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Nick Kessler

Birth name	Nicholas Theodore Kessler
Born	July 27, 1980 (age 35) Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Residence	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Alma mater	Kent State University
Family	Ryan Kessler (brother)
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 on the SmackDown brand.

Kessler signed a development contract with IWE 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.

Kessler 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 also been the sole survivor of two Survivor Series elimination matches at the 2012 and 2014 events.

[edit] Early life

[edit] Professional wrestling career

[edit] International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE

[edit] Kerwin White's caddie (2004–2005)

[edit] The Spirit Squad (2005–2006)

Main Article: Spirit Squad

[edit] Developmental territories (2007–2008)

[edit] Repackaging (2008–2009)

[edit] Relationship with Vickie Guerrero (2010–2012)

[edit] World Heavyweight Champion (2012–2013)

[edit] Storyline with The Authority (2014–2015)

[edit] Intercontinental Champion (2015–2017)

[edit] IWE Championship pursuits (2016–2018)

[edit] Teaming and Feuding with Drew McIntyre (2018–2019)

[edit] Return from hiatus (2019–present)

[edit] Professional wrestling style and persona

[edit] In other media

[edit] Video games

[edit] Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes

Web Series
Year	Title	Role	Notes

[edit] Personal life

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

File:DZ WWE WHC.png

Ziggler is a two-time World Heavyweight Champion

File:Dolph Ziggler Tribute to the Troops 2010.jpg

Ziggler, a five-time Intercontinental Champion, during his first reign

Florida Championship Wrestling
- FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Brad Allen (1) and Gavin Spears (1)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 9 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2013

Rolling Stone
- Worst Storyline (2015)

World Wrestling Entertainment
- World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- IWE Raw Tag Team Championship (2 time, current) - with Drew McIntyre (1) and Robert Roode (1, current)
- World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with the Spirit Squad
- IWE Intercontinental Championship (6 time)
- IWE United States Championship (2 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

Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Most Improved (2011)
- Most Underrated (2011)

