Similarly to the story of Chris Jericho, an AJ Styles vs. Dolph Ziggler match would have been a much more mouthwatering prospect a few years back. Ziggler has never really been pushed to the moon in WWE, and as such he feels like something of a midcarder for life. Not that there is anything wrong with this of course, and the fact that he has never broken through that glass ceiling does indeed give Ziggler something of a chip on his shoulder. What size would that chip be in response to a new threat to his spot in the company? In this case, the story writes itself. Ziggler has been in and around the upper in WWE for what seems like forever. He has played the games in the company, the politics, and he has done what has been asked of him. He saved the company from The Authority, only to see the credit go to John Cena and others. All of a sudden, in saunters this prodigal son from the minor leagues. Ziggler has watched Rollins, Ambrose, Neville, Owens and more pass him by. AJ Styles is merely the straw that breaks the camel's back.
Born in the middle of Wales in the middle of the 1980's, John can't quite remember when he started watching wrestling but he has a terrible feeling that Dino Bravo was involved. Now living in Prague, John spends most of his time trying to work out how Tomohiro Ishii still stands upright. His favourite wrestler of all time is Dean Malenko, but really it is Repo Man. He is the author of 'An Illustrated History of Slavic Misery', the best book about the Slavic people that you haven't yet read. You can get that and others from www.poshlostbooks.com.
