Ziggler Talks about Amateur Wrestling and Says He’s Ready for the Main Event Scene

How he got into wrestling : When I was 5 years old, I went to my first WWE live event with my dad. I loved it so much I wanted to start wrestling. Two months later, I was wrestling at 5 years old. It’s been a dream job since I was a child.

Feelings towards amateur wrestling : If you watch amateur wrestling, you know it’s not very much fun to watch sometimes. I get into (seeing) it because I love it. But the higher level you get, the more boring it is and the guys are really talented, so they don’t really score very many points.

Defending his Money in the Bank contract : I just theoretically retired Chris Jericho.

On being the greatest ever : I always saw myself as a great sports entertainer and wanted to be the best. I have prided myself on my matches and work and entertainment. I want to be, at the end of my career, the greatest ever

In an interview with Jan Murphy for the Kingston Whig-Standard publication, Dolph Ziggler said he feels like his character is about to reach main-event status after being on a “constant build, clawing or scratching for every inch” WWE has given him.

“Had I been handed it, it might not have worked out the same. I might not be as grateful for everything that’s slowly but surely coming my way. Bit man, I’ve been chomping at this main event scene for two, three years now, ready to go, and I think it’s going hit right at the peak of my career, right when I’m starting to figure out more and more. I’m learning every day. I think it’s just going to hit at the right time and it’s just going to blow up.” Ziggler also mentioned about making it an “art form” to be the “bad guy who gets beat up.”

“I go out there and I try to do it better than everyone else. Whether I’m a punching bag for 30 seconds or going out there and having a 30-minute classic, I find a way to stand out and do what I do better than everyone else.”