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Before Dwayne Johnson made an acting career in Hollywood, he was a professional wrestler who was also great at selling stunners. In fact, he even adds his own flair to it that viewers enjoy. According to “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, The Rock was the best at taking his signature move.
TheWWEis popular for its scripted performance inside the ring, and all the more people invest in watching it because they witness dramatic stunts and tense rivalries. This is what sells the show, and while The Rock was so good at his craft, there’s another athlete who seems better at the job.
Dolph Ziggler deserved better treatment during hisWWEdays
Dolph Ziggler had an amazing career atWWEafter signing a contract in 2004, debuting as Nick Nemeth and later changing it to Dolph Ziggler in 2008 after he re-debuted onRawwith a new image. He was so good at selling that he was ultimately reduced to frequently biting the dust at the hands of Curtis Axel, Damien Sandow, and even Fandango.
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It was rumored that he had been involved in several heated arguments backstage and this was where all of his bad luck came from. He hada very tumultuous careerthrough the years, but the biggest turning point happened after he received his second World Heavyweight Championship.
Ziggler suffered an injury on the May 10 edition ofSmackDownin 2013, forcing him to miss five weeks of action. When he returned, he was set to defend his title, but his opponent, Alberto Del Rio, took advantage of his situation. When the wrestler invoked a rematch at Money in the Bank, AJ Lee interfered and made sure Del Rio would take the win.
His string of bad luck happened one after the other, and it’s truly heartbreaking to see such a talent pushed down to the bottom of the card. He was so good at selling other wrestlers that he complained of not being able to steal the show for several months.
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After almost two decades of working withWWE, he parted ways with the enterprise in 2023. He would have been a coach had he stayed, but he wanted to challenge himself more and has been working independently.
Dwayne Johnson selling the Stone Cold Stunner would never be not funny
Dwayne Johnsonand Dolph Ziggler are both great at selling, but they have different techniques to do it.Steve Austinonce hilariously described The Rock’s style in a Chris Van Vliet interview: “When you give The Rock a Stunner, that guy he was so jacked and just so hard. When he’s bouncing around the ring, sometimes he’d flop off the ropes and end up landing back on me.”
I asked@steveaustinBSRwho takes the best Stone Cold Stunner 🍻pic.twitter.com/dU0bt5mmiR
Ziggler, on the other hand, amplifies the power of his opponent’s move on him, and a simple body slam would make the audience believe he’s totally destroyed and knocked out for days.
Ariane Cruz
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Ariane Cruz is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 3,000 articles published. Her love for pop culture and the creative arts fuels her passion to deliver engaging and informative stories. Her daily consumption of films, shows, and books keeps her energized for the day, along with her mission to serve as the bridge between fans and their favorite franchises.
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