This muscle man from Ohio who loves jetteril largely decided at a young age to do just that as part of his career. Dolph Ziggler has been throwing punches and kicks in the ring since he was in high school. The wrestler had already started racking up the trophies and recognition before signing his first professional contract with WWE in 2004, making his debut with Ohio Valley Wrestling.
Two years later, in 2006, he clinched the World Tag Team Championship before becoming a mainstay of WWE’s main roster since 2008. Since then, the blonde-haired fighter has twice won titles such as the World Heavyweight Championship and the Intercontinental Championship five times.
Dolph Ziggler Bio (Age)
The Cleveland, Ohio native was born on July 27, 1980, as Nicholas Theodore Nemeth and attended St. Edward High School in Lakewood. His high school wrestling career saw him win the National Championship twice and hold the school record for most pins (82) in a career.
At Kent State University, Theodore Nemeth won three straight championships and was a three-time Pan American Conference champion. Until 2006, Nemeth held the record for most career wins (121) of any Kent State University wrestler in their college career.
After signing a developmental contract with WWE in 2004, he debuted with Ohio Valley Wrestling. In September 2005, Dolph made his RAW debut on an episode of Sunday Night Heat, where he played as the teammate of Chavo Guerrerro Jr. Shortly after, he faced Matt Striker and Shelton Benjamin in a tag team duel on a another episode of Sunday Night Heat.
Back in Ohio, Nemeth reunited with four other wrestlers to form the wrestling group known as The Spirit Group. Their in-ring persona saw the team dress as a group of cheerleaders for their fights. In April 2006, the team won their first World Tag Team Championship against WWE veterans Big Show and Kane, thanks to the Freebird Rule.
During this period, The Spirit Band was also known for their scripted rivalry with the McMahons and another wrestling group, D-Generation X, consisting of Triple H, Shawn Michaels and The Highlanders, whom they defeated to retain their position. championship title. After losing their title to Ric Flair and Roddy Piper in November 2006, the group disbanded later that month after losing a handicap match to Ric Flair and D-Generation X.
Nemeth and former Spirit Squad member Mike Mondo formed the group Frat Pack back in OVW in 2007. The group was short-lived and Theodore moved to Florida Championship Wrestling. Here he teamed with Brad Allen to win the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship on March 22, 2008. They ultimately failed to defend it, losing it on April 15 to the same team they had won it the month before.
In September 2008, he returned to the big leagues with RAW. This time he stopped using variations of his real name and started using the pseudonym Dolph Ziggler. The period from 2008 to 2009 saw him pick up crucial wins over Charlie Haas, R-Truth and The Great Khali. Ziggler has also faced the likes of Rey Mysterio, Batista, Montel Vontavious Porter and Kane, who memorably eliminated him in just 21 seconds in the 2009 Royal Rumble match. Dolph Ziggler has also appeared in prestigious television events at the card like Hell in a Cell, Summerslam, and Night of Champions.
In February 2010, Dolph wrestled in WrestleMania XXVI. He would later earn his first WWE Intercontinental Championship title in a win over Kofi Kingston in a SmackDown event. He then successfully defended the title against Kingston at Summer Slam, Night of Champions, and TLC, and against Kaval at the Survivor Series. He later lost the title to Kingston at SmackDown on January 4, 2011. On June 19, 2011, Dolph Ziggler won his first United States Championship by defeating his opponent in a Capital Punishment match and retained against Kingston on RAW.He would eventually lose it to Zack Ryder.
Dolph Ziggler continued to fight in big events against big names such as Randy Orton, Sheamus, CM Punk, Chris Jericho and The Great Khali. On November 18, 2012, Ziggler appeared as the sole survivor at a Survivor Series match by pinning Randy Orton. The wrestler also won his second world heavyweight title against Alberto Del Rio when he cashed in his Money in the Bank contract to face Del Rio who was injured at the time.
After a legitimate concussion that took Dolph Ziggler a month off television, he returned unsuccessfully to defend his heavyweight title against Del Rio. In a 2014 Survivor Series, Dolph Ziggler again appeared as the sole survivor of Kane, Triple H, and Seth Rollins. In December 2014, he was named WWE Wrestler of the Year 2014 by Rolling Stones magazine.
Dolph Ziggler continued to fight his way to the final, taking on Mark Henry, King Barrett, Sheamus, AJ Styles, Apollo Crews, Baron Corbin, Kane, Dean Ambrose and John Cena. In June 2015, he was granted wrestling leave after sustaining a trachea injury in a scheduled attack by Rusev. This gave him time to star in the movie 6:42 by WWE Studios.
In December 2017, at a Clash of Champions event, Dolph defeated Bobby Roode and BaronCorbin won his second United States Championship. However, a week later, during a celebration of his WWE career, the wrestler claimed the fans didn’t deserve him before he walked out of the ring, leaving the title belt behind.
The non-wrestling wrestler’s commitments include a 2009 appearance on the American game show Deal or No Deal. He was also on the George Lopez Lopez Tonight Show in August 2010. Dolph Ziggler has also been a regular in WWE video games as a playable character since 2010.
His wife and his relationship with Nikki Bella
The pro-wrestler is not married and has never been. However, he has a well-documented relationship with professional wrestler and reality TV star Nikki Bella. Nikki was a longtime girlfriend with John Cena. They were even engaged – John Cena proposed to her in the ring – for a year before they ended their activities. However, before John Cena intervened, Ziggler and Bella had been together since 2008 before breaking it off a few years later.
Dolph Ziggler’s net worth
Ziggler has fought in the ring for many franchise struggles and has the accolades, results, titles and recognition that follow. In 2017, the wrestler reportedly receives around $650,000 per month.
He has also been in films and other non-wrestling related projects. His net worth is estimated to be around $3 million.