Dolph Ziggler (GWF)
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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 Nemeth 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 Lance Storm |
| Debut | November 2004 |
Nicholas Theodore "Nick" Nemeth (born July 27, 1980), best known by the ring name Dolph Ziggler, is an American professional wrestler signed to GWF.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Amateur wrestling
[edit] Professional wrestling career
[edit] Global Wrestling Federation
[edit] Debut and Royal Rumble winner (2009)
[edit] Return (2014-present)
Ziggler returned to GWF teaming with Jeff Hardy to defeated Rusev and Kane in a tag team match. He was than announced to be partners with Dean Ambrose in the Tag Team Championship tournament, they defeated The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) in first round. They defeated Goldust and Snitsky in the second round to advance to the final round at the Flatline for the Tag Team Championship, in which they lost. Later that night Ziggler defeated Roman Reigns to win the GWF Hardcore Championship. It was announced that Ziggler would not only be part of the 30-Man Royal Rumble match, but also will compete in a Fatal four way match for the GWF Intercontinental Championship, also involving former Intercontinental Champion Rusev, then-GWF Intercontinental Champion Goldust and Seth Rollins, Ziggler won the Intercontinental title at the Rumble becoming a double champion, leaving the Intercontinental and Hardcore Champion. Since becoming a double champion and being left out of the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania, Ziggler has began complaining about how he is better than anyone in GWF. The GWF Board soon scheduled a match for Ziggler at WrestleMania defending both the Intercontinental and Hardcore Championship's against William Regal, he lost the titles at WrestleMania to Regal, but regained the Hardcore Championship later that night. He would soon loss the Hardcore Championship to Erick Rowan. At Annihilation, Ziggler defeated Regal to regain the Intercontinental Championship.
[edit] Other media
[edit] Personal life
[edit] In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Blonde Ambition (Leaping reverse STO)
- Sleeper hold, sometimes with bodyscissors – 2010–2012; used as a signature move thereafter
- Superkick – 2012; used as a signature move thereafter
- Zig Zag (Jumping reverse bulldog
- Signature moves
- Dropkick, sometimes from the top rope
- Headlock, sometimes while performing a headstand
- Jumping elbow drop with theatrics, sometimes preceded by multiple elbow drops
- Jumping DDT
- Multiple neckbreaker variations
- Neck snap
- Standing
- Swinging; sometimes with theatrics
- Running lariat
- Scoop powerslam, sometimes inverted
- Shoulder jawbreaker
- Sitout facebuster, sometimes from the top rope
- Stinger splash, sometimes followed by multiple punches to a cornered opponent
- Famouser / Namedropper (Leg drop bulldog) –2011–present – adopted from Billy Gunn
- Nicknames
- "The Natural"
- "The Showoff"
- "The #Heel"
- Entrance themes
- "Never Thought My Life Could Be This Good" by Jim Johnston (September 19, 2005–November 2005; used while teaming with Kerwin White)
- "I Am Perfection" performed by Cage 9 and composed by Jim Johnston (June 26, 2009 – July 18, 2011)
- "I Am Perfection (V2)" performed by Downstait and composed by Jim Johnston (July 25, 2011 – November 20, 2011)
- "Here to Show the World" performed by Downstait and composed by Jim Johnston (November 21, 2011–present)
