SummerSlam 2019: 5 Potential opponents for Dolph Ziggler 

We are just two weeks away from The Biggest Party of the Summer this year and even though Dolph Ziggler has been a present face on the SmackDown Live brand and challenges Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship tonight at WWE SmackVille, he still doesn't have an opponent for SummerSlam.

Ziggler's most recent showing on WWE TV saw him mention Goldberg's recent appearance at Super ShowDown where he called it "embarrassing" a sentiment that he also used to describe Shawn Michaels comeback match at Crown Jewel last year.

The segment on Miz TV ended with Michaels receiving a superkick from the showoff after Miz and Ziggler looked as though they were about to face off, which has now led to speculation that Shawn Michaels could be about to come out of retirement once again to face the former World Champion. There are varying reports concerning Michaels and whether or not he actually wants to wrestle again, which has left Ziggler's opponent up in the air.

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#5 Shawn Michaels

Shawn Michaels and Dolph Ziggler have proven that they have some issues

Shawn Michaels was retired from the ring for more than eight years before he made the shocking decision to return in Saudi Arabia back in November to be part of a tag team match alongside Triple H, The Undertaker, and Kane.

Until he decided that he would help Triple H in The Middle East last year, Michaels stated that he wanted to be the one star that retired from the company and stuck to it. Despite reports that Michaels doesn't want to return to the ring to face Ziggler, it would be a much easier match for him since The Showoff is quite the ring general and WWE could easily talk him round in the coming weeks if he isn't yet convinced.

#4 Goldberg

Dolph Ziggler seems to have a vendetta of his own against Goldberg

Despite the fact that Goldberg made his return to the ring at Super ShowDown last month and it was one of the worst matches of his career against The Undertaker, reports suggest that Goldberg is still open to working another match.

This could be so that Goldberg vs Undertaker isn't the match that the former WCW legend is remembered for, but the most obvious match for the former World Champion right now would be against Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler has brought Goldberg up twice in recent promos to point out how much of an embarrassment the WWE Hall of Famer has become. It's unknown as to whether or not this is the way WWE actually feels about that shocking match in Saudi Arabia or if it will lead to a match between Goldberg and Dolph Ziggler in the future.

#3 The Miz

Dolph Ziggler and The Miz have had a storied rivalry

The Miz tried to host an episode of Miz TV this past week on SmackDown Live before he was rudely interrupted by Dolph Ziggler. The Showoff has annoyed a number of WWE stars over the past few weeks with his "it should have been me" moto and he looks to have gotten on The Miz's last nerve.

Before Shawn Michaels stepped in to stop the two men brawling on Tuesday night it looked as though Miz and Ziggler was a definite match for later in the night on SmackDown Live. Ziggler did punch Miz in the face before he superkicked Michaels, which could be enough to set up a match between the two men in the future.

Before they were interrupted by Ziggler, Miz made it clear that he and Shawn Michaels were good friends so he could opt to face Ziggler to avenge what was said about the WWE Hall of Famer and that superkick this past week.

#2 An NXT callup - Shawn Michaels hand-picked

Shawn Michaels and Johnny Gargano are reported to be quite close

Shawn Michaels could have dropped a huge hint on SmackDown Live this week when it comes to Ziggler's SummerSlam match. The WWE Hall of Famer came to the ring wearing an NXT hat since he's been working as one of the coaches alongside Triple H in NXT over the past year or so.

NXT is in Toronto the night before SummerSlam next month, which means that many of the biggest stars from the brand will be at Michaels' disposal if he needs a call up to add to the match. Interesting options include Johnny Gargano or even Tyler Breeze since Breeze vs Ziggler is a feud that WWE tried once before but it failed. In the control of Eric Bischoff, the outcome could be different and Breeze could finally get the push he deserves.

#1 Triple H

Triple H could come to the aid of his long-time friend

Triple H was part of The Raw Reunion on Monday Night which showed that The Game is still in great shape. It was also made clear that Shawn Michaels and Triple H are still as close as ever so he would be the perfect person to step in and challenge Dolph Ziggler for super kicking Michaels.

Shawn Michaels came out of retirement to help Triple H against The Undertaker and Kane in Saudi Arabia last year, so it makes sense that The Game would do the same for HBK and could potentially put on a fantastic match. SummerSlam is one of the biggest shows of the year, so it's hard to see Triple H missing out and right now a match against Dolph Ziggler looks like his best bet if he wants to be part of the card.