggler a bleach blonde overconfident cocky yet charismatic stud Who could also back things up in the ring early on he was in mid-card rivalries that weren't anything of note But he did get TV time on a consistent basis So it wouldn't be far-fetched to say that management did have plans for him the same management that through the years Would turn things messy for him. Let's just say in his early days We got signs of something that would plague him throughout his career and that's stop and start pushes Yeah, with Ray Mysterio and John Morrison failing to win the intercontinental championship But a turning point came for him in 2010 when he was paired up with Vicky Guerrero Yeah, on screen girlfriend He won the intercontinental championship and continued to feud with Kofi for a majority of the year in early 2011 He was in a rivalry with Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship where even though he lost the match at the Royal Rumble He was awarded the world title when Edge was DQ'd for using the spear So at this point you could see that there was clearly something that the company saw in him Otherwise, why would they put his name in the history books? Even if it was just for a brief time He lost the title the same night back to Edge a step in the right direction for sure But the feud with him didn't really go anywhere after that Ziggler and Vicky on screen were moved to raw after it had come Out that Vicky and Dolph attack Teddy long keep in mind We were only four-ish years into his main roster run by this point when he went to raw He won the US title held it for 182 days in a rain, which wasn't anything memorable He dropped it to Zach Ryder at the end of 2011 before moving into a rivalry with CM Punk I forgot that he held the title with that lump Punk was in the early days of his 434 day championship reign Ziggler did pin him once during the rivalry, but he didn't go on to win the big one However fast forward to July of 2012 and Ziggler became mr. Money in the bank earning himself a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship Any time he wanted and there it was the golden opportunity the chance to propel him into that next level Win a world title have a reign with it and then see where he goes from there during his time as mr. Money in the bank He feuded with Chris Jericho basically telling him that he lost his touch had a rivalry with Randy Orton and John Cena Who as you guys know are two of the biggest stars in the company's history? So as you can see he was allowed to mix things up with the top stars in the company He was right there with them and by virtue of that had more exposure Feuding with John Cena during this time, of course, you're not gonna end up winning that No TLC where his money in the bank was on the line on screen He moved away from Vicki Guerrero and instead had AJ as his love interest WWE even gave him big E as a heavy So it looked like they were positioning him for success and success after the cash-in as well That brought us to the raw after WrestleMania 29 They're cashed in the money in the bank in one of the most popular cash-ins ever I thought it was electric because of course, it's the raw after Mania cashed in on Del Rio And there he was the brand-new World Heavyweight Champion But as quickly as that moment came he suffered a huge roadblock a concussion that put him out of action for about a month Ziggler got kicked in the head by Jack Swagger when he was going to pick up a ladder resulting in him losing memory for two Days you came back after a month. Jesus. I even I didn't know it was like memory for two days. That's We gotta go watch that again, bro That this is how crazy how dangerous wrestling can be look at this action for about a month The Ziggler got kicked in the head by Jack Swagger when he was going to pick up a ladder result losing memory for two days Damn that's rough and him losing memory for two days He came back after a month and even though the audience was still on his side upper brass Didn't seem to agree after returning to action Ziggler lost the title in his first defense to Alberto Del Rio Which sucks, bro. It's like that injury derailed him and they didn't feel comfortable pushing him Even though it wasn't his fault You don't do got kicked in the fucking skull what you expect, but damn man It's and never won a world title again. Oh, that's it that payback 2013 They even did a double turn was Ziggler turning face and this didn't really go anywhere The rest of the year on screen. He lost his girl He lost his heavy and sadly he lost his push relegated right back to the mid-card WWE didn't even give the guy a chance They saw that he was injury prone and they didn't even give him a successful pay-per-view defense to see if he could actually make some noise They put an end to things before they could even start and let's not act like the world heavyweight championship scene was anything special at the time Ziggler could have for sure held it He spent the rest of the year in the mid-card failing to win the US and intercontinental championship Come year's end forget main event matches. He wasn't even on the main card He was losing to Fandango on the pre-show of TLC where one year previous at that same event He was wrestling the company's golden boy Continually falling down the pecking order not a priority to the company by any means and it looked like it was all but over However a moment presented itself opportunity came knocking and it came at the end of 2014 when Ziggler was part