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Nicholas Theodore Nemeth ( born July 27, 1980 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA) is an American professional wrestler. He is known by his ring name Dolph Ziggler and is currently under contract with WWE.
- 2.1 Awards
Career
Background in sports
Nicholas Nemeth attended St. Edward Catholic High School in Lakewood, Ohio, where he began to struggle. His then be imputed record of 82 wins shoulder endures to this day.
After finishing high school he enrolled at Kent State University and joined the local ringer team. In the following years he set a new record for the most wins in the history of the university.
WWE
2004 Nemeth wrote a development contract with WWE and was initially assigned to the developmental league OVW.
Once he was there to finish his first title match victorious, he was transferred to the main shows of the WWE. In September 2005, he entered first on the side of Chavo Guerrero, Jr.. As Chavo Guerrero had adopted the gimmick of the golfer Kervin White, Nemeth first played his caddy. His first match he competed in a tag team with Chavo Guerrero vs. Shelton Benjamin and Matt Striker. After the death of Eddie Guerrero ended Nemeth cooperation with Chavo Guerrero. In the following years he played only dark matches and was eventually sent back to OVW developmental promotion, since the WWE had found visible defects in his skill.
In the OVW Nemeth was the gimmick of the male cheerleaders Nicky. He became a part of the Stables Spirit Squad. After a few matches this 5 -member group moved to RAW, where on 23 January 2006 made her television debut. The squad has been an integral part of the show, V.A. as part of the feud between Vince McMahon program and Shawn Michaels. After the Spirit Squad were allowed to win the Tag Team titles, a long -scale program began feuding against the newly formed D- Generation X and against Ric Flair, which was to extend over half a year. The highlight of the match the entire squad against the D- Generation X and Ric Flair in late November 2006. However, Stable Spirit Squad could not win this feud program and was consequently dissolved. The former members were again sent to OVW.
There Nemeth was initially part of the Tag Teams Frat Pack. Together with his partner Mike Mondo, he moved in September 2007 to the newly formed promotion FCW. In early 2008 he formed, now under the ring name Nic Nemeth, a tag team with Brad Allen. In March they could win the local tag team titles. In the last phase of his FCW - time Nemeth's gimmick was changed to that of The Natural.
In September 2008, Nemeth returned to WWE. With RAW, he joined under the current ring name Dolph Ziggler on. Early October 2008, however, he was sentenced to a one-month ban after he had violated the new health program of the WWE.
In December 2008, he was allowed to win his first match against R -Truth. On 15 April 2009 he was replaced as part of the WWE Draft to Smackdown. After he was only two days later, defeating the reigning U.S. Champion MVP, although he got a title match against those awarded, but he could not win this.
As part of a storyline then he had an affair with WWE Diva Maria before he was involved in the same way in the title event for the Intercontinental title from Rey Mysterio. However, two scheduled Matches could not win Nemeth.
Nemeth has now been integrated into a nearly 12 -Month - program for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. Finally, Vickie Guerrero has given it as a manager to the side. On 6 August 2010 he went to Smackdown against the then reigning Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston and was allowed to gain the victory in this match. On January 4, 2011, he had to give to Kingston the Intercontinental title. In the fourth season of WWE NXT Nemeth was first Pro by Jacob Novak later by Byron Saxton.
On 14 February 2011 Vickie Guerrero recognized in its capacity as interim General Manager of SmackDown World Heavyweight Champion Edge the title due to the use of spears from Nemeth. In the TV tapings to SmackDown a day later Guerrero Nemeth handed the title. On the same evening he lost in a match against Edge and had to give up the title. Shortly afterwards, Nemeth was fired by Teddy Long, Vickie Guerrero has since made him responsible for an assault on the SmackDown GM.
However, with Guerrero he gave soon after his comeback in the RAW roster and won 19 June 2011 at Capitol Punishment 2011 WWE United States Champion Kofi Kingston. In the big event WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2011 on 18 December 2011, he lost the title to Zack Ryder.
When PPV Money in the Bank July 15, 2012 Nemeth won the World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank ladder match. On December 17, 2012 ended after two and a half years, the business relationship with Vickie Guerrero and he began a storyline relationship with AJ Lee. His case gained use Dolph Ziggler successfully to a title match on April 8, 2013, when he cashed it in RAW and shortly after Alberto Del Rio defeated to become World Heavyweight Champion so for the second time. The title had to Ziggler but again on June 16, 2013 at the PPV Payback in Chicago to Del Rio exits.
Achievements
- WWE
- 2x FCW Florida Tag Team Champion ( with Brad Allen, Gavin Spears)
Awards
- Winner of the World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank match 2012