During a recent interview with Newsweek to promote tonight’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view event, Dolph Ziggler commented on defeating Seth Rollins for Intercontinental Championship and more. You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On Dean Ambrose’s return: “I’ve never been injured. So him coming back he probably feels rejuvenated, he probably got to hit the gym a little bit more because he was out for a year or whatever. The fact that that happens to a lot of people in our business the way that they come back shows a lot about their character. I think he can’t wait to get back in that ring and do what he does. It’s a nice reset when you go away for awhile and you’re beloved or hated and you take a little break, which I’ve never have, unfortunately, so at some point i might have to do something like that so everyone will cheer for me when I show up.”
On beating Rollins for the Intercontinental Championship: “The fact that I beat [Seth] for the title when he was at one of the highest points of his career is amazing. Because it shows him having to restart, having to rethink and add another layer to his character to see where he can go with it.”
On where his and Drew McIntyre’s feud with The Shield could go: “If I was sitting at home with no titles I would want to be the Universal Champion. But right now I’m the Intercontinental Champion, I beat one of the best wrestlers in the world for it so I would love to keep it. Monday we show up, beat the hell out maybe all three guys of the SHIELD and go, hey, if Roman wins on Sunday maybe Drew is first in line for the title and we have all the titles in three months.”
