{"id":30004,"date":"2016-08-22T12:46:46","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T17:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=30004"},"modified":"2016-08-22T13:55:36","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T18:55:36","slug":"colonel-dolph-ziggler-not-one-off-kfc-spot-will-continue-2017-royal-rumble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/08\/22\/colonel-dolph-ziggler-not-one-off-kfc-spot-will-continue-2017-royal-rumble\/","title":{"rendered":"Colonel Dolph Ziggler not a one-off &#8211; KFC spot will continue to 2017 Royal Rumble"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1098814578\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>The bit with Dolph Ziggler playing an upgraded Colonel Sanders was not a one-off at Summerslam.<\/p>\n<p>WWE announced Monday a partnership with KFC to run the stunt with Ziggler and The Miz on WWE Network broadcasts throughout 2016, concluding with the Royal Rumble in January 2017.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The stunt plays off KFC\u2019s existing brand campaign where celebrities such as Jim Gaffigan, George Hamilton, and Darryl Hammond play the colonel,&#8221; WWE announced.<\/p>\n<p>The spot is part of KFC&#8217;s marketing campaign about there being &#8220;no room in the ring for second-rate chicken,&#8221; prompting Colonel Ziggler to challenge imposter chicken Miz to a match.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KFC x WWE: Sando Slam\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u8J3V6wchSE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-737582535\"><div id=\"pwtor-3863372781\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The bit with Dolph Ziggler playing an upgraded Colonel Sanders was not a one-off at Summerslam. 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