Dolph Ziggler Bio

 

Name                       :                    Nicholas Theodore

Ring Name              :                    Dolph Ziggler

Birth Date               :                    27 July 1980

Birth Place              :                    Ohio , USA   Mini Bio

Nicholas Theodore "Scratch" Nemeth (conceived July 27, 1980), best known by the ring name Dolph Ziggler, is an American expert wrestler, stand-up comedian, and on-screen character. He is marked to WWE on the SmackDown brand.

Nemeth marked an advancement contract with WWE in 2004, and was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). He was raised to the Raw brand in 2005 as Kerwin White's sidekick. He was, be that as it may, sent back to OVW instantly a while later, where he joined The Spirit Squad as Nicky. They appeared on Raw in January 2006, and won the World Tag Team Championship once before coming back to OVW that November. In September 2007, Nemeth was alloted to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), where he won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship twice, with Brad Allen and later Gavin Spears.

Nemeth came back to the WWE principle list under his present ring name in September 2008. From that point forward, Ziggler has held the World Heavyweight Championship twice, the Intercontinental Championship four times, the United States Championship once, and was the 2012 Money in the Bank victor. He has likewise been the sole survivor of two Survivor Series end matches at the 2012 and 2014 occasions.

 

Full Bio

Early life

Nemeth was conceived in Cleveland, Ohio. He has said that he has Hungarian ancestry. He went to St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio, where he was a novice wrestler, and holds the school record for most sticks in a profession with 82. At St. Edward, he was partners with Gray Maynard and Andy Hrovat. During his time at St. Edward, the wrestling group won the National Championships on two occasions.

Nemeth was a university wrestler at Kent State University, in the long run setting what was then the record for most profession wins in the group's history. His record was passed in 2006; starting 2010, he stands second untouched in vocation triumphs at Kent State. He had 121 profession wins somewhere around 2000 and 2003.

Nemeth won titles in three sequential years. He was a three-time All-Mid-American Conference champion, winning the 165 lb (75 kg) competition in 2000, 2002, and 2003; starting 2010, he is the last wrestler from Kent State University to have won three novice wrestling championships.

World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE

Ohio Valley Wrestling

Nemeth marked an agreement with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2004. He was allocated to their formative domain Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), appearing as "Scratch Nemeth". He fought with Paul Burchill and tested unsuccessfully for the OVW Television Championship, losing a title match against then-champion Ken Doane on August 12, 2005.

Nemeth was rung to the Raw list in the blink of an eye a while later, making his TV debut on the September 19, 2005 scene of Sunday Night Heat. He was made the master and sidekick for Chavo Guerrero, Jr., who was utilizing a golfer as a part of ring persona and passing by the ring name of "Kerwin White". As such, Nemeth turned into White's caddy. His wrestling debut went ahead a scene of Sunday Night Heat, collaborating with White in a label group match against Shelton Benjamin and Matt Striker. After the demise of Eddie Guerrero, Chavo Guerrero dropped the "Kerwin White" character, and Nemeth no more assumed the part of his caddy and label accomplice. Following a couple of months of wrestling in dim matches and at house appears, he was sent back to OVW.

The Spirit Squad

Nemeth turned into a part of "The Spirit Squad" group, a gathering of five wrestlers who utilized the as a part of ring personas of male team promoters, and received the name Nicky in OVW amid late 2005. The Spirit Squad individuals prepared with genuine team promoters and gymnasts to guarantee their characters were believable. On January 23, 2006, they had their WWE TV debut as a gathering, showing up on Raw and helping Jonathan Coachman win a Royal Rumble qualifying match against Jerry "The King" Lawler by performing cheers for Coachman and diverting Lawler. They later turned into a part of the continuous scripted fight between WWE director Vince McMahon and Shawn Michaels. The heel McMahon acquired the Squad to assault Michaels on various events, incorporating setting them in numerous impediment matches.

They additionally wrestled in the label group division, and on April 3, on Raw, won the World Tag Team Championship when Kenny and Mikey, with outside assistance from the other three Squad individuals, crushed Big Show and Kane. After winning the title, every one of the five individuals from the Spirit Squad were perceived as the champions, permitting any blend of them to protect the title under the Freebird Rule.

