Ziggler on Smackdown, Don West Doing Hockey, Lesnar UFC Update, Austin/Hacksaw Heat?

By Keelan Balderson | May 29, 2012 | Wrestling News | | Comments

- Dolph Ziggler who has just started a storyline about breaking away from Vickie and Jack Swagger, posted the following on Twitter, teasing an appearance on Smackdown:

“I looked great on raw again&we lost,whatevs @excusemewwe make something happen on smackdown #ImBetterThanThis”
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- The Reason Don West is leaving his merchandise role at TNA is because he’s been offered the new General Managership of the Wenatcheee Wild hockey team in Wenatchee, Washington. It’s a career move he simply couldn’t turn down.
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- Like the alleged backstage tantrum following Extreme Rules, it is not clear if Brock Lesnar‘s recent meeting with UFC President Dana White was a work, a shoot or a mixture of both. According to PWInsider it may have been that Brock Lesnar wanted to play up the storyline that he quit, while also worrying some of the WWE chiefs.

Word is that the uFC President isn’t interested in working with Lesnar while he’s contracted to WWE.
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- From Steven Muehlhausen:

I recently conducted an interview with Hacksaw Jim Duggan to discuss his new book: “Hacksaw, The Jim Duggan Story”. He explains to me that when he made his WCW debut in September 1994 at Fall Brawl, he faced Steve Austin for the U.S. Title, and he felt Austin sandbagged him in the match.

Duggan said:
“Yea, I think that was when the business started changing. Contracts started getting involved. Guys started worrying about there own personal image and how they would move on from 1 company to another. That was the change from the old days when you would pass the torch if you were leaving. You did the job for the guy. The guy did the job for you. That was the 1st time I saw that where Austin was worried about taking care of himself and went down with the bogus injury shortly into the match. “I had words with him right after it happened and the little bit right then. Of course he went on to have an outstanding and unbelievable career. Obviously the guy was very talented, not my favorite person to say the least.”

You can listen to the one hour plus interview at sportstownchicago.com/fightclub

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Peckar

Total work. But the E is getting much better at this.
Hitman

Dolph needs to leave this group. Jack Swagger is a good wrestler but is just boring to watch in the ring. Dolph on the other hand is an awesome wrestler and a great worker in the ring. When they took the title off him I thought that this would lead to a push for the world title. Also there is no point keeping someone like that idiot santino as US champ when there is a guy like dolph who is that much more talented.
Shade

I’ve said it before & I’ll say it again: Dolph is the fucking man. He’s the new Shawn Michaels. He’s awesome as heel & god knows how superb he’ll be as a face. I enjoyed his work all these except his debut when he seemed nervous & fucked up a few moves. He definitely is going to be huge. All he need is a catchy phrase like “what” or “yes” & he’ll be on his way to legendary status.
Neverheat

Dolph Ziggler is the best talent in WWE today, period.
deadman

Dolph Ziggler is almost a carbon copy of Billy Gun in his heyday. Does almost the same moves, about the same size, his angle is based on looking good, being cocky, etc. He is not world champ material. I’d love to see him with the IC or US strap, but that’s about it. I absolutely agree he should have the title over Santino, hell almost anyone on the roster should.
- Keelan Balderson
  
  I think that’s a little hollow…he’s far more athletic than Billy Gunn was and from the little I’ve seen has the potential for better mic work. I’d say he could easily develop in to something more meaningful if given the time and storyline.
deadman

Hell, Ziggler even does a variation of the “Fame-asser”, he’s just not a top tier performer. Very solid midcarder, but he really doesn’t impress me, nor do I have any desire to see him in a main event at any PPV.
killer2k10

Dolph needs a little bit of a gimmick change to get over with me,a haircut,some facial hair and a mean streak not to mention get rid of those dumb ass Billy Gunn wannabe tights he wears.Don’t get me wrong the talent is their but his gimmick is the shits and is hardly the most talented on the roster.I think Hacksaw is a little bitter coming to WCW past his prime knowing its not 1983 anymore and Bill Watts is not the booker anymore.He should just be happy Austin laid down for his old coked out sorry ass!!

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