"The Showoff" Dolph Ziggler | |
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Appears in | WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 WWE '12 WWE '13 WWE 2K15 WWE 2K16 |
Billed Height | 6 ft 0 |
Billed Weight | 218 lb |
Born From | Cleveland, Ohio |
Billed From | Hollywood, Florida |
WWE Debut | 2004 |
Finisher | Zig Zag Superkick |
Relationships with other people | |
Allies Vickie Guerrero AJ Lee Lana Drew McIntyre (formerly) Finn Bálor Bobby Roode Baron Corbin |
Rivals Drew McIntyre Shinsuke Nakamura John Cena Seth Rollins Dean Ambrose The Miz Goldberg Roman Reigns |
Nicholas Theodore Nemeth (born July 27, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and actor currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Dolph Ziggler.
After a prolific Secondary school, high school and collegiate career in amateur wrestling, where he established several school records for his alma mater Kent State University, Nemeth signed a development contract with WWE in 2004, and was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he wrestled under his real name. He was brought up to the Raw brand shortly afterwards in 2005 as the caddy sidekick to Kerwin White. He was, however, sent back to OVW shortly afterwards, where he joined the cheerleading themed Spirit Squad as Nicky. They debuted on Raw in January 2006, and won the World Tag Team Championship once before returning to OVW that November. In September 2007, Nemeth was assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), where he won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship twice, with Brad Allen and later Gavin Spears.
Upon his return to the main roster in September 2008, Nemeth was repackaged as Dolph Ziggler. Since then, he has found success in singles competition and has held the World Heavyweight Championship twice, the Intercontinental Championship six times and the United States Championship twice. He has also been the sole survivor of two Survivor Series elimination matches at the 2012 and 2014 events. Nemeth has headlined multiple pay-per-view cards in WWE.