In May, McMahon marked another Handicap match, with the Spirit Squad confronting Michaels. The match never began, in any case; rather the Spirit Squad assaulted Michaels, and, as a component of the storyline, smashed his knee with a steel chair. McMahon conveyed Triple H to the ring to assault Michaels with a heavy hammer; notwithstanding, after Triple H felt that the Squad had disregarded him, he assaulted the group. This prompted Triple H and Michaels changing D-Generation X (DX) and they started a fight with the Spirit Squad. DX played different reckless jokes on the Squad and the McMahons, and also crushing the Spirit Squad in debilitation label group matches at Vengeance and a decisive victory in an end handicap match at Saturday Night's Main Event.

In the meantime as their quarrel with DX and their arrangement with McMahon, the Squad additionally wrestled different groups in Raw's label division over their World Tag Team Championship, effectively safeguarding the title against the groups of Jim Duggan and Eugene, Charlie Haas and Viscera, and Snitsky and Val Venis. They then entered a long fight with The Highlanders, whom they in the end vanquished to hold the title at the Unforgiven pay-per-view in September. The Squad all in all later started a losing streak with isolated individuals losing singles matches to Ric Flair on back to back scenes of Raw, until Kenny figured out how to thrashing him on the October 23 episode. It was then declared that Flair and a WWE legend, chose by intuitive voting, would wrestle the group for the World Tag Team Championship at the Cyber Sunday pay-per-view in early November. The fans picked Roddy Piper, and he and Flair crushed Kenny and Mikey to win the championship.

The gathering disbanded on the November 27 scene of Raw, when they were crushed in a five-on-three debilitation match by DX and Flair. In a backstage fragment soon thereafter, DX put all individuals into a case stamped "OVW, Louisville, Kentucky", a reference to the formative domain from which the Squad had come.

Come back to OVW (2007)

Nemeth came back to OVW on January 17, 2007, at the TV recordings, again utilizing his Nick Nemeth ring name, alongside Mike Mondo, previously Mikey in the Spirit Squad, as the "Fraternity Pack". The pair collaborated with Mike Kruel in a match against Seth Skyfire, Shawn Spears, and Cody Runnels. The group disbanded in the early parts of 2007. Nemeth then contended in a few dull matches before the OVW TV recordings, going up against a few wrestlers including Chris Cage, Bradley Jay and Jake Hager, before he started cooperating with Mondo again in August.

Florida Championship Wrestling

Toward the end of August, Nemeth and Mike Mondo were moved to the Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) formative domain and in his presentation there, Nemeth picked up the epithet "The Natural" and crushed Hade Vansen. In November 2007, Nemeth increased Big Rob as his chief, however their organization together was short-lived. At the begin of 2008, he changed his name to "Nic Nemeth" and started collaborating with Brad Allen, with the pair picking up Taryn Terrell as their valet. Nemeth and Allen began a college kid sort ring character with Terrell as a sorority young lady. On March 22, Nemeth and Allen won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship by overcoming guarding champions Eddie Colón and Eric Pérez, however lost the title to Colón and Pérez on April 15. Throughout April and May 2008, Nemeth wrestled in a few dull matches before Raw, losing to Kofi Kingston and Ron Killings on a few occasions. Soon after, he came back to the name "Nic Nemeth", and started collaborating with Gavin Spears. The pair vanquished Colón and Pérez to win the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship on August 16, yet lost it to Heath Miller and Joe Hennig not exactly a month later.

Repackaging

On September 15, 2008, Nemeth re-appeared on Raw, presenting himself in a backstage section under the name "Dolph Ziggler". On October 10, Nemeth was suspended for 30 days for an infringement of WWE's Wellness Program policy. He came back to Raw on November 17 in a backstage fragment with Rey Mysterio and Shawn Michaels. In his first match on Raw under the Ziggler name, he lost to Batista on the December 1 episode. The next week he got his first triumph as Ziggler, by countout, against R-Truth. The following week on Raw, he got his initially broadcast pinfall triumph, when he vanquished Charlie Haas. Ziggler contended in the 2009 Royal Rumble match, in which he was dispensed with by Kane following 21 seconds.

