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Zig Zag with Ziggler

person ever to do so. . . something
By Nikolai Adams
only thirty-three wrestlers have ever
accomplished in the sixty years the
I was fortunate enough to inter- company has been branded either
view Dolph Ziggler a couple of WWE, WWF, or WWWF.
weeks back. For those of you who
are not wrestling fans, Ziggler is Starting his career as an amateur
wrestler, it did not take him long to
a World Wrestling Entertainment
(WWE) superstar. . . a two-time start setting records. From the high
World Heavyweight Champion, school level in Ohio to his time at
Kent State University (where he set
an NXT Champion, six time
Intercontinental Champion, two the most career wins record – he
now sits second all-time). Ziggler,
time United States Champion, two
whose real name is Nicholas
time Raw Tag Team Champion,
and one time winner of the Theodore Nemeth, has continued
SmackDown Tag Team titles. All to excel at the sport. . . or later,
of these accomplishments place sports entertainment. He is also a
successful stand up comedian.
him amongst the illustrious few
who have the designation of being Having some time to chat with him
called a Triple Crown winner at an Ottawa Senators game – where
(someone who has won the main he was a special guest for a wrestling
title, a secondary one, as well as the themed night, he was also there
tag team belts) – the twenty-second to promote some of the important

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Centre for Raw, all of this meaning based on, and you go back and read
that wrestling fans in the region will it and I was so young watching it
have lots to enjoy. that I didn’t know that it wasn’t
written for Chevy Chase, it was
To return to Ziggler once more,
just a detective novel. But he was
he was kind enough to allot me
so perfect in it that he takes it off
some time to ask him about his
favourite film. I hope that you enjoy to an entirely different level; it’s
his answer below. hilarious, it’s awesome, it’s scary,
it’s exciting, and it’s a mystery – I
Nikolai Adams: I’m here with love it.
Photo Submitted Dolph Ziggler, professional wrestler NA: You really can’t beat anything
extraordinaire, and I’m just going Chevy Chase when it comes to
Canadian moments coming up on the next night featuring the Pay- to ask him my favourite question – comedy, right – Caddyshack,
the road to WrestleMania. With the Per-View Elimination Chamber what’s your favourite film and why? National Lampoon’s Christmas
Royal Rumble having taken place premium event at the same venue Dolph Ziggler: My favourite film Vacation. . .
on the 28th of January, the road (the first time an event such as this would be a movie called Fletch, DZ: Not Caddyshack 2, but
then leads right through this area. has happened in La Belle Province starring Chevy Chase from a long, everything else. I’m a big fan.
Friday Night SmackDown takes in fourteen years). On the following long time ago. But it also got me NA: Too true. Thank you so much
place at the Bell Centre in Montreal Monday, the 20th, the WWE will into the detective series that it was for this.
on the 17th of February, with be visiting Ottawa’s Canadian Tire DZ: You’ve got it.