Dolph Ziggler on How He Deals with Frustration, Criticisms of Roman Reigns

As WrestleMania draws closer, occurring on March 29, WWE Superstars and Divas have been doing media rounds to promote “The Show of Shows.” Recently, FOX Sports published an interview with Dolph Ziggler, who was a guest on “The Buzz with Jimmy Traina.”

Ziggler, who stars in a multi-man Intercontinental Championship Ladder match at WrestleMania, talked about working the event:

“I’m a bitter, chip-on-my shoulder guy who doesn’t care about anybody else, but there’s a little bit of that tiny wrestling fan inside me that gets excited to see Sting for the first time ever at a WrestleMania. Or to see if Undertaker’s going to have his entrance or to see if I can go out there and, not just outdo myself and have fun, but it’s like wow, millions of people watching, 80-something-thousand people are in attendance at this event. This is a huge monumental deal. And no matter how jaded or bitter you are, it’s a very special thing, no matter who you are or what match you’re in to, take a look out there for five seconds and look around and go wow, I’m a part of history.”

Additionally, Traina asked Ziggler about the backlash Roman Reigns has received for getting to main event WrestleMania:

“All of those Shield guys, who came in protected, have done nothing but deliver, in my opinion, and I am a harsh critic of everyone. I wish I could be in the main event. I feel that I am better than Roman Reigns, but you know what? He hasn’t wrestled as long as I have. And if he does anything that comes up short of delivering, I’ll be all over his case and I’ll be the first one to go on Twitter and go, ‘Yup, told you it should’ve been me.'”

The four-time Intercontinental Champion also discussed how he deals with his frustrations in WWE:

“You don’t just go to your bosses and say, ‘This sucks, I’m supposed to be winning everything.’ If you have an awesome idea or a story, or something great, you go, ‘Hey, how about we do this,’ but when the story is not you, you have to find a way to make it work.”

Be sure to check out the entire interview, here. Ziggler hit on his stand-up comedy career, the “Royal Rumble,” and much more.