Fire Marshall Bill
Let me show ya somethin!!!
…turn Dolph Ziggler face.
Now I’m definitely not one of the guys that is a Ziggler mark, like so many of the others around here. But I’m also not blind. Dolph Ziggler can put on some good matches. He oversells sometimes, but not too drastically. And with the “smart” crowds going to many events he’s starting to become one of those heels that’s cheered enough that it’s quite audible on TV (see: this past Raw).
A lot of people on here say the best way for him to get his chance to shine is to break away from Vickie and Swagger (a sentiment I agree with). Let’s face it, there are 3 people right now you can go against and get an instant face response: John Laurinaitis, Michael Cole and Vickie Guerrero. So why not have Ziggler lose to Sheamus this Sunday at the expense of a botched assist by Vickie and/or Swagger? Have it send him over the edge and break free from them. Monday he comes out and cuts a face promo bashing them to seal it. Or build it a little slower, though they have teased it a little bit. I’ve heard interviews with Cena saying how Ziggler is one of the funniest guys in the back. Why not use that?
The last thing I want to harp on is his mic skills. Despite many marks on here saying he’s “great on the mic,” he’s not. He’s average. His heel promos often come off as forced and rehearsed. The advantage I see in faces is their mic skills don’t have to be as good as a heel because they do a lot of their talking with their actions. Plus, if he’s still not quite over, Ric Flair is probably going to return to a face reaction no matter what. He could still potentially back up Ziggler.
Between Orton’s status as questionable and Big Show going heel, the WWE could use another main event face. I say give Ziggler the ball and see how far he runs with it.
Now I’m definitely not one of the guys that is a Ziggler mark, like so many of the others around here. But I’m also not blind. Dolph Ziggler can put on some good matches. He oversells sometimes, but not too drastically. And with the “smart” crowds going to many events he’s starting to become one of those heels that’s cheered enough that it’s quite audible on TV (see: this past Raw).
A lot of people on here say the best way for him to get his chance to shine is to break away from Vickie and Swagger (a sentiment I agree with). Let’s face it, there are 3 people right now you can go against and get an instant face response: John Laurinaitis, Michael Cole and Vickie Guerrero. So why not have Ziggler lose to Sheamus this Sunday at the expense of a botched assist by Vickie and/or Swagger? Have it send him over the edge and break free from them. Monday he comes out and cuts a face promo bashing them to seal it. Or build it a little slower, though they have teased it a little bit. I’ve heard interviews with Cena saying how Ziggler is one of the funniest guys in the back. Why not use that?
The last thing I want to harp on is his mic skills. Despite many marks on here saying he’s “great on the mic,” he’s not. He’s average. His heel promos often come off as forced and rehearsed. The advantage I see in faces is their mic skills don’t have to be as good as a heel because they do a lot of their talking with their actions. Plus, if he’s still not quite over, Ric Flair is probably going to return to a face reaction no matter what. He could still potentially back up Ziggler.
Between Orton’s status as questionable and Big Show going heel, the WWE could use another main event face. I say give Ziggler the ball and see how far he runs with it.