On April 15, 2009, Ziggler was drafted to the SmackDown brand as a feature of the 2009 Supplemental Draft. He made his introduction on the April 17 scene of SmackDown, overcoming the United States Champion, Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) in a non-title match, and, accordingly, the next week he requested a match for the championship. On the May 1 scene of SmackDown, in any case, he neglected to win the title, after he was stuck by MVP. Ziggler then begun a competition with The Great Khali, losing to him by exclusion in the wake of assaulting Khali with a steel chair. therefore, Khali started turning out to the ring amid and after Ziggler's matches, in endeavor to pick up vengeance and to prevent Ziggler from cheating. Over the following couple of weeks, Ziggler vanquished Khali by countout and preclusion subsequent to making it look like Khali had hit him with a steel chair. At The Bash pay-per-view, Ziggler crushed Khali by pinfall, after Kane meddled and assaulted Khali.

Ziggler then entered an on-screen association with WWE Diva Maria and she turned into his valet. He all the while began a scripted contention with Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio, who vanquished Ziggler at the Night of Champions and SummerSlam pay-per-perspectives to hold the championship. In September, Mysterio lost the Intercontinental Championship to John Morrison, and Ziggler entered a fight with Morrison, losing to him at the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view. On the scene of SmackDown, taking after Hell in a Cell, Ziggler finished his on-screen association with Maria after she cost him a match against Morrison.

Title rules

On the February 26, 2010 scene of SmackDown, Ziggler vanquished John Morrison and R-Truth in a triple danger qualifying match to contend in the Money in the Bank stepping stool match at WrestleMania XXVI, yet was eventually unsuccessful.

In June 2010 he started a sentimental storyline with Vickie Guerrero, who started going with him to the ring. On the July 9 scene of SmackDown, Ziggler vanquished Chavo Guerrero and Montel Vontavious Porter in a triple danger match to fit the bill for the SmackDown Money in the Bank stepping stool match at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view, where he by and by neglected to win the match. On July 28 at the recordings of the August 6 scene of SmackDown Ziggler crushed Kofi Kingston to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship for the main time. In his first title resistance at SummerSlam, he held the title against Kingston when the match finished in a no challenge because of impedance from The Nexus. Ziggler could make a fruitful title safeguard against Kingston at the Night of Champions pay-per-view, and against Kaval at Survivor Series.

In November 2010, Ziggler was picked a Pro for the fourth period of NXT, with Jacob Novak as his Rookie. On the January 4, 2011 scene of NXT, Ziggler won a fight imperial to procure the privilege to pick another freshman, and picked Byron Saxton. His unique new kid on the block, Novak, was the main tenderfoot wiped out later that night. On February 8, 2011, Ziggler's second newbie, Byron Saxton, was additionally voted off of NXT.

Ziggler effectively held the Intercontinental Championship at TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs in a three-manner stepping stool match against Kingston and Jack Swagger, yet lost the title to Kingston at SmackDown on January 4, finishing a five-month rule at 160 days. That same night, Ziggler won a four-path match against Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre and The Big Show to end up the main contender to the World Heavyweight Championship. At the Royal Rumble, Ziggler was unsuccessful in his tite match against Edge. On February 4, Ziggler's storyline sweetheart Vickie Guerrero, who was the acting General Manager of SmackDown, banned the lance – Edge's completing move – and chose that if Edge utilized it, Ziggler would be granted the championship. Ziggler was again crushed by Edge in a rematch on the February 11 scene of SmackDown but since Edge utilized the Spear Guerrero proclaimed Ziggler the new champion on the February 14 scene of Raw. Prior to Ziggler's authentic crowning ceremony service on SmackDown on February 18, Guerrero likewise let go Edge, guaranteeing that he had assaulted SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long a few weeks earlier. Be that as it may, Long interfered with Ziggler's function nonetheless and blamed Guerrero for coordinating the assault, promptng Guerrero to uncover Ziggler as the assailant and Long to rehire Edge. Long additionally gave Edge a rematch against Ziggler, who lost the title back to Edge and was then let go by Long.

On the March 7 scene of Raw, Ziggler was presented as the most current individual from the Raw list, and vanquished John Morrison in a singles match; Ziggler was joined by Guerrero, who had additionally been terminated from SmackDown, however she was compelled to procure her spot on the Raw roster. Ziggler, alongside Guerrero, and LayCool then fought with Morrison, Trish Stratus and Jersey Shore visitor star Snooki, coming full circle in a blended label group match at WrestleMania XXVII which Ziggler and his group lost. On the April 18 scene of Raw, Vickie presented the "as good as ever" Ziggler, who turned out with his hair style short and cocoa and went ahead to crush Evan Bourne in a singles match. Ziggler had re-blanched his hair by the May 23 scene of Raw.

