10 WWE No Mercy 2016 Predictions

3. The End Of Dolph Ziggler

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His performances have been stellar lately, but Dolph Ziggler continues to struggle on SmackDown. The SummerSlam match with Dean Ambrose ultimately fell flat despite a strong build, and his most recent rival, The Miz, has done nothing but bully Dolph ever since.

Both men have been on fire throughout the feud, and their weekly segments have become a regular highlight on SmackDown. This week’s Miz TV saw the Intercontinental Champion present a skewed video package of all Ziggler’s career failings to the audience before plucking two of Dolph’s old Spirit Squad allies from obscurity to rub salt in the wound. Ziggler had the last laugh by laying the Squad out and running The Miz off, but his shortcomings had again been exposed to the world, rounding off another tough week for him.

The Miz has all the chips at the moment. He was able to goad Ziggler into putting his career on the line two weeks ago, and while he’ll be desperate to retain his belt, Dolph has so much more to lose. His career could very well end this weekend, and while WWE has a habit of swerving their way out of these situations, fans should expect Ziggler to say “goodbye” this weekend.

Recent chatter suggests that Dolph’s close to retirement, and wants to transition to a producer or road agent’s position so he can focus on his numerous outside interests. Even if that’s not the case, there’s little sense in taking the Intercontinental Championship away from Miz at this point. He should keep the belt, remain a constant thorn in Daniel Bryan’s side, and only fall when a suitable babyface challenger emerges.

That man is not Dolph Ziggler, who’ll either retire or head to Raw after No Mercy.

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