80% of Dolph Zigglers problem is the name "Dolph Ziggler"- When creative gives them no chance

[MrFirst2doit]

I was listening to various Jericho podcasts and they were joking with some of the guests about horrible name choices that almost could of been like Edge almost being sexton hardcastle , Daniel Bryan was almost "Lloyd Bonier" and "Buddy Peacock"

and then it struck me... Dolph Ziggler is actually one of the ones that got through...I feel like in an alternate universe/reality somewhere, Dolph Ziggler is a 10x world champion and joking on a podcast about how he was almost named "Dolph Ziggler"

I'm not the biggest fan personally, but if his name was anything but Dolph Ziggler...this dude would be at the very minimum upper mid card ...I guess you can argue he still is upper mid-card (or was at one time) but that name is WOAT...

Dolph- first thing I think of is Dolph Lundgren or Russia...definitely not the name you want to give an athletic pretty boy american guy who supposed to be charismatic

Ziggler- just doesn't flow...sounds like a made up name...in fact, is Ziggler in of itself an authentic last name? I know Ziegler is.... but just sounds super jobberish

I'm not even kidding...his name is absolutely horrible...

now it got me thinking....what other wrestlers were "buddy peacocked" from the jump

 

[mrken12]

 

[Hoss]

Always assumed it was a ripoff of Dirk Diggler from Boogie Nights. Doesn't matter though, you're right, the name sucks.

If not an outright career killer, it at least limited his chances at success.

 

[CM_Burns]

Lloyd Boner is a GOAT name nh

 

[Hoss]

When The Ringmaster didn't get over, Austin was offered the names Fang McFrost and Chilli McFreeze.

 

[MushroomX]

Dolph Ziggler
Dolph.... Ziggler
Dolph.... .... ....Ziggler

I thought this dude has it bad being that fruitcake on the Spirit Squad, but this name is harsh without rolling your eyes at saying it. Not to mention his finisher is the Zig Zag. How you're suppose to market this shyt?

 

[mrken12]

Throw in Jack Swagger as another awful name.

 

[45123]

I think Ziggler said in a podcast he sort of came up with the name himself

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

When The Ringmaster didn't get over, Austin was offered the names Fang McFrost and Chilli McFreeze.

You left out ice dagger and Otto Von ruthless

 

[TrillaMonsoon]

I don't know. I think Dolph Ziggler is a pretty cool wrestling name. It's unique. It isnt great to chant which is something that I think wrestlers really need to think about when pitching or accepting names. 2 syllables is the key and Zig-Gler just aint that easy.

But I think he is highly overrated now. He's a good talent and very athletic but you can't try and sell like Shawn Michaels and think that's telling a story. I think if he toned it down a bit and used his athleticism as his big high impact moves instead of going 100mph all the time, it would benefit him more. But guys like Cody Rhodes and Rusev are much better than him IMO. I think Cody is comparable to Dolph because they both have gotten over with the crowd but also never really given that next push into the main event scene for a prolonged time. Dolph was definitely more over as a face, but Cody has had a bunch of nice runs stalled. Dashing Cody Rhodes was great, after the Rhodes Scholars split, the crowd was behind him big and the Rhodes/Authority/Shield story line could have very easily put him into the upper card but for some reason they just never let it burn.

People hated Rey Mysterios reign as champion and I dont see how Dolphs would be any different if he won. He would just get his ass kicked up and down then somehow find a way to win. He's gotta get off his own dikk and humble himself and realize it's not just the WWE who is holding him down, it's him thinking he's putting on classics when the rest of the roster is capable of putting on really great matches without all the theatrics.

 

[Mob H]

At least he ended up changing it but Michael McGillicutty.

 

[MushroomX]

Throw in Jack Swagger as another awful name.

Jack Swagger ain't a bad name, just gave it to the worst dude with no charisma and a fukking lisp.

I think they legitimately fukked with the dude knowing he can't pronounce his stage name.

 

[Rarely-Wrong Liggins]

You left out ice dagger and Otto Von ruthless

Those two had a small shot. Especially ice dagger.

 

[RammerJammer]

Triple H was almost Reginald Dupont Helmsley

 

[Mikael Blowpiff]

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