Dolph Ziggler managed to secure a surprising win when he defeated Baron Corbin and Bobby Roode to win the United States Championship at the Clash of Champions event. He then surrendered the title the very next night and has not appeared on WWE television at all ever since. Even though he had been working on live events during his absence, Dolph Ziggler has since been removed from all of future live events that had been advertising him. This does not appear to be signaling the end of his time in WWE at all. Ziggler is still rumored to be returning to television to challenge the eventual winner of the United States Championship tournament after it concludes.
Triple H has done it all in WWE over his long career in the company, and even though he usually works in an administrative position nowadays, fans can always look forward to seeing “The Game” step back in the ring every once in a while. Triple H seems to be in the process of training for a possible match at the moment, and he recently uploaded a short video of himself training alongside one of his daughters. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon’s influence over WWE will continue to be felt for a number of years to come, and considering the McMahon family legacy in WWE, it really is “never too early” to begin training, just like the former world champion says.
Never too early to start training for life… #LikeAGirl #Evolution pic.twitter.com/qBXJhG33T3
— Triple H (@TripleH) January 6, 2018
Mike and Maria Kanellis had an incredible run together in promotions such as Ring of Honor and Impact Wrestling. Fans were excited to hear that they had been signed to appear in WWE last year. Maria Kanellis has been off of television for a while due to her pregnancy, and Mike Kanellis has not exactly been one of the more featured performers on WWE television as of late. Some fans have been very skeptical of Kanellis’ run in WWE thus far, but the man himself responded to several of those fans on Twitter recently. In addition to making decent money and becoming a father, Kanellis has been working on overcoming a prescription drug addiction since joining WWE.
Fans: WWE Woken Matt has been a huge failure
Mike Bennett: hold my beer
— President Troll (@GizmodoTroll) January 5, 2018
Since signing w @WWE : got clean, bought a house and have a baby on the way. I want to be a failure all the time. https://t.co/CnCbMQbD8E
— Mike Kanellis (@RealMikeBennett) January 5, 2018
You have achieved as much as I have working for the WWE. You’re personal life is none of my business. Call me when you’ve clean for four years. A few months is basically nothing
— President Troll (@GizmodoTroll) January 5, 2018
Congrats on 4 years. Sorry you feel almost 6 months is nothing. Also sorry u feel like getting into a argument over who’s sobriety is better. @WWE has made my life significantly better, not sure why that upsets you, but good luck in your sobriety. https://t.co/YP7pOYQBjd
— Mike Kanellis (@RealMikeBennett) January 5, 2018
He doesn’t mean you’re a failure, you only did those things because you got good money to do almost nothing, you barely appeared on tv and only had one throw-away storyline is his point. Every other match was pointless tag matches or jobbing.
— Bill Robinson??13-3 (@billyr09) January 5, 2018
I guess we just have different opinions on what failing is. Also, not sure you understand what you’re talking about when you say “do almost nothing”. 16years of wrestling is what earned me good money. I wear that like a badge of honor. https://t.co/UnCUXjVTQd
— Mike Kanellis (@RealMikeBennett) January 5, 2018
So you got Cody Rhodes who left an easy job because he wanted to achieve more as a wrestler and then you got Mike Bennett who signed with WWE and is happy to be a jobber who doesn’t even appear on TV after 2 weeks. I guess some people care about wrestling and some just money:
— Ryan A. Johansson (@NiceGuyRy22) January 6, 2018
You’ve mistaken positivity for content.I turn my negatives into motivation.U don’t wrestle for 16yrs,all around the world,for all 4 major companies,by being content.I work hard & every negative,makes me work harder.I just don’t bitch about what I don’t have.I just go work for it https://t.co/fADl4Vm3KW
— Mike Kanellis (@RealMikeBennett) January 6, 2018
Those things are great but you use them to cover up that you’ve been booked like shit, I’m tired of people trying to be happy when you know they hate their booking https://t.co/yERyb2nS3X
— Scott Nielsen (@scottnielsen213) January 5, 2018
You’re tired of people trying to be happy?!?! ?? Just because your narrative doesn’t match up with my actual life, doesn’t make it wrong. I hope u find happiness in your own life, even if u don’t wish it to others in theirs. https://t.co/YQ4K6coL5x
— Mike Kanellis (@RealMikeBennett) January 5, 2018
I can only control what I can control. And I will continue to do that. What’s the point of stressing over things u can’t control. I can control my attitude and how hard I work. https://t.co/Pmd8fDlGAN
— Mike Kanellis (@RealMikeBennett) January 5, 2018