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 The Miz Vs Dolph Ziggler TLC 2016 

 

      

 

TLC 2016: Dolph Ziggler vs. The Miz

With WWE TLC, tickets to wraething wrestling feats earned them a day filled with hearts and a ring of wholesome excitement and agony as audiences watched a most exciting and passionate bout at the American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, on 4 December 2016. The main attraction included the reigning Intercontinental Champion The Miz, who challenged Dolph Ziggler in a high- stakes, ladder match, for the means-to-the-end, Intercontinental Championship. This, however, was a long way from another simple championship bout itself, the emotional climax of either a personal grudge (as in, hating the rival) and a personal rivalry event.

The Build-Up

The path to this fight was one of theatrics and vagueness, with Ziggler and Miz caught amidst a conflict for individual stakes far removed from the echoes of the locker room. Dolph Ziggler "The Showoff" attempted to establish himself as a force among WWE's legends). He had dedicated years of his life to making his art but cowed under the shade a lot of other artists had achieved by being awarded what he so deeply feared to be. Ziggler's anger was palpable and drove a fire under which he took some effort to change himself individually by challenging The Miz, a fellow who, he felt, incarnated everything that was wrong with the world of superiority based on success.

However, The Miz (hereinafter "The A-Lister" was at the top of his most glorious rule as Intercontinental Champion. He had magnetized the crowd not just through technical skills inside the ring, but also through the cunning and strategic fighter who enjoys playing psychological games and psychological tactics. The Miz's character was a flip and exaggerated version of his base personality and was further magnified by [his wife, Maryse] in the campaign. Their combination brought interest to their competition because Maryse often acted as a catalyst for Miz’s matches, her uncontrolled but purposeful disruption infuriated both Ziggler and the audience.

Their competition, however, only intensified as they both, in the run up to TLC, used emotionally evocative promos and fought each other. The pressure increased, as Ziggler has vowed to walk out the winner with the Intercontinental Title—or get out of WWE for good, if he couldn't succeed. Such dramatic ultimatum led to pressure and the game carried an urgency and solemnity, captured by viewers, and it spurred even greater pressure to both participants.

The Match

What makes Ladder Match on TLC stand out is its odd mix of--high-stakes, old school, risk-taking pro wrestling fighting--and what it would have been like to be right in the thick of a cage-grab brawl. Stepping into the light, after the bell sounded, both the competitors displayed rage and zeal, in a war, not only for the championship title, but for the manliness of a single. The game started with Ziggler running The Miz with a strong attack, where Ziggler took an advantage from The Miz' speed and nimbleness. He further showed overcoming the force of gravity as he flipped The Miz over The Miz sending him bouncing outside the ring and colliding with the barricade.

The Miz answered back with his fighting spirit showing that he was more than just a pretty boy, but also just a dirty player, as well. He moved the tables of power in a way that could not be denied, and he moved away from the tables of power no one could resist. Having witnessed the crowd respond to Ziggler's cause in their light, they knew the danger. Expectation hung heavy in the atmosphere when control of the game and the need to fight was passed back and forth and the pressure built up with every sense.

Key Moments and Climax

1. Early Offense: Ziggler showcased his athleticism right out of the gate. He took several body shots and his signature dropkick sent The Miz crashing to the ground. Early critiques of Ziggler's encounter; it was not "any fight" to him; it was a fight in TELLING THE MANY that he is at the top of the pack. The

Miz, however, demonstrated that he could absorb punishment. Softening one of Ziggler's own moves, he caused him to fall after flooring the Showoff with the shoulder block, and relentlessly worn at the Showoff momentum.

2. Weaponry: The "TLC" clause of competition design to be in the middle of the program a key element in their battle of tables, ladders, and chairs. At the platform of an arm in the ring, the vision of an arm in the ring generated a very convincing sense of risk. Ziggler performed a beautiful superplex to the top rope landing himself and The Miz on a table in front of the floor ring. The shock wave reverberated around the theatre into the audience that induced windedness along the way. And in response, The Miz countered The Miz retaliates with an emphatic Attitude Adjustment onto Ziggler from a second table, for maximum effect, to stop Ziggler's momentum.

3. High-Risk Maneuvers: Athletes such as Ziggler are the image to a high-risk stunt and he hit the mark with a springboard elbow drop, which left the crowd talking for weeks. With obvious determination, Ziggler scaled the top turnbuckle and executed one of his trademark moves which encapsulated his persona, brash showman's bravado. Nevertheless, The Miz used his shrewdness to deliver a nasty Five Knuckle Shuffle that staggered Ziggler for a brief moment. This conversation showed the two gentlemen's willingness to be flexible and dedicated to play, for high stakes.

4. Final Climax: Then, the time arrived when Ziggler reached the peak of the ladder platform with his hand positioned to grab the Intercontinental champion belt, suspended high above the ring. In parallel, whilst Ziggler was on the verge of title being declared judge Maryse, the other half of the Miz's family unit, presented with a significant glitch in the game. Next, driven by curiosity for the effect of defending her husband's position, she made an undeclared reagent flow into a single eye of Ziggler causing him to go blind and to remove him from the ladder. Although the opportunity existed, The Miz capitalized on the opportunity to instill fear and anger in people. Taking advantage of Ziggler's spill, Miz climbed the scaffold in order to claim the title belt and thus to break the cliffhanger hanging in the air.

Aftermath

The aftermath of TLC 2016 had a significant impact on both Ziggler and The Miz. Not only did Miz's victory solidify his position as the victor, but it also set the stage for his growing power and therefore his expansion of his rule. If Miz's ability to do so with dirty tactics provided the unwanted villainous image to compliment the fan reaction, so that Miz met with mixed reviews from the fans already with whom he'd built some degree of idolization, that's just one of many significant confounders in this study.

But for Ziggler, the loss tasted like a sour pill, compounded by the high-risk, high-reward nature of playing the all-or-nothing game. No, however this will result in a disadvantage in that ultimately it will result in his championship ambition in the end. Ziggler's professional reputation as a resilient performer remained intact, and his performance at TLC served to cement his position as a fan-favorite regardless of the outcome.

Legacy

The Dolph Ziggler vs. The TLC match between The Miz and Luke Harper at WWE TLC 2016 is a tale that will be told for millennia, a tale that will be etched in the annals of wrestling for its thrills and intensity, contributing to the legacy of WWE. Both rivals both reduced the load on the bar(s) they stood on, not only are they both experts, but also they are demonstrating professionalism and willingness to assist others. Their physical and psychological pain in their own flesh and that of their peers in pursuit of the maximum war effort enriched their performance with a powerful and theatrical telling.

In the end, the competition showed us a tiny bit of how the plot is used to form the pro wrestling story, what that looks from the viewpoint of the athlete in the ring and how one can take his/her personal problem and use it to make it as real as can be. With The Miz's triumph, there was an air of inquisitiveness left in the wrestling universe when it came to the question of what was next for both men. These patterns of competition suggested persistent conflict and spurred fans to hypothesize about the next phase of this storied competition. The echo of this encounter, along with the tremendous chemistry between Ziggler and The Miz, would forever linger in the hearts of fans, a potent reminder of the power that pro wrestling can deliver, offering emotional stories for dedicated fans.