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CHANGING THE FATE OF THE ROYAL RUMBLE WINNER, MAKING DOLPH ZIGGLER MORE SERIOUS, DOES VINCE GET ANGRY AND MORE

By Dave Scherer on 2014-12-30 09:59:00

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Do you think WWE is making the Dolph Ziggler character, for lack of a better term, more serious? No more butt shaking in the entrance, he's the show stealer not the show off and the new ring attire instead of the white boots and pink shorts etc. Is this a sign he will finally be pushed? And finally is there any chance he could main event Wrestlemania 31 (a big ask I know) instead of Roman Reigns if rumors are to be believed?

It’s definitely a good start in the right direction. I hope they keep making him a more serious player. Right now I don’t see Vince elevating him to the main event at WrestleMania but I would love to see them book him in such a way that Vince could change his mind.

So when Los Matadores was feuding with 3MB we had the epic wee-lc match. Then they feuded with SlatorGator and El Torito again fought Hornswoggle as "mini gator". This time around do you see a "MiniDust" vs El torito?

It wouldn’t shock me in the least. It’s right up Vince McMahon’s alley.

Was that Taylor Hendrix as one of the Rosebuds last week?

Yep!

Forgetting for a moment that the Royal Rumble winner in general has become really predictable in recent years, the push and path for Roman Reigns is clear. But isn't last year's Batista/"Yes" movement/Daniel Bryan progression simply a blueprint for the fans to reject Reigns, especially if he captures an obvious win in Philadelphia of all places? Short of just burying a guy like Dolph Ziggler, can't you envision the fans at least attempting (to the detriment of the Mania build) making him this year's Bryan?

It definitely can be. A few days ago, I addressed this in another question and I really like the idea of not making the win at the Rumble and automatic WrestleMania main event for just the reason you mentioned. There are a number of ways they could do it, if they wanted to.

I was watching several raw replays from the beginning of the year till like the day after Wrestlemania 30 on the network and compared it to the most recent raw this past week and I got left with strange thought. Do you think Vince McMahon gets upset with the WWE fans? I've noticed there has been times that we have rooted for and maybe put over wrestlers that maybe doesn't fit his vision of who he wants to be over and I have a feeling he can't stand how we get angry of the wrestlers he wants to put over but the fans simply doesn't want to take and I feel like his "brass ring" statement was simply a stunt to make us feel like the WWE superstars who we want to see over isn't trying hard enough so that's why they essentially get buried. Any thoughts?

You must not be an Elite member. If you were, you would know the answer to this is, to quote Steve Austin, “Hell Yeah!”

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