[edit] See also

Spirit Squad

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-| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" | http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Dolph_at_Fort_Bragg.jpg/220px-Dolph_at_Fort_Bragg.jpg<br>Ziggler as the [[IWE United States Championship|IWE United States Champion]] in December 2011.
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-| bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" |  '''Details'''
 |- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: right;" | '''Ring name(s)'''
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Birth name'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" | '''Nick Kessler''' <br> Nic Kessler <br> Nick Metro <br> Nick Nemeth <br> Nicky
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Nicholas Theodore Kessler
 |- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: right;" |  '''Billed height'''
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Born'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |July 27, 1980 (age 35)<br>[[Cleveland, Ohio]], United States
 |- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: right;" | '''Billed weight'''
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Residence'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 223 lb (101 kg)
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Phoenix, Arizona]], United States
 |- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: right;" | '''Born'''
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Alma mater'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" | July 27, 1980 (age 30) <br> Cleveland, Ohio
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Kent State University]]
 |- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: right;" | '''Resides'''
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Family'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Phoenix, Arizona
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Ryan Kessler]] (brother)
 |- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: right;" | '''Billed from'''
+| bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" |'''[[Professional Wrestling|Professional wrestling career]]'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Hollywood, Florida
 |- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: right;" | '''Trained by'''
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''[[Ring Name|Ring name(s)]]'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Florida Championship Wrestling|FCW Training]] <br> [[Ohio Valley Wrestling|OVW Training]] <br> [[Steve Keirn]] <br> Tom Prichard <br> [[Lance Storm|Mike Storm]]
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |'''Dolph Ziggler''' <br> Nic Kessler <br> Nick Metro <br> Nick Nemeth <br> Nicky
 |- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: right;" | '''Debut'''
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed height'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" | November 2004
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
+|- valign="top"
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed weight'''
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |223 lb (101 kg)
+|- valign="top"
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed from'''
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Hollywood, Florida]]
+|- valign="top"
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Trained by'''
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Florida Championship Wrestling|FCW Training]] <br> [[Ohio Valley Wrestling|OVW Training]] <br> [[Steve Keirn]] <br> Tom Prichard <br> [[Lance Storm|Mike Storm]]
+|- valign="top"
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Debut'''
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |November 2004
 |}
-'''Nicholas Theodore "Nick" Kessler''' (born July 27, 1980) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to [[IWE]] wrestling on the [[IWE Raw|Raw]] brand under the ring name '''Nick Kessler'''. He is also known for his performances with IWE as [[Spirit Squad]] member '''Nicky''' in 2006.
+'''Nicholas Theodore "Nick" Kessler''' (born July 27, 1980), best known by the ring name '''Dolph Ziggler''', is an American [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestler]] and [[Comedian|comedian]], currently signed to [[IWE]] on the [[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]] [[IWE Brand Extension|brand]].
-Kessler signed a development contract with IWE in 2004, and was sent to [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]] (OVW). He was brought up to the [[IWE Raw|Raw]] brand in 2005 as [[Josh Nuss, Jr.|Kerwin White]]'s sidekick. He was, however, sent back to OVW shortly afterwards, where he joined the Spirit Squad. They debuted on ''Raw'' in January 2006, and won the [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|World Tag Team Championship]] once before returning to OVW that November.
+Kessler signed a development contract with IWE in 2004, and was sent to [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]] (OVW). He was brought up to the ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]'' brand in 2005 as [[Chavo McAlmond, Jr.|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 (IWE)|World Tag Team Championship]] [[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)|once]] before returning to OVW that November. In September 2007, Nemeth was assigned to [[Florida Championship Wrestling]] (FCW), where he won the [[Florida Tag Team Championship|FCW Florida Tag Team Championship]] twice, with Brad Allen and later [[Tyler Sparing|Gavin Spears]].
-In September 2007, Kessler was assigned to [[Florida Championship Wrestling]] (FCW), where he formed a [[Tag Team|tag team]] with Brad Allen. The pair won the [[FCW Florida Tag Team Championship]] once, and Kessler later won the championship for the second time with [[Gavin Spears|Gavin Gears]] as his partner. He returned to ''Raw'' as Kessler in September 2008, and was drafted to the SmackDown brand in April 2009. At the ''SmackDown'' tapings on July 28, Kessler won the [[IWE Intercontinental Championship]] for the first time. He held the championship for five months, until January 2011. He was awarded, and lost, his first [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] on February 15, 2011. He won the [[IWE United States Championship|United States Championship]]  at [[IWE Capitol Punishment (2011)|Capitol Punishment]] on June 19, 2011.
