Nic Nemeth (Dolph Ziggler) Reveals Why He Asked Vince McMahon To Be Released From WWE

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Former WWE star Dolph Ziggler (Nic Nemeth) explained on the Eyes Up Here with Francine podcast why he asked Vince McMahon to be released.

โ€œI got to a point where I really told myself, I go, โ€˜I only have a certain window, no matter how I am with injuries, you have a certain window to where you can still be a top, somewhat of a game-changer, at a different company, at a different show, at an independent.โ€™โ€

โ€œI go, โ€˜Vince, thanks for everything,โ€™ 20-page email. This is the greatest job in the world, and then I aired out some dirty laundry about how I was mad just in the last couple of paragraphs, but the rest was very, very positive.โ€ (quotes courtesy of WrestlingInc.com)

Nemeth also said the following:

โ€œPat Patterson was a big fan of mine, and he was more of a consultant, so some months he is there every TV, sometimes heโ€™s talking to Vince all the time, and some months heโ€™s gone for a few weeks. He was a little bit older and enjoying his life. Sometimes, there is nobody there, and if nobody has your back, itโ€™s tricky already because Iโ€™m not a legacy, I donโ€™t have any inside information or nobody is looking out for you. Also, I got to a point where the top of the top, other than Vince, pulled me aside and said, โ€˜Pat pushes for you so much because he says such great things and sees such great things in you, that weโ€™re actively ribbing him by having you lose every week.โ€™ He laughed when he said it. I go, โ€˜Thatโ€™s funny, but thatโ€™s my career where I already lose 80% of the time, now Iโ€™m losing 95% of the time. Come on.โ€™ They thought it was a cool thing to tell me.โ€


(courtesy courtesy of Jeremy Lambert)