Dolph Ziggler on WrestleMania, Main Event, Daniel Bryan

Former World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler recently spoke with Ring Rust Radio regarding various topics related to him and WWE. Below are some of the highlights from the conversation.

Ziggler spoke about his upcoming Intercontinental Championship match at WrestleMania:

“Here’s the deal, ladder matches are crazy the Intercontinental title is starting to barely mean something again, not just to me, but the fans. I’ll say what I always say going into WrestleMania: You’re going to see Sting, you’re going to see Brock Lesnar, you’re going to see John Cena, so my goal and the chip on my shoulders goal is to have you talking about my match the next day. I promise you, there are so many hungry guys in there who want to prove to everyone just how damn good they really are. It’s going to be hard for me to keep up but trust me I will.”

He says he thinks he can be back in the main event and become WWE World Heavyweight Champion one day:

“I’d like to think so, but also it all depends. Obviously I have to set my sights on the Intercontinental title right now, as I do I focus on that going into WrestleMania. Even if I wasn’t focused on that title, I would have to be because I am in no position on the card to say I am next in line for the World Heavyweight title. I am not dumb enough to think I am. Here’s the deal though, I can be, I have been, and I will be again one way or another. Whether I get that chance, that is out of my hands. It is in the hands of the WWE Universe, the hands of Vince McMahon, the hands of the Authority, and however you want to view that it’s in their hands. Can I pry it out of their hands? Yes. I’ve done it in the past when I wasn’t supposed to. There’s been a lot of guys who weren’t supposed to be champs that actually were. I will have the drive like I have had every single day since day one to be there and be the best. If I have to prove myself without that title, I’ll continue to do that until I get the chance to get that title.”

Ziggler also touched on his disappointment his one-on-one match with Daniel Bryan didn’t end up happening at WrestleMania:

“I randomly suggested it. I was pissed at my Royal Rumble match, I was pissed. I felt bad about Daniel Bryan with the entire world behind him and getting shot out after a couple of minutes. So I thought I have this chip on my shoulder, he’s got a chip on his shoulder, why the hell don’t we show people who the real main event match should be? If you want to pretend that there is no story, what are you kidding me? This guy went from nothing to being the biggest chanted name in this business; he changed history in the main event of WrestleMania that he was not supposed to be in. I on the other hand, on a slightly smaller scale, was told that I would never be champion. I would never be Money in the Bank winner, I would never have the chance to be on top here, and damn it I earned it. I said you know what? Daniel without these people behind you, I don’t know what type of situation you would be in right now, maybe mine, but if you want to prove who is better, this isn’t about who can steal the show, this is about who the real main event is in this business should be. I sure as hell wasn’t going out there to shake his hand and shake his hand after. I was out there to kick his ass and prove that I’m the best. It’s unfortunate it didn’t happen because there was a little buzz all based on me suggesting to him lets show the WWE universe what a main event should be and I dare someone to try and follow that. It didn’t happen, but I don’t quit. I come up with my own stuff on my own time before, that almost turned into something, so that means maybe next time it will turn into something.”

More from the interview can be heard below.