History Awesome / DolphZiggler

** This cannot be overstated enough. Luke Harper, Kane, Seth Rollins and Rusev all laid brutal beating on Dolph Ziggler, including multiple Finishing Moves. With a show of defiance and endurance to go through all that and come out on top, Dolph Ziggler showed himself to be a stand out Determinator even for the world of WWE.

* Being the Sole Survivor during the Team Cena vs Team Authority by eliminating [[labelnote:three other men]] [[Wrestling/BrodieLee Luke Harper]], Wrestling/{{Kane}} and Wrestling/SethRollins[[/labelnote]] with some help from Wrestling/{{Sting}} - technically speaking. He had Rollins beat until TripleH [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem went off the rails a bit and started punching out refs to keep them from calling a three-count,]] [[VillainousBreakdown and it all went downhill from there.]] And keep in mind, this victory was after taking a brutal beating from Rusev.
** This cannot be overstated enough. Luke Harper, Kane, Seth Rollins and Rusev all laid brutal beating on Dolph Ziggler, including multiple Finishing Moves. With a show of defiance and endurance to go through all that and come out on top, DolphZiggler showed himself to be a stand out Determinator even for the world of WWE.

* Being the Sole Survivor during the Team Cena vs Team Authority by eliminating [[labelnote:three other men]] [[Wrestling/BrodieLee Luke Harper]], Wrestling/{{Kane}} and Wrestling/SethRollins[[/labelnote]] with some help from Wrestling/{{Sting}} - technically speaking. He had Rollins beat until TripleH [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem went off the rails a bit and started punching out refs to keep them from calling a three-count,]] [[VillainousBreakdown and it all went downhill from there.]] And keep in mind, this victory was after taking a brutal beating from Rusev.

* Being the Sole Survivor during the Team Cena vs Team Authority by eliminating [[labelnote:three other men]] [[Wrestling/BrodieLee Luke Harper]], Wrestling/{{Kane}} and Wrestling/SethRollins[[/labelnote]] with some help from Wrestling/{{Sting}}.

* The November 14, 2014 Smackdown saw Ziggler defending his Intercontinental Title in a Triple Threat elimination match against [[Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli Cesaro]] and Tyson Kidd. Three of WWE's most gifted (and many would argue, most underutilized) technical workers got about 15-20 minutes of ring time. One spot saw Ziggler catching a springboarding Tyson Kidd with a devastating superkick right out of midair, evoking memories of [[Wrestling/ShawnMichaels the Shawn Michaels]][=/=]Shelton Benjamin match from several years back.

* The November 14, 2014 Smackdown saw Ziggler defending his Intercontinental Title in a Triple Threat elimination match against [[Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli Cesaro]] and Tyson Kidd. Three of WWE's most gifted (and many would argue, most underutilized) technical workers got about 15-20 minutes of ring time. One spot saw Ziggler catching a springboarding Tyson Kidd with a devastating superkick right out of midair, evoking memories of [[Wrestling/ShawnMichaels the Michaels]][=/=]Shelton Benjamin match from several years back.

* The November 14, 2014 Smackdown saw Ziggler defending his Intercontinental Title in a Triple Threat elimination match against [[Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli Cesaro]] and Tyson Kidd. Three of WWE's most gifted (and many would argue, most underutilized) technical workers got about 15-20 minutes of ring time. One spot saw Ziggler catching a springboarding Tyson Kidd with a devastating superkick right out of midair, evoking memories of [[Wrestling/ShawnMichaels the Michaels]][[=/=]]Wrestling/SheltonBenjamin match from several years back.

* Beating The Miz & winning his second Intercontinental Championship at [=SummerSlam=] 2014!

** Hell, most of his WWE app promos are gold.

* His WWE App interview following his loss to Wrestling/AntonioCesaro on the 1/31/14 episode of Smackdown. AKA possibly the most heartfelt promo the man has ever cut.

