Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode

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Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode
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Ziggler (left, in 2016) and Roode (right, in 2018)
Tag team
Members Dolph Ziggler
Robert Roode
Name(s)Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode
The Dirty Dawgs
The Dirty Dogs [1] [2]
Billed heightsZiggler: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Roode: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Combined
billed weight		455 lb (206 kg)
DebutAugust 26, 2019
DisbandedJune 25, 2022
Years active2019–2022

Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode, sometimes referred to as The Dirty Dawgs or The Dirty Dogs, were a professional wrestling tag team in WWE, where they are former one-time Raw Tag Team Champions and one-time SmackDown Tag Team Champions.

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After a feud between them in 2017, Roode and Ziggler began to work as a tag team in 2019, winning the Raw Tag Team Championship, retaining it for 29 days. The duo also won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, retaining it for 128 days. During their time as a tag team, Ziggler also won the NXT Championship. The team disbanded in June 2022 after Roode suffered an injury.

History

After being paired together on the August 26, 2019 episode of Raw , Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode won a tag team turmoil match to earn a Raw Tag Team Championship shot at Clash of Champions. [3] At the event on September 15, they won the titles from Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman. [4] On the October 14 episode of Raw, Ziggler and Roode lost the titles to The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar), ending their reign at 29 days, and they were drafted to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2019 WWE Draft. [5]

At the Survivor Series pre-show on November 24, Ziggler and Roode won a ten team battle royal. [6] In the following weeks, they aligned themselves with King Corbin during his feud against Roman Reigns. [7] At Elimination Chamber on March 8, 2020, Ziggler and Roode competed in the namesake match for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, but were unsuccessful. [8] On the June 22 episode of Raw, it was announced that Ziggler and Roode were traded to the Raw brand for AJ Styles. [9]

As part of the 2020 Draft in October, both Ziggler and Roode were drafted back to the SmackDown brand. [10] On the January 8, 2021 episode of SmackDown , they defeated The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) to win the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. They lost the titles to Rey & Dominik Mysterio at WrestleMania Backlash, ending their reign at 128 days. [11] As part of the 2021 Draft, The Dirty Dawgs were drafted to the Raw brand. [12] [13]

On the February 22, 2022 episode of NXT 2.0 , during a match between Dolph Ziggler and Tommaso Ciampa, Roode interfered in the match disguised as a cameraman to help Ziggler get the win. [14] On March 8 at NXT Roadblock, Ziggler, with the help of Roode, defeated champion Bron Breakker and Tommaso Ciampa to win the NXT Championship. After a lengthy absence since Ziggler lost the NXT Championship, Ziggler and Roode returned on the June 6 episode of Raw in an on-stage interview segment.

Roode underwent a procedure and went out of action. [15] [16] In September 2023, Ziggler was released from his WWE contract. [17] Roode retired from in-ring competition and went on to become a producer for WWE, ending any chance of a possible reunion. [18]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ Rey & Dominik Mysterio def. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode to become new SmackDown Tag Team Champions - WWE.com
  2. ↑ "SmackDown to feature an explosive Six-Person Mixed Tag Team Match".
  3. ↑ "8/26 WWE Raw Results: Powell's review of Ricochet vs. Drew McIntyre and Baron Corbin vs. The Miz vs. Tanaka Manene in first round King of the Ring tournaments matches, Smackdown Women's Champion Bayley vs. Nikki Cross, the build to Clash of Champions continues". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. August 26, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  4. ↑ Powell, Jason (September 15, 2019). "WWE Clash of Champions results: Powell's live review of Seth Rollins vs. Braun Strowman for the WWE Universal Championship, Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship, Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks for the Raw Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  5. ↑ Middleton, Marc (October 14, 2019). "WWE Draft Night 2 Fourth Round Picks - Carmella, R-Truth, Robert Roode And Dolph Ziggler, Others". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  6. ↑ Benigno, Anthony (November 24, 2019). "Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode won a cross-brand Tag Team Battle Royal (Kickoff Match)". WWE. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  7. ↑ Powell, Jason (November 29, 2019). "11/29 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of a new face in Bray Wyatt's Firefly Funhouse, New Day's open challenge for a Smackdown Tag Title match, Roman Reigns opening the show". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  8. ↑ Powell, Jason (March 8, 2020). "WWE Elimination Chamber results: Powell's live review of Shayna Baszler vs. Asuka vs. Ruby Riott vs. Liv Morgan vs. Sarah Logan vs. Natalya in an Elimination Chamber match for a shot at the Raw Women's Championship at WrestleMania 36, Smackdown Tag Title Elimination Chamber match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Raw results, June 22, 2020: Seth Rollins' next sacrifice foiled by Rey Mysterio and allies". WWE . June 22, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  10. ↑ WWE.com Staff (October 9, 2020). "See all the results from the 2020 Draft". WWE . Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  11. ↑ "The Mysterios take aim at becoming the first father and son Tag Team Champions against The Dirty Dawgs". WWE. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  12. ↑ "See all the results from the 2021 Draft".
  13. ↑ Powell, Jason (October 4, 2021). "10/4 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of the WWE Draft night two, Goldberg returns, the build to WWE Crown Jewel continues". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Roode Returns On WWE NXT 2.0, Helps Dolph Ziggler Defeat Tommaso Ciampa". February 23, 2022.
  15. ↑ Nason, Josh (September 29, 2022). "WWE's Robert Roode hoping he had 'successful trip' to orthopaedic office". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, AEW News, AEW results. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  16. ↑ Powell, Jason (July 11, 2022). "7/11 WWE Raw results: Powell's live review of Brock Lesnar's latest appearance, Bianca Belair vs. Carmella for the Raw Women's Championship, Rey Mysterio vs. Finn Balor for the first time ever, the build to SummerSlam continues". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  17. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (September 21, 2023). "Dolph Ziggler Released By WWE". Fighful. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  18. ↑ Currier, Joseph (February 22, 2024). "Robert Roode cleared to return, happy with WWE producer role". F4W/WON. Archived from the original on February 10, 2025. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Raw Tag Team Championship". WWE. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  20. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 10, 2018). "WWE Raw Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  21. ↑ "WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship". WWE. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  22. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 8, 2021). "WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  23. ↑ "NXT Championship". World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Retrieved March 9, 2022.
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