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Which Comments About Randy Orton Caused Dolph Ziggler to Lose His Push Last Year?
By Marc Middleton
Jan 22, 2014 - 8:43:03 AM
- You may remember a few month back it was reported Dolph Ziggler lost his push because of something he said in an interview around the time of SummerSlam. No other details were available but we now know that it was Ziggler's comments about Randy Orton that got him in hot water with WWE officials. Here's what Ziggler said to MLive.com on September 4th:
"I've made it clear; I'm not patient at all - several times. I've been very vocal about my position on the card and in the company. I'm not trying to say 'Hey, everybody sucks and I'm great!' But I love doing this, and at some point you go 'OK, It's not my time right now and I got to figure something out' And when it's time, that's when I must go out there and make as huge of an impact as I can and let everyone know 'I dare you to follow that, I dare you try something better.' And when they don't (counter or match what I'm doing in the ring) I'm very outspoken about it and it can get me into very hot water (with the company). Then you never know where we're going. Everybody can be just so outspoken about taller guys, and guys like Randy Orton being the face of the WWE, the WWE Championship. I dare you to put me in a back alley with Randy Orton or someone like that. I guarantee I'm not afraid of someone taller."
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Must be hard being a heel these days if this what cost ziggler a push its just sad.
What cost Ziggler is push ?
posted on 22/1/14
Nothing bad was said, he saying he not scared of tall people
posted on 23/1/14
Sniper BTW I'm loving Randy's role in the WWE at the moment.
posted on 23/1/14
Ziggler no.2 in the rumble then
posted on 23/1/14
I know these rumours come along every year and I should know better but there were rumours Sting will be a surprise entrant at the Rumble. If this fails there will be video packages shown similar to those weird Undertaker cabin ones in 2011 (originally made for Sting) teasing a debut soon.
posted on 23/1/14
Who do you think is gonna win the RR? Don't see CM Punk winning it. it's too obvious.
posted on 23/1/14
Blah. Can take or leave Ziggler at this time. There's only so much appeal in being the generic loudmouth who can sell pretty well.
Interesting how the Orton comparison has come up. Orton is a guy who dramatically improved his on-screen character in a very short space of time, channelling real life depression to phenomenally evolve his fictional alter ego. How much has Ziggler actually changed from the arrogant pretender who used to walk up to main eventers saying, 'Hi, I'm Dolph Ziggler'? If anything he's gone backwards, that guy had a novelty factor.