The rivalry between John Cena and Dolph Ziggler allowed WWE's resident Show Off to prove his worth as a main event star. He very much looked and felt like a headliner as he found himself programmed against the undisputed face of Vince McMahon's sports-entertainment empire. As 2012 came to a close, his on-screen relationship with AJ Lee was garnering him some increased television exposure, including the main event slot of a special New Year's Eve episode of Raw. Vowing to ring in 2013 on the right foot, Ziggler and Lee met inside the squared circle, each donning white as they celebrated the holiday with the WWE Universe. John Cena interrupted, applauding the recent success of the couple. He toasted them, showing great restraint in doing so. Something was up. Something did not smell right and when Cena raised a glass and said, "a prosperous 2013 to Dolph and AJ with the one thing that you are full of..." fans quickly found out that smell was emanating from Ziggler and Lee, who found themselves covered in a brown substance closely resembling feces. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43eW1V5ZSTU The heels slipped and slid, the looks on their faces those of horror and humiliation.
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