wrestling / News

WWE News: Dolph Ziggler Upset with Part-Timers Headlining WrestleMania, Bella Twin Disses AJ Lee

March 30, 2013 | Posted by Jeffrey Harris

Xfinity Comcast interviewed Dolph Ziggler who revealed he was not completely pleased with WWE opting to use part-time talent for the headlining matches at this year’s WrestleMania instead of regulars. When asked if he was annoyed or inspired by this fact, he said, “it’s both.” Below are some highlights from the interview:

On how using part-timers instead of regulars at WrestleMania makes him feel: “It really pisses me off. But, it also is good business. Every year a part timer comes back, but there’s a reason that they’re back. Whether it’s the fans want to see them, if they’re a draw, if they’re a movie star, there’s a reason that they’re back. They’re not back just to do it. There’s business to be had. And it pisses me off and it motivates me a hundred percent. It makes me want to be that guy that they’re begging to come back. I appreciate it, it’s just good business. When people come to Wrestlemania to see the Rock and the Undertaker and they leave that Wrestlemania thinking, ‘Wow, that Dolph Ziggler stole the show. I can’t wait to tune in to ‘Raw’ to see what he does next.’ That’s how I’ve lived my entire career.”

Ziggler on his affiliation with Big E Langston and AJ Lee and assisting young talent: “As the roster is changing and we have less guys from the late 90s, unless they’re on a light schedule, I’m good enough to be giving back to young up and comers,” said Ziggler. “And it’s really cool to have someone like an AJ and a Big E. I really appreciate that they want the best, they want to know what’s going on, they want to know why I did things in a match. It helps that they were childhood fans. AJ’s dream as a child was to be a WWE Superstar. I was five-years-old and I wanted to be a Superstar. We have that bond. It makes it that much more rewarding. And we’re just getting started. Once Wrestlemania comes and goes we’ll have more time to settle in and I think you’ll see a nice trio of great talent that could be the future of the business.”

– One of the Bella Twins took to Twitter to take a shot at AJ Lee after AJ won a WWE.com poll on who should face Divas champion Kaitlyn for her title. A fan wrote to the Bella Twins, “As much as I’d love to see AJ get a chance, she’s too busy smooching it up with Dolph. Go Nicole! Go B!”

In response, a Bella Twin wrote, “Is she even a diva? :/ I think she’s WWE’s town bicycle. :0.”

Must-read wrestling news:
* Latest on Reid Flair’s death
* Jim Ross says he thinks Sting and Kurt Angle will be WWE Hall of Famers
* Paul Heyman says his current WWE run has been a career highlight
* WWE Lists ten wrestlers ahead of their time
* Impact Wrestling ratings
* Csonka’s Review: WWE Smackdown
* 411’s WWE Smackdown report

NULL

article topics

Jeffrey Harris

Comments are closed.