* At Payback 2013, Ziggler, who had came back from a concussion, lost the title (to the cries of most of the IWC) against Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio (to the booing of most of the IWC) after getting hit in the head too many times, resulting in him barely able to stand. But that's only the beginning as not only was this Del Rio's heel turn due to targeting Ziggler's head, this resulted in Ziggler turning face, the first direct FaceHeelDoubleTurn in WWE since ''WrestleMania 13'' (Same town too). So the next night, after Del Rio bailed out of a non title match against the also-recently-turned Wrestling/CMPunk, the newly '''babyface Ziggler''' made his presence known by ambushing Del Rio, enough to have security try to break them up.

* In one particular backstage segment November 19, 2012, Dolph Ziggler got to not only call the resident GirlNextDoor-turned-{{Yandere}} [[Wrestling/ChickBusters AJ Lee]] out on her erratic behaviors when she tried to berate him for attacking and injuring Wrestling/JohnCena, but when Cena tried to get involved Ziggler was able to beat him down, tackling him into a breakaway stall and then kicking at his injury to the point a referee and Titus O'Neil had to restrain Ziggler. To see one of the top {{ineffectual sympathetic villain}}s that many {{smart mark}}s feel the {{heel}}s of WWE have been turned into get over big time on two of the biggest {{face}}s perceived as DesignatedHero / JerkSue characters, the crazy chick and the golden boy, was honestly the highlight of the night for many fans and even won a few over who were a bit more indifferent towards Ziggler.

* At Payback 2013, Ziggler, who had came back from a concussion, lost the title (to the cries of most of the IWC) against Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio (to the booing of most of the IWC) after getting hit in the head too many times, resulting in him barely able to stand. But that's only the beginning as not only was this Del Rio's heel turn due to targeting Ziggler's head, this resulted in Ziggler turning face, the first direct FaceHeelDoubleTurn in WWE since ''WrestleMania 13'' (Same town too). So the next night, after Del Rio bailed out of a non title match against the also-recently-turned Wrestling/CMPunk, the newly '''[[AndTheFandomRejoiced babyface Ziggler]]''' made his presence known by ambushing Del Rio, enough to have security try to break them up.

* At Payback 2013, Ziggler, who had came back from a concussion, lost the title (to the cries of most of the IWC) against Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio (to the booing of most of the IWC) after getting hit in the head too many times, resulting in him barely able to stand. But that's only the beginning as not only was this Del Rio's heel turn due to targeting Ziggler's head, this resulted in Ziggler turning face, the first direct FaceHeelDoubleTurn in WWE since ''WrestleMania 13'' (Same town too). So the next night, after Del Rio bailed out of a non title match against the also-recently-turned Wrestling/CMPunk, the newly '''Babyface''' Ziggler made his presence known by ambushing Del Rio, enough to have security try to break them up.

* At Elimnation Chamber 2013, in an impromptu match with KofiKingston, Ziggler takes a monkey flip which makes him do several rotations in the air.
* At Payback 2013, Ziggler, who had came back from a concussion, lost the title (To the cries of most of the IWC) against a newly heel turned AlbertoDelRio (To the booing of most of the IWC) after getting hit in the head too many times, resulting in him barely able to stand. But that's only the beginning as not only did Del Rio turn heel, this resulted in Ziggler turn face, the first Double-Turn since ''WrestleMania 13'' (Same town too.). So the next night, after Del Rio bailed out of a non title match against CMPunk, the newly '''Babyface''' Ziggler made his presence known by ambushing Del Rio, enough to have security try to break them up.

* At Elimnation Chamber 2013, in an impromptu match with KofiKingston, Ziggler takes a monkey flip which makes him do several rotations in the air.

*** This troper believes that this feud has turned into a bit of a subversion. The win Ziggler got with AJ's help? That's the only win he's gotten over Cena. So, it's a CMOA to be completely unable to defeat your adversary without the help of a girl about half your size? Made even worse by the fact that even with AJ and the newly-debuted [[TheEnforcer Big E]] [[ScaryBlackMan Langston]] in his corner, he still can't get a win.

