Dolph Ziggler: The underdog's truimph at Survivor Series
When Dolph Ziggler won the Intercontinental Title from Miz a few months back, that was considered to be his breakout moment of the year. He had been on the losing end for so long that actually watching him win a title was unthinkable.
Then he predictably lost it but he won it back the next night. That was an indication enough to understand that something positive is happening in his career. But who could have thought that he’ll lead his team to victory and become the lone survivor for the second time at Survivor Series?
It was wishful thinking, it most probably could have been a dream for many a hardcore fans. But just a few hours ago, the dream came true.
Ziggler defeated Rollins with some unexpected help from Sting. But before that he went through some major offence from Kane, Luke Harper and Seth Rollins.
He was tossed into the barricade, he was on the receiving end of a mammoth suicide dive by Luke Harper, was subjected to a Superkick and a Powerbomb and a Clothesline by the same man and if that wasn’t enough was mocked by Team Authority’s captain Seth Rollins when he dragged him to make a tag while all of his teammates had either succumbed to a pin or succumbed to the pressure of having their careers ended (Big Show).
Survival Of The Fittest
It was a gutsy, gutsy performance. It was heroic. He beat the odds but he did not beat it in the most expected way. Ziggler looked mighty strong and in the true essence of the word, survived.
He was the lone survivor and he made surviving look like a major deal, just as it is supposed to. For the first time in many years or maybe for the first time ever we were witness to an actual survivor in both the fictional and non-fictional realm of things in the WWE.
It was like climbing the ladder to the top. In the non-fictional realm, Ziggler jas always been the one who’ll be in the discussion for the most underutilized superstars in history. Some see Ric Flair in him, some see Shawn Michaels, some see Billy Gunn and some see Mr. Perfect.
And through it all, he’s become the first Dolph Ziggler. His many failed pushes, thanks to his hard luck, have made him what he is. The fans, the hardcore fans or the casual fans, want to see him win.
Everybody wants to watch him wrestle. He is one of the best sellers there is and he makes his opponents look good. His movesor his sells always get the desired reaction. What more does a superstar need to do? A superstar also needs some fan support if they are a face. Ziggler has that too and in ample amount. The fans refused to give up on him despite the inevitable result of a plethora of losses surrounded him.
Expecting The Unexpected
If anything, Ryback was expected to be the breakout star from this PPV, instead the WWE in some way depended on Ziggler to deliver and both him and Rollins were part of the beginning crescendo of the match. His pin and win was the highest point of the PPV.
In the true essence of his gimmick, he stole the show.
Sure, people are going to remember Sting’s debut and his face off with Triple H. But the underlying theme and the magic of this main event lies in the fact that Ziggler made a terrific comeback to eliminate three guys.
Beaten, broken, battered and bruised he truly represented an underdog. And that moniker of an ‘underdog’ just fits him so well. he silently and steadily made an impact and what an impact that was!