Among all the releases made by WWE on September 21, Dolph Ziggler's name jumped out to fans given his tenure with the company.
Ziggler had been with the company for nearly two decades and accomplished just about all there was to accomplish in WWE, including a World Heavyweight Title victory.
Speaking on Strictly Business, Eric Bischoff weighed in on Ziggler's release.
"I would imagine that Dolph has enough money in the bank, because he’s made a lot of money consistently for twenty years. He may not have been in the top ten highest earners or even top fifteen highest earners, but he’s been doing it for twenty years, that’s a lot of money. He’s probably in a position where he could just retire, or pursue something else that he had passion for, whether it’s stand up comedy or acting. I think he’s going to do what he has the most fun doing, because he’s got the option to pursue fun rather than finance. That’s a wonderful position to be in," he said.
When it was confirmed to Bischoff that Ryan Nemeth, Dolph's brother, works for AEW, Eric commented, "Out of the entire list, out of everyone we’ve discussed, if there’s one that I see making that move [Going to AEW] more than anybody else, it’s Dolph because his brother is there and that would be fun, and that’s probably gonna motivate Dolph more than anything else at this point. He’s gonna pursue what makes him happy.”
Ziggler has not publicly commented on his release since it happened.
Fans can find Booker T's comments on Dolph's release by clicking here.
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