+Kessler 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 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 also been the sole survivor of two [[IWE Survivor Series#Match|Survivor Series elimination matches]] at the [[IWE Survivor Series (2012)|2012]] and [[IWE Survivor Series (2014)|2014]] events.
-==Amateur wrestling career==
+==Early life==
 ==Professional wrestling career==
-===International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE (2004–present)===
+===International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE===
-====Ohio Valley Wrestling and Raw (2004–2006)====
+====Kerwin White's caddie (2004–2005)====
-====The Spirit Squad (2006)====
+====The Spirit Squad (2005–2006)====
-*''Main Article: [[Spirit Squad]]
+:''Main Article: [[Spirit Squad]]
-====Return to developmentals (2007–2008)====
+====Developmental territories (2007–2008)====
-===="Nick Kessler" and Intercontinental Champion (2008–2010)====
+====Repackaging (2008–2009)====
-====World Heavyweight Champion (2011)====
+====Relationship with Vickie Guerrero (2010–2012)====
-====Return to Raw and United States Champion (2011–present)====
+====World Heavyweight Champion (2012–2013)====
+====Storyline with The Authority (2014–2015)====
+====Intercontinental Champion (2015–2017)====
+====IWE Championship pursuits (2016–2018)====
+====Teaming and Feuding with Drew McIntyre (2018–2019)====
+====Return from hiatus (2019–present)====
+==Professional wrestling style and persona==
+==In other media==
+===Video games===
+==Filmography==
+{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 110%; "
+|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
+! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Film
+|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
+!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"| Year
+!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"| Title
+!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"| Role
+!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"| Notes
+|}<br>
+{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 110%; "
+|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
+! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Television
+|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
+!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"| Year
+!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"| Title
+!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"| Role
+!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"| Notes
+|}<br>
+{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 110%; "
+|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
+! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Web Series
+|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
+!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"| Year
+!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"| Title
+!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"| Role
+!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"| Notes
+|}<br>
 ==Personal life==
-==In wrestling==
+<!--==In wrestling==-->
 ==Championships and accomplishments==
-[[File:Dolph Ziggler 2011 United States Champion.jpg|thumb|upright|Ziggler as the [[IWE United States Championship|IWE United States Champion]]]]
+[[File:DZ WWE WHC.png|thumb|175px|Ziggler is a two-time [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Champion]]]]
-*'''[[Florida Championship Wrestling]]'''
+[[File:Dolph Ziggler Tribute to the Troops 2010.jpg|thumb|175px|Ziggler, a five-time [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Champion]], during his first reign]]
-**[[FCW Florida Tag Team Championship]] ([[FCW Florida Tag Team Championship#Title history|2 times]]) – with Brad Allen (1) and [[Gavin Spears|Gavin Gears]] (1)
+* '''[[Florida Championship Wrestling]]'''
+** [[FCW Florida Tag Team Championship]] ([[FCW Florida Tag Team Championship#Title history|2 times]]) – with Brad Allen (1) and [[Tyler Sparing|Gavin Spears]] (1)
-*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
+* '''''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''''
-**PWI ranked him #'''50''' of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 2010
+** Ranked No. 9 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]]'' in 2013
+* '''''[[Rolling Stone]]'''''
+** Worst Storyline (2015)
 *'''[[IWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]]'''
-**[[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of World Heavyweight Champions (IWE)|1 time]])
+**[[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of World Heavyweight Champions (IWE)|2 times]])
+**[[IWE Raw Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of IWE Raw Tag Team Champions|2 time]], current) - with [[Dax Hoovestall|Drew McIntyre]] (1) and [[Robert Renaud|Robert Roode]] (1, current)
 **[[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)|1 time]]) – with the [[The Spirit Squad|Spirit Squad]]
-**[[IWE Intercontinental Championship]] ([[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|1 time]]
+**[[IWE Intercontinental Championship]] ([[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|6 time]])
-**[[IWE United States Championship]] ([[List of IWE United States Champions|1 time]])
+**[[IWE United States Championship]] ([[List of IWE United States Champions|2 time]])
 **[[Money in the Bank Ladder Match|Money in the Bank]] ([[IWE Money in the Bank (2012)|2012]] - World Heavyweight Championship contract)
-**[[Triple Crown Championship#World Wrestling Entertainment|22nd Triple Crown Champion]]
+** [[IWE Slammy Awards|Slammy Awards]] (2 times)
+*** Best Twitter Handle or Social Champion ([[IWE Slammy Awards#2014 Slammy Awards|2014]]) – @HEELZiggler
+*** Match of the Year (2014) – {{small|Team Simpson vs. Team Authority at [[IWE Survivor Series (2014)|Survivor Series]]}}
+** [[Triple Crown Championship#List of IWE Triple Crown Champions|22nd Triple Crown Champion]]
+* '''''[[Dave Meltzer#Wrestling Observer Newsletter|Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'''''
+** [[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Most Improved|Most Improved]] (2011)
+** [[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Most Underrated|Most Underrated]] (2011)
+==See also==
+* [[Spirit Squad]]
+==References==
+==External links==