Ziggler beat United States Champion Kofi Kingston in a non-title match on the May 30 scene of Raw, prompting a title match at Capitol Punishment which Ziggler won to gain his initially United States Championship. The following night on Raw, Kingston conjured his rematch provision in a two out of three falls match and won through preclusion, permitting Ziggler to hold. After Jack Swagger proposed to Guerrero that she ought to oversee him notwithstanding Ziggler, an envious Ziggler prodded strain with Swagger. This, combined with Ziggler's simultaneous quarrel with Alex Riley, prompted Ziggler to shield and hold his United States Championship in a lethal four-manner match against Swagger, Riley, and John Morrison at Night of Champions. On the September 19 scene of Raw, Ziggler lost a non-title match to Zack Ryder when visitor star Hugh Jackman helped Ryder by punching Ziggler in the face. Although Ziggler later asserted to have a broken jaw because of Jackman's punch, it was accounted for that the assumed harm was fake. Later that night, Guerrero authoritatively started overseeing Swagger, and Swagger started meddling in Ziggler's matches to help him win. Ziggler and Swagger unsuccessfully tested Air Boom for the WWE Tag Team Championship at Hell in a Cell and at Vengeance, where Ziggler likewise effectively guarded the United States Championship against Ryder. He went ahead to effectively protect the title against Morrison at Survivor Series. At TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs, Ziggler lost the United States Championship to Ryder.

On the December 26 scene of Raw, Ziggler crushed WWE Champion CM Punk in a gauntlet match for a title opportunity taking after obstruction from John Laurinaitis. The accompanying Raw, Ziggler vanquished Punk by countout after Laurinaitis meddled once more; therefore, Ziggler did not win the championship. At the 2012 Royal Rumble pay-per-view, Ziggler neglected to catch the WWE Championship from CM Punk. At the Elimination Chamber, Ziggler fizzled again to catch the WWE Championship in the wake of being killed second by Chris Jericho. Nemeth noted to Arda Ocal in a meeting for The Score Television Network that the Elimination Chamber left him with various minor wounds and it is a match he slightest anticipates working.

On the February 27 Raw, Ziggler and Swagger unsuccessfully tested Primo and Epico for the WWE Tag Team Championship in a Triple Threat label group match, likewise including Kofi Kingston and R-Truth. On the March 19 Raw, Ziggler and Swagger were reported as the freshest individuals from Team Johnny for the 12-man label group match at WrestleMania XXVIII nad on the April 2 Raw, Ziggler and Swagger unsuccessfully tested Santino Marella for the United States Championship in a triple danger match. After the match, Ziggler started a fight with Brodus Clay, who hit Ziggler with a headbutt after he and Swagger attempted to assault Marella. On the accompanying scene of Raw, Ziggler and Swagger were crushed by Clay and Marella in a label group match. In the next weeks, Ziggler and Swagger lost to Clay and Hornswoggle in singles and tag matches. At Extreme Rules, Ziggler was again vanquished by Clay. In May, Ziggler and Swagger unsuccessfully tested Kofi Kingston and R-Truth for WWE Tag Team Championship, first at Over the Limit and second on the May 28 scene of Raw, bringing about Ziggler hinting at needing to split far from Guerrero and Swagger.

On the June 11 scene of Raw, Ziggler stuck The Great Khali, Swagger and Christian in a deadly four-manner end match to end up the main contender to the World Heavyweight Championship, yet at No Way Out, Ziggler lost the title match to champion Sheamus. On the accompanying Raw, Guerrero, at long last tired of the squabbling amongst Ziggler and Swagger, masterminded a match between them; Ziggler won the match and Guerrero's affections. Ziggler got another shot at the World title on the June 29 SmackDown, yet was again crushed by Sheamus in a triple risk match, likewise including Alberto Del Rio.

