Few formerly-pushed wrestlers in WWE find themselves in positions as unenviable as Dolph Ziggler and Bad News Barrett. Both former main-eventers and WWE Championship contenders, Ziggler has been relegated to putting over new talent while Barrett has hardly been able to pick up a victory since becoming King of the Ring. It's a shame, as both men - particularly Ziggler - are talented enough to be headliners for the company (especially considering who's currently holding the WWE title). A match between two men with that current level of luck may not scream "Pay-Per-View," but Ziggler versus Barrett would undoubtedly deliver. In the end, the hope would be to elevate Ziggler, who could pick up a win over Barrett en route to a push. With WWE so desperate to make new stars that they've resurrected Sheamus, it would seem like giving Dolph a more prominent role on TV - leading to a marquee WrestleMania match - would be a no-brainer.
Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried.
*Best Crowd of the Year, 2013
