Dolph Ziggler vs Cesaro vs Tyson Kidd

[Mr. Negative]

caesaro and kidd carried that lack of offense lame ziggler, breh.


Art Barr

I kinda hate to admit it, but

cause yeah, Ziggy's main draws are his looks, him being the scrappy, and his selling , which enhances him being the scrappy.

Kidd held his own in this, but he looked funny as hell slapping that sharpshooter on Cesaro.
Breh is tiny out there. Hope Hunter doesn't give Nash the book.

nah it works! cause Ceasero is like the anti-big man. see how he powered out of the sharpshooter that second time? You use submissions on bigger dudes and the crowd is never " this match is DONE"

they're more like " oh shyt does this dude have it in him to make this tank nikka tap!?"

 

[BlackAchilles]

Too bad Cesaro's gonna follow this up with Grumpy Cat rolling him up for the three count

 

[Real]

Ziggler has some of the worst punches ever.

 

[Art Barr]

Ya'll want heaven in a day let Zig cook.

This is a MUCH better IC run than Big E/Barrett/Axel

not necessarily,.....

dolph fits into the wwe smashmouth style.
except he has pisspoor stirking ability, visually.
as he actually is cripple ache mixed with clique allstar finisher turned transitional moves.
down to the completely limited clique meets hhh moveset minus a pedigree.
plus, being completely limited as an onscreen entertainer in intangibles outside the ring.
dolph, is the same:

counter neck breaker : bf comeback or heel false babyface comeback hhh uses.
sleeper : transitional rest hold hhh employed, and dolph over uses with no convincability
superkick : clique finisher now a transitional move
fameasser ; clique style finisher now a transitional move.
dolph selling = hhh form of in peril selling with over the top clique style west texas redneck hbk style sells

past that, dolph offers nuffin worth a long term investment in viewing or interest.
which, coupled with his pr antics and lack of workrate/moveset.
make dolph completely uninteresting past his look.

i used to give dolph props before kofi exposed him as a worker.
plus, he is god awful as an actual entertainment based character.
evidenced by his failures with anyone from vicky to aj to cena, and others.


art barr

 

[prophecypro]

caesaro and kidd carried that lack of offense lame ziggler, breh.


Art Barr

I thought he was fine

 

[45123]

And the thing is the WWE has the roster depth to book matches like these every week and with different people... but they don't

 

[MenacingMonk]

Need that uninterrupted version. 2 commercial breaks.

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

So now Ziggler has to be carried in his matches

 

[Killer Instinct]

Exactly....

You would would think WWE would like to have their IC belt as strong as possible, considering Brock has the main belt and is only on TV a few times a year.

This would be a great time to have the IC be worth a damn, and be able to headline some PPV's.

Hell, look at New Japan...on their next ppv, if i'm not mistaken their headlining match isnt for their main belt, but their version of the IC title.

WWE could really use that right about now.

Preaching to the choir.
It's not as irrelevant as the US title, but considering the prestige it once had, it's shameful.
Would take probably 6-12 months to really get it where it needs to be because they've essentially been telling fans for the longest that it doesn't matter, but there's no reason the IC title shouldn't be a bigger deal.
Like you said, excluding the last PPV, it should have been at the top of the card with Brock being absent.
I will say that I've come around to liking Dolph, but I think they they need to add a layer to his character first & foremost if they want to build the title back up.
Giving him a meaningful, lengthy, CM Punk type of reign wouldn't hurt. Let him move up the card and drop it to Bray/Cesaro/Harper at Mania.
The IC strap should be for those transitioning to the main event picture. It's literally just been *a* title for awhile, though.
Not really much discernible difference between it & the US title besides Cole sometimes bothers to remind us that Rock, HBK, and HHH held it in the past and the fact that it's actually shown more than twice a month.

 

[CJ]

Finally got a chance to watch this and Dolph/Kidd is like my dream matchup and to have Cesaro in this Triple Threat made it even more
Been wanting Kidd to have that IC title run for years now, hopefully he gots next once Zigs moves back into the WWE Title scene
shyt was easily MOTY candidate, should have been on a fukking PPV.
So many nice spots. Thought it was going to end when they did the Benjamin/HBK finish.

 

[PopOnCloud9]

Dope match, but please believe they will be having a rematch on Monday because most folks don't even watch Smackdown. Now that it has the net talking they will try to recreate it for the next two weeks. Which does not bother me at all.

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

piff

 

[R=G]

People stay complaining dolph treated like a big deal both sides recruiting him , he's out their putting on great matches and defending the title and people still complaining some people are never happy . Dolph could beat the whole squad singlehandedly at SS and then niccas complain still.

It's not complaining. It's common sense. Unless u think everyone forgot how Cena sonned him weekly early last year.

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

Fire.

And they follow it up on the next show with Grumpy Cat.

Because 'Are You Not Sports Entertained?'