10 Times WWE Squandered A Genuine Crowd Reaction

Another day, another list highlighting the wasted potential of the bumping machine that is Dolph Ziggler.

It still bears remembering that, before he became the face of 'it should have been me', Ziggler was actually in line to become one of the biggest stars in the company - which is a depressing far cry from where he finds himself in 2019.

After finishing off his time in the Spirit Squad and refining his skills in developmental, Ziggy was repackaged and released back into the WWE landscape as the blonde bombshell 'show-off'. He would float around the mid-card for a few years, earning the support of fans who appreciated his flamboyant in-ring style, and that momentum would see him eventually obtain the Money in the Bank briefcase in 2012.

A swell of underlying organic support for The Show-Off fully realised itself on the Raw after WrestleMania 29, when a heel Ziggler sprinted down to the ring and successfully (along with Alberto Del Rio) performed an extremely rare double-turn.

Fans could not contain their joy and Ziggler had been naturally positioned as the most over babyface on the show, so what did WWE do?

After Ziggler unfortunately went down with a concussion, they booked him to lose the title in merely his second defence and that loss came at the hands of an AJ Lee (his on-screen partner at the time) interference.

Ziggler would never climb back to the top of the mountain and his unbelievable climax on that night after 'Mania was about as good as it ever got for him, with WWE opting to embroil him in relationship drama rather than frame him as their next top star.