Recently it’s been rumored that WWE wants to take Dolph Ziggler out of in-ring competition and give him a backstage role as a producer. It’s also been rumored that Dolph Ziggler could be on his way out of the company.
The former World Heavyweight Champion spoke to Chris Van Vliet about his status, and he confirmed that he’s currently on hiatus from WWE.
“For now I am on a hiatus with WWE. It took me like 10 years to get a weekend off and this is it. So we’ll see where it goes from here. Like I said we have a handshake agreement which is different from what’s on paper. I’ve given everything and we’ll see if there is more for me to give, I’ll be happy to be a part of it.”
Ziggler also confirmed that he’s not currently looking to work as a producer.
“If WWE wanted to keep me around it would be to be in the ring. For now. Producing I could see happening 10 years down the line but I don’t know why I wouldn’t be doing some other stuff first. It’s a great thing and there are a lot of people who are good at teaching and giving back and I love pulling people aside or if they come up to me at work. Doing that full time and basically being in the best shape of my life, I wouldn’t be able to do it knowing that I could be like no let me just do this for you. One day down the line that could be something but I’m very much not interested in that.”
The landscape is quickly changing in the world of professional wrestling thanks to AEW, and Ziggler seemed pretty enthusiastic about the company while talking about the possibility of working there.
“I wouldn’t say I would be the next big signing, I’d say I would be the big signing I would have to say. But I have some other things going on at the moment but that should always be an option for anybody especially someone like me who has been around for a long time and as Drew McIntyre says, maybe I was riding his coattails and I gotta get the hell out of here. So you never know. I think it would be great, I think it would be a great addition to that company which seems to be for true wrestlers who love the sport and the business. It’s a great idea.”
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