WWE: Analyzing All The Falls In Dolph Ziggler vs. Seth Rollins

The Fifth And Sixth Falls

Still reeling after the Claymore, Rollins gets hit with a Superkick to make it 3-2. And we have a new ballgame thanks to McIntyre. That’s literally three falls within a minute (two for Dolph, one for Seth) that were directly caused by McIntyre.

Dolph went for a second superkick, but Rollins managed to get out of the way. Of course, Seth is in a world of hurt by now, so it isn’t difficult for Ziggler to control him. He slams Rollins into the ring spot, nailing him with a Zig Zag to make it 3-3. So we can even say that McIntyre was responsible for four falls, with three of them going to Ziggler to tie things up.

And remember that Ziggler is now the fresher man. Not only did Rollins have to absorb all that punishment, but Ziggler received valuable time to rest while McIntyre was beating up Rollins. Again, this is vital, because the premium on endurance would have hurt Dolph more than Seth.

The Seventh Fall

Rollins dumped Ziggler out of the ring to set up a suicide dive near the announce table, which is a stable move of his. The problem here is that Rollins has taken so much damage as a result of McIntyre’s beatdown, the Claymore, the Superkick, and the Zig Zag that he needs to take far too much time in order to pump himself up for the dive.

This time spent allows Ziggler to collect himself and swat away Rollins’s suicide dive before it can develop. Ziggler is the wily veteran who isn’t afraid to cheat, and, well, he blatantly cheats here, stacking up Rollins for the pin with his feet on the ropes for extra leverage. Rollins can’t kick out, because it takes THAT much energy to kick out of a pin when the opponent has the leverage advantage from the ropes. Clearly, Seth is running on fumes, seeing as how it took him a good 30 second to even collect himself for a suicide dive attempt.

And just like that, Ziggler is up 4-3 in perhaps the most undeserving manner possible. He had to ride McIntyre’s coattails and cheat in order to do it but, hey, Ziggler admits that he’s willing to go at any length to defend the Intercontinental Championship, even if it means selling his soul to the devil.