History YMMV / DolphZiggler

* FridgeBrilliance: Many have considered it a {{headscratcher|s}} as to why AJ Lee would turn against John Cena and then hook up with Dolph after the way he told her off on November 19, 2012. But here's where it all makes sense. Ziggler telling her off about her clingy tendencies over the smallest bit of attention given to her, likely sprinkled that seed of doubt in AJ's mind as to what her worth is to Cena, which may have caused Cena's hot-and-cold approach to dealing with her to gradually backfire. Furthermore, if she turned on Cena for toying with her heart, it only makes sense ([[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} …okay, about as much as anything that AJ does even can]]) that on some subconscious level she would gravitate emotionally to someone like Dolph, who told her the brutal truth she didn't want to hear and without using her [[BerserkButton favorite buzzword]] to boot. Ziggler basically stole Cena's would-be girlfriend away from him in one night, arguably without even trying, just by being honest with her about how erratic she was. And ironically enough, this is the most stable she's been since [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]] dumped her and proceeded to BreakTheCutie.

* NeverLiveItDown: Many people try very hard to forget that, as Nicky, he was ever a member of the [[TheScrappy Spirit Squad]]. And the caddy to Kerwin White (Chavo Guerrero).
** However, despite being the only member of the Spirit Squad still employed by the WWE, almost nobody brings it up -- probably because of his popularity and the fact that his gimmick has no allusions of it. Kenny's the one who takes the brunt of the jokes, mainly because he was the leader and the one the WWE wanted to push in the first place.

* MemeticSexGod: In universe, he's managed to pull Wrestling/VickieGuerrero, Kaitlyn (or at least a tease with her) and Wrestling/AJLee. Outside, [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/23/amy-schumer-wwe-dolph-ziggler-sex-too-athletic_n_1825039.html it's become known across the internet that he's had at least one girlfriend leave him due to sex with him being too athletic for her to take]].

** After JerryLawler's near fatal heart attack, Lawler has joked on-air about Dolph's multiple elbow drop move being lethal.

* FridgeBrilliance: Many have considered it a {{headscratcher|s}} as to why AJ Lee would turn against John Cena and then hook up with Dolph after the way he told her off on November 19, 2012. But here's where it all makes sense. Ziggler telling her off about her clingy tendencies over the smallest bit of attention given to her, likely sprinkled that seed of doubt in AJ's mind as to what her worth is to Cena, which may have caused Cena's hot-and-cold approach to dealing with her to gradually backfire. Furthermore, if she turned on Cena for toying with her heart, it only makes sense that on some subconscious level she would gravitate emotionally to someone like Dolph, who told her the brutal truth she didn't want to hear and without using her [[BerserkButton favorite buzzword]] to boot. Ziggler basically stole Cena's would-be girlfriend away from him in one night, arguably without even trying, just by being honest with her about how erratic she was. And ironically enough, this is the most stable she's been since [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]] dumped her and proceeded to BreakTheCutie.

* EvilIsSexy: Good enough for Wrestling/VickieGuerrero. And now [[Wrestling/ChickBusters AJ]] as well.

** DesignatedVillain: He works his ass off whenever he's in the ring, routinely putting on some of the best performances on any given night. He's even done double duty a couple of times without complaining when defending one title and trying to go after another. He's repeatedly stood up for any girlfriend he's had when others have tried to get under said girlfriend's skin for kicks and giggles. He's called out the disingenuous behavior of the DesignatedHero with the biggest BrokenBase in [[strike:WWE]] pro wrestling history as well as said "hero's" would-be girlfriend, who despite her initial outrage appreciated his honesty enough to turn against the "hero" and come to his side. His path to his current World Heavyweight Championship run was mainly a 4½-year-long {{level grind|ing}} where "AlwaysSomeoneBetter" seemed to be the word of the day. The crowds have clearly gravitated to him positively as a performer and are very hard-pressed to hate him as a character. Yet he's still saddled up with the DirtyCoward "baddies" instead of being booked on the way to top facedom.

** DesignatedVillain: He works his ass off whenever he's in the ring, routinely putting on some of the best performances on any given night. He's even done double duty a couple of times without complaining when defending one title and trying to go after another. He's repeatedly stood up for any girlfriend he's had when others have tried to get under said girlfriend's skin for kicks and giggles. He's called out the disingenuous behavior of the DesignatedHero with the biggest BrokenBase in [[strike:WWE]] pro wrestling history as well as said "hero's" would-be girlfriend, who despite her initial outrage appreciated his honesty enough to turn against the "hero" and come to his side. The crowds have clearly gravitated to him positively as a performer and are very hard-pressed to hate him as a character. Yet he's still saddled up with the DirtyCoward "baddies" instead of being booked on the way to top facedom.

* WTHCostumingDepartment: For a brief period after his move to RAW, Ziggler went from his bleach-blond slicked hair to a well-combed dark brown. Apparently, this was an effort to make him look more serious. It backfired - so horribly, in fact, that Ziggler's hair was back to blond (although they couldn't undo cutting it) within the month. Eventually, his hair grew back.

* DracoInLeatherPants: Ziggler's pops are getting bigger than some of the faces he's wrestling from week to week. Even in matches against guys like {{Sheamus}} and CMPunk, "LET'S GO ZIGGLER!" chants from the audience (yes, a lot of guys, too) are becoming something of a regular occurrence.

* EvilIsSexy: Good enough for Vickie Guerrero. And now [[ChickBusters AJ]] as well.

** Also, to some degree, with ChrisJericho. The announcers have even discussed it, labeling it "an obsession."
* InformedWrongness: His refuses to participate in the 2013 Elimination Chamber match because he has the Money In The Bank contract. BookerT just labels it as cowardice.
* NeverLiveItDown: Many people try very hard to forget that [[DolphZiggler Nicky]] was ever a member of the [[TheScrappy Spirit Squad]]. And the caddy to Kerwin White (Chavo Guerrero).

*** It didn't do him any favors as well that he looked like a bigger version of EvanBourne with the brown cut.

* EvilIsSexy: Good enough for Vickie Guerrero.

** According to Dolph, it needed to be done because his hair was fried but he HATED it.

* NeverLiveItDown: Many people try very hard to forget that [[DolphZiggler Nicky]] was ever a member of the [[TheScrappy Spirit Squad]].

* NeverLiveItDown: Many people try very hard to forget that DolphZiggler was ever a member of the [[TheScrappy Spirit Squad]].
* WTHCostumingDepartment: For a brief period after his move to RAW, Ziggler went from his bleach-blond slicked hair to a well-combed dark brown. Apparently, this was an effort to make him look more serious. It backfired - so horribly, in fact, that Ziggler's hair was back to blond (although they couldn't undo cutting it) within the month.

*** He said that he felt like [[Futurama Bender did when he had to cut off his antenna.]]

** According to Dolph, it needed to be done because his hair was fried but he HATED it.

* NeverLiveItDown: Many people try very hard to forget that DolphZiggler was ever a member of the [[TheScrappy Spirit Squad]].

* EvilIsSexy: Good enough for Vickie Guerrero.