Posted By James Walsh on 10/27/25


While speaking to KVIA ABC-7, former WWE star Dolph Ziggler (Nic Nemeth) said the following while talking about his work with John Cena over the years…

“One of my absolute favorite matches I’ve ever had with him was at Madison Square Garden — a steel cage match that wasn’t televised. And here’s the best part. There’s a curfew at MSG, and if you don’t hit that curfew, the bill becomes half a million dollars more. Everybody at MSG gets excited because, well, it’s MSG. We were in the main event in a steel cage — we’re about to go out and there’s eight minutes till ‘Hey, if we go past this time, it’s a half-million dollars on Vince [McMahon]’s tab.’ I said, ‘What are we doing? We can’t shortchange these guys.’ He goes, ‘Absolutely not. We’re going to talk to the boss.’ The boss says, ‘Give them their money’s worth.’

Went out there for 30 minutes. During the match, the steel cage door got caught — I put my hands up like this and busted out my front teeth. So I’m covered in blood, leaving this cage match with John Cena at Madison Square Garden after giving back to the fans even more than we promised them. Those moments are the things people don’t see on TV, and that’s what makes it extra special to us behind the scenes.”