{"id":76882,"date":"2019-03-22T14:40:11","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T19:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=76882"},"modified":"2019-03-22T14:40:11","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T19:40:11","slug":"comedy-show-review-in-person-report-on-dolph-zigglers-stand-up-show-in-toledo-including-digs-at-cena-lesnar-spirit-squad-responds-to-aew-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/03\/22\/comedy-show-review-in-person-report-on-dolph-zigglers-stand-up-show-in-toledo-including-digs-at-cena-lesnar-spirit-squad-responds-to-aew-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedy Show Review: In-person report on Dolph Ziggler&#8217;s stand-up show in Toledo including digs at Cena, Lesnar, Spirit Squad, responds to AEW questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-190610560\" 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><em>The following report is from PWTorch VIP member Denny C. who attended a Dolph Ziggler stand-up show in Toledo, Ohio last night&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>I attended Dolph Ziggler&#8217;s comedy show in Toledo, Ohio on Thursday March 21st. Here are some notes from the show.<\/p>\n<p>-Dolph had a feature comedian named Sarah Tiana. She was very funny. You can tell she was a pro. She was very seasoned. Had great timing. And she understood the audience she was in front of.<\/p>\n<p>-Dolph&#8217;s brother did a guest spot as a character. He was a &#8220;high school&#8221; kid who was going through an awkward breakup. It was pretty entertaining.<\/p>\n<p>-Dolph told a couple of roast jokes about John Cena being a jerk and Brock Lesnar being on steroids. I want to emphasize that these sounded like just jokes to play up to the audience. He didn&#8217;t sound serious.<\/p>\n<p>-Dolph&#8217;s comedy style is very similar to his ex-girlfriend Amy Schumer.<\/p>\n<p>-He told some wrestling jokes at the beginning. Took some tongue-in-cheek, but cliche&#8217; jokes as wrestling fans. The &#8220;ah, you guys don&#8217;t have girlfriends&#8221; joke is tired. But, he meant it in good fun.<\/p>\n<p>-He transitioned into some dating jokes. His non-wrestling jokes were good. He certainly isn&#8217;t as polished as his opener, Sarah Tiana. But, he did well.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1742958333\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>-He told a joke about being called up to form the Spirit Squad. It was funny.<\/p>\n<p>-He told a joke about some of his favorite matches. He started to say &#8220;Chris Benoit,&#8221; but stopped short of completing his name and said &#8220;I can&#8217;t remember the other guy, actually.&#8221; It got an &#8220;ohhh&#8221; reaction from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>-He did about 30-40 minutes of material. Then they had us write questions on some note cards for a Q&amp;A. Sarah Tiana came back out to read the questions.<\/p>\n<p>-Dolph was asked if he would be returning to the WWE or signing with another organization. He said &#8220;Is there another organization to work for?&#8221; A few people shouted &#8220;AEW&#8221;. Dolph played it coy. He said &#8220;Well, we will see what happens. Maybe we will see what happens in 2 months.&#8221; He was obviously referring to AEW&#8217;s May launch. I&#8217;ll take this with a grain of salt though. Dolph knows how to work people.<\/p>\n<p>-Dolph was asked about a dream match with anyone from the past or present. He said, &#8220;1997 Shawn Michaels&#8230; could never hang with me, so Kofi Kingston.&#8221; It got a good laugh and a pop.<\/p>\n<p>-Another person asked about AEW. He was a little more serious with this answer. He said he worked for nine years straight without a break. He finally got some time off. So he is enjoying his time. And we will see when and where he decides to pop up again in wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>-He told some funny stories about Vince McMahon and wrestling Big Show and Kane in the Spirit Squad in the Q&amp;A.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS:<\/strong>Overall, it was a good time. Dolph is very talented. He has some polishing to do. But, for someone in a different form of entertainment to step into comedy, he is doing well. I went to the show with my fiance&#8217;. She didn&#8217;t watch any wrestling until we started dating. She enjoyed herself. I had to explain some of the wrestling jokes. But, she understood most of it. So, I think his show will appeal to even non-wrestling fans. But, I&#8217;m sure wrestling fans had a much better time. We did a meet and greet with Dolph after the show. He was really nice and humble. He joked and talked with most of the people. It wasn&#8217;t just a photo-op. He really looked like he was enjoying himself. 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