WWE WrestleMania Backlash 2021: 40 Things You Probably Missed

27. “Why Won’t You Die?!”

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...then Dolph politely asked Rey Mysterio why he insists on living.

Ziggler turned to the legend and barked, "Why won't you die?!" after Rey kicked out of a near fall following an extended bit of heat from the heels. Literally nobody, including Dolph's partner Robert Roode or the commentary team, acknowledged what Ziggler had said.

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