Ziggler faced The Miz one last time at TLC: Tables, Ladders, & Chairs, and this was announced as the final match between the two The Miz won, and that was the end of that.ĭolph Ziggler later became the number one contender for AJ Styles’ World Championship. Ziggler won the title that night, but after a 37 day reign, The Miz earned his championship back in a match on SmackDown Live. The Miz had been defeating Ziggler again and again, in part due to the interference of Maryse, and so Ziggler challenged Miz to one last match at No Mercy if Ziggler lost again, he would retire. Ziggler recently completed a feud with The Miz, with the two battling over the Intercontinental Championship. And there’s another way to get noticed around here.'” There’s another way to put people out of your way. “I need to either go away for a year, or some light bulb has to flash in my mind and go, ‘There’s another way to stand out.
“I need to get out of this funk,” Ziggler said on Talking Smack. On Talking Smack, Ziggler expressed frustration over the fact that he has been losing over and over again. This comes right after Ziggler turned heel, attacking Kalisto and Apollo Crews on the January 3rd episode of the show. On this week’s episode of Talking Smack, the SmackDown Live aftershow, Dolph Ziggler announced that he would participate in the Royal Rumble match. #TalkingSmack More ACTION on WWE NETWORK : Subscribe to WWE on YouTube: bit.ly/1i64OdT Must-See WWE videos on YouTube: goo.gl/QmhBof Visit WWE.com: goo.gl/akf0J4 T05:10:33.000Z 10, 2017 Fresh off his brutal chair assault on SmackDown LIVE, The Showoff looks to open a new door by entering the Royal Rumble Match, courtesy of the award-winning WWE Network. After the 2016 draft, he went to Monday Night Raw and spent a few months utterly annihilating local jobbers (including James Ellsworth) before beginning a feud with Sami Zayn.ĭolph Ziggler declares he will enter the Royal Rumble Match: WWE Talking Smack, Jan. Strowman made his WWE debut in 2015, starting off as a member of the Wyatt Family. Strowman subsequently faced Seth Rollins in a match, but the match ended in a countout when Strowman failed to get Rollins back into the ring in time. Strowman got his revenge the following week, running out to attack Roman Reigns during Roman’s match against Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho. In particular, Strowman has been targeting Roman Reigns over the past few weeks, although on January 2nd’s show, Roman teamed up with Bill Goldberg to take Strowman down. In recent weeks, Strowman’s storyline has mostly involved storming around angrily and demanding matches with people, which Mick Foley subsequently grants because he’s afraid of Strowman. (WWE)īraun Strowman was also added to the Royal Rumble on January 2nd. Here’s a look at everyone who is currently scheduled to compete in 2017’s Royal Rumble match:īraun Strowman recently announced he is entering the Royal Rumble.
So far, we know of 13 people who will be competing in the match, and we’ll likely be getting more names on next week’s episodes of Raw and SmackDown. Over the past few weeks, WWE superstars have slowly been announcing that they will compete in the Royal Rumble match. This week on Raw, Roman Reigns lost the United States Championship in a match against Chris Jericho, which suggests that Roman might win the Universal Championship at Royal Rumble. Also taking place at the pay-per-view will be a Women’s Championship match between Charlotte and Bayley, as well as a World Championship match between AJ Styles and John Cena.īut the main draw, of course, is the 30-man elimination match from which the event gets its name. The event will feature a match between Kevin Owens and Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship. The 2017 Royal Rumble is just a few weeks away, with the pay-per-view taking place on January 29th in San Antonio, Texas.
Royal Rumble 2017 will take place on January 29th.