Former WWE Writer Talks About Vince McMahon & Triple H Souring On Dolph Ziggler In 2012

Former WWE Creative team member: Kevin Eck recently posted a new article for Sportingnews.com. He spoke on some behind-the-scenes stories from previous Money in the Bank briefcase holders.  Eck worked for the WWE from 2011 until 2014.

One of these stories had to do with Dolph Ziggler after he won the Money in the Bank briefcase in 2012.

After winning the briefcase, Ziggler held onto it for a long period of time. He didn’t cash it in until several months later on the RAW after Wrestlemania 29 to become World Heavyweight Champion.

Eck says that during this time, both Vince McMahon and Triple H soured on Ziggler:

“To say McMahon had lost faith in Ziggler during this time would be a major understatement. Even though Ziggler was getting a good reaction from the fans, McMahon was highly critical of Ziggler’s instincts in the ring and his promos. Triple H wasn’t a big Ziggler fan, either. He thought Ziggler didn’t take direction well and was overly obsessed with trying to be the next Shawn Michaels”

Pat Patterson was apparently the only supporter of Ziggler and pushed hard for him to become World Champion at Wrestlemania. Vince shot it down. Vince eventually decided to have Ziggler cash in on the RAW after Wrestlemania to become Champion. Vince wanted to make it clear that this was not intended as a push for Ziggler:

“After making the announcement to a roomful of surprised writers and producers, McMahon said he wanted to be clear that “we are not pushing Dolph.” McMahon explained that he was going through with the cash-in and title switch because he wanted a big, surprise moment for the night after WrestleMania”

[irp posts=”24529″ name=”Dean Ambrose – Former WWE Writer Reveals (Rejected) Pitch For His Main Roster Debut That Was Rejected”]

It turned out to be a very memorable moment. Kind of goes to show you how Dolph was viewed backstage in WWE during this time.

Let us know what you think in the comment section below.