Dolph Ziggler, the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion shocked the world when he made a surprise appearance to the NJPW at the Wrestle Kingdom pay per view on January 4. Ziggler issued a challenge to the IWGP Heavyweight Champion, David Finlay and attacked him in the press meeting.
Recently, a WWE Hall Of Famer shared his memories with Ziggler during his days in WWE and wished him good luck for the next chapter of his career in NJPW.
Dolph Ziggler earns Rob Van Dam praise
After being released from WWE last year, Dolph Ziggler was rumored to join NJPW and the rumors came true when he made his appearance at the NJPW on January 4. Ziggler revealed that he requested the release from the WWE because he was not happy with his booking.
In a recent interview on the 1 Of A Kind podcast, former WWE Champion Rob Van Dam shared a few words about his longtime tag team partner. He said, “I’ve always enjoyed his company, hanging out with him, joking around with him, and I think he’s a great wrestler. It’s not just outlasting everybody, but it’s being able to outwork everybody, and staying in there for decades. Eventually, you might get noticed”.
Rob Van Dam and Ziggler have crossed paths several times in their WWE careers, not as rivals but as tag team partners. One of their most memorable matches was on the September 27, 2013 episode of SmackDown, where they joined forces with Kofi Kingston to take on The Shield in a six-man tag team match.
Rob Van Dam was with WWE for more than 10 years and left the company to join WWE’s rival promotion, AEW. Nevertheless, he joined AEW, and WWE inducted him into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021. Rob Van Dam’s comments show how dedicated Ziggler was during his WWE career and the WWE Universe badly misses the absence of the ‘Show Off’.
Dolph Ziggler teases new theme song
Dolph Ziggler made his debut at NJPW with his real name, Nic Nemeth. After his debut at WWE Ziggler released a video on social media, announcing his new gimmick, “The Wanted Man.”
During his days in WWE, Ziggler used the song “Here to Show the World” as his entrance song for more than 10 years. Now, after debuting at NJPW, he has officially announced his new theme song, “WantedMan,” recorded by the Downstait band, who previously recorded his theme in WWE.
Ziggler added, “#WantedMan is so f’n rad! Can’t wait for the world to hear it, FEBRUARY 2!”. The song is announced to release on February 2 and now the first 30 seconds of the song has been released by the band.
Ziggler is set to compete in his first match after leaving WWE against Ray González at WWC on January 20. With his new theme song, he is set to face David Finlay for the IWGP Global Championship at New Beginning in Sapporo on February 23rd, as ‘The Wanted Man’.