of team Sina at Survivor Series Running a storyline where John Cena and anyone I had said team WWE, but I mean basically Team at the beginning of the deal Team Sina is team WWE versus the authorities Dared to align with him would get unfairly treated by the bosses Sina assembled his team to take down the authority and it was Ziggler who didn't play much of a role going into the match But when we got to Survivor Series, it became the breakout performance of a lifetime for him He was so over in that match for team Sina except for Dolph Ziggler Who overcame a three-on-one deficit in a star making performance from his selling to his ability to make you buy into the match? He had proven so good fans invested with his work Even though the large talking point on that night was Sting's WWE debut Ziggler had risen up once again now that was actually supposed to be Roman Reigns and Ziggler spot But he was injured Dolph was obviously primed to do something and be a key player in the authority story moving forward But the story they instead told was Triple H and Stephanie coming back into power. Yeah, the company kayfabe firing him. Yeah Yeah, that's And I even know Roman Reigns was supposed to be in that spot technically I'm glad he wasn't Because Dolph deserved that moment, but they didn't do nothing with it. They did not just like I well What's the fucking point? But I guess it makes sense because Dolph wasn't supposed to technically be the guy to do it. It was supposed to be Roman I guess. I don't fucking know from what he's saying So and that does sound kind of believable too an event spot He did win the intercontinental championship though and hold it for a small amount of time But headed into WrestleMania 31. He was just another guy again It's jg believable that they had it right there and they did nothing with the guy It's also important to remember that this is a point in WWE's history where the company was fixated with pushing Roman Reigns And nothing else mattered. Maybe Ziggler's big performance and his return at the same time is what caused that I don't exactly know throughout 2015 Ziggler was toiling around in random matches Eventually getting involved in a feud with Rusev and summer Rey in the summer Which wasn't very good What ended up happening was WWE got pissed that Lana and Rusev who had actually been dating in real life revealed that They were engaged. So the storyline ended up being dropped earlier in the year. He was in a kiss me arse match against Seamus I swear this guy actually might be the most unlucky WWE wrestler ever anytime things looked up for the guy nothing Yeah, he quite literally did nothing until 2016 when the brand split happened Ziggler was quickly given an opportunity to be in a prominent storyline when he became the number one contender to the WWE championship This wasn't some hot storyline with a ton of fan investment But a fresh challenger someone fans wanted to see in that position No one really thought that he was going to win But as always he did his best to make people buy in he lost at SummerSlam And this loss was used in storyline where Miz targeted Ziggler for always coming up short The two had intercontinental championship match at backlash 2016 Which Ziggler lost after interference from Maurice Dolphin wanted another title shot But Miz refused which led to Ziggler cutting a very passionate problem Which he put his career on the line the storytelling and drama that match being its key strength The two doing a really good job at building the tension and engaging the crowd This was so good that was fully behind Dolph Ziggler. He won that night and for what the third time It seemed like there was another resurrection. Yeah Can you guess what happened? Yeah Yep Literally nothing. He had proved that maybe he wasn't damaged goods He dropped it back to the Mids on Smackdown after just 37 days The company didn't give him a prolonged run. They didn't use it to propel him into a different role They didn't let him run with it and showcase his in-ring talent He's on a record to say that he actually wanted to lose the match at backlash so he could take some time away However, as the title suggests Almost in an alternate universe He goes on a Seth Rollins like icy championship run But that didn't happen for him at this point multiple opportunities to have him be something more The thing with him was that the fan support was always there and his heart was always in it And he could play whatever role you needed him to like the next year When he started to blame the fans for not respecting him as much as he deserved So his reaction to that was okay Let me give them what they want and he'd come out impersonating other WWE wrestlers from John Cena to the undertaker and Shawn Michaels The impersonations weren't received well with many calling them some of the worst segments of the year Don't think i'm telling you any tales by letting you know how much his career had stagnated up until his point Lost confused a star that could have been in that same year He won the u.s championship at clash of champions and then the following smackdown Vacated it telling the crowd that here is something to remember me by Yeah, I was so confused. I was like what the fuck you wanted he vacated. I was like, what are they doing with him? What they're what they're about to do with him. What I was like, what? The WWE this was done to try to reboot his character But it didn't he returned at roar rumble 2018 and there was a lot of talk that he might actually