4. Dolph The Whipping Boy
It seems like Dolph Zigglers role has evolved into a human Timex takes a licking and keeps on ticking. Ziggler got beat up pretty bad by Kevin Owens, his knee being targeted throughout the bout to the point where he couldnt stand under his own power. Its a blessing and a curse for Dolph, who can sell punches like hes been shot. On one hand, selling is a big thing for professional wrestlers. On the other hand, hes so good at it that he often ends up taking a lot of physical abuse. What made this worse for Ziggler was then getting distracted Monday night by a selfie-taking Tyler Breeze at ringside. Dolph lunged for Breeze who wasnt even interfering, then walked right into a Pop-Up Powerbomb as Owens won. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sV-wawxICI All of it made Ziggler look like a chump, getting beaten up during the match, getting distracted like a rookie and eating another loss. Worse yet was the juxtaposition of the 2014 Survivor Series (which was highlighted during the show), when Ziggler beat three members of the Authority to (temporarily) oust them from power. Scary to think that that is the same person.
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