*** I wouldn't even offer AJ's help as a caveat to distract from the awesome. From a kayfabe standpoint she's essentially proved him right no matter how the revelations play out.

*** I wouldn't even offer AJ's help as a caveat to distract from the awesome. She's essentially proved him right no matter how the revelations play out.

*** I wouldn't even offer AJ's help as a caveat. She's essentially proved him right no matter how the revelations play out.

*** [[UpToEleven He 'won'.]] Albeit with help from AJ, but Dolph Ziggler just went over John ''freakin'' Cena in the main event. The rise and dominance of "the biggest star of 2013" has begun.

*** [[UpToEleven He ''won''.]] The rise and dominance of "the biggest star of 2013" has begun.

** Hell, this whole '''feud''' has been a [=CMOA=] for Ziggler, mainly because it's been very high profile and Ziggler's gotten the chance to shine and show how far he's come, ''especially'' on the mic. Appropriately enough for a ladder match where his Money In The Bank briefcase is at stake, he seems to be channeling {{Edge}} a tiny bit in some of his promos recently.

** Hell, this whole '''feud''' has been a CMoA for Ziggler, mainly because it's been very high profile and Ziggler's gotten the chance to shine and show how far he's come, ''especially'' on the mic. Appropriately enough for a ladder match where his Money In The Bank briefcase is at stake, he seems to be channeling {{Edge}} a tiny bit in some of his promos recently.

* In one particular backstage segment November 19, 2012, Dolph Ziggler got to not only call the resident GirlNextDoor-turned-{{Yandere}} [[Wrestling/ChickBusters AJ Lee]] out on her erratic behaviors when she tried to berate him for attacking and injuring Wrestling/JohnCena, but when Cena tried to get involved Ziggler was able to beat him down, tackling him into a breakaway stall and then kicking at his injury to the point a referee and Titus O'Neil had to restrain Ziggler. To see one of the top {{ineffectual sympathetic villain}}s that many {{smart mark}}s feel the {{heel}}s of WWE have been turned into get over big time on two of the biggest {{face}}s perceived as DesignatedHero / JerkSue characters, the crazy chick and the golden boy, was honestly the highlight of the night for many fans and even won a few over who were a bit more indifferent towards Ziggler.

* In one particular backstage segment November 19, 2012, Dolph Ziggler got to not only call the resident GirlNextDoor-turned-{{Yandere}} [[Wrestling/ChickBusters AJ Lee]] out on her erratic behaviors when she tried to berate him for attacking and injuring Wrestling/JohnCena, but when Cena tried to get involved Ziggler was able to beat him down, tackling him into a breakaway stall and then kicking at his injury to the point a referee and Titus O'Neil had to restrain Ziggler. To see one of the top {{ineffectual sympathetic villain}}s that many {{smart mark}}s feel the {{heel}}s of WWE have been turned into get over big time on two of the biggest {{face}}s perceived as DesignatedHero / JerkSue characters, the crazy chick and the golden boy, was honestly the highlight of the night for many fans and even won a few over for Ziggler.

* In one particular backstage segment November 19, 2012, Dolph Ziggler got to not only call the resident GirlNextDoor-turned-{{Yandere}} Wrestling/AJLee out on her erratic tendencies when she tried to berate him for attacking and injuring Wrestling/JohnCena, but when Cena tried to get involved Ziggler was able to beat him down, tackling him into a breakaway stall and then kicking at his injury to the point a referee and Titus O'Neil had to restrain Ziggler. To see one of the top {{ineffectual sympathetic villain}}s that many {{smart mark}}s feel the {{heel}}s of WWE have been turned into get over big time on two of the biggest {{face}}s perceives as DesignatedHero / JerkSue characters, the crazy chick and the golden boy, was honestly the highlight of the night for many fans and even won a few over for Ziggler.