8 Big Concerns Heading Into WWE Hell In A Cell 2017

6. Roode's PPV Debut, Ruined

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Dolph Ziggler's current act is awful. Playing on a wrestler's misuse rarely works, and 'The Show-Off' is currently portraying the absolute worst version of the 'overlooked' gimmick, with his ring entrance parodies getting progressively less funny with every passing week. He's nothing more than an airtime thief at the moment, and it's not getting him over.

Dolph faces Bobby Roode at Hell In A Cell, and while this would ideally be a nice, quick, 5-6 minute win for 'The Glorious One,' there's a strong chance WWE will bury it in nonsense.

Ziggler has promised "an entrance you've never seen before" for the PPV, and there's a good chance this means he'll mock Roode's own walk to the ring. Whatever he does, he hasn't nailed a single funny entrance yet, so there's little reason to believe he'll turn the corner at HIAC.

These shenanigans could also seep into the match. Dolph has been focused exclusively on messing around lately, so while him vs. Roode sounds like a solid bout on paper, it'll likely get derailed by Ziggler's antics, wrecking Bobby's first pay-per-view match in the process.

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