Del Rio Out, Ziggler In

I was hoping Alberto Del Rio's injury would not have been serious enough to make him drop out of his title match against Sheamus. Sadly, it was. He had just returned from a serious injury a few months ago. It forced him to miss competing at several pay-per-views, including Wrestlemania, although they probably still could have used him there.

Dolph Ziggler will be taking his spot. Not a bad choice at all. A former World's Heavyweight Champion will be challenging for the World's Heavyweight Championship. His reign was pathetic, but I don't need to remind anyone of that. Question is, what will the WWE do with this push? Go back to January. Dolph Ziggler was feuding with CM Punk for the WWE Championship. However, Ziggler was really just a pawn or supporting player in the larger storyline between CM Punk and John Laurinaitis. Not surprisingly, he soon got phased down after he got his shot at the title. The WWE cannot afford to do that kind of thing again. Why do I say that? Look at all the injuries, suspensions, and flops that have been going on in the last few months. Alberto Del Rio is injured. Randy Orton was suspended. Tensai flopped. Those are just some of the issues. No need to list them all. Fact is, there is definitely a need to develop new stars. Chris Jericho and Rey Mysterio may be back soon, but neither are too reliable, despite being great workers when they are around. Jericho has a music career that cuts in on his availability with the WWE. Mysterio gets injured a lot. You can say that they have Sin Cara to replace Mysterio, but who can really replace Jericho? CM Punk still seems to be in a league of his own right now. Dolph Ziggler may not be at Jericho's level on the mic, but he can deliver in the ring. This is a guy they should develop to be a star.

Should Ziggler win at the PPV? I think they should develop him, but not necessarily push him to the moon. Sheamus should retain at No Way Out. If the WWE is not going to give Del Rio back the push after that, continue to develop Ziggler to win the title. That is how I would do it.