World Heavyweight Champion

On the July 3 SmackDown, Ziggler vanquished Alex Riley to meet all requirements for a spot in the World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank step match. On July 13, Ziggler, Zack Ryder and Justin Roberts were included in an auto collision in San Diego while driving from Comic-Con; none of them endured serious injuries. Two days after the fact at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view, Ziggler won the Money in the Bank stepping stool match to ensure him the chance to challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship during an era of his picking inside the following year. Later that night, Ziggler endeavored to trade out the attaché on Sheamus after Alberto Del Rio assaulted him after their match, yet Del Rio halted Ziggler from getting the money for in. On the accompanying scene of SmackDown, Ziggler again endeavored to trade out the satchel on Sheamus taking after a label group match with Alberto Del Rio, yet was laid out by Rey Mysterio and Sheamus before he could do so. During this time, Ziggler started a quarrel with Chris Jericho in the wake of asserting he had lost his touch, which brought about Jericho assaulting him on two occasions, and overcoming him in a singles match at SummerSlam. The night after SummerSlam, Ziggler crushed Jericho in a rematch; subsequently Ziggler held his Money in the Bank contract and Jericho's WWE contract was terminated. Following this, Ziggler started fighting with Randy Orton on SmackDown four days after the fact, after Orton hit him with a RKO when Ziggler attempted to trade his Money out the Bank contract on a helpless Sheamus. The next week on SmackDown, Ziggler confronted Orton in a match that was won by Orton, Ziggler vanquished him in a rematch on Raw by sticking him while holding his tights. Ziggler confronted Orton again at Night of Champions where he lost once more, completion the feud. On November 18 at Survivor Series, Ziggler captained the conventional 5-on-5 end label group match inverse Mick Foley and won the match by last sticking Orton, making him the sole survivor of the match.

Ziggler then started quarreling with John Cena after he agreed with Vickie Guerrero to criticize Cena and AJ Lee by claiming they had a sentimental relationship. On December 16 at TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs, Ziggler held his Money in the Bank attaché in a step match after AJ meddled and turned on Cena. The next night on Raw, while attempting to diffuse a contention amongst Vickie and AJ, AJ suddenly kissed Ziggler, abandoning him confounded. Ziggler then endeavored to trade out his Money in the Bank attaché on Big Show after Show was ambushed by Sheamus, yet he was assaulted by Cena before the match could begin. Later, Ziggler collaborated with AJ to confront Cena and Vickie Guerrero, in any case, the match finished in a preclusion after the appearing Big E Langston assaulted Cena, likewise beginning an on-screen relationship amongst Dolph and AJ. Ziggler finished 2012 having wrestled the second most TV/PPV matches that year with 90; in any case, he had the most TV/PPV misfortunes with 57. Ziggler finished his quarrel with Cena in the wake of losing to him on the January 7, 2013, scene of Raw, in a singles match and in steel confine match the next week, in spite of outside obstruction from AJ and Langston in both matches. On the January 21 scene of Raw, Ziggler won a Beat the Clock Challenge to procure the privilege to pick what number he can enter in the Royal Rumble match, first or second. Six days after the fact at the Royal Rumble, Ziggler entered at number one and endured almost fifty minutes before being wiped out by Sheamus. Amid the match, Ziggler continued his quarrel with the returning Chris Jericho, who Ziggler figured out how to eliminate. The next night on Raw, Ziggler and Jericho were set in a "Bizarre Bedfellows" match against WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane), yet they lost when Kane hit a chokeslam on Ziggler and stuck him after Jericho surrounded him for pushing Kane. On the February 18 scene of Raw, Ziggler was crushed by World Heavweight Champion Alberto Del Rio by means of accommodation in a non-title match, and a short time later Langston assaulted Del Rio and afterward Ziggler made a fizzled endeavor to trade out his Money in the Bank portfolio after Del Rio's ring host Ricardo Rodriguez pursued off with it. overcoming WWE Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan and Kane in singles matches due impedance from Langston, Ziggler and Langston were given a shot at their titles. The title match occurred on April 7 at WrestleMania 29, where Ziggler and Langston unsuccessfully tested Bryan and Kane for the WWE Tag Team Championship.

The next night on Raw, Ziggler traded out his Money in the Bank contract on a harmed Alberto Del Rio to win his second World Heavyweight Championship. After picking up the World Heavyweight Championship, Ziggler started fighting with Del Rio and Jack Swagger over the title. Ziggler was initially reserved to confront Del Rio and Swagger in a three-manner step match at Extreme Rules, in any case, Ziggler endured a honest to goodness blackout at a SmackDown taping, in this way expelling their match from the compensation per-see and bringing about Ziggler being truant from TV for a month. On June 16 at Payback, Ziggler confronted Del Rio in his first title safeguard of the World Heavyweight Championship and amid the match, a twofold turn occurred; Ziggler turned face by showing a never incredible while Del Rio turned heel by more than once and heartlessly focusing on his head to exploit his blackout, win the match, and end Ziggler's rule at 69 days. On July 14 at Money in the Bank, AJ cost Ziggler his title rematch against Alberto Del Rio, after she rashly snuck into the ring and hit Del Rio with her own particular title, provoking a disqualification. On the accompanying Raw, Ziggler finished his association with AJ because of her activities the earlier night and AJ claimed revenge by costing Ziggler a non-title match against Del Rio, then she assaulted Ziggler and unleashed Langston on him.

