WWE: The spotlight remains on those who never steal the show

Is this Dolph Ziggler’s last chance?

Daniel Bryan’s absence has guaranteed that the Yes Chants won’t have that fervor until he actually returns to the ring. His injuries have led to surgeries piling up on him and this has kept him away from wrestling for a quite some time now. Rest Assured, that whenever Bryan returns the phenomenal “Yes!” chants will be back in motion. His return will guarantee a thunderous ovation.

That’s the effect he’s had since becoming the biggest babyface in the company. There have been some really great matches and I have to say that the shows are just getting better, but there is something about those robust reactions that Bryan gets. You see, when you watch a movie in a movie theatre, the ambience of the theatre makes an average movie look good. Just like that the reaction to Daniel Bryan makes an average match or an average segment look like a classic.

His return might still be a few months away. His stint with the WWE Championship hasn’t been as long as fans would have wanted him to. Bryan certainly has the support of many of the hardcore fans. And it seems like the guys that these fans get behind find it really hard to catch a proper break at the top of the WWE hierarchy or else they don’t get fully utilized by the management.

CM Punk, as far as he went, the management still failed to realize his potential.

And now, reports have surfaced that the same management does not think that Ambrose is ready for the main event.

The Not So Curious Case of Ziggler

Take the case of Dolph Ziggler. Ever since reports started circulating that Ziggler was being punished for the remarks he made against Randy Orton, it seemed like this was the last straw. Some even wanted the 34 year old to leave the WWE for some other promotion. This was the time when luck was not just ready to favor the brave. Ziggler is quite used to such situations. Just before his ladder match at the Money In The Bank Pay Per View, he met with an accident. Zack Ryder was also in that car. He wasn’t injured, but it was quite a scare, given that he actually went on to win the match and he was huge favorite going into the competition. The other news that that accident made was that the WWE was not discreet at all in spreading the news given that Ryder was a babyface and Ziggler was a heel. That used to be an issue of utmost secrecy in the hay days of this company. Well, bygones are now bygones.

Strike 2

The next incident of misfortune happened when he suffered a concussion soon after having a spectacular victory on the Raw after Wrestlemania in front of the New York/New Jersey crowd. Jack Swagger’s kick to the head did the deed. That concussion led to many other storylines based concussions. Immediately after his return he lost his title to Alberto Del Rio in Chicago at payback, the same night CM Punk made his return. It was a match that was talked about for its double turn which was reminiscent to the first ever double turn that happened in Chicago itself. Bret Hart and Stone Cold Steve Austin are the first and the original superstars to have pulled that off, at least in my memory.

Ziggler took many stiff kicks to the head and still ended up losing but the set up his hugely successful baby face run, which continues to this day. It isn’t successful because of the win-loss record because that is nothing to boast about. The fact is despite losing, Ziggler never lost his fanbase. It just got stronger and remained steady later on. He has been continuously used since to put other talent over. His selling ability is a stuff of legends, I mean, he’s iconic in that department.

But his loss at the Battleground Battle Royal really stuck out. It looked like he was about to win but Miz being M.I.A momentarily during the match was a clear sign that he was going to win. That was the night when it became quite clear that Ziggler’s popularity was here to stay.

But yet the spotlight is enjoyed by stars who never steal the show.