"Wouldn’t it be ironic if it was because he failed to “show the proper respect” and by not shaking a veteran’s hand when first seeing him at the arena? ..."

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Do people truly get heat for that? The wrestling business isn't for the shy, I guess.

Easy. Ziggler didn't shaked Sheamus' hand. BOOM, down to jobber status.

I have a slightly different take on Ziggler's recent streak. While it is true that he hasn't won a meaningful match in a while, I think it's worth noting that he's been losing mostly to the Intercontinental challenge. So while he has been losing, he's been losing in matches for a title. I'm not really a "moral victory" guy when it comes to sports, but it says something that Ziggler has been booked repeatedly in championship matches (albeit to lose said matches). I look at it this way - while it would be nice for Ziggler to hold a strap, I think Morrison definitely is a higher priority. With Undertaker and Batista in the mix, Morrison isn't going to be elevated to the next level any time soon. The solution (obviously) is to have Morrison and Ziggler trade the belt back-and-forth for a while, which is what I'm still expecting to happen.

On an unrelated note, if anyone is interested in seeing a video from the Hogan tour, http://vimeo.com/7827404

Personally, I think Ziggler was built up just for his current purpose. Every champion needs to someone strong to go over clean and not always drop the title to the next "strong contender" to come along.

Morrison and Ziggler match up so well on a physical level - I just wished for two things: a) a creative team that writes programs as they should be written and b) a bigger gap between PPVs, for the programs to develop.

Quite honestly, I think WWE pushed Dolph Ziggler too fast. I think beating the Great Khali at The Bash was a good move for Ziggler, but he should have been in a few more meaningful feuds before going after a title. Guys like Mike Knox should have gotten shots at the IC title first before Dolph.

And I'm still struggling to figure out just what Dolph's gimmick is. As far as I can tell, he's a guy with a blonde mullet that likes to say his name a lot. And his name sounds like Dirk Diggler, which was Mark Wahlberg's character in Boogie Nights. With a name like that, I would have thought we were going to see Val Venis 2.0. If anyone knows what Dolph is supposed to be, please let me know .

"Wouldn’t it be ironic if it was because he failed to “show the proper respect” and by not shaking a veteran’s hand when first seeing him at the arena? ..."

My take on what's going on:

~Backstage, with the creative team...

Dolph: *Walks in* "Hi, I'm Dolph Ziggler. You called for me?"

Hayes: "Err... yeah. Look, Dolph, you're a good kid, and I like ya, but hey... You're gimmick just isn't working out for us. We're just not able to figure in any way to get you over enough to come off as a serious threat for a title... I'm thinking that we're just going to have you sit on the backburners for a while, man, until we figure something out. Heck, if worst comes to worst, well... I dunno."

Dolph: "...Oh... Well, bye, I'm Dolph Ziggler." *leaves*