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Chat with Ziggler
By: ChrissiCalvert Date: November 27, 2015, 3:30 pm
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Dolph Ziggler has had his share of confrontations with WWE
Superstars over the years. His feud with Rusev just ended, and
now it appears Tyler Breeze is next in line. Breeze, who spent
time in the WWE NXT developmental system, has moved up to the
main roster and started to get into Ziggler's business via sneak
attack.
"You come up, want to make a name for yourself, I get it,"
Ziggler said in a telephone interview Tuesday. "I know he's
good. He's got some flash."
Ziggler and Breeze, who has Summer Rae as his valet now, had
some encounters prior to last Sunday's Survivor Series
pay-per-view in Atlanta. In their first official match, Breeze
made the most of his moment in the spotlight and defeated
Ziggler with his "Unprettier" signature move. Breeze is quite
flamboyant as he has an iPhone with him as he makes his way to
the ring, posing and taking selfies to get into his opponent's
head and fire up the fans.
The two had a rematch of sorts Monday night on RAW in Nashville,
but in a tag team setting. Ziggler, known as The Showoff, and
Dean Ambrose met Breeze and Kevin Owens. Late in the match,
Owens and Ziggler went at it outside the ring and Ambrose hit
his Dirty Deeds move on Breeze to get the win.
The expected Ziggler-Breeze rivalry should heat up this weekend
at live shows in Kansas City and Huntington. The WWE Live
Holiday Tour's Sunday show at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena
starts at 5 p.m. Tickets range from $18 to $103 and are
available at the box office or at Ticketmaster.com. Sheamus, who
won the World Heavyweight title at Survivor Series, is on the
card along with other Superstars and Divas.
Ziggler, who is from Cleveland and who wrestled at Kent State,
is 35 now and often gets asked for advice from Superstars on the
rise. He's fine with that even if it's Breeze, who's known as
Prince Pretty.
"I did the same thing," said Ziggler, who made his pro debut in
2004. "All wrestlers want to advance. If they ask for advice I
give it. I want to help. I love it."
When the bell rings, though, Ziggler's opponent will see he's
all business. If it's Breeze, so be it.
"Hopefully it's on," Ziggler said. "People come to see me at my
best. In my match, my goal is to put on a great show."
Before Breeze, Ziggler and Rusev - the Bulgarian Brute - had
some punishing matches. Add valets Summer and Lana, the
Ravishing Russian, to the mix, and they got all kinds of
fireworks. Summer once accompanied Ziggler, and Lana worked with
Rusev. Suddenly, the valets made a switch as Lana went to
Ziggler and a disappointed Summer hooked up with Rusev. During
their matches, the two valets often went at it outside the ring
and sometimes inside. That series came to a virtual end at
Summer Slam when the two met, went outside the ring - where all
four started fighting - and the result was a double countout.
Recently, Lana revealed she's engaged to Rusev, who just
returned from an injury. Summer tried to hook up against the
pair with Ziggler, who said no. She turned to Breeze.
"It took us (Ziggler and Lana) time to develop chemistry. When
we had that bond, it was OK," Ziggler said. "I like to be in
control, be the leader, do things myself. You know look out for
myself. If Summer's with Tyler, so be it." Prior to Summer and
Lana, Ziggler, a ladies man, had other valets as well.
Ziggler said he's quite comfortable in house show settings. At
pay-per-views and live TV shows, ring time often is limited.
Sunday he'll get to interact with fans on his way to the ring,
with fans at ringside and again with them as he heads back
behind the curtain.
"This is what the people want," Ziggler said. "You get to do
more, and fans appreciate that."
Ziggler's has had his share of bumps and bruises along the way.
Wrestlers perform high-risk moves during matches that could lead
to serious injury. On a recent European tour, Seth Rollins, WWE
Heavyweight Champ at the time, suffered a severe knee injury in
a No Holds Barred match against Kane in Dublin, Ireland. He tore
his ACL, MCL and medial miniscus. He will be out six to nine
months, and that meant giving up his title.
"I've been doing this a long time," Ziggler said. "A couple of
concussions. I've been doing this 11 years. I go as hard as I
can." Ziggler's most serious concussion came in 2013 during a
Smackdown show in Raleigh, North Carolina. He took a kick to the
head from Jack Swagger. He missed some ring time, but didn't
lose his sense of humor.
Ziggler's latest WWE contract is up in 2017. During his career,
Ziggler's been World Heavyweight Champion twice,
Intercontinental champ four times, U.S. champ once, held a World
Tag Team title (with the Spirit Squad), was the 2012 Money in
the Bank winner and was Rolling Stone's 2014 Wrestler of the
Year.
"I've paid my dues," he said.
That sense of humor would serve Ziggler well if he decides to
turn to comedy full-time after wrestling. He's done stand-up
comedy off and on since he's been on the road with WWE. He plans
to do more shows.
"I keep it separate," Ziggler said of wrestling and making
people laugh in clubs. "I'm thinking about it. We'll see where
it goes."
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