On the July 29, 2013 scene of Raw, Ziggler crushed Big Langston by means of exclusion after AJ Lee assaulted Ziggler. In a rematch on the next week, Ziggler was vanquished by Langston after a diversion by AJ and Kaitlyn. This prompted a blended label group match at SummerSlam, where Ziggler and Kaitlyn crushed Big E and AJ.

Intercontinental Champion

Ziggler began to end up uncontrollably famous with the fans. Taking after the finish of SummerSlam, he and different Superstars were being met and stood in opposition to Triple H when Triple H cost Daniel Bryan the title. This prompted him, close by different whizzes who stood in opposition to Triple H to quarrel against Triple H's recently shaped Authority. Ziggler was later unsuccessful in catching the United States Championship, when he lost to Dean Ambrose, at Night of Champions and on the October 16 scene of Main Event. Ziggler likewise neglected to win the Intercontinental Championship from Curtis Axel on the November 11 scene of Raw. In December, Ziggler lost two number one contender matches for the Intercontinental Championship, first to Damien Sandow and later to Fandango. On the January 9, 2014 scene of Superstars, Ziggler maintained another blackout amid his match with Ryback.

He returned at Royal Rumble, contending in the Royal Rumble match, however was wiped out by Roman Reigns. The next night on Raw, Ziggler vanquished The Miz in a Battle of Cleveland match where Dolph was recognized as being from Cleveland and was charged from that point in front of the match. Ziggler later earned a shot at Big E's Intercontinental Championship, yet was unsuccessful in catching the title. On April 6 at WrestleMania XXX, Ziggler contended in the 31-man Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, yet was wiped out by Alberto Del Rio. On June 29 at Money in the Bank, Ziggler contended in the Money in the Bank stepping stool match for a WWE World Heavyweight Championship contract, however the match was won by Seth Rollins.

Ziggler later contended in a Battle Royal for the empty Intercontinental Championship on July 20 at Battleground, be that as it may, he was suddenly wiped out from behind by The Miz. After Ziggler vanquished Miz in a non-title coordinate the next night on Raw, he got a rematch at SummerSlam, where he crushed Miz to win the title for a brief moment time. The next night on Raw, Ziggler effectively held his title against Miz, after he was checked out. At Night of Champions, Ziggler dropped the title to Miz, just for Ziggler to win it back the next night on Raw. Ziggler then held the title against Cesaro on September 26 scene of SmackDown, in a triple danger match against Cesaro and Miz the next week on Raw and at Hell in a Cell against Cesaro in a 2-out-of-3 falls match.

Fight with the Authority

On the October 28, 2014 scene of Raw, Ziggler and John Cena shook hands together backstage, which The Authority deciphered as an arrangement to plot against them. Accordingly, Ziggler was set in a match against Kane, which Ziggler won. Ziggler then joined Team Cena at Survivor Series. On the November 10 scene of Raw, Ziggler was severely assaulted by the returning Luke Harper. The next week, Harper was granted a title match against Ziggler, which Harper won with help from The Authority, closure Ziggler's rule at 56 days.

The 2014 Survivor Series occasion saw Ziggler developing as the sole survivor for a brief moment time. Ziggler added to Rusev being checked out, then after all his partners were disposed of, he stuck Kane and Luke Harper. Triple H twice kept Ziggler from sticking last adversary Seth Rollins, yet the appearing Sting gave a help to help Ziggler win the match, in this manner expelling the Authority from power. At TLC on December 14, Ziggler vanquished Harper in a stepping stool match to catch his fourth Intercontinental Championship. On the December 16 scene of SmackDown, Ziggler at long last crushed Seth Rollins in a singles match in the wake of coming up short various times beforehand. After three days, Rolling Stone named Ziggler as the 2014 WWE Wrestler of the Year. On the principal Raw of 2015 (dated Jan. 5), the as of late reestablished Authority constrained Ziggler to guard his Intercontinental Championship against Bad News Barrett and he at first won. After Barrett then assaulted and harmed Ziggler's shoulder, Kane announced the match as a 2-out-of-3 falls match, Barrett continued to vanquish Ziggler for the title after Kane diverted him. Soon thereafter, Ziggler close by Ryback and Erick Rowan got a storyline terminating by the Authority.

