10 Fascinating Facts About WWE WrestleMania 36
4. It Marks Dolph Ziggler's First Singles Match At WrestleMania
Dolph Ziggler has been employed by WWE since 2004. He was trained at OVW, and is a WWE superstar from the ground up, a world class professional wrestler they have never been able to replicate. So how on earth did it take him this long to get a one-on-one match on wrestling's grandest stage?
Ziggler's appearances include: running interference for Mr. McMahon alongside the Spirit Squad during his match against Shawn Michaels at 22; he was boxed up and sent back to OVW for Mania's 23 and 24; a lumberjack in the pre-show Tag Team Championship match at 25; Money in the Bank at 26; losing to Snooki in a mixed tag team match at 27; a member of Team Johnny at 28; challenging for the Tag Team Championship with Big E at 29; Andre the Giant Battle Royale at 30, 33 & 34; Intercontinental ladder matches at 31 & 32; and skipping Mania 35 to do stand-up comedy.
So Dolph Ziggler's first ever singles match at WrestleMania after 15 years of employment came against a ham-obsessed tag team wrestler making his 'Mania main card debut, following the ever-popular storyline of fighting over eye-candy, and losing in eight minutes. A former World Heavyweight Champion of Ziggler's talent deserves better.