The WWE is in need of a fresh babyface in the main event scene and former Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler is a perfect candidate to be the next top-guy in the company.
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Ziggler will be a part of Team Cena on Sunday night at Survivor Series, aligning himself with captain John Cena, The Big Show, Ryback and Erick Rowan to battle Team Authority, which is captained by Seth Rollins, Corporate Kane, Mark Henry, United States Champion Rusev and new Intercontinental Champion Luke Harper.
While it's nice to see Ziggler in the main event scene -- albeit with nine other guys in a match in which he may get eliminated early -- it shouldn't be the last time Ziggler gets thrust into the main event picture.
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Ziggler, 34, is a two time World Heavyweight Champion, but like with many others, the WWE rushed and then stalled his push and he has since been floundering in the midcard.
Here are three reasons why Ziggler should be the next top star in the WWE as the company has a golden opportunity to use Sunday's Survivor Series as a way to springboard a new Superstar into the spotlight.
1) His in-ring ability: There are a handful of guys on the WWE roster that can really pull out exciting matches in the squared circle night after night, and Ziggler is one of them. His up-tempo in-ring style makes for interesting bouts and he has chemistry with nearly everyone he steps into the ring with. As far as work rate goes, few guys in the entire WWE can put on matches as good as Ziggler can.
2) Limited babyface pool: The midcard and main event babyface portion of the roster has grown pretty thin lately, thanks to injuries to Daniel Bryan (neck, out indefinitely) and Roman Reigns (hernia, back by December or January) and the departure of CM Punk in January. The WWE had to turn Ryback and Erick Rowan into faces just to round out Cena's team Sunday night while Cena himself grew stale about eight years ago and Big Show is past his prime.
The WWE will likely hitch its wagon to Ryback for a while, but Ziggler is more exciting in the ring even if he doesn't have the "big man build" Vince McMahon falls in love with. Reigns is slated to come back and get a mega push, though the logic of that should be questioned due to the fact that he needs acting lessons just to build his character and he isn't that impressive overall in the ring.
Dean Ambrose is another guy that the WWE should push, but right now it seems like he's due for a long-term program with Bray Wyatt in the midcard, which is find because slowly building someone up is an old professional wrestling art form the WWE infuriatingly ignores too often. Randy Orton will likely be a babyface upon his return from filming a movie, but as with Cena, his act has grown tired as well.
Right now, Ziggler is the most attractive option for the WWE to push, but it is doubtful that the company will pull the trigger.
3) John Cena won't be around forever: Like him or not, there is no denying that Cena is a huge draw -- whether its young fans who look up to him as a role model or older fans who live and breathe just to boo him and chant that he sucks. While Cena is a huge part of WWE lore, he is now 37-years-old and eventually injuries and possibly his desire to act or eventually marry and start a family with Nikki Bella will likely catch up to him.
The WWE will likely get a few more years out of the "Cenation" leader, but in a couple of years the WWE will need a new top draw, and slowly building up someone to take that spot should start now. Cena is the No. 1 merchandise mover, so hopes of a heel turn to pave the way for a new No. 1 face are slim.
Daniel Bryan appeared as though he was destined to be the No. 2 guy behind Cena, but the WWE booked him questionably as its champion following WrestleMania XXX and then his neck injury sidelined him, putting his career in question.
The WWE first rose to prominence with Hulk Hogan as its centerpiece and then avoided bankruptcy when "Stone Cold" Steve Austin skyrocketed in the mid-1990s, which bridged the gap for Cena to come and be the top guy for over the last decade. The WWE thinks it has its next Cena in Reigns, but until his acting and in-ring ability improve, the WWE Universe won't be sold on a Roman Empire.
Ziggler is 34, so he isn't that young and likely can't be "the next Cena" for the next 10-15 years, but he still deserves his place at the top of the card while the WWE searches for the next torch-carrier to succeed Cena.
The WWE has an opportunity to build a new star in Ziggler, possibly starting Sunday night in St. Louis at the Survivor Series, but the company will likely continue to push guys like Cena, Orton and Reigns while Ziggler and other solid wrestlers will continue to get buried by the company.
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