Chris Jericho vs. Dolph Ziggler?
This just makes me shake my head. I can't see any money being drawn from this. Can somebody please tell me any young talent who Chris Jericho has worked a programme with & elevated to next level? because i can't think of anyone.
Unlike majoirty in IWC im not a fan of Dolph Ziggler & not a huge fan of Jericho either.
To help get Dolph Ziggler over i would have him feud with Mick Foley. The seeds were already planted earlier in the year between these two on Raw. Give Dolph the ball & see if he can hang in a promo wth Foley. This is all based on assumption Foley can have one more match. Foley has history elevating people to next level...HHH, Orton, Edge. The PG rating F**ks up everything though because blood & extreme violence is banned however i know for a fact that fan perception of Ziggler would be much greater if he was slammed on thumbtacks, hit with barbedwire bat & had crimson mask yet still beat Foley.
As for Jericho i think a Daniel Bryan fued would complement both.
The WWE has painted themselves into such a horrible corner right now with talent, and your post helps illustrate that (at least for me). Not only are there almost zero top stars left in the company, but therefore that means there are so few guys to elevate the talent they currently have to the "next level."
Let's face it, Ziggler will never be seen as a main event status feuding with Swagger or Kofi or even Jericho.
Also, I think people greatly overestimate Jericho's influence on anything anymore, and I believe that's because he's a part-time talent. I just don't give a crap about someone you know is going to be gone in a few months. I want character development, deep-rooted feuds and good, well though-out buildup. You can't get that with in and out talent.
Cena can't feud with everyone, and for some reason they just wasted so much time having him feud with Big Show, who will never be over to the point where he can draw or elevate anyone because they made him into this doofus for so long that nobody takes him seriously now.
I also think when it comes down to it (meaning when the numbers come in), Punk doesn't draw THAT well, either, especially now that they turned him into a PG stooge. So I question his ability to put someone over, as well.
The only thing that puts Ziggler over is a feud with Cena where Ziggler plays the heel, has a GREAT match with Cena but loses. However, after the match Cena is hurt or whatever and Ziggler has to choose whether to beat him down or help him up. Vicky of course wants him beaten down, but Ziggler dismisses Vicky, helps Cena and turns face in the process. They keep Cena face and they get Ziggler over.
That would work, of course going back to what I said earlier...all that does is add one more face to a growing number of faces that greatly outnumber the quality heels.
