10 Wrestlers Who Got A WrestleMania Singles Match Before Dolph Ziggler

2. The Rock

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Yes, The Rock had already amassed a WrestleMania legacy like few others before Dolph Ziggler had even caddied for Kerwin White in another guise altogether, but the stats speak to the divide between the Hollywood star and the star billed from (the other) Hollywood.

Between Ziggler's debut with the 'Show Off' gimmick on Raw in 2008 and present day, 'The Most Electrifying Man In Sports Entertainment' has wrestled six times. Three of those have been at WrestleMania, taking his personal total to a very healthy 11 - one for every full year of Ziggler's career spent not being afforded the same honour.

WWE is not a meritocracy, and just like every single other wrestler to ever perform in the company, Dolph Ziggler is not The Rock, but the former World Heavyweight Champion couldn't even get any of the 'Great One's shine when he was having matches almost entirely for the banter. Unlike...

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