WWE: 10 Questions You Most Want Answered (June 21)
4. Who Is To Blame For Ziggler And Sandow's Burials?
From @unlimitedrange: Who is to blame for what has gone wrong with MITB winners Ziggler and Sandow?
It's a creative issue for both guys because the bookers showed they believed in these guys enough to give them a MITB win, but then they completely bury them after. No talent is going to survive. In Ziggler's case, he cashed in and won the World Title. He was a big deal the night after WrestleMania 29. The problem was he got a concussion soon after that, then they made a mistake by turning him babyface (he's more of a natural heel) and they took the World Title off him after he came back. If the story was that he goes after Del Rio to take the title back then it would have been fine. However, he never won the title back from Del Rio and came off like a loser after that. He's been booked like a loser ever since. When Sandow cashed in on John Cena last October people were immediately excited because they knew it would be a big deal if he won the World Title off Cena. Instead, he lost a match clean. They didn't really follow up with it because Sandow kept on losing. He had no mean streak. He did nothing different. It's really a shame because he's a guy that could have really been a main event caliber heel. Now he's doing a parody gimmick, which is just sad to watch. Both guys have talent, but management lost faith in them and now they're lost in the midcard with so many others.
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