Nick Kessler

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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Ryan Kessler]] (brother)
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'''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]].
'''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]].
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Nemeth signed a development contract with WWE 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|once]] before returning to OVW that November. In September 2007, Nemeth was assigned to [[NXT Wrestling|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]].
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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]].
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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.
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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.
==Early life==
==Early life==
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Revision as of 01:35, 1 February 2016

Nick Kessler
Birth name Nicholas Theodore Kessler
Born July 27, 1980 (age 34)
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.

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.

Contents

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 (2007–2009)

Repackaging and championship reigns (2008–2011)

United States Champion (2011–2012)

World Heavyweight Champion (2012–2013)

Intercontinental Champion (2013–2015)

Various storylines (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

Lucha de Apuesta record

See also

References

External links

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