5 Ups And 3 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (Jan 7)

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3. Dolph Ziggler Attacking Goldust And R-Truth

It seems that Miz TV is now a place for those characters who don't really have much else going on to be handed some television time. On Smackdown, the likes of Goldust and R-Truth appeared, and they were joined by The New Day and Neville. This led to a big 8-man tag-team match which didn't disappoint. Sadly, the same can't be said for the confusing actions of Dolph Ziggler post-match. Hitting R-Truth with a Superkick, the 'Show Off' then hurled Goldust out of the ring. He then claimed that it was 'every man for himself', obviously hinting at the upcoming 30-man Royal Rumble match. That's fine, but the incident came out of nowhere. The problem with this is that Ziggler is supposed to be a babyface. It's no wonder his last feud against Tyler Breeze didn't work, fans realise that Breeze acts almost exactly the same as Dolph. People couldn't be expected to hate Tyler for effectively being another incarnation of Ziggler. Unless WWE plan on turning Dolph heel, this didn't make much sense.