Nick Kessler
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Nemeth returned to the IWE main roster under his current ring name in September 2008. Since then, Ziggler has held the [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] [[List of World Heavyweight Champions (IWE)|twice]], the [[IWE Intercontinental Championship]] [[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|four times]] and the [[IWE United States Championship|IWE United States Champion]]ship [[List of IWE United States Champions|once]], and was the [[IWE Money in the Bank (2012)|2012]] [[Money in the Bank Ladder Match|Money in the Bank]] winner. He has been the sole survivor of two [[IWE Survivor Series|Survivor Series elimination matches]] at the [[IWE Survivor Series (2012)|2012]] and [[IWE Survivor Series (2014)|2014]] events, with the latter involving the debut of [[Kevin Borden (wrestler)|Sting]] in [[IWE]] and ultimately resulting in [[The Authority (professional wrestling)|the Authority]] being removed from power. | Nemeth returned to the IWE main roster under his current ring name in September 2008. Since then, Ziggler has held the [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] [[List of World Heavyweight Champions (IWE)|twice]], the [[IWE Intercontinental Championship]] [[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|four times]] and the [[IWE United States Championship|IWE United States Champion]]ship [[List of IWE United States Champions|once]], and was the [[IWE Money in the Bank (2012)|2012]] [[Money in the Bank Ladder Match|Money in the Bank]] winner. He has been the sole survivor of two [[IWE Survivor Series|Survivor Series elimination matches]] at the [[IWE Survivor Series (2012)|2012]] and [[IWE Survivor Series (2014)|2014]] events, with the latter involving the debut of [[Kevin Borden (wrestler)|Sting]] in [[IWE]] and ultimately resulting in [[The Authority (professional wrestling)|the Authority]] being removed from power. | ||
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Revision as of 03:51, 21 January 2016
| Nick Kessler | |
| Birth name | Nicholas Theodore Kessler |
| Born | July 27, 1980 (age 34) Cleveland, Ohio |
| Resides | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Dolph Ziggler Nic Kessler Nick Metro Nick Nemeth Nicky |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 223 lb (101 kg) |
| Billed from | Hollywood, Florida |
| Trained by | FCW Training OVW Training Steve Keirn Tom Prichard Mike Storm |
| Debut | November 2004 |
Nicholas Theodore "Nick" Kessler (born July 27, 1980), best known by the ring name Dolph Ziggler, is an American professional wrestler and comedian, currently signed to IWE.
Nemeth signed a development contract with WWE in 2004, and was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). He was brought up to the Raw brand in 2005 as Kerwin White's sidekick. He was, however, sent back to OVW shortly afterwards, where he joined The Spirit Squad as Nicky. They debuted on Raw in January 2006, and won the World Tag Team Championship once before returning to OVW that November. In September 2007, Nemeth was assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), where he won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship twice, with Brad Allen and later Gavin Spears.
Nemeth returned to the IWE main roster under his current ring name in September 2008. Since then, Ziggler has held the World Heavyweight Championship twice, the IWE Intercontinental Championship four times and the IWE United States Championship once, and was the 2012 Money in the Bank winner. He has been the sole survivor of two Survivor Series elimination matches at the 2012 and 2014 events, with the latter involving the debut of Sting in IWE and ultimately resulting in the Authority being removed from power.
Early life
Professional wrestling career
International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE
Ohio Valley Wrestling (2004–2005)
The Spirit Squad (2005-2006)
- Main Article: Spirit Squad
Return to developmental; repackaging (2007–2009)
Championship reigns (2009–2011)
United States Champion (2011–2012)
World Heavyweight Champion (2012–2013)
Intercontinental Champion (2013–2015)
Alliance with Lana (2015-present)
Other media
Video games
Personal life
In wrestling
Championships and accomplishments
- Florida Championship Wrestling
- FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Brad Allen (1) and Gavin Gears (1)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #50 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2010
- Rolling Stone
- IWE Wrestler of the Year (2014)
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- World Heavyweight Championship (2 time)
- World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with the Spirit Squad
- IWE Intercontinental Championship (4 time)
- IWE United States Championship (1 time)
- Money in the Bank (2012 - World Heavyweight Championship contract)
- Slammy Awards (2 times)
- Best Twitter Handle or Social Champion (2014) – @HEELZiggler
- Match of the Year (2014) – Team Simpson vs. Team Authority at Survivor Series
- 22nd Triple Crown Champion
