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7. Dolph Ziggler Is Out The Picture

Meanwhile, Dolph Ziggler may be putting his feet up at home.

When he returned to action on 21 May, Dolph was cast as a bitter veteran who believed he should be WWE Champ instead of old foe Kofi Kingston. Less than three months on from being positioned as a credible, dangerous challenger, Ziggler was seen jobbing to Kevin Owens in 17 seconds at Extreme Rules.

It's just a hunch, but he probably won't play much of a part at SummerSlam. That squash felt like another watershed moment for Dolph, and the likely outcome is another hiatus. Or, perhaps WWE will see fit to turn him babyface and job him out to Shinsuke Nakamura for the Intercontinental Title.

Nah, a holiday sounds more plausible. Dolph is best used in short bursts these days anyway. He's never going to be the guy in this company no matter how hard he works, and he seems more comfortable with that than he has done at any point over the past decade. Extreme Rules was surely bye bye for now.