Dolph Ziggler's brother made his AEW debut on Wednesday night, and The Showoff urged fans not to tune in.
The Wednesday Night War between AEW and NXT is often framed as if everyone on one side hates everyone on the other, and vice versa. The truth is, many in the WWE locker room have friends and even partners in the AEW locker room. Adam Cole and Britt Baker, and Big Swole and Cedric Alexander are just a couple of examples that spring to mind.
In fact, some wrestlers even have family on the opposite side. Dolph Ziggler can now be added to that list after his brother made his AEW debut this week on Dynamite. Ryan Nemeth wrestled Hangman Page on the show. It was a good showing from Nemeth, but he ultimately lost to the man who came oh so close to being AEW's first World Champion.
Considering what higher-ups think of AEW and having what might become legitimate competition for the first time in 20 years, you wouldn't blame Ziggler for keeping the congratulations for his brother private. He instead opted to do quite the opposite. Well, sort of. Ziggler tweeted the promo picture advertising the match before the show, jokingly urging fans to not tune in and watch "this Paris to my Nicky Hilton."
Even though we're not sure there is such a thing, Ziggler might well have tenure in WWE at this point. The Showoff will celebrate his 17th anniversary as a WWE Superstar later this year. It would be pretty petty if he suffered any consequences for hyping his own brother's match, even if it was on a rival show. As for Nemeth, he wrestled in NXT for a while but WWE decided not to keep him around.
As for his future in AEW, that remains uncertain. Tony Khan likes to trial wrestlers for a handful of matches before deciding whether to sign them or not. Nemeth's match with Page was his first on TV, and he already has another one in the can which will air on AEW Dark next week. If WWE reacts to his matches in the same way it did to Will Hobbs, Nemeth might well receive a call from AEW's rivals in the coming days or weeks.
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