Before he was ripping off Shawn Michaels, he was ripping into opponents
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Ric Flair named Ziggler as one of his picks to fight McGregor. Indeed, the Nature Boy wasn’t far off the mark. Ziggler is a celebrated amateur wrestler and holds the school record for most pins in a career with 82 pins. And that’s not all, during his time in his school’s (St. Edward High School, Ohio) wrestling team, they bagged the National Championship on two separate occasions.
Moving to Kent State University, he set the record for most career wins in the team’s history. And he did not stop there. He was a three-time All-Mid-American Conference champion, winning the 165 lb (75 kg) tournament in 2000, 2002, and 2003.
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We can assure you Mr. McGregor, there’s more to the Show Off than his flamboyance and gimmick.
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Riju Dasgupta
Riju Dasgupta is the most-read active writer in Sportskeeda at the moment, across all sports. Having come on board in 2016, Dasgupta is best known for the 'Best and Worst' column, something that has become a staple for the site!
In addition to his writing responsibilities, Dasgupta is also the Assistant Manager of the Combat Sports division. In 4 years, Dasgupta has conducted over 150 interviews with stars from WWE, Impact Wrestling, PCW Ultra, WOS, UFC, ONE FC and the world of boxing as well.
In addition to everything he does in Sportskeeda, Dasgupta is also the bassist and lyricist for heavy metal bands- Albatross and Primitiv.
Before joining Sportskeeda, Dasgupta was a comedy writer for Star TV, where he scripted lines for the iconic Lola Kutty property, in addition to hit TV shows like Axe Ur Ex & UR Fired. He was also a columnist for Rolling Stone India.
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