10 Tantalizing WWE Versus New Japan Dream Matches

8. Dolph Ziggler Vs Tetsuya Naito

Both Dolph Ziggler and Tetsuya Naito are ultra-athletic wrestlers who, unfortunately, are as known for their inability to break through the glass ceiling as they are for their amazing skills. Naito won the prestigious G1 Climax tournament in 2013, but failed to capitalize on the title shot he earned at Wrestle Kingdom 8. As for Dolph Ziggler, from his Money in the Bank cash-in to his victory over The Authority at Survivor Series, he's had no shortage of what seemed to be career-making victories that, sadly, didn't really go anywhere. Both men have something to prove, and they'd hold nothing back -- not out of desperation, but because that's how they wrestle every match. After a short feeling-out process, both men to could be expected to pull everything out of their respective bags of tricks. Naito would likely nail Dolph with his slingshot dropkick and Stardust Press to send him reeling, but keeping the former World Heavyweight Champion down is no easy task -- and just when Naito thinks he has everything under control, a Zig Zag out of nowhere could change the course of the action. Only one thing's for sure -- whoever wins, the match would be a work of art.
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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013