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.

Contents

[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
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Television
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Web Series
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[edit] Personal life

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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