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WWE NEWS: The Case of Dolph Ziggler - IC champ recognizes his position, would he side with or oppose Authority?, more

Oct 24, 2014 - 2:20:26 PM
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By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor

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WWE Intercontinental champion Dolph Ziggler recognizes that the way WWE's current storylines are positioned, the best way to get to the main event level is being in a program with The Authority. Everything else is secondary.

But, would the babyface champion side with The Authority or go up against the faction? “If it was right now, it would be me fighting to get past The Authority, trying to find a way to be a breakout star with WWE,” Ziggler told The Sun in the U.K. promoting WWE's European Tour.

“But if it came down to it, maybe they asked me to help them out or be on their side, I’d seriously have to think about it. As of now I can’t stand any of those guys. And I think the viewers would be on my side with that one.”

Ziggler also pointed to the modern-era issue of heel factions usually dissolving or breaking apart on their own, as opposed to a heroic star or babyface faction taking down the heels. Ziggler said he would like to see his character "join the cause" going against The Authority.

“Those guys need to be put in their place and someone needs to do it and shut them up and someone needs to represent the company that can put them in their place on a daily basis," Ziggler said. “I would have to say I would be against them at the end of the day.”

In order to get to a main event position, though, Ziggler recognized that simply having good matches and offering a few token lines about "stealing the show" or "doing this better than anyone else" isn't enough.

"There’s one huge thing my character would have to do: he’d have to talk on the microphone [so the audience can] get to know that character just a little bit better than a guy who does really good wrestling matches,” Ziggler said.

“And if I got a chance to talk on the microphone every once in a while, more than a sentence or two, there’s a very good chance that you would see awesome character development, enough to where the crowds were chanting my name to be in these matches for the main event.”

[ LINK: The Sun's Full Interview with Ziggler HERE ]

Caldwell's Analysis: Agreed on Ziggler needing to show more depth as a character to get out of his position as a solid, dependable wrestler, but not a main event player. There has to be more to the character than the "show off" label, but it's a matter of getting TV time and chances to show something more to the audience.


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