win it They wanted to repackage him. They should have done something different when he came back He had same entrance the same ring gear. Yeah, it was just the same Dolph Ziggler in 2018 though He did have high points However, with Brock Lesnar in retreat with the universal championship raw needed something to carry it And that was Seth Rollins and Dolph Ziggler when Drew McIntyre arrived on the scene. The two became a focal point on raw It was that Shawn Michaels and diesel dynamic Eventually after winning the tag titles. They had a rivalry which Surprisingly had no big blowoff. No big pay-per-view match. So you look at things and you go, okay Maybe something happens once coincidence Maybe twice. Okay. I'm lucky three times. Okay. Maybe they had other plans A tag team and a big tag team to have a breakup and you're not even gonna run it on a b or c level show Seems kind of suspect and honestly, it seems really unlucky. Yeah with kofi in 2019 for the WWE championship You know, it should have been me promo. Yeah Fucking love that. He should have been me He's done anything of note He's been the guy that WWE throws in when they need a safe hand Whether it's a thrown together tag team or random mid card matches He seems like their guy to do just that. He's also received the cosign from the rock Who at one point responded to an instagram post that wwe put up It showed Dolph Ziggler with the wwe title and he said quote I'd cosigned this decision 100 talented dude and always has had a spark in his presentations He won the nxt championship in 2022, which is so random, but uh They they they dropped a ball with him so many times, bro I don't know why I would have cosigned it a while back for him to be wwe champion champion I would have not now. No, but back then for sure few years ago. Hell yeah They haven't done shit with them. They don't want to do anything with them I guess it makes sense with his career. It's a story of what if and normally these are based on that was a random Situation two guys who fail to find that same magic again or people who get injured But not in this case in this case the company had multiple opportunities to push him They never gave the guy any consistency And on multiple occasions he rebuilt himself the ear markings for success were there from a young age The cash didn't felt like he had the wrestling world at his fingertips But right when he got on the cusp of something wwe refused to allocate the time and effort into making him into something bigger You can never say never because you don't know when someone will get hot and all of a sudden Factor into the plans because we've seen that again again I think a lot of you guys have watched enough wrestling that you just don't know When someone will become a fan favorite and they'll want to push that guy However in ziggler's case, it's all about what you do with them afterwards In his case the mrs. Have been injury the mrs. Have been wwe just not trusting him and it's so strange He's had a successful career. Yes, the dudes want a ton of titles He's had his fair share of strong matches and I genuinely believe he has a respect of a majority of wrestling fans Just a constant workhorse who does whatever is asked of him But in retrospect you look at all the chances to make him into something and they didn't but you guys let me know What went wrong for the guy? Do you think the guy should have been someone on the posters and on the marquee for the wwe? Was wwe right not to pull the trigger on him or was this just a bad judgment called by the company on multiple occasions? It's safe to say that Dolph Ziggler's career has been a roller coaster for sure But I want to hear from you guys should he have been something more and does he still have enough time to be something more? As always do take very good care of yourself. Peace Here's the thing like he said you never know what will happen. You never, you know, can't predict the future I don't think a lot of us predicted Kofi Kingston and Kofi mania being a thing and him becoming the wwe champion I can tell you this now after his His few with Randy Orton and how that played out many years ago And he was just dropped down to the mid card after that. I just knew kofi would never be wwe champion I didn't even have that expectation for him to be wwe champion And then when it happened it was just a surreal moment So i'm not saying this can't happen Not saying that you know Dolph Ziggler Maybe one day can actually reach that mountaintop. It would just have to be Certain circumstances have to align perfectly. The only problem is It's it's different with kofi because they didn't give him like main event pushes He kind of stayed in the mid card and then it just happened to be at the right place at the right time Here they've given him multiple pushes and then They don't push them no more. He just they they stopped the push and then they push them again And they stopped the pushing and then they push them again So this is one of those things where it could happen. But will the fans care? That I don't know So yeah, man comment down below. Let me know. Do you guys think Dolph Ziggler is World champion material do you feel like he deserves well should have been a wwe champion at least once Do you feel like he should have had a longer world heavyweight championship reign? Do you guys feel that way? Or do you guys feel like where he is right now is you know a perfect spot for him? Let me know down below. 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