WWE: Dolph Ziggler is the unexpected hero we need now

As wrestlers in and out of WWE have been affected financially by the coronavirus pandemic, Dolph Ziggler has unexpectedly come to the rescue to support.

As far as WWE Superstars are concerned, Dolph Ziggler has never always been the most favorable of Superstars among fans in recent years. Let’s be honest about that, first and foremost. Whether it be because of his onscreen presence on whatever personal comments he makes over on his social media, he’s gotten a lot of flak in recent years.

However, in this instance at least, we have to give Dolph Ziggler credit where credit is due for being a good guy.

Obviously, in light of this coronavirus pandemic we are currently in, a lot of people are out of work, including independent wrestlers. Indie wrestlers usually have a tough time making money as is (especially those who wrestle full time without an additional stream of income) and with shows shutdown worldwide, it’s now even tougher.

Thankfully, the past few days has seen Ziggler, of all people, come to the rescue.

For several indie stars, Ziggler has bought masses of merchandise to support them by putting a lot of money in their pockets. For all we know, the former World Heavyweight Champion may not even have any intentions of wearing this merch. Out of his own selflessness, he ultimately just wants to support those in need.

Even better, his Twitter TL the past few days has been littered with him shouting out t-shirt links to not only his recently released buddies like Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins (speaking of, he just happened to wear a Ryder/Hawkins shirt from Pro Wrestling Tees last Friday on SmackDown), but other indie stars like Davey Painting who simply asked for a retweet, or Fallen Flower Kikyo.

This is especially impressive considering that one of his co-workers, Universal Champion Braun Strowman, recently frowned upon independent wrestlers asking for support rather than grind for it themselves.

As a man of his own accord, Dolph Ziggler does not owe anybody anything and could’ve followed suit like Strowman. Instead, he went the opposite route. Not every person (wrestler or otherwise) would be so willing (if they’re able to, of course) to offer their own pockets to anyone in such a trying time and for nothing in return.

But Ziggler did – seemingly without even expecting to get credit for it – and we have to commend him for that, regardless of what anyone of us has said or thought about him in the past, or think about him currently. What he did has earned praise.

Any of us who are financially capable of doing so should follow Ziggler’s lead and support our favorite independent wrestlers who could use the money right now.