Nick Kessler
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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
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[edit] Personal life
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- 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)
