Nobody had expected Dolph Ziggler to actually become the NXT champion when he was originally sent down to the development. People thought he will give a rub to some chosen talents before returning back to the main roster. Turns out, the show off himself also had ‘no idea’ that he was going to win the title when he originally came down to the development brand.
Ziggler discussed his surprise during an appearance on The Bump (h/t Fightful). He noted that he hoped to lock horns with younger talents and then report back to Vince McMahon about the names in which he saw potential. In typical WWE fashion, things changed very fast once he got to the brand:
‘I had no idea I was going to be NXT Champion. I didn’t plan on it. All I wanted to do was check out some new talent scout amount, see who’s got what it takes to go to the next level at some point,
Maybe report back, say, hey, RAW, hey, SmackDown, hey Vince McMahon, I see something and these guys, these gals, they could do something big in the future.” Dolph Ziggler said, “Let me get my hands on them and next thing you know, two weeks later, I’m the NXT Champion.’
Dolph Ziggler defeated Bron Breakker and Tommaso Ciampa to become the new NXT champion on NXT: Roadblock on March 8. He will put the title on the line against Breakker at the Stand & Deliver special over the WrestleMania week.
