10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (Nov 29)

4. Three Little Words Meant Everything To Dolph Ziggler

Dolph Ziggler has spent the past couple of years wondering to himself just how important he is to the WWE machine. In interviews (including the one this fact comes from), Dolph has been open about his desire to spread his wings and do other things. That's why he decided to take some time away from the WWE bubble.

Then, they lured him back in with three tiny little words.

Ziggler told The Mirror that Vince McMahon opened up and said, "We need you" to Ziggler. That came at a deceptively important time; right as Ziggles was ready to pull the trigger on a long-awaited sabbatical, the words came. He suddenly realised that yes, he did still have a place in WWE's sphere, and a big one.

WWE even let Dolph form a tag-team with someone he'd become great friends with away from the ring. He and Robert Roode had stated texting and hanging out a year or so before, and they were keen to do something together.