It's Time to Count Dolph Ziggler Among the WWE's Elite Workers

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I just got done watching the Dolph Ziggler/Daniel Bryan match from Bragging Rights. Wow. It lived up to the hype laid down by the Internet at large. You'd think that it would have, given that the former-Bryan Danielson is pretty much one of the best, if not the best wrestler alive right now. However, I think anyone who wants to lay this match and the subsequent rematch last night on RAW squarely at the feet of the American Dragon is really missing the big picture. What made both matches epic in scale is that Ziggler can go blow-for-blow with a guy like Bryan.

I noticed it first last year, at the beginning of the year on RAW, when Ziggler had his debut match under his current name against Batista. It was a really fun. Then there was SummerSlam last year, when he and Rey Mysterio arguably had the best match in the WWE in 2009. Then he had a bunch of really good Superstars matches, carried Kofi Kingston to some nice matches on Smackdown and here we are. The proof is right there. Ziggler is for real.

We judge elite workers for their ability to have great matches with workers of all ability, right? Ziggler's done that, and he's done that for 18 months now. That might not be as long as the 10 years that Danielson has been in the public eye or even the 8 or so years that Cena has spent in the WWE, but in terms of ability, you have to count Ziggler among the best in the company. He's only going to get better as well.

So while we all marvel in the Ziggler/Bryan matches from the last two nights, let's not act surprised here. Dolph Ziggler is the real deal, and at least I expected that match to steal the night at Bragging Rights. Now, maybe you guys will all start to expect the same too.

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