On the January 19 scene of Raw, Sting gave another help, as John Cena won Ziggler, Ryback and Rowan's occupations back. Ziggler came back to TV on the following SmackDown and met all requirements for the Royal Rumble match by beating Barrett in a non-title match. In the 2015 Royal Rumble match, Ziggler entered as the last contestant, scored two disposals however was immediately wiped out by Big Show and Kane. At Fastlane, Ziggler contended together with Rowan and Ryback in a six-man label group match against Rollins, Big Show and Kane, which they lost. On the March 5 scene of SmackDown, Ziggler was reported as a member in the 7-man stepping stool match for the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 31, which was won by Daniel Bryan.

Title interests and different storylines

In the wake of losing an Intercontinental Championship match against Daniel Bryan on the Raw after WrestleMania 31, Ziggler was assaulted and Brogue kicked by the returning Sheamus. Claiming that "the period of underdogs (like Ziggler) is over", Sheamus and Ziggler began a quarrel, with Sheamus testing Ziggler in a Kiss Me Arse match at Extreme Rules, which Ziggler won. However, Sheamus declined to take after the stipulation, and rather made Ziggler kiss his arse. Ziggler lost the rematch against Sheamus at Payback. Ziggler partook in the Elimination Chamber for the abandoned Intercontinental Championship; different members were victor Ryback, King Barrett, R-Truth, Sheamus, who dispensed with Ziggler, and Mark Henry, at Elimination Chamber. At Money In The Bank, Ziggler contended in the Money in the Bank stepping stool match, which was won by Sheamus. On July 4, at The Beast in the East live occasion in Japan, Ziggler and John Cena vanquished King Barrett and Kane in the headliner.

Ziggler got to be included in an on-screen relationship with Lana, the previous director of Rusev, when she kissed him at Raw on May 25, with Lana serving as Ziggler's valet amid his matches. During this time, Ziggler began joining components of 80's glitz rock style into his passageway and ring clothing; commonplace of 80's groups like Motley Crue and Poison. In June, after Ziggler and Lana affirmed their storyline relationship, Summer Rae aligned with Rusev to even the odds. After an assault by Rusev, Ziggler endured a wounded trachea in storyline, which was to give him some time off to film another WWE Studios motion picture, titled 6:42. Ziggler returned on the August 17 scene of Raw, supporting Lana amid an encounter against Rusev and Summer Rae. This fight incited a match amongst Ziggler and Rusev at SummerSlam, which finished in a twofold countout because of obstruction from Lana and Rae. In a rematch on September 20 at Night of Champions, Ziggler rose victorious. On October 11, when TMZ reported the real–life engagement of Rusev and Lana, this formally finished their feud. The next night on Raw, Ziggler unsuccessfully tested John Cena for the United States Championship.

On the October 22 scene of SmackDown, Ziggler began a quarrel with the appearing Tyler Breeze, who adjusted to Summer Rae and assaulted Ziggler. Ziggler entered a competition for the empty WWE World Heavyweight Championship, crushing The Miz in the first round match before being killed by Dean Ambrose. Ziggler and Breeze proceeded with their feud, which finished in a match between the two at Survivor Series, which Ziggler lost. Ziggler would then enter a smaller than normal fight with Kevin Owens with the pair exchanging triumphs all through whatever is left of December and start of 2016.

Ziggler entered the 2016 Royal Rumble as the 28th contestant, enduring 7 minutes, yet was wiped out by the inevitable victor, Triple H. The following night on Raw, Ziggler confronted Kevin Owens in a losing exertion, yet vanquished him the accompanying two weeks in a row. On the February 15 Raw, Ziggler was included in a lethal five-manner match for the Intercontinental Championship, where Owens recaptured the title in the wake of sticking Tyler Breeze. At Fastlane, Ziggler tested Owens to a match for the Intercontinental Championship, which he lost. In the next weeks, Ziggler started to re-touch off his fight with The Authority, and on the March 14 scene of Raw, he faced Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. This brought about Ziggler being allowed a match against Triple H where in the event that he won, he could pick his match at WrestleMania (barring the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match); notwithstanding, Ziggler lost. At WrestleMania 32, Ziggler contended with Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, The Miz, Stardust, Sin Cara and Zack Ryder in a stepping stool match for the Intercontinental Championship, which was won by Ryder.

