Nick Kessler

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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.

Amateur wrestling career

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

File:Dolph Ziggler 2011 United States Champion.jpg

Ziggler as the IWE United States Champion

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

Lucha de Apuesta record

References

External links

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 [[File:Dolph Ziggler 2011 United States Champion.jpg|thumb|upright|Ziggler as the [[IWE United States Championship|IWE United States Champion]]]]
 *'''[[Florida Championship Wrestling]]'''
-**[[FCW Florida Tag Team Championship]] ([[FCW Florida Tag Team Championship#Title history|2 times]]) – with Brad Allen (1) and [[Ronnie Spears|Gavin Gears]] (1)
+**[[FCW Florida Tag Team Championship]] ([[FCW Florida Tag Team Championship#Title history|2 times]]) – with Brad Allen (1) and [[Tyler Sparing|Gavin Gears]] (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
+*'''''[[Rolling Stone]]'''''
+**IWE Wrestler of the Year (2014)
 *'''[[IWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]]'''
 **[[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of World Heavyweight Champions (IWE)|2 time]])
 **[[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|4 time]], current)
+**[[IWE Intercontinental Championship]] ([[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|4 time]])
 **[[IWE United States Championship]] ([[List of IWE United States Champions|1 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]]
 ===Lucha de Apuesta record===