9. Bumper's Delight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6nZiKtQvoE 2012 Raw Chamber Dolph Ziggler uses every second of his screen time to make an impression, and this Chamber match is no exception. While Kofi and Punk are starting off in the ring, Dolph steals the show by doing pull-up exercises in his pod. When it's his turn to enter the fray, Ziggler fireman's-carry dumps Punk onto the steel grate, and playfully climbs the chain wall to demonstrate more of his exercises. He launches off the wall to give Punk a leg drop, and a big splash for Kofi in the corner. His moment in the sun is short-lived, as it's bump time for Mr. Ziggles. He takes a header into the turnbuckle, a face-full of drop-kick, and clotheslines aplenty. All part of a day's work for a wrestler, but Ziggler got to where he is today (a fan favourite despite the company's efforts to bury him) by making every move look devastating. And if you think clotheslines and drop-kicks are all child's play, first of all no one takes them like Dolph, and secondly it was all a warm-up for what comes next. R-Truth gives him a hell of a hip-toss over the top rope and onto the steel grate. He follows up with a splash, inducing what sounds like an involuntary yelp of pain out of Dolph. The action moves elsewhere while Dolph recovers, only to be irish-whipped over the ropes by Kofi, which launches Dolph high up against the chain wall and slumped down onto the grate. Simple, effective, and nothing compared to what comes next. Seeing Dolph struggling back to his feet, Kofi jumps up onto the chain wall, and pounces onto him. For a split second, it appears as if Dolph has caught him mid-air, but Kofi's got the momentum and turns it into a blistering tornado DDT RIGHT ONTO THE STEEL GRATE. Cue the "Holy sh-t" chants, and the image of Dolph Ziggler's lifeless carcass. He reanimates one last time, to eat a Codebreaker for the three count. It was only fitting that Dolph bumped for everyone in that Chamber, dazzling the fans each time, and slowly but surely turning everyone on to the Show Off.
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