Taking after WrestleMania 32, on the April 4, 2016 scene of Raw, Ziggler went to a twofold countout with Baron Corbin, prompting Corbin hitting an End of Days outside of the ring to Ziggler, touching off a fight in the process. At the Payback pre-appear, Ziggler confronted Baron Corbin in a triumphant effort. The two then had a no exclusion match at Extreme Rules where Corbin won in the wake of hitting a low blow on Ziggler. Following Extreme Rules, on the May 23 scene of Raw, Ziggler had a showdown backstage with Corbin and tested him to a specialized wrestling match the following week. In that match, Ziggler purposefully got himself precluded when he kicked Corbin in the crotch quickly after the match began. This prompted an elastic match at Money in the Bank, which Corbin won to end their feud.

SmackDown

On July 19 at the 2016 WWE draft, Ziggler was drafted to SmackDown. On the July 26 scene of SmackDown, Ziggler won a six-pack challenge against John Cena, Bray Wyatt, Baron Corbin, AJ Styles, and Apollo Crews to wind up the #1 contender for the WWE World Championship. On the August 2 version of SmackDown, Ziggler put his #1 contender spot for SummerSlam hanging in the balance in a match against Bray Wyatt, to demonstrate to his faultfinders that he is deserving of being in the headliner. Ziggler won the match, however was assaulted a short time later by Wyatt and Erick Rowan, who additionally laid out the champion, Dean Ambrose when he endeavored to spare Ziggler. On August 21 at SummerSlam, Ziggler was crushed by Ambrose. On the accompanying version of SmackDown, AJ Styles started provoking Ziggler about his annihilation the earlier night, setting up a session in the headliner. On the off chance that Ziggler won this match, the Main Event at Backlash would have been a triple risk. He would go ahead to lose the match. At Backlash, SmackDown's first PPV after brand split, on September 11, Ziggler neglected to catch The Miz's Intercontinental Championship after Maryse showered his eyes amid a diversion by the official.

Individual life

Nemeth has been a devotee of expert wrestling since he was five years of age, when he went to a wrestling occasion at the Richfield Coliseum and chose to wind up an expert wrestler at age 12. His more youthful sibling, Ryan, is additionally an expert wrestler who already worked with WWE and wrestled in NXT under the ring name Briley Pierce. He and Ryan likewise have a more youthful sibling named Donald (nicknamed "Donny"), who is a suspect in a 2016 murder.

Nemeth dated entertainer Amy Schumer.

Nemeth is an alum of Kent State University, where he majored in political science with a pre-law minor. Prior to his WWE tryout, he was living in Phoenix, Arizona, and had been acknowledged to the graduate school at Arizona State University, where he was because of begin his first semester.

Nemeth is great companions with his previous Spirit Squad colleagues, especially Michael Brendli, with whom he lived in Florida until 2008. Since then, he has come back to living in Phoenix.

Nemeth is familiar with American Sign Language.

He uncovered on Colt Cabana's Art of Wrestling Podcast that he picked the name "Dolph" on the grounds that that was his awesome granddad's name, and his companion recommended the surname "Ziggler".

Titles and achievements

Florida Championship Wrestling

FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Brad Allen (1) and Gavin Spears (1)

Professional Wrestling Illustrated

PWI positioned him 9 of the main 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2013

Moving Stone

Most exceedingly terrible Storyline (2015) with Lana versus Rusev/Summer Rae

WWE Wrestler of the Year (2014)

World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE

World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

World Tag Team Championship (1 time)1 – with The Spirit Squad

WWE Intercontinental Championship (4 times)

WWE United States Championship (1 time)

Cash in the Bank (2012 – World Heavyweight Championship contract)

Slammy Awards (2 times)

Best Twitter Handle or Social Champion (2014) – @HEELZiggler

Match of the Year (2014) – Team Cena versus Group Authority at Survivor Series

22nd Triple Crown Champion

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Most Improved (2011)

Most Underrated (2011)