3 times WWE killed Dolph Ziggler's momentum

#1 Post Survivor Series 2014

Sting's debut

Never in his career did WWE make such an effort to put Ziggler over for a single night more than Survivor Series 2014. The Showoff was the sole survivor for Team Cena against the Authority that night. Effectively putting the Authority to an end, for about a month.

On that night he overcame a three on one disadvantage, pinning Kane, Luke Harper, and Seth Rollins, after some interference from Triple H and Sting. He looked like a million bucks coming out of this pay-per-view.

His momentum was through the roof. That did not last long as after that night far too much focus was put on Triple H, Sting, and especially John Cena. Big Match John did nothing in the match to warrant the credit, yet he was still focused on in the storyline.

It neutered Ziggler and made him feel unimportant in his own story. His WrestleMania match would end up being a seven-man ladder match. How is that possible after the Survivor Series match? It was the biggest missed opportunity of Ziggler's career.