3 reasons why Dolph Ziggler should have won the WWE World Cup

The first ever WWE World Cup did not exactly go as one would have thought. There were quite a few surprises on the way to the final, and an ultimate one at the final itself.

Randy Orton suffered a surprising loss to Rey Mysterio in the WWE World Cup opener, and The Miz defeated Jeff Hardy in the second match to book a place for himself in the semi-finals against Rey Mysterio.

On the other side of the card, Seth Rollins defeated Bobby Lashley. The match saw no interference by Dean Ambrose, and a comfortable victory for The Architect. Kurt Angle’s return wasn’t exactly as one would have hoped as Dolph Ziggler stole a comfortable victory from the Olympic winner to book himself a place in the semi-finals.

In what could be the best match of the World Cup, Dolph Ziggler defeated Seth Rollins to go into the finals, while The Miz had a perfect night trying to save himself from being fired from SmackDown Live as he defeated Rey Mysterio to face Ziggler in the finals.

What followed later was a disappointing finish to an amazing tournament. This could have been the most impressive accomplishment of Dolph Ziggler’s career, but it transitioned into Shane O' Mac lifting the World Cup trophy.

While this saved The Miz’s SmackDown Live career, WWE could have used this opportunity to push Dolph Ziggler. We discuss 3 reasons Dolph Ziggler deserved the World Cup win.

#3 Ziggler had a lot to lose

The Miz is in line for the WWE Championship, and while WWE put The Miz on top by bringing an injury angle to the finals, it seemed like Ziggler would get the victory. But WWE lost the World Cup plot as soon as Shane McMahon placed himself as the finalist of the tournament, and successfully defeated Dolph Ziggler to lift the trophy.

Ziggler had a lot to lose with Drew McIntyre eying the Universal Championship. Ziggler could at least have had something else to boast about aside his Scottish heavyweight teammate.

#2 Dolph Ziggler deserves a huge push

With Drew McIntyre already seen as the next in line for the Universal Championship, WWE doesn’t seem to have any plans for what happens to Dolph Ziggler once that happens. Yes, a feud between Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre might happen later, but the Dolph Ziggler situation will definitely plague WWE once The Scottish Psychopath turns his eyes to the Universal Championship.

A win at the World Cup could have helped guarantee a special status for Dolph Ziggler, and boosted his so far underwhelming career which has only seen the light of day in recent times.

If WWE is looking to push Dolph Ziggler to the top, this was their perfect chance. A win at WWE World Cup would have meant a huge amount of momentum for the wrestler.

#1 He was impressive at Crown Jewel

WWE could do a lot following Dolph Ziggler’s victory over Hall of Famer Kurt Angle. Ziggler also gave a great match alongside Seth Rollins in a winning affair, but what followed later was very poor booking by WWE.

WWE should have utilised the moment to push Ziggler as a top-card player. This would have been Ziggler's entry to the position he deserves on the red brand.

Shane McMahon came to the top and proved himself the best in the world for having done nothing. WWE’s problem with the part-timers only seems to have heightened ever since they have been promoting the company outside the US heavily.

Ziggler’s athleticism against The Architect and the win was in vain as WWE went ahead with the idea to put the trophy in Shane O' Mac’s hand.